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Date of Photograph
1962-1963
Description
Five Forks Elementary School for African Americans on secondary road 658 west of Five Forks, Prince Edward County, Va. Built in 1918, it served grades 1-5, and had a pupil capacity of 60. Whitewashed and in very poor condition at the time the photograph was taken, it consisted of two rooms, three wooden shacks and one privy. No indoor plumbing and no steam or hot water heat.
Name of School
Five Forks Elementary School
Type of School
elementary schools
Demographic Served
African Americans
Corporate Name Subject
Five Forks 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
Five Forks (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
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Rights
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Collection
Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools
File Name
pec010.jpg