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
Fan "Pocket Park"
4/19/1964
Black and white photograph of a small park behind Plum Street, between Grove and Floyd Avenues in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; image shows…
The Swings Are Silent As Antioch School Stands Em…
9/1/1965
Black and white photograph of Antioch Elementary School, a small white frame building in a rural setting; a swing set is in the foreground of the ima…
The Old Gives Way to the New
7/23/1964
Black and white photograph of the demolition of the old 600-pupil Buchanan Elementary School (foreground); in Richmond, Virginia behind the demolitio…
The Jewish Academy of Richmond
7/31/1964
Black and white photograph of the construction of the Jewish Academy of Richmond, Virginia at 4811 Patterson Avenue; the building will house a synago…
New City Jail
7/23/1964
Black and white photograph of the new Richmond, Virginia City Jail (1701 Fairfield Way); image shows a group of men in suits standing on the front wa…
Practicing for Fire Show
10/12/1964
Black and white photograph of the Henrico County, Virginia fire department practicing for the second annual fire show at the Atlantic Rural Expositio…
Leaving Highland Springs
9/12/1965
Black and white photograph of a small frame house being driven down the street on a large tractor trailer; two men lie on the roof of the house as it…
Music Sellers on the Mall
9/20/1965
Black and white photograph of Mrs. Frederick A. Fay and Mrs. Daniel L. Wheeless staffing a Richmond Symphony table at Willow Lawn shopping center in …
Farewell to Navy Hill School
9/16/1965
Black and white photograph of African American children leaving classes at Navy Hill School, 740 North Sixth Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; t…
Mail Truck Catches Fire
9/17/1965
Black and white photograph of mail carrier Lawrence Hubbard looking on as Richmond firemen check his mail truck; a short circuit in the truck's elect…
Sally Haskell (left) Models Her New, Conservative…
8/26/1965
Black and white photograph of Sally Haskell modeling a conservative suit she purchased to wear during her college days at Sweet Briar; with her is Po…
Volkswagen Van
10/2/1965
Black and white photograph of a Volkswagen van in a parking lot; the van has a sign and drawing entitled, "Dog Patch Express" affixed to the driver's…
Ward and Marian Cates Enjoy Their Outdoor Living …
8/31/1965
Black and white photograph of Ward and Marian Cates enjoying their outdoor living room at the back of their home on Stuart Avenue in Richmond, Virgin…
Young Anglers - and the Day's First Catch
5/8/1965
Black and white photograph of the annual Junior Fishing Tournament at Swan Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; image shows children (mostly boys) …
Scaffolding Hides Dome Of Monumental Church
5/4/1966
Black and white photograph of the interior of Monumental Church on Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; the central domed area is covered wit…
Scaffolding Hides Dome Of Monumental Church
5/4/1966
Black and white photograph of the interior of Monumental Church on Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; the central domed area is covered wit…
Catherine Street Alley
Circa 1966
Black and white photograph of an alley in the 1200 block of Catherine Street in the Carver neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia; image shows the dirt a…
Old Car Will Roll Once More
3/9/1965
Black and white photograph of a 90-foot, former Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac dining car sitting at the James River Terminal Warehouse siding …
Old Bridge on Way Out
10/13/1965
Black and white photograph of an old, one-lane bridge spanning the Rapidan River between Orange and Culpeper counties in Richmond, Virginia; the site…
New Acca Bridge Opens
11/23/1965
Black and white photograph of three men cutting the ribbon for the opening of the new six-lane Acca Bridge which connects the north and west portions…
Army Helicopter Lands in Downtown Richmond
10/27/1965
Black and white photograph of an Army UH-1A helicopter that has just landed in a grassy area behind the Richmond Civil War Centennial Center in downt…
Molins Machine Co. Plant Off East Laburnum Ave. I…
10/13/1965
Black and white photograph of the Molins Machine Company plant located off East Laburnum Avenue in Henrico County, Virginiahe low brick building is u…
Man on Moon Float Indicated That Man Would Be Ame…
11/23/1965
Black and white photograph of a large, inflated "Man on the Moon" float in the Thalhimers Toy Parade; the float is towed by Boy Scouts in clown costu…
Ten-Story Crane
10/26/1965
Black and white photograph of C & P employee Paul Henderson watching a 240-foot crane lift steel to the top of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Com…