Broadway School-Another view-In context of neighborhood

School buildings; African Americans

The Broadway School dominated its Broadway Street neighborhood until it was set on fire December 31, 1969. For a complete description of the school refer to the Broadway School entry in the collection.

Harry Lemen, photographer

Historical Files; Madison Courier

Built 1880; new front built in 1898; picture taken 1944.

Madison-Jefferson County Public Library

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Photograph taken with Eastman-Kodak Brownie Camera No. 2C model A, using No. 130 film. Resulting negative (2.875in x 4.875in) scanned at 1200 DPI using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL. Online jpeg image file saved at 72 DPI 800 to 1000 pixels on long edge. Scan is full frame of negative. No correction of film errors. Slight sharpness and contrast adjustments.

Still image

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