Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection
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This collection contains photographs used by Richmond Newspapers, Inc. in their publications, The Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Richmond News Leader; most images pertain to events taking place in and around Richmond, Virginia.
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Oil Fire Puts Smoke Blanket Over Richmond
12/25/1951
Black and white photograph of downtown Richmond, Virginia from the south side of the James River; the river and train tracks are in the foreground; t…
Rainy Day Job
3/20/1951
Black and white photograph of a Richmond city Utilities Department crew replacing a pole on the center strip of Broad Street just east of Allen Avenu…
Tornado Destruction on Maplewood Avenue
6/14/1951
Black and white photograph of a store on Maplewood Avenue in Richmond, Virginia completely destroyed by the tornado of 1951; the building is a pile o…
Outside, Work; Inside, Study
9/13/1951
Black and white photograph of Mary Munford Elementary School under construction; the two-story brick school is nearly complete; workers clear and gra…
"Kanawha Canal at Seventeenth Street"
5/9/1954
Black and white photograph of an oil painting, "Kanawha Canal at Seventeenth Street" by Catherine Nichols; shown in the "Richmond in Paintings and Dr…
Rear Of Second Street, Between Byrd And Spring, I…
10/13/1952
Black and white film negative of the rear of homes on Second Street between Byrd and Spring Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows the d…
1706 Shirley Road
9/27/1957
Black and white photograph of a brick and frame split-level home at 1706 Shirley Road in the Stratford Hills area of Richmond, Virginia. Inscription…
School Superintendent Gets Training Car Keys
9/10/1957
Black and white photograph of Virginia state Senator E. E. Willey (right) giving Richmond Public Schools Superintendent H. I. Willett the keys to fou…
Painters at the Farmer's Market
8/10/1950
Black and white photograph of a man and a woman painting a scene at the Richmond Farmer's Market in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia; the pair have…
City Sewer Line is Being Placed Under Route on Bo…
1/4/1957
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; image shows a steam shovel digging in the middle of the Boulevard in …
Bulldozers Prepare the Way for Toll Road
1/4/1957
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a bulldozer dumping dirt into a dum…
Stilts for the Turnpike
1/25/1957
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike in Richmond, Virginia; image shows several earth movers at the interse…
Panoramic View of Arrangements for Temporary By-P…
5/9/1957
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a new road curving to meet an exist…
Robert Henley Lamb…Breaks Ground For Richmond Mem…
6/22/1954
Black and white photograph related to the new Richmond Memorial Hospital in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a large group of people standing in a woo…
Restored St. John's Churchyard Turned Over to Ci…
11/10/1948
Black and white photograph of historic St. John's Church on Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a group of men and women gathered at the e…
Inaugural Platform Goes Up
1/3/1958
Black and white photograph of a wooden platform being constructed at the foot of the Virginia State Capitol steps in Richmond, Virginia; preparing fo…
Peace on Earth
12/26/1957
Black and white photograph of an outdoor Christmas shrine; under a gazebo topped with a bell and a cross, a standing figure of Jesus is flanked by kn…
Traffic Moves Across Bryan Park Toll Road Overpas…
3/6/1958
Black and white photograph of several cars and trucks on a newly constructed road; the traffic is crossing an overpass; the road underneath is visibl…
Byrd Park Reservoir Hill Was Fine Place to Slide
1/8/1958
Black and white photograph of a group of kids rolling and sliding down a snow-covered hill; a low iron fence tops the hill in the background; snow ap…
Belvidere Extension
1/6/1958
Black and white photograph of an empty lot where a building has been razed; the lot is full of rubble; a brick building (the old First Police Precinc…
Houses Being Taken Down
1/6/1958
Black and white photograph of a house being demolished; a workman shifts bricks in front of the house; two other workers look at an empty lot next to…
Turnpike Crossing
6/2/1957
Black and white aerial photograph of road construction; proposed road has been dug out, but not yet paved; houses, trees and fields surround the road…
Turnpike Bridge Supports Take Form
10/23/1956
Black and white photograph of the construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; image shows bridge pilings being placed in the Appomattox River; …
Edgar Allan Poe Statue Through a Platform
10/7/1959
Black and white photograph of the construction of a wooden platform in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; a tool box and saw are visible on the plat…