Small Fry Watch Firemen Battle Flames In Rear Of Printing Establishment On Eighth Street

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Coordinates 37.539313, -77.437469

Direction 79° (E)

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Source:: The Valentine
Collection:: Finnegan Photograph Collection
Date:: 7/15/1953
Region:: Richmond, Virginia
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Description:: Black and white photograph of a fire in progress at the rear of a printing business (Whittet & Shepperson?) on N. 8th Street, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows Richmond City firemen gathered outside the brick building with fire hoses; smoke wisps from second floor window; bystanders gather to watch. Inscription: Stamped __"Jul 15 1953" and "This Photograph Is / Property Of / The Richmond Times-Dispatch / The Richmond News Leader / And Must Not Be Used / Without Permission" __Verso Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --8th Street (Richmond, Va.)
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By:: jacobwhall
Date:: May 21, 2026
Total:: 2 submissions
Confidence:: High
Validations:: 0
Notes:: The anonymous contributor is correct, and I'm just adjusting this location a bit. The burning printing business is marked as "Mitchell & Hotchkiss Engraving, Printing & Binding" in the 1952 Sanborn. That same building and business appears in the 1905 Sanborn. Building in center background matches #14259, though the Federal Reserve Bank complex grew significantly between the early 1920s and when this photo was taken in 1953.

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Georeferenced by Anonymous

Apr 1, 2026 3:29 PM

37.539231, -77.437586

82°

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Georeferenced by jacobwhall Current

May 21, 2026 7:05 PM

37.539313, -77.437469

79°

High Confidence

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The anonymous contributor is correct, and I'm just adjusting this location a bit. The burning printing business is marked as "Mitchell & Hotchkiss Engraving, Printing & Binding" in the 1952 Sanborn. That same building and business appears in the 1905 Sanborn. Building in center background matches #14259, though the Federal Reserve Bank complex grew significantly between the early 1920s and when this photo was taken in 1953.