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Soldiers Home Grounds
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1955
Black and white photograph showing the grounds of Soldiers Home with well house at center and trees throughout; Soldiers Home Museum in background; "…
Soldiers Home Grounds
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph of squirrel at base of tree on Soldiers Home Grounds with tree and buildings in background; "e4-6 / Grounds / Soldiers Hom…
Soldiers Home Grounds
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph showing grounds of Soldiers Home with benches sitting before tree at center; Soldiers Home Chapel in background at right w…
Soldiers Home Grounds
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph showing tree on Soldiers Home grounds; "Soldiers Home" written at bottom; "e4-8 / Grounds / Soldiers Home" written on reve…
Stonewall Jackson School, Main and Lombardy Sts. …
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
3/1953
Black and white photograph showing Stonewall Jackson school building with street intersection in foreground and street light hanging above at center;…
Stonewall Jackson School, N. E. Lombardy and Main
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
4/1955
Black and white photograph of Stonewall Jackson School with damaged wooden fence in foreground and trees at right and left; "103-1 / Apr 1955 / Stone…
Lombardy St. Addition, Stonewall Jackson School
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
3/1953
Black and white photograph showing brick addition to Stonewall Jackson School with portico at entrance; yard enclosed by picket fence; sidewalk in fo…
Tredegar Iron Works, From Gamble's Hill
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
1945
Black and white photograph (June 1976) showing Tredegar Iron Works, taken from Gamble's Hill; "e5-1 / Tredegar Iron Works / from Gamble's Hill" writt…
500 Catherine St., Corner Henry St.
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
2/1953
Black and white photographic print; "92-8 / Feb. 1953 / 500 Catherine St. / corner Henry St." written on reverse; image showing three-story frame hou…
Tredegar and Canal from Gamble's Hill
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph of Tredegar Iron Works and canal, taken from Gamble's Hill; Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --G…
![Valentine Museum [Fountain]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/2910/1/thumbnail.webp)
Valentine Museum [Fountain]
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph showing fountain in the garden of the Valentine Museum with trees and plants in background; "B1-7 / Valentine Museum / Fou…
Valentine Museum Fountain
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph showing close-up of Valentine Museum fountain with trees and gate in background; "B1-7 / Valentine Museum / Fountain / Als…
Valentine Museum
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph showing rear of Valentine Museum (Wickham House) with fountain of Wickham garden in foreground; large tree at left; "B1-8 …
Vepco Canal, from 9th St. Bridge
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph of VEPCO canal with train, buildings and smoke stacks at right; canal at left; "e6-2 / VEPCO canal / from 9th St. bridge /…
Vepco Canal
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph showing Vepco Canal with iron fence in foreground; photo taken from 9th St. bridge; "e6-3 / Vepco Canal / from 9th St. bri…
Vepco Canal, from 9th St. Bridge
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph showing Vepco Canal with buildings at right and left; iron fence in foreground; "e6-4 / Vepco Canal from / 9th St. bridge"…
Vepco Coal Pipe, from 9th St. Bridge
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph of Vepco coal pipe; train runs across viaduct with smoke trailing behind; "e6-5 / Vepco canal pipe / from 9th St. bridge" …
501 Catherine St.
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
Circa 1975
Black and white photographic print; "H-3 / 501 Catherine St. / J. W. Book - p. 134" written on reverse; image showing side view of front porch on bri…
Vepco Canal, from 9th St. Bridge
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
9/1954
Black and white photograph of Vepco Canal, taken from 9th Street bridge with train on tracks at right; trees and building with sign reading "Steve's …
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[Demolished Building]
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
4/1954
Black and white photograph of demolished building with bricks filling foreground; remaining part of building in background; Richmond, Virginia. Geog…
N. W. Corner Bacon St. and St. James
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
4/1954
Black and white photograph showing narrow, two-story frame house with portico; car parked at right and street in foreground; "Bacon St. - N. W. corne…
111 E. Franklin St.
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
2/1955
Black and white photograph showing a double door entrance to 111 E. Franklin Street.; etched glass panes on both doors; "3-8 / Feb. 1955 / 111 E. Fra…
200 W. Franklin St.
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
9/1954
Black and white photograph of opened iron gate with brick pillars at right and left; trees and rear of house visible through the gate; "23-8 / 200 W.…
4 E. Hill St., at St. James
Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…
4/1954
Black and white photograph showing the street intersection of Hill and St. James Streets; houses in background; three-story brick house with front po…