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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Montague Manufacturing Company
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing the Montague Manufacturing Company building at 3510 W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; multi-story brick wareh…
Montague Manufacturing Company
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing the Montague Manufacturing Company building at 3510 W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; multi-story brick wareh…
Montague Manufacturing Company
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing the Montague Manufacturing Company building at 3510 W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; multi-story brick wareh…
Montague Manufacturing Company
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing the Montague Manufacturing Company building at 3510 W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; multi-story brick wareh…
W. Broad Street
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing a view of the 3600 block of W. Broad Street (north side) in Richmond, Virginia; view looking east Geographic Desc…
Central National Bank Building
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph (of an earlier image, 1927) showing an interior view of the Central National Bank building at 222-224 E. Broad Street in d…
Central National Bank Building
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph (of an earlier image, 1927) showing the Central National Bank building at 222-224 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Vi…
E. Broad Street
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph (of an earlier image) showing buildings on E. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; Horace Wright & Quarles clothing store o…
Atlantic Varnish and Paint Company
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing the Atlantic Varnish and Paint Company building on Lester Street (now E. Main Street) in Richmond, Virginia; view …
E. Broad Street
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph showing 501-503 E. Broad Street (south side) in downtown Richmond, Virginia; McCrory's dime store at corner. Geographic D…
E. Broad Street
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph showing 501-503 E. Broad Street (south side) in downtown Richmond, Virginia; McCrory's dime store at corner. Geographic D…
E. Broad Street
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph showing 501-503 E. Broad Street (south side) in downtown Richmond, Virginia; McCrory's dime store at corner; pedestrians c…
Miller & Rhoads
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing the Miller & Rhoads Department Store building at the corner of 6th and Broad Streets in downtown Richmond, Virgini…
Miller & Rhoads
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing the Miller & Rhoads Department Store building at the corner of 6th and Broad Streets in downtown Richmond, Virgini…
Atlantic Varnish and Paint Company
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing and interior view of the Atlantic Varnish and Paint Company building on Lester Street (now E. Main Street) in Rich…
Atlantic Varnish and Paint Company
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing and interior view of the Atlantic Varnish and Paint Company building on Lester Street (now E. Main Street) in Rich…
Atlantic Varnish and Paint Company
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing and interior view of the Atlantic Varnish and Paint Company building on Lester Street (now E. Main Street) in Rich…
Atlantic Varnish and Paint Company
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing and interior view of the Atlantic Varnish and Paint Company building on Lester Street (now E. Main Street) in Rich…
American Locomotive Works
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing an interior view of the American Locomotive Works warehouse at Hospital Street, near 7th Street, in Richmond, Virg…
Richmond Panorama
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing an aerial view of Richmond, Virginia; James River in center of image; view looking north. Geographic Description:…
710 E. Broad Street
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph of 710 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia image shows the façade of a two-story brick building with "Wonder Cl…
West Broad Street
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph a row of four story buildings on West Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; S. Powdy Furniture Co. sign on building…
Eisfeld Home
Circa 1905
Black and white photograph of brick house at 909 N. Fifth Street in Burlington, Iowa; home of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Eisfeld, parents of Ada Eisfeld Stra…
Bailey's Supreme Coffee Building
6/1960
Black and white photograph of large brick factory building on street corner with "Bailey's Supreme Coffee" sign at top; truck parked against building…