801 K Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001 www.DCHistory.org SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FINDING AID Title: SP 0004 Joseph E. Bishop collection, 1920s Processed Date: 1999; 2006 [Finding aid updated April 2016] Joseph E. Bishop was a well-known local photographer, having moved to Washington about 1877. At the turn of the Twentieth Century he was appointed Chief Photographer of the Army War College, and in 1905 was given charge of the Mathew Brady Collection of Civil War photographs. In 1919, the Brady Collection was transferred to the Army Signal Corps. Bishop continued to serve as Chief Photographer at the War College until his retirement in 1926. He died March 3, 1929. Scope and Content: The Joseph E. Bishop collection, 1920s, consists of 350 glass plate negatives and corresponding prints. Mr. Bishop has been identified as the photographer of the majority of the images, which are primarily streetscapes of downtown Washington, D.C. and nearby residential areas in the 1920s. The collection is primarily of Old Downtown Washington, but also includes the Georgetown, Foggy Bottom, and Southwest neighborhoods. Among the photographs not attributable to Mr. Bishop are a number of prints which are copy photographs related to the Civil War. Donor: The Bishop Collection was purchased in March 1986 through generous contributions from Mr. John T. Gibson, Mr. Henry H. Glassie, Mr. William Greer, and Mr. Gary Heurich. 1986.106 Size: 1.2 cubic ft. (three containers) Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research. Unless there is a demonstrated need to access the originals, access is provided via the print photographs. Use Restrictions: The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., believes that these images are in the public domain. For those created by Bishop, the creator died prior to 1946, making those that may not have been registered nor published, in the public 1 domain. The Civil War photos are in the public domain by virtue of date of creation, either as created prior to 1923 (for copyrighted works) or prior to 1896 (for unpublished works). Note: Ultimately is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. 2 SP 004 Joseph E. Bishop Photograph Collection BI Location Description Date 001 Fourth St. SE - 700 block Incl. NW corner of Virginia Ave 1925? 001 Virginia Ave. SE - 300 block Incl. NW corner of 4th Street/#330, Mayor Smallwood 1925? house 002 Virginia Ave. SW - 300 block North side 1927? 003 Fourth St. SW - 1300 block Wheat Row/#1313-1321, west side 1927? 004 N St. SW - 500 block Thomas Law house/NE corner of 6th street 1927? 004 Sixth St. SW - 1200 block Thomas Law house/NE corner of N Street 1927? 005 D St. SW - 900 block Ryland M.E. church/SE corner of 10th Street 1927? 005 Tenth St. SW - 400 block Ryland M.E. church/SE corner of D Street 1927? 006 Eleventh St. SW - 500 block M.E. Wolf Grocery, #526/NE corner of F Street 1927? 006 F St. SW - 1000 block M.E. Wolf Grocery/NE corner of 11th Street 1927? 007 Eleventh St. SW - 600 block Riverside Restaurant, #612-614/SE corner of F Street 1927? 007 F St. SW - 1000 block Riverside Restaurant/SE corner of 11th Street 1927? 008 Eleventh St. SW - 600 block Tavern Hotel, #620/NE corner of Water(Maine) Street at 1927? G Street 008 G St. SW - 1000 block Tavern Hotel/NE corner of 11th Street 1927? 009 Half St. SW - 1800 block East side, Johnson house on T Street 1925? 009 T St. SW at Half St. Johnson house, north side near Half Street 1925? 10 Half St. SW - 1500? block Vacant lot at P Street 1925? 11 Virginia Ave. SW - 200 block North side, church built of old doors 1866 12 Ft. McNair Ft. Humphreys until World War II; Entry gate, P Street 1925? near 4th Street 12 P St. SW - 300 block Ft. McNair(then Ft. Humphreys) entry gate, near 4th 1925? Street 14 Ft. McNair Army War College, Frederick the Great statue 1925? 15 Ft. McNair Army War College interior/Map Room 1925? 16 Ft. McNair Commandant's House/Federal-style structure 1925? 17 Ft. McNair House where Lincoln conspirators were tried 1925? 18 Ft. McNair Army War College/autos, buses 1925? 19 Ft. McNair Army War College/Clemanceau visit, Gen. Maclachlin, 1925/ others 20 Ft. McNair Army War College/with George C. Ahern 1925? 21 Ft. McNair Officers' Club 1925? 22 Ft. McNair Col. T.A. Roberts house, #3 1925? 23 Ft. McNair Gardens, officers 1925? 