Brakes on Cement Mixer Apparently Failed As It Traveled Down Broad St. Hill

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Coordinates 37.535225, -77.424814

Direction 305° (W)

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Source:: The Valentine
Collection:: Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection
Date:: 9/23/1965
Region:: Richmond, Virginia
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Description:: Black and white photograph of a Richmond Ready-Mix Corporation cement mixer that has run off the road and onto the sidewalk in front of Johnson's Tire Service on Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; a group of people mill around the mixer; two fire trucks are parked down the street; Medical College of Virginia Main Hospital is visible in the distance. Inscription: Stamped __Red date stamp - Sep 23 1965; red "Two Star" stamp __Verso Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --City Center (Richmond, Va.) --Broad Street (Richmond, Va.)
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