Community Favorites
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General Assembly
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
1970
Black and white photograph of the 1970 session of the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond, Virginia; image taken from balcony looking down; men and…
Woman Sorts Pills
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
1968
Black and white photograph of a woman sorting capsules in a factory; woman wears hair covering, white coat and gloves and sits at a metal machine; ho…
W. M. Brown & Son, Inc. Open New Plant
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
Circa 1965
Black and white photograph of W. M. Brown, Jr. accepting the key to a new plant and offices of his business, W. M. Brown & Son, Inc., Richmond, V…
W. M. Brown & Son, Inc. Look at Plans
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
Circa 1965
Black and white photograph of executives of W. M. Brown & Son, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, in their new offices in a just completed addition and r…
Tobacco Festival Luminaries
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
1949
Black and white photograph showing American opera singer Dorothy Kirsten and crooner Frank Sinatra posing with an unidentified man in a dark suit (To…
Tobacco Festival Queens
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
1959
Black and white photograph showing Miss Bette Lawson Askew, "Miss Wilson, North Carolina" about to be crowned 1959-60 Queen of Tobaccoland in Richmon…
Floats Arrive at Festival
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
1954
Black and white photograph showing a float arriving at City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia during the annual Tobacco Festival; three men in suits walk u…
Serenading the Queen
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
1954
Black and white photograph showing a young man in white jacket serenading the Tobaccoland Queen on her float in Richmond, Virginia; the Queen, in tia…
Tobacco Festival
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
1954
Black and white photograph showing City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia during Tobacco Festival activities; numerous tobacco princesses sit in folding ch…
Tots in Parade
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
1954
Black and white photograph showing several small children participating in the Tobacco Festival parade in Richmond, Virginia; three little girls in f…
Tobacco Festival Queen
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
Circa 1958
Black and white studio photograph of a Tobacco Festival queen; chest up image shows the young woman wearing a bejeweled tiara and fur-trimmed robe; l…
Queen of Tobaccoland
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
Circa 1960
Black and white studio photograph of the 12th queen of the Tobacco Festival, Miss Elizabeth (Bette) Lawson Askew of Wilson, North Carolina; image of …
Tobacco Festival Appreciation
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
1949
Black and white photograph showing radio and television announcer Johnny Olson receiving a framed certificate of recognition from the "Youth of Richm…
Crowning the Queen
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
1958
Black and white photograph showing television actor James Arness ("Gunsmoke"), Virginia Governor Lindsay Almond, Jr., and other dignitaries crowning …
Half-Time Ceremonies
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
10/25/1958
Black and white photograph showing the Tobacco Festival queen, Miss Judy Ann Austin, and her attendants participating in half-time ceremonies during …
Virginia Tech Wins Tobacco Bowl
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
9/25/1954
Black and white photograph showing Johnny Roventini, the Philip Morris bellboy spokesman, handing the Tobacco Bowl trophy to members of the Virginia …
Half-Time Festivities
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
10/17/1959
Black and white photograph showing City Stadium, Richmond, Virginia, during half-time festivities of the 1959 Tobacco Bowl football game (Virginia Te…
Philip Morris Bellboy with Guide to City
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
10/16/1968
Black and white photograph showing Johnny Roventini, the Philip Morris bellboy spokesman, holding and pointing to what appears to be a guide to the C…
Commander George Levick Street III
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph of Commander George Levick Street III, United States Navy, receiving an award; image shows Street, in dress uniform, accep…
Commander George Levick Street III
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph of Commander George Levick Street III, United States Navy, sitting at a dinner table; a man with a light-colored suit sits…
Commander George Levick Street III
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph of Commander George Levick Street III, United States Navy, accepting a gift during a dinner; Street wears dress uniform an…
Wartime Parade
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
Circa 1945
Black and white photograph of a military parade on Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows sailors marching with rifles behind a col…
Marching Officers
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
Circa 1965
Black and white photograph of uniformed Richmond city police officers marching into Parker Field in Richmond, Virginia; four men comprise the color g…
Chamber Representatives Leave Committee Hearing a…
Richmond Chamber of Commerce …
1958
Black and white photograph of three representatives of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce, J. Malcolm Bridges, W. Brooks George and John A. Schools, le…