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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Aerial Ladder Crews Rehearse For Precision Drill …
10/6/1958
Black and white photograph of two hook-and-ladder fire engines (1946 Mack tractors with 100 foot Pirsch aerial trailors) parked on the track at Richm…
Ribbon-Cutting for New Toll Plaza
9/1/1959
Black and white photograph of a group of men (and one woman) in suits cutting a ribbon across a toll booth; an "Exact Change / 20c" sign is directly …
Turnpike Toll Takers
6/30/1958
Black and white photograph of uniformed men lined up in front of a toll plaza; the men wear dark pants, shirts and ties; they wear dark hats with a m…
Light Infantry Blues March to Main Street Station
7/25/1959
Black and white photograph of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues marching down Broad Street at 10th; the men are in army fatigues and carry rifles; ac…
The Leftovers Band on West Main Street
11/22/1959
Black and white photograph of a group of young boys singing and playing drum and guitars; the boys are dressed in long pants and long-sleeved shirts …
Sailors Tavern Theater Hands Build Seats of Cinde…
8/22/1959
Black and white photograph of several young men setting up make-shift seating in a clearing in front of a building; the seats are made of boards and …
Icy Fountain in Capitol Square
1/24/1960
Black and white photograph of the Virginia State Capitol square fountain covered with ice; the ice is massed on all tiers of the fountain, though som…
Animal Fair
1/4/1960
Black and white photograph of two children chasing pigeons in Capitol Square during a temperate winter day; the children are Rosemary Grammar and Jam…
New Deal For Ducks
11/11/1959
Black and white photograph of a drained lake in Bryan Park, Richmond, Virginia; park workers are fixing the island and structure in the middle of the…
Pond In Bryan Park Is Being Transformed Into Lake…
1/5/1960
Black and white photograph of a drained lake in Bryan Park, Richmond, Virginia; construction equipment sits on the edge of the lake; houses are visib…
Both Mayo School And Workshop Youngsters Enjoy Pl…
10/22/1959
Black and white photograph of four girls, Brenda Street, Mary Jane Kier, Sharon Pomfrey and Laura Dickerson, on see-saws on a playground; other child…
Maymont Children's Farm
10/5/1959
Black and white photograph of a group of people lining a fence and looking at a horse; the group consists of men, women and children; a grassy hill t…
Sacked
9/21/1959
Black and white photograph of a group of boys and men standing on the sidewalk looking at a car carrier parked on the street across from the Hechler …
Contrasting Gifts for Goodwill Industries
9/19/1959
Black and white photograph of a man in a dark suit standing between a modern station wagon and a horse-drawn buggy; clipping on verso identifies the …
Old-Fashioned Outing
Circa 1959
Black and white photograph of a man, Warner Hall and his daughter, Lynne, in a 1926 Ford Speedster; Hall is handing a brown paper sack to his wife; i…
Winter Scene in Byrd Park
2/15/1960
Black and white photograph of a winter scene in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; the sun shines through leafless trees with ice-covered branches; there…
July Fourth At Old Capitol
7/4/1958
Black and white photograph of Colonial-costumed soldiers with rifles standing at attention outside the Colonial Capitol in Williamsburg, Virginia; a …
Rain at Broad Street and the Boulevard
7/16/1959
Black and white photograph of the intersection of West Broad Street and the Boulevard (Arthur Ashe Boulevard) in Richmond, Virginia; it is raining; a…
Ann Gardner Mounts Trefoil, Linda King Helps
9/8/1959
Black and white photograph of a group of Girl Scouts mounting a wooden cut-out of a trefoil to the exterior of a brick building; three of the girls a…
Going West, Young Men, Going West
7/10/1958
Black and white photograph of a group of Boy Scouts in uniform gathered on a sidewalk; all the Scouts have packs; a man in a dark suit, Jack Watts, s…
Rappahannock River Bridge
12/30/1959
Black and white photograph of the Rappahannock River Bridge(?); the bridge is constructed of steel girders and is two lanes wide; a car crosses the b…
Shopper Stoppers
8/30/1959
Black and white photograph of Boy Scouts dressed in American Indian dress dancing in the parking lot of a shopping center; the boys wear feathered he…
William and Mary Seniors in Procession to Baccala…
6/9/1958
Black and white photograph of seniors at the College of William and Mary processing across the campus in Williamsburg, Virginia; the group is dressed…
Skating on Staples Mill Pond
1/25/1960
Black and white photographic of skaters on Staples Mill Pond in Henrico County, Virginia; a group of young women wearing white figure skates is in th…