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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A. S. Beck Shoes
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing an exterior view of the A. S. Beck Shoe Store at 431-433 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Geograph…
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…
Reynolds Metals
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing an interior view of the Reynolds Metals facility on Byrd Street between 10th and 12th Streets in downtown Richmond…
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; large room with stage at center;…
O. H. Berry and Company
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph showing an interior view of the O. H. Berry and Company department store at 525 E. Grace Street in downtown Richmond, Virg…
The Cohen Company
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph showing an interior view of The Cohen Company department store at 9-17 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; lar…
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph of 312-320 E. Broad Strett in Richmond, Virginia; Sears, Roebuck and Company Department Store interior; large "Sears / Har…
300 Block of East Broad Street
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph showing the 300 block of East Broad Street (south side) in downtown Richmond, Virginia; intersection in foreground; storef…
E. Broad Street
Circa 1940
Black and white photograph showing the 400 block of E. Broad Street (south side) in downtown Richmond, Virginia; storefronts, including S. S. Kresge …
The Corley Company
Circa 1935
Black and white photograph of building facades of 211-215 E. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; three-story brick building at center with "The Corle…
North side of E. Broad St., between 1st and 2nd S…
Circa 1918
Black and white photograph of building facades on the north side of Broad Street, between 1st and 2nd Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; each bu…
W. Broad Street
Circa 1935
Black and white photograph showing 119 W. Broad Street (south side) in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of the Charles Haase & Sons building on corn…
Safeway
Circa 1965
Black and white photograph (of an earlier image, ca. 1944) showing a room filled with machinery at the Safeway grocery warehouse at Norfolk Street an…
E. Broad Street
1919
Black and white photograph showing the buildings at 19-21 E. Broad Street (south side) in downtown Richmond, Virginia; Horace S. W. Wright Company st…
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; low b…
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 …
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…
Kirkmyer Motor Company
Circa 1930
Black and white photograph of Kirkmyer Motor Company at 710 E. Grace Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; building front; brick building on street …
206 E. Broad Street
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of 206 E. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; three-story building façade with windows across each level and arch stonewor…
East Main Street
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of East Main Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; two-story buiding facades; cars parked along sidewalk; tall building a…
Atlas Specialty Company
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of four-story brick warehouse building at Decatur and 2nd Streets in Manchester, Richmond, Virginia; "Atlas Specialty" and…
Childrey Drug Company
Circa 1920
Black and white photograph of showing the Childrey Drug Company at 101 E. Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; three-story building on corner…
"Broad Street - South - 3th to 4th"
Circa 1920
Black and white panoramic photograph of Richmond, Virginia; view of East Broad Street (South side) from 3th Street to 4th Street; taken from street l…
Group Portrait
Circa 1950
Black and white photograph of six women; all standing side by side in yard; all wearing knee-length dresses with corsages; house and trees in backyar…