Center Market, Vendor, Pennsylvania Ave. and 7th St., N.W.

Title: Center Market, Vendor, Pennsylvania Ave. and 7th St., N.W.
Date: 1890
Description: Center Market was a hub of activity for Washington's African American population during the 1800s. Both free and enslaved African Americans bought and sold produce at the market and operated stalls before and after Emancipation. This woman, photographed in 1890, ran her own stall, possible the one just behind her in the picture.
Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.
Coverage: 1890-1919
Original Format: photographic print