Edith K. Shelton Photograph Collection
from The Valentine
This photograph collection consists of 2,174 prints and 3,016 35mm slides depicting views of Richmond, Virginia, by Edith Keesee Shelton.
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Images
Capitol Square, West Fountain and Bell Tower
6/1978
35mm color slide of Capitol Square, in downtown Richmond; image shows the west fountain surrounded by iron work fence in foreground; brick Bell Towe…
Capitol Square, Dr. Hunter McGuire Statue
5/1970
35mm color slide of Capitol Square, in downtown Richmond; image shows a statue of Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire, a respected southern surgeon; Richmond,…
400 Block Arch Street
5/1956
35mm color slide of 400 block on Arch Street (Gamble's Hill); walkway with stairs and handrail next to white frame house with roses around doorway; o…
Chimborazo, Powhatan Stone
3/1971
35mm color slide of the Powhatan Stone, with bronze plaque, near Chimborazo Park, in Church Hill; image shows a large stone reputed to have come from…
Chimborazo Spring
10/1973
35mm color slide of Chimborazo Spring, at the base of Chimborazo Park in Church Hill; image shows a grotto-like structure made of stone blocks at the…
Chimborazo Park House
10/1973
35mm color slide of the park house in Chimborazo Park, in Church Hill; image shows a small, octagonal brick and frame building with columns on porch;…
Chimborazo Park House
10/1973
35mm color slide of the park house in Chimborazo Park, in Church Hill; image shows a small, octagonal brick and frame building with columns on porch;…
718 W. Cary Street
10/1973
35mm color slide of 718 W. Cary Street, in the Fan District; close-up view of barbershop storefront; plants and American flag behind window; barber's…
Commonwealth Club, 401 W. Franklin Street at Monr…
11/1977
35mm color slide of the Commonwealth Club, a private men's club, at W. Franklin and Monroe Streets, in Monroe Ward; image shows a side entrance to th…
Ethyl Corporation, 4th Street, Byrd Street to rig…
6/1979
35mm color slide of the headquarters of Ethyl Corporation at 330 S. 4th Street, in Gambles Hill; image shows the back of a large, white-painted, Gree…
806 W. Cary Street
11/1970
35mm color slide of 806 W. Cary Street, in the Fan District; close-up view of church front with sign on top that states "EXCEPT YE REPENT YE SHALL PE…
View from Gambles Hill to East
7/1955
35mm color slide of a view from Gambles Hill looking east; image shows houses on left; factories and train tracks in distance; Richmond, Virginia. G…
808 W. Cary Street
3/1971
35mm color slide of 808 W. Cary Street, in the Fan District; view of small, white building with sign on top that reads "EXCEPT YE REPENT YE SHALL PER…
Gambles Hill, site of Pratt's Castle
6/1979
35mm color slide of Gambles Hill and the site of Pratt's Castle; image shows a series of low, grassy hills dotted with bushes and trees, in foregroun…
Gambles Hill
10/1955
35mm color slide of Gambles Hill at 4th Street; image shows green sloping hills in foreground; houses partially visible through trees in background; …
Sons and Daughters of Ham Cemetery at Lamb, Poe a…
11/1958
35mm color slide of the Sons and Daughters of Ham Cemetery at the intersection of Lamb, Poe and St. James Streets in Barton Heights; one of six conti…
Mimosa Trees, 818 W. Cary Street
6/1979
35mm color slide of 818 W. Cary Street, in the Fan District; row of brick houses along sidewalk; silk trees [also known as mimosa trees] and other gr…
800 Block, South Cherry and Cary Streets
10/1970
35mm color slide of the end of the 800 block of W. Cary Street, in the Fan District, at the southeast corner of S. Cherry Street (near the Oregon Hil…
Hollywood Cemetery, Tombstones Near Wall
4/1981
35mm color slide of Hollywood Cemetery; image shows tombstones near wall, inluding Jordan obelisk; Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richm…
Hollywood Cemetery, Superintendent's House at Gate
6/1970
35mm color slide of the entrance to Hollywood Cemetery; image shows a large, Queen Anne style kit house; Superintendent's residence; Richmond, Virgin…
Hollywood Cemetery, Superintendent's House at Gate
6/1970
35mm color slide of the entrance to Hollywood Cemetery; image shows a large, Queen Anne style kit house on road at left; Superintendent's residence; …
Hollywood Cemetery, Superintendent's House at Gate
10/1970
35mm color slide of Hollywood Cemetery; image shows a portion of a large, Queen Anne style kit house; Superintendent's residence. Geographic Descrip…
Hollywood Cemetery, Superintendent's House at Gate
10/1970
35mm color slide of Hollywood Cemetery; image shows a portion of a large, Queen Anne style kit house; Superintendent's residence; Richmond, Virginia.…
1208 W. Cary Street
4/1972
35mm color slide of 1208 W. Cary Street (Fan District); view of street in foreground; brick row houses and parked cars in midground; tree and utility…