Pre-Restoration View of Duke of Gloucester Street
Dublin Core
Title
Pre-Restoration View of Duke of Gloucester Street
Subject
Williamsburg (Va.)
Williamsburg (Va.)--History
Streets--Virginia--Williamsburg--1920-1930.
Lantern Slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940
Description
Pre-restoration view looking east down Duke of Gloucester Street, circa 1928. The grass median and power lines down the center disappeared by the mid-1930s as work progressed on transforming Duke of Gloucester Street into what President Roosevelt proclaimed "the most historic avenue in America."
Date
Circa 1930
Is Part Of
Peter Hornbeck Lantern Slides Collection AV-2000.9 Box 1
Format
jpeg
Extent
1 item
Type
Image
Identifier
HLS-7
Rights Holder
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Lantern slide
Physical Dimensions
3.25 x 4 inches
Collection
Citation
“Pre-Restoration View of Duke of Gloucester Street,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/1004.