Historic Image Collection
Scope and Contents
The library has accepted donations, purchased, and collected images for the Historical Image Collection since the early 1920s. Collection strengths include: Streets; Federal buildings; Federal monuments and memorials; Houses and estates; Commercial buildings; and Early Washingtonians.
Dates
- Creation: 1800 - 1960
Conditions Governing Access
The external hard drive DIG_00012 is not publicallay avalialbe. This exernal hard drive holds preservation copies of digital images avlaible in the Dig DC Historic Image Collection.
Copyright Restrictions
IN COPYRIGHT - RIGHTS-HOLDER(S) UNLOCATABLE OR UNIDENTIFIABLE
https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-RUU/1.0/?language=en
Extent
800 Linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The Washington, DC Historic Image Collection is arranged by subject. The collection contains photos of the subjects listed here.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository