[Police Try to Pull Abandoned Car Out of Canal]
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Image Details
Source:
The Valentine
Collection:
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection
Date:
6/8/1989
Region:
Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from source)
Description:
Black and white photograph of two Richmond Police officers attempting to position a car abandoned in the canal so that it can be pulled out; image shows the men in wet suits riding in a rubber dinghy; one man leans over and pokes at the car with an oar; lock repair caused the canal water level to drop, revealing two cars and several guns on the bottom. Inscription: Stamped
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Georeference Details
By:
JuxtaposedJacob
Date:
Feb 15, 2026
Total:
1 submission
Confidence:
Low
Validations:
1
Notes:

Assuming the main canal - could be another one

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Georeferenced by JuxtaposedJacob Current
Feb 15, 2026 2:23 AM
37.529597, -77.425852
Low Confidence
1 validation

Assuming the main canal - could be another one

Community Validations:
mhpob Uncertain Feb 15, 8:41 AM

Pretty close!

Pictures before/after in the sequence peg this at 24th and Dock (#10448, e.g.)