A black and white photo of a man in a yard, possibly related to: Negro backyard, Washington, D.C. Backyard near Stratford Hotel and within short distance from both the Capitol and Union Station, showing flooded yard and debris. In big rains, kitchen and bedroom floors of this house are so flooded that it is necessary to lay planks on them, the inhabitants say
Summary
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.)
Appears to be related to negative LC-USF33-000150-M4 http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/fsa1997000268/PP/
Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944.
More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
Tags
district of columbia
washington dc
nitrate negatives
carl mydans
united states resettlement administration
photo
negro backyard
backyard
stratford hotel
union station
bedroom floors
ultra high resolution
high resolution
1930s
farm security administration
us capitol
united states capitol washington dc
race relations
united states history
african americans
workers
1930 s
library of congress
Date
01/01/1935
Location
Union Station
,
38.89789, -77.00609
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html