Photographer

Edward H. Peeples

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Date of Photograph

1962-1963

Description

White doctor's office in Farmville, Va. White patients were allowed to enter through porch shown. African American patients were expected to follow the instructions on the sign.

Topical Subject

Medical offices -- Virginia -- Farmville -- History -- Pictorial works; Discrimination in medical care -- Virginia -- Farmville -- History -- Pictorial works; Signs and signboards -- Virginia -- Farmville -- History -- Pictorial works

Geographic Subject

Farmville (Va.)

City/Location

Farmville (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

This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required.

Collection

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

File Name

pec066.jpg

Source

Farmville, Va., white doctor's office, 1962-1962, Edward H. Peeples, Jr. papers, M 68 and M 342, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.

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