Adolph B. Rice Studio Collection
from Library of Virginia
The Adolph B. Rice Studio Collection constitutes a unique photographic record of life in Richmond, Virginia from 1949 to 1961. The collection consists of more than 16,000 4 x 5 inch film negatives from the commercial studio of Adolph B. Rice.
Adolph B. Rice Sr. (1909-1960) opened his first photo studio in Richmond in 1949. The studio remained on North Auburn Avenue until it ceased operation in 1961. Rice was an active member of the Virginia Professional Photographer Association and the Virginia Press Photographers Association. With a reputation for quality commercial work, his clients included businesses, industry, and state and local government. Photo assignments ranged from studio portraits, to aerial views to advertising shots for local department stores. After his death in 1960, the studio was owned and operated by his son Adolph B. Rice, Jr. (1937-1974). The collection was later donated to the Library of Virginia.
Currently, this is only a small subset of photographs from the Rice Collection that Library of Virginia uploaded to Flickr. We hope to import the full collection into Yesterdays as it becomes digitized and available.
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Birthday party
December 11, 1953
Title: Birthday party Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: December 11, 1953 Identifier: Rice Collection 214B Format: 1 negative, safety f…
Luke and partner
September 14, 1953
Title: Luke and partner Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: September 14, 1953 Identifier: Rice Collection 181B Format: 1 negative, safet…
Pine Street Church group
May 2, 1953
Title: Pine Street Church group Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: May 2, 1953 Identifier: Rice Collection 163E Format: 1 negative, safe…
Miller & Rhoads staff training for May sales
April 28, 1952
Title: Miller & Rhoads staff training for May sales Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: April 28, 1952 Identifier: Rice Collection 97E Form…
Confederate ball reenactment
January 18, 1952
Title: Confederate ball reenactment Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: January 18, 1952 Identifier: Rice Collection 85J Format: 1 negati…
Harvey Hudson
April 27, 1949
Title: Harvey Hudson Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: April 27, 1949 Identifier: Rice Collection 5A Format: 1 negative, safety film, 4…
Vassar party
October 27, 1959
Title: Vassar party Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: October 27, 1959 Identifier: Rice Collection 2558D Format: 1 negative, safety fil…
Summer theatre
June 9, 1959
Title: Summer theatre Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: June 9, 1959 Identifier: Rice Collection 2394A Format: 1 negative, safety film,…
Usry Trailer, arena
March 17, 1959
Title: Usry Trailer, arena Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: March 17, 1959 Identifier: Rice Collection 2269D Format: 1 negative, safet…
Usry Trailer, arena
March 17, 1959
Title: Usry Trailer, arena Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: March 17, 1959 Identifier: Rice Collection 2269B Format: 1 negative, safet…
Catholic Virginian, basketball tournament
February 22, 1959
Title: Catholic Virginian, basketball tournament Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: February 22, 1959 Identifier: Rice Collection 2221E Fo…
Richmond Council of Churches, WRVA-TV
January 10, 1959
Title: Richmond Council of Churches, WRVA-TV Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: January 10, 1959 Identifier: Rice Collection 2149A Format:…
Catholic Virginian, family group
January 31, 1959
Title: Catholic Virginian, family group Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: January 31, 1959 Identifier: Rice Collection 2177B Format: 1 …
City, personnel, IBM room
January 21, 1959
Title: City, personnel, IBM room Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: January 21, 1959 Identifier: Rice Collection 2169A Format: 1 negativ…
Catholic theatre, detective story
January 21, 1959
Title: Catholic theatre, detective story Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: January 21, 1959 Identifier: Rice Collection 2168B Format: 1…
Continental Can Company, Fizzies tablets store di…
July 21, 1958
Title: Continental Can Company, Fizzies tablets store display Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: July 21, 1958 Identifier: Rice Collection …
Navy Hill School
April 10, 1958
Title: Navy Hill School Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: April 10, 1958 Identifier: Rice Collection 1852D Format: 1 negative, safety …
Navy Hill School
April 10, 1958
Title: Navy Hill School Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: April 10, 1958 Identifier: Rice Collection 1852A Format: 1 negative, safety f…
Marymount basketball team and cheerleaders
February 21, 1958
Title: Marymount basketball team and cheerleaders Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: February 21, 1958 Identifier: Rice Collection 1695E F…
Continental Can Company banquet
November 15, 1957
Title: Continental Can Company banquet Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: November 15, 1957 Identifier: Rice Collection 1596F Format: 1 …
Thalhimers, boy's bicycle
August 6, 1957
Title: Thalhimers, boy's bicycle Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: August 6, 1957 Identifier: Rice Collection 1500D Format: 1 negative,…
Thalhimers, phonograph
June 13, 1957
Title: Thalhimers, phonograph Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: June 13, 1957 Identifier: Rice Collection 1476D Format: 1 negative, saf…
Thalhimers, cookies
April 12, 1957
Title: Thalhimers, cookies Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: April 12, 1957 Identifier: Rice Collection 1412D Format: 1 negative, safet…
Puritan Cleaners
January 30, 1957
Title: Puritan Cleaners Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: January 30, 1957 Identifier: Rice Collection 1357G Format: 1 negative, safety…