vrc_pec_46 46 pec vrc yes Peaks Elementary School, Prince Edward County, Va., classroom interior, 1962-1963 Peeples, Edward H. (Edward Harden), 1935- Peaks Elementary School (Prince Edward County, Va.) Schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works African American schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works Elementary schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works African American elementary schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works Public schools--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works School buildings--Virginia--Prince Edward County--History--Pictorial works Discrimination in education--Virginia--Prince Edward County Segregation in education--Virginia--Prince Edward County Heating--Virginia--Prince Edward County Classrooms--Virginia--Prince Edward County Peaks Elementary School elementary schools African Americans Peaks Elementary School for African Americans, located on county road 626 in Prince Edward County, Va. View of interior of classroom with wood stove. The school was built in 1939, with a 1943 addition, and served grades 1-6 with a pupil capacity of 70. There was no indoor plumbing and no steam or hot water heat. At the time the photograph was taken, it was in very poor condition with peeling whitewash, two rooms with wood stoves and pipes, and outdoor privies in poor shape. 37.334038,-78.5786123 Local identifier: pec001c.tif Richmond, Va. : VCU Libraries VCU Libraries. JBC Special Collections Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools Project (VCU Libraries) 2010 Black-and-white photographs http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/pec,46 Black and white negative 6 x 9 cm. image/tiff Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL, using Photoshop CS4, at 8-bit grayscale, 1200 ppi. Edward H. Peeples Prince Edward County (Va.) Public Schools 1962/1963 Prince Edward County (Va.) http://www.library.vcu.edu/copyright.html 20111004 102217