Pamplin #10 Elementary School, Pamplin, Va., front and side view, 1962-1963

Photographer

Edward H. Peeples

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Date of Photograph

1962-1963

Description

Pamplin #10 Elementary School for African Americans in Pamplin, Prince Edward County, Va. Located on U.S. 460, two miles east of Pamplin City on the south side of the highway. Front and side view. Picture taken at dusk. Built in 1938, it served grades 1-6 with a pupil capacity of 40. It was a one room school house with a wood frame, tin roof, five windows on the front, painted gray and trimmed in white, with two outdoor privies. No indoor plumbing and no steam or hot water heat.

Name of School

Pamplin #10 Elementary School

Type of School

elementary schools

Demographic Served

African Americans

Corporate Name Subject

Pamplin No. 10 Elementary School (Prince Edward County, Va.)

Topical Subject

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

Geographic Subject

Prince Edward County (Va.)

City/Location

Pamplin (Va.)

County

Prince Edward County (Va.)

Original Image Medium

Black and white negative

Original Image Size

6 x 9 cm.

Genre

photographs

Local Genre

photograph

Type

Still Image

Digital Format

image/jpg

Language

eng

Rights Statement URL

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Rights

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Collection

Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools

File Name

pec006.jpg

Source

Pamplin #10 Elementary School, Pamplin, Va., front and side view, 1962-1963, Edward H. Peeples, Jr. papers, M 68 and M 342, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.