Powhite Protest
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- Source:
- The Valentine
- Collection:
- Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection
- Date:
- 7/20/1971
- Region:
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Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from source) - Description:
- Black and white photograph of South Richmond teenagers protesting on Chippenham Parkway near Richmond, Virginia; hold picket signs protesting construction (in background) of the Richmond Metropolitan Authority's Powhite Parkway; they think construction will ruin Powhite Creek, where they like to fish and swim; Tom White, age 16 (foreground on right). Inscription: Stamped __Black "Property of The Richmond Times-Dispatch" stamp; black "Jul 20 1971" stamp; black "Amir M. Pishdad" stamp; red "Jul 21 1971" stamp __Verso Geographic Description: Richmond, Va.
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- By:
- jacobwhall
- Date:
- Oct 12, 2025
- Total:
- 1 submission
- Confidence:
- Low
- Validations:
- 0
- Notes:
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As far as I can tell, this is where Chippenham Parkway crosses Powhite Creek today, but the area seems to have changed significantly since 1971 and I'm not sure exactly where the bridge in the photo was.
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Oct 12, 2025 1:22 PM
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As far as I can tell, this is where Chippenham Parkway crosses Powhite Creek today, but the area seems to have changed significantly since 1971 and I'm not sure exactly where the bridge in the photo was.