View of Richmond Harbor and Docks
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Source:
The Valentine
Collection:
Cook Photograph Collection
Date:
1880-1920
Region:
Richmond, Virginia
(inherited from source)
Description:
Glass plate negative showing a view of the docks at the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia; boat docked at wharf. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va.
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By:
mhpob
Date:
Mar 7, 2026
Total:
1 submission
Confidence:
Medium
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Notes:

Looks to be a converted Libby Prison behind the first building. A building matching that in the foreground exists in the 1886 Sanborn along with the visible coal shoot across Dock St.

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Mar 7, 2026 7:19 AM
37.530653, -77.428129
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Looks to be a converted Libby Prison behind the first building. A building matching that in the foreground exists in the 1886 Sanborn along with the visible coal shoot across Dock St.