Trees lining a street in autumn, Washington (D.C.), 1947

Item Overview

Title

Trees lining a street in autumn, Washington (D.C.), 1947

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

October, 1947

Date

1947-10

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white.
A poorly-lit or poorly-exposed photograph of trees lining a street in Washington, D.C. A tree stands in the foreground at center. Leaves appear to have fallen from its upper limbs. Below, leaves cover the ground. A sidewalk stretches past the leaf-covered ground and across the lower left corner. More trees stand in the background at left. In the distance at right, a building stands, obscured by the trees. Four punched holes line the top edge at left.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2341. COLOR Eastern trip October 1947 Washington. 1 Mertie West on passenger zone platform in street Capitol dome in background 2 Some park monument not identified Think it is General Sherman 3 & 4 Two photos of southern entrance White House taken thru iron picket fence 5 Mertie West in front of Lafayette monument across from white house grounds 6 some colors on the trees out at end of street car ride in town 7 End of bus line to Cabin John bus at right

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

Washington (D.C.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Streets--Washington, D.C.
Trees--Washington (D.C.)