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Front View of Type A and B House, Newport News Homesteads, Virginia

Artist Paul Schermerhorn Carter (American, 1903 - 1938)

CultureAmerican

Date1936

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 11/16 × 9 3/8 in. (17 × 23.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, Horace W. Goldsmith Fund

Object number84.78.25

Not on view

DescriptionThis is one of a series of 132 FSA photographs of Virginia; all are gelatin silver prints.

Label TextPaul Carter American, 1903–1938 Front View of Type A and B Houses, Newport News Homesteads, Virginia, September 1936 Gelatin silver print (photograph), printed 1984 When the first model home in Aberdeen Gardens opened in November 1936, the area’s seven streets were named A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. FSA Regional Director George S. Mitchell wanted to change the names: “I think they ought to have names that will serve to stimulate pride in the achievements of [black] leaders.” Today, the streets are named after respected black Virginians, and the Hampton community remains occupied by many original homesteaders and their descendants. Chrysler Museum purchase 84.78.25 ProvenancePurchased prints from Library of Congress (negatives on file at Library of Congress,) 1984.Exhibition History"Mountaineers to Main Streets: The Old Dominion as seen through the Farm Security Administration Photographs," Large Changing Gallery, Chrysler Museum of Art, May 3 - June 16, 1985. Published ReferencesBrooks Johnson. _Mountaineers to Main Streets: The Old Dominion as seen through the Farm Security Administration Photographs_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA. 1985: p. 44.