View of the Woodridge Branch of the DC Public Library from the west showing the east side of the building and the library's northern entrance. The U.S. flag flies above the library., Date on the photograph indicates the opening year of the library and not necessarily the year that the photo was taken
View of the construction of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on G Street NW. Construction workers stand atop the building and to the right a crane towers above the incomplete building. Scaffolding is visible inside and under the structure.
Young woman speaks at a podium in Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library's Great Hall as seated people behind her, including Marion Barry, look on. A sign language interpreter stands to the right of the young woman, interpreting her speech.
The busy circulation desk in the Central Library of the DC Public Library. Library staff stand behind the desk, ready to serve patrons., The back of the photograph credits Leet Bros. of Washington, D.C.
Opening of Langston Branch Library. Those pictured are from left to right are Langston Terrace Manager William Anderson, Dr. Garnet C. Wilkinson, First Assistant Superintendent of DC Public Schools, Library Trustee Albert W. Atwood, Executive Officer of the National Capital Housing Authority John Ihlder, Librarian Althea V. Howard, an unidentified clergyman, Librarian Clara W. Herbert, and another unidentified man. Ihlder hands a ceremonial key to Howard., identification of individuals is based on the caption for dcpl_archives_0124 and pages 'Making Modern Homes: A History of Langston Terrace Dwellings, a New Deal Housing Program in Washington' By Kelly Anne Quinn. The man on the left may be Ernest F. Harper, President of Kingman Park Civic Association. The clergyman is likely Reverend Leon S. Wormley of Zion Baptist Church or Reverend James O. West of Calvary Episcopal Church, both of whom were in attendance.
View of the exterior of the Cleveland Park Branch Library. Automobiles are parked next to the building on Newark Street NW., Date on photograph indicates the opening year of the library and not the year that the photo was taken
View of the Children's Room of the DC Public Library Central Library. Children read and browse the shelves surrounding the room. A librarian is visible in the background right, sitting at the reference desk. A skylight is visible at the top of the image.
Exterior view of the Langston Branch Library, located in the bottom of a Langston Terrace apartment building at 701 24th Street NE. The library's sign is visible to the right of the entrance over a window. The front of an automobile is just visible in the bottom right corner., Date on photograph indicates the opening year of the library and not necessarily the year that the photo was taken
Male choir performance in Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library's Great Hall. The choir director directs from a lectern and the choir is assembled on risers. One singer stands in front of the others, possibly for a solo.
Two women sit in front of microphones in the Great Hall of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. The woman on the right speaks, while the other looks on.
Men sit on benches and the curb in Mount Vernon Square park outside of the Central Library of the DC Public Library, visible through a large tree. A woman walks on a sidewalk towards the library.
Contact sheet of four negatives showing three images of the Great Hall in the recently completed Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. The final image shows a hallway outside of a reading room in the completed building., Photographs were taken by architect Mies van der Rohe's firm by David L. Hirsch
Scale rendering of Don Miller's Martin Luther King Jr. Mural at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. A table in front of the rendering is stacked with bookmarks or cards., The mural was commissioned in November 1984 and unveiled to the public in the library's Great Hall on January 20, 1986
Long line of people, mostly children, wait to get into the DC Public Library bookmobile, parked on Douglas Street at Kenilworth Avenue NE on a winter day.
View east from an upper floor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. The Old Patent Office Building is visible through the windows. The room appears to be set up for an event with dozens of chairs facing to the left.
Contact sheet of negatives showing four images of the recently completed Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Three of the images show the reading room and card catalogs of the Music, Art, and Audiovisual Divisions. The final photograph shows an adult and child in a hallway., Photographs were taken by architect Mies van der Rohe's firm by David L. Hirsch
A man looks through records at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Visible records include 'The Chico Hamilton Quintet, With Strings Attached' and 'The Tackett Family, Here Am I, Lord Send Me., Photograph by DC Public Library staff member Harold Greene
Exterior of the Southeast Branch of the DC Public Library under construction. The library yard is turned dirt, the steps appear unfinished, and the name of the library has not yet been added to its facade. A sign on the top of the steps reads, 'Keep Off.
View of the front of the Elizabeth V. Brown School building, the first home of the Chevy Chase Library. Two of the building's doors and several windows are open. Automobiles are parked in a parking lot in the right foreground.
View of the construction of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library from the corner of 9th and G Streets NW. Construction workers are visible on G Street and in the second floor of the structure. Pedestrians are visible in the foreground, walking on 9th Street.
