Sherman's Directory and Ready Reference of the Colored Population in the District of Columbia [1913]
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- Sherman's Directory and Ready Reference of the Colored Population in the District of Columbia [1913]
- Publication year listed
- 1913
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- Public domain eBook
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Sherman's Directory and Ready Reference of the Colored Population in the District of Columbia [1913]
Author: Allen R. Sherman
Year: 1913
Extensive (424 pg.) directory of the Black population of Washington, D.C. published in 1913. Includes entries for thousands of individuals giving name, address and occupation. Also included is a business directory and lists of federal government and city employees, as well as churches, schools, fraternal orders, and other associations and institutions. The business directory contains numerous display ads, including some illustrated with photos [these include John F. Genus' Columbia Inn Lunchroom, Pendleton Quality Printing / Robert L. Pendleton, Fortune and Jeter Piano Tuning / Harper S. Fortune, Isaac Hathaway sculptor, James F. Churchman Co. undertakers, the Howard Theatre / Andrew J. Thomas / Rufus G. Byers, and John T. Rhines Co. undertakers]. Scanned from an original in the collection of the People's Archive, DC Public Library.
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