Opening Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Anacostia Community Museum

Anacostia Neighborhood Museum

Summary

Two boys sweep the entrance sidewalk in preparation for the opening of the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum located in the renovated Carver Theater on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue in Anacostia. The museum is now known as the Anacostia Community Museum and is located at 1901 Fort Place, S.E., Washington, D.C.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9538, Box 1

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1967

Standard number

91-517

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Exterior

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

African Americans

Carver Theater

Museum buildings

Openings

Volunteers

New Museums

Museums

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_10246