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Title	Oscar Smith High School, 1954 - Chesapeake, Virginia
Date	1954-08-26
Time Period	1950s
Description	August 26, 1954 photograph of the construction of Oscar Frommel Smith High School at 2500 Rodgers Street in South Norfolk (now Chesapeake), Virginia. In 1994, a new high school was constructed in the Greenbrier West/Great Bridge area of Chesapeake and this school became Oscar Smith Middle School. In 2009 the original building was torn down and replaced with a new structure.
Subjects	Public schools--Virginia--Chesapeake Public buildings--Virginia Chesapeake (Va.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Oscar Frommel Smith High School (South Norfolk, Chesapeake, Va.)
Keywords	Chesapeake, Virginia South Norfolk, Virginia Chesapeake Public Schools Schools Public Schools Oscar Frommel Smith High School High Schools Rodgers Street Construction New Construction Halls South Norfolk Public Schools
Location	Chesapeake (Va.)
Location (See also)	South Norfolk (Va.)
Photographer	Borjes, Charles
Company	Virginian-Pilot Newspaper
Repository	Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Sargeant Memorial Collection
Host Institution	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	smc-vp-fn0000155-015.jpg
Genre/Form	Photograph
Type	Still Image
Original Format	Film Negative
Original Dimensions	4 x 5"
Digital Format	JPG
Headline	South Norfolk's Biggest School Year Opens Thursday With 2 New Schools (article); Preparing Oscar Frommel Smith High School For Educational Debut (image);
Notes	Some of the film negatives in this packet have significantly deteriorated. SMC Digitization Phase 2. See the Virginian Pilot, August 27, 1954, South Norfolk-Berkley Section, page 44.
Source	From SMC Photograph Collection, FN155.
Collection	The Virginian-Pilot Photograph Collection; SMC Photograph Collection
GPS Coordinates	36.801573, -76.272189

Oscar Smith High School, 1954 - Chesapeake, Virginia

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