Gordon E. Strause Photograph Collection
from The Valentine
The collection was compiled by Gordon E. Strause, of Richmond, Virginia. He was the son of Isadore Strause (Richmond) and Ada Eisfeld Strause Nelson (Des Moines, Iowa); Isadore Strause died in 1916 and Ada married Leon M. Nelson, Sr., a widower from Richmond, Virginia with two sons, Leon M. Nelson, Jr. and Nathan H. Nelson in 1917. Ada, Isadore and Leon all came from Jewish German-American families. Gordon E. Strause was involved in Richmond commercial real estate and founded his own firm, Gordon E. Strause, Inc. He worked primarily with properties on the Broad and Grace Street retail corridor.
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F. W. Dabney and Company
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing an interior view of the F. W. Dabney Shoe Store at 431-433 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Geogra…
F. W. Dabney and Company
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing an interior view of the F. W. Dabney Shoe Store at 431-433 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Geogra…
E. Broad Street
Circa 1935
Black and white photograph showing the 400 block of E. Broad Street (south side), in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view looking west; The Kaufman Stor…
E. Broad Street
Circa 1935
Black and white photograph showing the 400 block of E. Broad Street (south side), in downtown Richmond, Virginia; The Kaufman Store building on corne…
E. Broad Street
Circa 1935
Black and white photograph showing the 500 block of E. Broad Street (south side), in downtown Richmond, Virginia; McCrory's 5 and 10 Cent Store on co…
East Broad Street
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing a view of the south side of E. Broad Street at 1st Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows the Charles …
East Broad Street
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing the F. W. Dabney & Company Shoe store at 431-433 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Descr…
E. Broad Street
Circa 1935
Black and white photograph showing the 600 block of E. Broad Street (south side), in downtown Richmond, Virginia; The Globe Clothing Company at 617 E…
A. S. Beck Shoes
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing an interior view of the A. S. Beck Shoe Store at 431-433 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Geograph…
Marine Corps Storage
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing a storage warehouse being used by the U. S. Marine Corps at 219 S. 10th Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; low…
Marine Corps Storage
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing a storage warehouse being used by the U. S. Marine Corps at 219 S. 10th Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; low…
J. B. Mosby Company Department Store
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of J. B. Mosby Company department store interior at 201-205 W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia.; display counters at pr…
J. B. Mosby Company Department Store
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of J. B. Mosby Company department store at 201-205 W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; store interior, hat department; …
J. B. Mosby Company Department Store
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of J. B. Mosby Company department store at 201-205 W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; store interior with partial mann…
J. B. Mosby Company Department Store
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of J. B. Mosby Company department store at 201-205 W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; store interior, furniture and ca…
O. H. Berry & Company
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of interior of O. H. Berry & Company department store on E. Grace Street in Richmond, Virginia; diminishing perspective vi…
O. H. Berry & Company
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of O. H Berry & Company department store interior on E. Grace Street in Richmond, Virginia; men's long coats and blazers h…
O. H. Berry & Company
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of O. H. Berry & Company department store interior on Grace Street in Richmond, Virginia; men's department with blazers in…
J. B. Mosby and Company
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing an interior view of the J. B. Mosby and Company department store at 201-205 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, …
J. B. Mosby and Company
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing an interior view of the J. B. Mosby and Company department store at 201-205 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, …
O. H. Berry and Company
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph showing an exterior display window at the O. H. Berry and Company department store at 525 E. Grace Street in downtown Rich…
O. H. Berry and Company
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph showing an exterior display window at the O. H. Berry and Company department store at 525 E. Grace Street in downtown Rich…
Stephen Putney Shoe Company
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph showing an interior view of the Stephen Putney Shoe Company building at 2220 W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; large …
O. H. Berry & Company
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of O. H. Berry & Co. department store interior on Grace Street in Richmond, Virginia; women's department with dresses, coa…