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A Toothy Grin

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

10/26/1976

Black and white photograph of a jack-o-lantern resting on a window sill in the 1000 block W. Franklin Street near the Virginia Commonwealth Universit…

Bird's Eye View

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

11/19/1976

Black and white photograph of a cat sitting in a window of a building on N. 3rd Street, between Main and Franklin Streets in downtown Richmond, Virgi…

[Main Street Train Derailment]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

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…

Jefferson Hotel, Interior Fire Damage

Cook Photograph Collection

1901

Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; image shows damage to Palm Court after the f…

Broad Street (Union) Station, Aerial View

Cook Photograph Collection

Post 1919

Glass plate negative of Broad Street (Union) Station, 2500 W. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia; aerial view of the train station and surrounding neig…

National Theatre, Exterior

Cook Photograph Collection

Circa 1923

Glass plate negative showing the National Theatre on Theater Row, Broad Street between 7th and 9th Streets, Richmond, Virginia; image of a four-story…

Richmond 1886 Flood

Cook Photograph Collection

1886

Glass plate negative showing Main Street during a flood of the James River at Richmond, Virginia; image of flooded street flanked by brick retail bus…

Monte Maria Academy

Cook Photograph Collection

1866-1927

Glass plate negative showing students at the Monte Maria Academy, a private Catholic girls school on Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a…

Richmond, Virginia Skyline

Cook Photograph Collection

1912

Glass plate negative showing a view of the Richmond, Virginia skyline looking north from the James River Inscription: Written __"[Sept 18] 1912" __E…

Main Street between 9th and 11th Streets

Cook Photograph Collection

1900-1920

Glass plate negative showing E. Main Street between 9th and 11th Streets in the Financial District of Richmond, Virginia; view of brick buildings on …

Richmond Water Works

Cook Photograph Collection

1880-1920

Glass plate double negative showing the original Richmond, Virginia water works on the banks of the James River near Hollywood cemetery. Geographic …

Mayo Bridge and James River

Cook Photograph Collection

Post 1894-Pre 1906

Glass plate negative showing a view of the north side of the James River at Richmond, Virginia; view of the Mayo Bridge at left; city skyline in dist…

6th and Broad Streets

Cook Photograph Collection

Circa 1924

Glass plate negative showing the north side of Broad Street at 6th Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of the National and Colonial theaters.…

Panorama of Richmond - Center City

Cook Photograph Collection

7/17/1913

Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Richmond, Virginia center city looking east from 7th Street; Richmond Academy of Music in lower righ…

Panorama of Richmond

Cook Photograph Collection

Pre 1906

Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Richmond, Virginia looking west from the top of the Virginia State Capitol building; St. Paul's Epis…

Richmond, Virginia Center City Panorama

Cook Photograph Collection

1880-1920

Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of center city, Richmond, Virginia; view looking northeast from 11th and Cary Streets towards Capitol S…

Jefferson Hotel, Exterior

Cook Photograph Collection

Circa 1895-1901

Glass plate negative showing the aftermath of the Jefferson Hotel fire; view of the northeast corner of the hotel at Main and Jefferson Streets, Rich…

Richmond 1886 Flood

Cook Photograph Collection

1886

Glass plate negative showing Main Street during a flood of the James River at Richmond, Virginia; image of flooded street flanked by brick retail bus…

Tobacco Field with Lee Monument

Cook Photograph Collection

1917-1919

Glass plate negative showing the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument rising out of a field of tobacco planted on Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia; m…

Franklin St. Richmond, Va.

Rarely Seen Richmond

Note: 900 block of West Franklin Street Postmarked: 1908 City/Location: Richmond (Va.)

State Capitol, Richmond, Va.

Rarely Seen Richmond

Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): Virginia State Capitol -- The central building of the connected group dates from 1798, and is designed after…

East Broad Street

Gordon E. Strause Photograph …

Circa 1940

Black and white photograph showing the 200 block of E. Broad Street (south side) in downtown Richmond, Virginia; National Shirt Shops on corner next …

Montague Manufacturing Company

Gordon E. Strause Photograph …

Circa 1950

Black and white photograph showing the Montague Manufacturing Company building at 3510 W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; multi-story brick wareh…

Loew's Theater

Gordon E. Strause Photograph …

1937

Black and white photograph showing the Loew's movie theater at 600 E. Grace Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond,…