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Five Forks Elementary School, Five Forks, Va., view of water pump, 1962-1963

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Creator:Peeples, Edward H. (Edward Harden), 1935-
Title:Five Forks Elementary School, Five Forks, Va., view of water pump, 1962-1963
Date:1962-1963
Description:

Five Forks Elementary School

elementary schools

African Americans

Five Forks Elementary School for African Americans on secondary road 658 west of Five Forks, Prince Edward County, Va. View of water pump. Built in 1918, the school (not in photo) served grades 1-5, and had a pupil capacity of 60. It consisted of two rooms, three wooden shacks and one privy. No indoor plumbing and no steam or hot water heat.

37.243206,-78.5888886

Local identifier: pec010c.tif

Types:Black-and-white photographs
Subjects:First Rock Elementary School (Prince Edward County, Va.) | Schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | African American schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | Elementary schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | African American elementary schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | Public schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | School buildings--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works | Discrimination in education--Virginia--Prince Edward County | Segregation in education--Virginia--Prince Edward County | Pumping machinery--Virginia--Prince Edward County | Five Forks (Prince Edward County, Va.) | Prince Edward County (Va.)
Collection:Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools
Institution:Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries
Contributors:VCU Libraries. JBC Special Collections | Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools Project (VCU Libraries)
Online Publisher:Richmond, Va. : VCU Libraries | 2010
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Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools

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Persistent Link to Item:http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/pec,60