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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Images
Ratification and edification
6/25/1988
Black and white photograph of members (or wives) of Colonels Co., 1st Virginia Regiment, Virginia National Guard, cooking the old-fashioned way on Ca…
![[A Break From Shoveling]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13489/1/thumbnail.webp)
[A Break From Shoveling]
1/11/1988
Black and white photograph of the Capitol Square grounds covered in snow; three shovels stick out of the snow in the foreground where workers have ta…
![[Richmond Newspapers Marathon Start]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13496/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Richmond Newspapers Marathon Start]
10/18/1987
Black and white photograph of the start of the Richmond Newspapers Marathon in downtown Richmond; image shows 12th Street crowded with runners; they …
![[Browns Island]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13499/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Browns Island]
5/15/1989
Black and white photograph of Browns Island taken from the inside of a bus or trolley crossing a bridge; the grassy area is spread out below; the Jam…
Mark Boykin, manager of Donati's Interport Amoco,…
2/26/1990
Black and white photograph of Mark Boykin, manager of Donati's Interport Amoco, pumping gas at the service station at Laburnum Avenue and Williamsbur…
A lazy winter afternoon
1/20/1989
Black and white photograph of five young men sitting outside their fraternity house at 1100 W. Cary Street near the Virginia Commonwealth University …
![[Main Street Centre Crane Coming Down]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13543/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Main Street Centre Crane Coming Down]
5/2/1986
Black and white photograph of the newly constructed Main Street Centre office building in downtown Richmond; image shows the tall construction crane …
Chopped down to size
5/2/1986
Black and white photograph of the tower of a 440-foot-tall construction crane being dismantled in downtown Richmond; the crane was used in the buildi…
For Brave Cats Only
10/4/1978
Black and white photograph of two workers straddling a beam on one of the new catwalks being constructed to join floors of the old Medical College of…
![[Rainy Walk Home]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13555/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Rainy Walk Home]
1/8/1990
Black and white photograph of a student from Mosby Middle School (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle) walking home in the rain; image shows the girl …
Joseph J. Loehr III (left) assists Daniel Sulliva…
7/19/1987
Black and white photograph of Joseph J Loehr, III, projects manager and Daniel Sullivan, installer, repairing protection system at the Diamond; image…
Shooting Scene
10/28/1988
Black and white photograph of the parking lot of Krispies Fried Chicken at 1625 E. Williamsburg Road in the east end of Richmond; Robert O. Fleming w…
![[Main Street Train Derailment]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13562/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Main Street Train Derailment]
8/18/1989
Black and white photograph of the scene of a freight train derailment near Main Street Station; four train cars fell from a trestle, smashing a car a…
![[Abortion Demonstration]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13580/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Abortion Demonstration]
6/10/1989
Black and white photograph of anti-abortion protestors and pro-choice activists outside the Richmond Medical Center for Women at North Boulevard and …
![[Vacant House Crime Scene]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13595/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Vacant House Crime Scene]
9/13/1988
Black and white photograph of a deserted and dilapidated house at 1709 Boston Avenue on the south side of Richmond; a uniformed Richmond police offic…
Imitation Bombs Dropped in Air Raid
10/24/1942
Black and white photograph of a group of people standing in the street and on the sidewalk at Broad and 8th Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; s…
They're Razing Bellwood
8/26/1941
Black and white photograph of workmen cutting down trees and pulling up stumps to prepare the ground on the old Bellwood estate for grading; a tracto…
"Venable Street" by Kenneth Harris
2/3/1952
Black and white photograph of Kenneth Harris' watercolor painting, "Venable Street"; painting was part of the Valentine Museum exhibition, "Richmond …
'Broad Street, Looking West' by Kenneth Harris
2/3/1952
Black and white photograph of a watercolor painting, "Broad Street, Looking West" by Kenneth Harris; painting was included in the Valentine Museum ex…
The On-Again, Off-Again Signs Are On Again
12/28/1951
Black and white photograph of the Boulevard-Broad Street intersection looking north up the Boulevard in Richmond, Virginia; "No Parking At Anytime" s…
Directing Traffic After Tornado
Circa 1951
Black and white photograph of a uniformed police officer directing traffic at the corner of Idlewood and South Lombardy Streets in Richmond, Virginia…
Flowers Firm Construction Speeds Up
1951
Black and white photograph of a two-story building under construction; notations on photograph identify the building as the Flowers School Equipment …
New Building for Cedar Street Baptist Church
3/12/1952
Black and white photograph of a brownstone Gothic-style church with large stained glass windows; a small fire truck with aerial ladder fully extended…
Facelifting
8/24/1957
Black and white photograph of Broad Street Methodist Church at 10th and Broad Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; the façade is covered with drop…