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
Monroe Terrace, Hidden by Fall Trees (left)
11/1973
35mm color slide of Monroe Park; image shows trees with colorful autumn leaves; tall brick apartment buildings (Virginia Commonwealth University dorm…
1823 1/2 W. Cary Street
6/1972
35mm color slide of 1823 1/2 W. Cary Street, in the Randolph area; view of large tree at center of image, partially shading street in foreground; one…
Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery, Jennie Scher Road
3/1971
35mm color slide of the Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery on Jennie Scher Road, in the Fulton area; image shows the arched entrance to the Jewish cemeter…
Powhatan Hill, near Mount Erin Drive
8/1958
35mm color slide of Powhatan Hill (site of Powhatan Seat, plantation of Major William Mayo), near Mount Erin Drive, in the Fulton area; image shows a…
410 Catherine Street
9/1955
35mm color slide of 410 W. Catherine Street, in the Jackson-Ward neighborhood; view of brick (?) house with shrubs; left side of image with partial v…
500 Catherine Street
11/1955
35mm color slide of 500 W. Catherine Street, in the Jackson-Ward neighborhood; view of white frame house in midground; brick and green houses in back…
810 - 816 Riverside Park
12/1956
35mm color slide of 810 - 816 Riverside Park, in the Oregon Hill neighborhood; image shows four houses on residential street facing park; three two-s…
Riverside Park House, south end of Pine Street
12/1956
35mm color slide of the Riverside Park house at the south end of Pine Street, in Oregon Hill; image shows a small octagonal, brick and frame building…
500 Catherine Street
3/25/1956
35mm color slide of 500 W. Catherine Street, in the Jackson-Ward neighborhood; view of white frame house in midground; brick and green houses in back…
Shockoe Cemetery, Richmond City Home in Background
8/1955
35mm color slide of the Shockoe Cemetery, at 4th and Hospital Streets, in Jackson Ward; image shows tombstones and markers in foreground; Richmond Ci…
Shockoe Cemetery, N. 4th Street, Horse and Wagon
3/1956
35mm color slide of a horse and wagon passing the Shockoe Cemetery, at 4th and Hospital Streets, in Jackson Ward; image shows brick wall surrounding …
Shockoe Cemetery, Gate at 3rd and Bates Streets
7/1956
35mm color slide of the guard house for Shockoe Cemetery, at 3rd and Bates Streets, in Jackson Ward; image shows a corner of a small frame building a…
1013 N. 3rd Street, South Gate to Shockoe Cemetery
12/1956
35mm color slide of N. 3rd and Bates Streets, in Jackson Ward; image shows an entrance to Shockoe Cemetery; ironwork gate and brick wall surround gra…
Shockoe Cemetery, City Home in Background
12/1956
35mm color slide of Shockoe Cemetery, at 4th and Hospital Streets, in Jackson Ward; image shows tombstones in foreground; Richmond City Home in back…
Catherine Street at Smith Streets
8/1955
35mm color slide of W. Catherine Street, in the Jackson-Ward neighborhood; catalog card notes "Right to left / 514 1/2-516 / Smith St. intersects / 6…
1105 Grove Avenue, "Sky Lab Landing Site"
5/1979
35mm color slide of the rear of 1105 Grove Avenue, in the Fan District; image shows a backyard garden with metal sculpture of a dinosaur (?) holding …
1105 Grove Avenue, "Sky Lab Landing Site"
5/1979
35mm color slide of the rear of 1105 Grove Avenue, in the Fan District; image shows a backyard garden with metal sculpture of a dinosaur (?) holding …
Ruins of Tredegar Iron Works
5/1970
35mm color slide of ruins of the Tredegar Iron Works, in the riverfront area of downtown Richmond; Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richm…
Ruins of Tredegar Iron Works
5/1970
35mm color slide of ruins of the Tredegar Iron Works, in the riverfront area of downtown Richmond; Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richm…
Ruins of Tredegar Iron Works
5/1970
35mm color slide of ruins of the Tredegar Iron Works, in the riverfront area of downtown Richmond; Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richm…
Ruins of Tredegar Iron Works
5/1970
35mm color slide of ruins of the Tredegar Iron Works, in the riverfront area of downtown Richmond; Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richm…
Valentine Museum, 11th Street Wall
10/1978
35mm color slide of the Valentine Museum, in the Court End area; image shows a tall brick and stucco wall with wooden gate along 11th Street; Richmon…
VEPCO (Haxall) Canal, Entering James River, Looki…
12/1971
35mm color slide of the VEPCO (Virginia Electric and Power Company) or Haxall Canal, in downtown Richmond; image, taken through chain link fence, sho…
VEPCO (Haxall) Canal, Entering James River, Looki…
12/1971
35mm color slide of the VEPCO (Virginia Electric and Power Company) or Haxall Canal, in downtown Richmond; image shows the canal entering the James R…