Woolworth Collection
from Library of Virginia
A series of 77 photographs of F. W. Woolworth Company stores in Richmond. The first Woolworth’s store opened in Richmond in 1891 on the 400 block of East Broad Street, but moved to the middle of the 500 block in the mid-1920s, around the same time the new Foster Studio was built on Grace Street. Meanwhile, as the Woolworth’s building underwent a major renovation in 1953-1954, the retail operation was temporarily moved to the 300 block of East Grace Street.
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Retail display of furniture in F. W. Woolworth Co…
1955
View of F. W. Woolworth Company retail display of furniture. Outdoor folding chairs (aluminum) in foreground on carpeted platform. Stands and small …
Elevated interior view of F. W. Woolworth Company…
1954
Elevated interior view of F. W. Woolworth Company sales floor. Windows and doors to Broad Street in distance. Escalator to lower sales floor right of…
Ribbon spools displayed in F. W. Woolworth Compan…
1954-1955
View of retail display of ribbon in F. W. Woolworth Company store. Wall display consists of spools of various sizes and colors stacked on shelves, as…
F. W. Woolworth Company and Miller & Rhoads build…
1953-1954
Exterior view of adjoining buildings of F. W. Woolworth Company store (on left, four stories, striped awning over storefront) and Miller & Rhoads (ri…
F. W. Woolworth Company store, 3018 West Cary Str…
1950-1955
Exterior view of single-store brick F. W. Woolworth Company store on Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia Three double-door entrances with "F. W. Woolwort…
Rear of Miller & Rhoads and F. W. Woolworth Compa…
1953-1954
Exterior view of rear buildings of Miller & Rhoads (left, three stories, signage indicates "service entrance" at street level) and F.W. Woolworth Com…
Display of plants for sale at F. W. Woolworth Com…
1954
Display of houseplants and ceramic novelty pots and planters (horses, dogs, etc.). Potted plants on end of display platform, pots along length of pla…
Deli meat cases at F. W. Woolworth Company store,…
1954-1955
Refrigerated meat cases in F. W. Woolworth's. Glass case encloses fresh meat on ice at front, right, with case of deli meats perpendicular to the lef…
Sales floor of F. W. Woolworth Company store, 501…
1954-09
Elevated view of sales floor, from stairs. Bird cages at base of stairs, dolls to right. "Arcade Shooting Range" automatic pistol display at center. …
Retail display of rings, F. W. Woolworth Company …
1954
Rings in slotted trays atop display platform at F. W. Woolworth's. Additional rings stacked on mirrored stands, and in vertical flower stands. Scarv…
Retail display of house plants, F. W. Woolworth C…
1954
Potted plants line shelves of display units with pergola-like wooden tops. Small painted glass globes hang from top of display. Bundled flowers in ro…
Framed artwork displayed at F. W. Woolworth Compa…
1954
Framed painted pictures, including landscapes, portraits, flowers, and religious iconography, line wall shelves at F. W. Woolworth's store. "Pictures…
Upholstery materials displayed at F. W. Woolworth…
1954-1955
Rolled upholstery material displayed on wall racks, available by the yard. Signage above each rack reads "Col-O-Vin / Upholstery Material" with price…
Displayed picture frames at F. W. Woolworth Compa…
1954-1955
Wall display of picture frames at F. W. Woolworth's. Various sizes and styles, some with sample portraits, displayed along shelves against wall, as …
Miller & Rhoads and F. W. Woolworth Company build…
1953-1954
Exterior view of adjoining buildings of Miller & Rhoads (lighter Art Deco building on left, windows arched on top level, dark awnings over windows) a…
Ribbon-cutting during grand opening at F. W. Wool…
1954-09
Opening day of new F. W. Woolworth Company store on East Broad Street. Mayor Thomas P. Bryan stands with microphone in left hand and scissors in his …
Exterior view of F. W. Woolworth Company store, 5…
1954
Elevated exterior view of F. W. Woolworth store on Richmond's Broad Street. Signage in store windows reads, "Another NEW / Woolworth's / Soon / To Op…
Exterior view of F. W. Woolworth Company store, 5…
1954
Elevated exterior view of F. W. Woolworth store on Richmond's Broad Street. People passing by on sidewalk are looking at retail displays in store wi…
View of F. W. Woolworth Company storefront, 501 E…
1954-09
View of storefront of F. W. Woolworth Company, during the grand opening of the new building. Balloons that read "Grand Opening / F. W. Woolworth/ Co.…
Exterior view of F. W. Woolworth Company store, 5…
1954-09
Elevated exterior view of F. W. Woolworth store on Richmond's Broad Street. People passing by on sidewalk and crossing streets. Grand opening balloo…
Exterior view of F. W. Woolworth Company store, 5…
1954
Elevated exterior view of F. W. Woolworth store on Richmond's Broad Street. People passing by on sidewalk and crossing streets. Buses and cars in tr…
View of F. W. Woolworth Company storefront, 501 E…
1954-09
View of storefront of F. W. Woolworth Company, during the grand opening of the new building. Balloons that read "Grand Opening / F. W. Woolworth/ Co.…
Exterior view of F. W. Woolworth Company store, 5…
1954
Exterior view of F. W. Woolworth store on Richmond's Broad Street. Man stands in front of door, to left. No pedestrians or moving traffic.; Original…
Exterior view of F. W. Woolworth Company store, 5…
1954
Exterior view of F. W. Woolworth store on Richmond's Broad Street. Just a few pedestrians seen, along 5th Street. No moving traffic.; Original filen…