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Date of Photograph
1962-1963
Description
Mercy Seat Elementary School for African Americans on secondary road 665 in Prince Edward County, Va. It was used by an African American congregation by permission of the school board as a meeting place for their burned out Mercy Seat Baptist Church. The school was built in 1927, served grades 1-5, and had a pupil capacity of 120. Two room schoolhouse, whitewash peeling, wood frame and clapboard construction. There was no indoor plumbing and no steam or hot water heat.
Name of School
Mercy Seat Elementary School
Type of School
elementary schools
Demographic Served
African Americans
Corporate Name Subject
Mercy Seat 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.)
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
pec027.jpg