Construction of Azalea Garden - Norfolk, Virginia
Rating
Title
Construction of Azalea Garden - Norfolk , Virginia
Date Range
circa 1938-1939
Time Period
1930s
Description
Late 1930s era photograph of trees and undergrowth being cleared at the future site of the Azalea Gardens project near Little Creek and Lake Whitehurst in Norfolk , Virginia . The project was sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and employed over 200 local African Americans to create the garden . By 1939 , there were four thousand azaleas , two thousand rhododendrons and thousands of other trees , scrubs , and flowers .
Subjects
Norfolk Botanical Garden Works Progress Administration.
Keywords
Azalea Gardens City of Norfolk Lake Whitehurst Municipal Government Norfolk Botanical Garden Norfolk County, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia Works Progress Administration WPA African American History Gardens Parks Little Creek Norfolk Municipal Gardens Azalea Garden Project
Location
Norfolk (Va.)
Photographer
Unknown
Repository
Norfolk Public Library (Va.);
Copyright Holder
Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection
Usage Rights
This material is copyrighted by the Norfolk Public Library. Reproduction in any form or by any means for reasons other than personal use is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from Norfolk Public Library. For further information or to obtain a high resolution digital copy of this image, please contact the Sargeant Memorial Collection staff at the Norfolk Public Library.
File Name
MCPH-Botanical-Grds-12.jpg
Genre/Form
Photograph
Type
Still Image
Original Format
Film Negative
Original Dimensions
8 x 10"
Digital Format
JPG
Source
From SMC Photograph Collection .
Collection
The Virginian-Pilot Photograph Collection SMC Photograph Collection
GPS Coordinates
36.902677, -76.201463
Norfolk AIR
36.902677, -76.201463
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