Floodwall signing
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- Source:
- The Valentine
- Collection:
- Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection
- Date:
- 6/16/1986
- Region:
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Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from source) - Description:
- Black and white photograph of acting Richmond City Manager A. Howe Todd serving as master of ceremonies for the signing of contracts by the city and the federal government for the construction of a $96 million James River floodwall; Todd stands at a podium on Browns Island; behind him a coal train passes by; other dignitaries sit at several long tables flanking the podium; clipping on verso identifies them as, l-r: City Attorney Drew St. J Carneal, Mayor Roy A. West, Rep. Thomas J. Bliley, asst. secretary of defense, Robert K. Dawson and Lt. Colonel Harvey F. Shumpert of the Army Corps of Engineers. Inscription: Stamped __Green date stamp - Jun 17 1986 and black date stamp - Jun 16 1986; black "Property of Richmond Times-Dispatch / News Leader" stamp; in pencil, "Lynne Butterworth" __Verso
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Georeference Details
- By:
- mhpob
- Date:
- Jan 1, 2026
- Total:
- 1 submission
- Confidence:
- High
- Validations:
- 0
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