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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Center City Panorama
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph (of an earlier image) showing a panoramic view of downtown Richmond, Virginia; view looking southeast; Broad Street and Ce…
Methodist Publishing
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing the Methodist Publishing Company building at 5th and Grace Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; multi-story bri…
The Ruth Store
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of building façade showing the Ruth Store in at 211 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; three-story brick buil…
Living Room
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of living room area with wicker furniture around fireplace at proper right; tiled floor; windows at rear and wall at left;…
House Interior
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of house (or office) interior with large fireplace at proper right; tiled floor; man wearing suit sits in chair in corner …
House Interior
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of house interior; paino at proper right; tiled floor; furniture throughout room; french doors at rear; arched doorway at …
Dining Room
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of house interior; dining room with circular dining table at center; doorway at proper right; likely in Richmond, Virginia…
House Interior
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of house interior; kitchen area (?) with sink below window on wall at proper left; stove (?) at right; doorway at center; …
Sunroom, R. D. Kirkpatrick
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of sunroom at the home of R. D. Kirkpatrick; blind-covered windows on walls at rear at proper right; wicker furniture thro…
Building Interior
Circa 1924
Black and white photograph of building (bank?) interior with teller windows at right and left; counter at center has sign reading "Gas, Water & Light…
Office Interior
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of office interior with conference table at center, desk behind; light shines through windows at rear and proper left; lik…
Storeroom Interior
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of building interior (Kirkmyer Motor Company?); tires displayed before windows at far right; few desks throughout open roo…
Bus Depot
Circa 1950
Black and whit photograph of interior of large, open bus depot; buses parked along walls at rear; ceiling beams across background; likely in Richmond…
Greyhound Station
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph of exterior of Greyhound Station; large, brick building with driveway before building at proper right; likely in Richmond,…
Storefronts
Circa 1925
Black and white photograph of store fronts at 700 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; two-story brick building with necktie and shoe shop…
Train Station
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph of tracks behind train station shed in Shockoe Slip, Richmond, Virginia; large brick building; grass across foreground. G…
3114 Monument Avenue
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph of 3114 Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; 2.5-story brick house with hipped roof and dormer windows; doorway with arc…
3114 Monument Avenue Interior
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph of 3114 Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; interior; living room with fireplace on wall and books filling recessed she…
Pool Hall
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of a pool hall interior; large room filled with pool tables set up for play; lights hang down from above over tables; like…
Montgomery Ward & Company
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of the Montgomery Ward & Company building in an unidentified city; five-story brick building; cars parked along sidewalk i…
Conference Room
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of conference room with long, rectangular table in center of room; chairs sit against wall; two doorways labeled "Private;…
Monument Avenue House
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of a brick house on Monument Avenue in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; two-story house with portico at entrance; s…
Monument Avenue House
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of a brick house on Monument Avenue in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; portico with striped awning at entrance; ba…
Monument Avenue House
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of a brick house on Monument Avenue in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; large porch at entrance; hipped roof with t…