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Unidentified newspaper photograph of the tarpaper-covered log house of Frederick Foote, Sr.
Unidentified newspaper photograph of the tarpaper-covered log house of Frederick Foote, Sr.
Exterior of a store in Fairfax, Virginia.
Moriarty Store
Map of Fairfax Black Property Ownership in the 1860s
Map of Fairfax Black Property Ownership in the 1860s
Map of Historic African American Communities in Fairfax
Map of Historic African American Communities in Fairfax
Members of the Tinner family standing outside the exterior of a home in Falls Church Virginia circa 1800.
Tinner Family
Select Pages from the Industrial and Historical Sketch of Fairfax County, Virginia, 1907.
Select Pages from the Industrial and Historical Sketch of Fairfax County, Virginia
Portrait of John A. Seaton standing in front of a portrait background circa 19th century.
John A. Seaton (1837-1898)
Excerpt from Fairfax Herald, Volume 7, Number 51.
Excerpt from Fairfax Herald, Volume 7, Number 51
Graph of Total Population of Fairfax County by Race. U.S. Census 1790-1970.
Total Population of Fairfax County by Race. U.S. Census 1790-1970.
Excerpt from the Washington Post with headline "Fairfax Growing White", October 1970.
Sentence of note in the Washington Post, October 29, 1970.
Graph of the Total Population of Fairfax County by Race (Percentage). U.S. Census 1790-1970.
Total Population of Fairfax County by Race (Percentage). U.S. Census 1790-1970.
A map of just the shape of the original boundaries of Gum Springs.
The original borders of Gum Springs
Map of Northern Virginia with Gum Springs circled, circa 1878.
Atlas of fifteen miles around Washington, including the county of Montgomery, Maryland
Photograph of West Ford sitting outside a building, circa 1860.
Gum Springs Founder West Ford
Bulldozer working on a dirt road in Fairfax County, post World War II.
Bulldozers building the Shirley Highway after World War II
Eight men standing on a railroad under-construction, circa 1862.
African American men during Civil War military operations in Northern Virginia, where they were employed to chop wood and repair railroad tracks, including at Fairfax’s Burke Station.
Street view of an intersection in historic Fairfax City, present day.
City of Fairfax Historic District
Close up of the spire on top of the Fairfax County Court House present day.
Top of the Historic Fairfax Courthouse
Exterior of the East Falls Church trolley station. Multiple people stand in the doorway looking in the direction of the camera. Circa 1910.
[East Falls Church Trolley Station]
Portrait of James Lee standing inside a grocery store holding a basket, circa 1910.
[Elderly James Lee in the Henderson grocery store]
AERIAL VIEW OF GREAT HUNTING CREEK BRIDGE AND ALEXANDRIA LOOKING WEST. - George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, VA, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, VA
AERIAL VIEW OF GREAT HUNTING CREEK BRIDGE AND ALEXANDRIA LOOKING WEST. - George Washington Memorial Parkway, Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, VA, Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, VA
Illustrated poster of an exterior of a single family home entitled "Own a Modern Livable Home".
FHA Poster
Photograph of Mrs. W.B. Meloney standing on the deck of a ship, circa 1920.
Mrs. W.B. Meloney
Illustration of an exterior of a single family home, circa 1920.
Image from page 34 of "Central's book of homes" (1920)
Excerpts of the Virginia Health Bulletin: The New Virginia Law To Preserve Racial Integrity, March 1924.
Virginia Health Bulletin: The New Virginia Law To Preserve Racial Integrity, March 1924