Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection
from The Valentine
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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![[Mrs. E. L. Johnson III and Courtney take mirror.]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9499/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Mrs. E. L. Johnson III and Courtney take mirror.]
9/12/1983
Black and white photograph of Mrs. E. L. Johnson, III, and her daughter, Courtney, age 7, taking home a solid mahogany mirror they purchased for $80 …
Glen Forest Building goes up
7/22/1983
Black and white photograph of construction of the 7200 Glen Forest Building at Forest Avenue, just west of Glenside Drive; Wang Laboratories to occup…
![[Pouring Concrete]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9507/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Pouring Concrete]
9/23/1983
Black and white photograph of workmen pouring concrete on 15th floor of building in downtown Richmond; they all wear hardhats; panoramic view in back…
![[River Road and Chesterfield Avenue]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9513/1/thumbnail.webp)
[River Road and Chesterfield Avenue]
Circa 1983
Black and white photograph of the intersection of River Road and Chesterfield Avenue in Petersburg; two trucks drive toward camera at right; gas stat…
Jubilee activities attract crowds to Brown's Isla…
6/3/1984
Black and white photograph of June Jubilee at Brown's Island in downtown Richmond; hundreds of people walk around to tents set up for various activit…
A scaffold is erected to support Washington's sta…
6/5/1984
Black and white photograph of a scaffold in place around the Washington Equestrian Monument in Capitol Square; statue undergoing inspection and repai…
![[Mr. Jefferson Behind Bars]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9520/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Mr. Jefferson Behind Bars]
6/5/1984
Black and white photograph of the figure of Thomas Jefferson on the Washington Equestrian Monument in Capitol Square, as seen through scaffolding; sc…
![[Men Stack Wooden Ties to Support Wall at 6th and Main Streets]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9521/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Men Stack Wooden Ties to Support Wall at 6th and…
6/15/1984
Black and white photograph of workmen (at bottom) stacking wooden ties to support wall in excavated hole at 6th and Main Streets in downtown Richmond…
![[Men Replace Stone at Base of Carillon]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9523/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Men Replace Stone at Base of Carillon]
7/25/1984
Black and white photograph of Rick Woodfin (left) and Lou Lewis replacing stone at base of the Carillon in Byrd Park; Lewis wears a hardhat; large tu…
Classy chassis
7/24/1984
Black and white photograph of Denyell Purnell (left), age 11, and Dominique Brown, age 12, assembling their two-person power street scooter; they sit…
Painting on high
7/19/1984
Black and white photograph of David Coghill painting steeple of Riverview Baptist Church at 2600 Idlewood Avenue; Coghill stands at top of ladder and…
![[Archer House, Now Leasing]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9536/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Archer House, Now Leasing]
7/12/1984
Black and white photograph of a large brick building, being turned into rental space; no glass in windows; appears vacant; sign in foreground reads "…
Excavation for skyscraper's foundation and parkin…
6/15/1984
Black and white photograph of a 60-foot hole on construction site where new skyscraper's foundation is being built; building constructed at 6th and M…
Richmond Patrolman Joe Louis Blake and Mr. Moose …
6/21/1984
Black and white photograph of Richmond Police Patrolman Joe Louis Blake sitting atop horse, Mr. Moose, and testing out a new drink concept, the "SipS…
![[Scaffolding Surrounds Washington Equestrian Monument]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9546/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Scaffolding Surrounds Washington Equestrian Monu…
6/27/1984
Black and white photograph of the Washington Equestrian Monument (Capitol Square) during repair and restoration; scaffolding surrounds monument; sign…
![[View of Downtown Richmond from WRVA]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9554/1/thumbnail.webp)
[View of Downtown Richmond from WRVA]
5/30/1984
Black and white photograph of downtown, as seen from WRVA Studios in Church Hill; CFB, John Marshall Hotel, and new City Hall buildings in distance. …
A big one
5/29/1984
Black and white photograph of a man standing on 14th Street Bridge and reeling in a fish; man pulls hard on fishing rod, which bends under weight of …
Firefighters at Sixth and Grace streets look for …
5/29/1984
Black and white photograph of four firemen opening sewer in search of source of blasts in downtown Richmond; three other men stand by and watch; they…
![[Linda Schlattman]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9563/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Linda Schlattman]
3/15/1984
Black and white photograph of Virginia Commonwealth University student Linda Schlattman standing in doorway of her motel room; she looks out toward c…
![[Men at Washington Equestrian Monument]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9564/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Men at Washington Equestrian Monument]
3/16/1984
Black and white photograph of six men standing outside in front of the Washington Equestrian Monument in Capitol Square; five of the men wear dark ja…
An arson investigator hoped to get more conclusiv…
5/4/1984
Black and white photograph of Red Lane Baptist Church, Powhatan, after it was destroyed by fire; only a shell of the brick building remains. Inscrip…
![[Red Lane Baptist Church Destroyed by Fire]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9567/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Red Lane Baptist Church Destroyed by Fire]
5/4/1984
Black and white photograph of the interior of Red Lane Baptist Church, Powhatan, after it was destroyed by fire; rubble is still smoking; only a shel…
![[Fire at 7th and Franklin Streets]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9569/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Fire at 7th and Franklin Streets]
5/5/1984
Black and white photograph of a fire truck parked in street at intersection of 7th and Franklin Streets in downtown Richmond; long ladder extends fro…
![[Fire at 16A S. Stafford Avenue]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9576/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Fire at 16A S. Stafford Avenue]
5/24/1984
Black and white photograph of firemen putting out fire at 16A S. Stafford Avenue; smoke billows out from two-story brick building; firemen climb ladd…