24 Ft. McNair Post Chapel, decorated for wedding of Gen. Maclachlin's 1923 daughter 26 Ft. McNair Parade ground, Officers' Club, etc; with dirigible "Los 1924 Angeles"/ZR-3 27 Ft. McNair Army War College, from Bolling Field 1925? 29 East Potomac Park Hains Point from Ft. McNair; fishing boat in Washington 1925? Channel 30 General view Aerial view north from Bolling Field; Ft. McNair, 1925 Washington Channel, East Potomac Park 31 General view Aerial view north from Ft. McNair 1925 32 Buzzard's Point/SW DC Frame house 1925? 33 Buzzard's Point/SW DC Ann Rozier house 1925? 34 Half St. SW - 1200 block East side, row houses, site of "20 Buildings" 1925? 35 E St. NE - between S. Capitol and Laundry building on NW corner of New Jersey Ave 1925? 1St. St. s 35 New Jersey Ave. SE - 400 block Laundry building, #461, NW corner of E Street 1925? 36 New Jersey Ave. SE - 1000 block #1009, south side 1925? 37 New Jersey Ave. SE - 800 block Looking NW to Capitol Bldg; railroad tracks, freight yard 1925? 3 SP 004 Joseph E. Bishop Photograph Collection BI Location Description Date 38 Second St. SE - 1200 block(?) Bureau of Sewer Services, once site of Law's sugar 1925? refinery 39 East Capitol St. SE - 200 block Grant's Row townhouses, south side 1929? 40 Pennsylvania Ave. SE - 200 block Caldwell house , #206, north side 1925? 41 L St. SE - 300 block SE Furniture Co., NE corner of 3rd Street 1925? 41 Third St. SE - 1000 block SE Furniture Co., NE corner of L Street 1925? 42 Fourth St. SE - 500 block #511 on SW corner of South Carolina Ave 1925? 42 Fourth St. SE - 500 block Building on SW corner of South Carolina Ave 1925? 42 South Carolina Ave. SE - 300 Building on SW corner of 4th Street 1925? block 43 Fifth St. SE - 900 block Naval Lodge #4, SW corner of Virginia Ave 1925? 43 Virginia Ave. SE - 500 block Naval Lodge #4, SW corner of 5th Street 1925? 44 New Jersey Ave. SE - 1000 block Three-story brick house 1925? 45 G St. SE - 600 block Christ Episcopal Church, #620, north side 1925? 47 Sixth St. SE - 400 block House on NW corner of South Carolina 1925? 47 South Carolina Ave. SE - 500 House on NW corner of 6th Street 1925? block 47 South Carolina Ave. SE - 500 House on NW corner of 6th Street 1925? block 48 Pennsylvania Ave. SE - 700 block Wallach School, NE corner of 7th Street(Brady photo) 1866? 48 Seventh St. SE - 300 block Wallach School, NE corner of Pennsylvania Ave 1866? 49 New Jersey Ave. SE at A St. ? Sanderson House 1866? 50 Ninth St. SE - 400 block Tunnicliff Hotel, west side, near Pennsylvania Ave 1925? 51 Pennsylvania Ave. SE - 900 block Orphan asylum, south side 1925? 52 Anacostia River Railroad Bridge 1925? 53 Anacostia River Benning Road Bridge 1925 54 First St. NE - betw. E Capitol and #25, First National Women's Party Headquarters bldg on 1925? A St. SE corner of A Street 55 Delaware Ave. NE - 700 block Building on SE corner of H Street 1900? 55 H St. NE - 100 block #107, SE corner of Delaware Ave 1900? 56 E St. NE - 400 block Washington/Juenemann's Brewery, betw. E & F, 4th & 1925 5th streets 57 H St. NE - 800 block #816, Thomas O. Jones, undertaker 1899? 58 Florida Ave. NE - 500 block "Brentwood", NW corner of 6th Street 1900? 58 Sixth St. NE - 1200 block "Brentwood". NW corner of Florida Ave 1900? 59 K St. Bridge Views of bridge over Rock Creek 1926 60 Limekilns Between K Street NW and Pennsylvania Ave, near Rock 1927 Creek 61 L St. Bridge View of bridge over Rock Creek 1926 61 L St. NW - 2700 block Bridge over Rock Creek. three views 1926 62 Pennsylvania Ave. Bridge View of bridge over Rock Creek 1925? 62 Pennsylvania Ave. NW - 2700 Bridge over Rock Creek, looking north 1925? block 63 M St. Bridge Views of bridge over Rock Creek 1926 63 M St. NW - 2600 block Bridge over Rock Creek 1926 64 P St. NW - 2200 block Houses along Rock Creek 1927 65 P St. Bridge Two views of bridge over Rock Creek 1926 65 P St. NW - 2200 block Views of bridge over Rock Creek 1926 66 Q St. Bridge View to SW 1927 66 Q St. NW - 2300 block Bridge over Rock Creek, looking SW 1927 67 Q St. NW - 2700 block #2715, "Dumbarton House", north side 1925? 68 Twenty-eighth St. NW - 1600 #1623, "Evermay", north side; two views 1928 block 69 Twenty-ninth St. NW - 1100 block Five houses on east side, #1111-1125 1926 70 Twenty-ninth St. NW - 1600 block #1633, "Mackall Square", east side 1925? 4 SP 004 Joseph E. Bishop Photograph Collection BI Location Description Date 71 Dumbarton St. NW - 3000 block #3035 on north side 1925? 72 M St. NW - 3000 block North side, incl.