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Shop Class: 1939
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 7:24pm.
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1939. Anacostia High School, Washington, D.C. "Carpentry shop." 5x7 nitrate negative, National Photo Company Collection. View full size.
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Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 06/03/2008 - 10:39am.
the guy in the back to the left. He must have moved - it shows both the top of his head and his face. Great one!!
Anacostia Blog
Submitted by DG-rad on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 6:30pm.
Hey-
Love the picture and the quotation. The article is a little dated, though -- check out my blog on the neighborhood here:
www.anacostianow.blogspot.com
And come check out anacostia!
The Anacostia of Tomorrow
Submitted by mechmike on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 1:27am.
"Anacostia, the future haven of beauty, will in the next fifty years be the most popular community in the entire District of Columbia....In the course of time this southeast portion of the city will be 'The Spot.' There will be perfect living conditions here and only time will tell when it will be necessary to spread out farther in all directions to let the mass pour in."
—Charles Hamman, "The Anacostia of Tomorrow," from a 1938 class project for Miss Agnes Tweedie, Anacostia High School
From an interesting Washington City Paper article from 1998...
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