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Nancy McCaig, properly attired in riding 'apron,'…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/25/1983
Black and white photograph of Nancy McCaig riding horse, Lee, in Maymont Park; she rides side-saddle and wears riding apron; leaves cover ground. In…
![[Men Work on Broken Valve]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9477/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Men Work on Broken Valve]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/11/1983
Black and white photograph of four men in hardhats working on waterline in street after the valve broke; two men push metal bar into pipe opening; wa…
![[Greyhound Bus Terminal Under Construction]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9478/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Greyhound Bus Terminal Under Construction]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/8/1983
Black and white photograph of a new Greyhound bus terminal under construction; large truck in foreground; cinderblocks and wood scattered throughout …
A real gusher
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/11/1983
Black and white photograph of water gushing from waterline at 7th and Broad Streets after a valve broke; bulldozer parked next to the erupting water;…
![[Broken Water Valve at Seventh and Broad Streets]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9480/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Broken Water Valve at Seventh and Broad Streets]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/11/1983
Black and white photograph of water gushing up from ground at 7th and Broad Streets; broken water valve; women stand on median and watch as water sho…
Hit by truck
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/31/1983
Black and white photograph of small brick house at 2353 Brook Road; large portion of exterior is damaged; tractor-trailer crashed into house, causing…
![[Truck Accident at 2nd and Franklin Streets]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9482/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Truck Accident at 2nd and Franklin Streets]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/2/1983
Black and white photograph of a truck that crashed into the Medical Arts Building at 2nd and Franklin Streets in downtown Richmond; policeman walks t…
![[On the Anchor]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9483/1/thumbnail.webp)
[On the Anchor]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/31/1983
Black and white photograph of a woman sitting on large anchor outside (United Daughters of the Confederacy?); the anchor is on exhibit; building in d…
The latest trash
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/3/1983
Black and white photograph of numerous computer punch cards littering the street in the 300 and 400 blocks of W. Broad Street in downtown Richmond; c…
![[Car Parked in No Parking Zone]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9485/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Car Parked in No Parking Zone]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/29/1983
Black and white photograph of a station wagon parked in "no parking zone" on Main Street in downtown Richmond; fire hydrant at left; Ironfronts build…
Employees, prospective jurors, witnesses and lawy…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/2/1983
Black and white photograph of people lounging on the steps of the John Marshall Courts Building in downtown Richmond. Inscription: Stamped __Black "…
Kathryn Lepski-Gabbert and Sandra Estes look over…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/2/1983
Black and white photograph of Kathryn Lepski-Gabbert (left) and Sandra Estes looking at workbook they made to teach children what life was like in th…
![[People Sunbathe on Rocks Near Pony Pasture]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9488/1/thumbnail.webp)
[People Sunbathe on Rocks Near Pony Pasture]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/31/1983
Black and white photograph of numerous people hanging out on large rocks in James River, near Pony Pasture; view from the riverbank. Inscription: St…
![[Excavation in Progress]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9489/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Excavation in Progress]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/3/1983
Black and white photograph of a man sitting on ground and excavating site; he and Dale and Vickie Payne found numerous old objects on the site, which…
Dale Payne shows old sunglasses unearthed in pit.
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/3/1983
Black and white photograph of Dale Payne holding up sunglasses he found while excavating block bounded by 9th, 10th, Canal and Cary Streets; E. G. Bo…
![[Plate Fragments Found at Site]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9491/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Plate Fragments Found at Site]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/3/1983
Black and white photograph of a man's hands as he holds fragments of a plate found during excavation of block bounded by 9th, 10th, Canal and Cary St…
![[Man Shows Plate Found at Site]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9492/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Man Shows Plate Found at Site]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/3/1983
Black and white photograph of a man holding fragments of a plate found during excavation of block bounded by 9th, 10th, Canal and Cary Streets; he we…
![[Umpire Leaves the Dugout]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9493/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Umpire Leaves the Dugout]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/3/1983
Black and white photograph of baseball official walking away from dugout during Richmond Braves game at Parker Field; Braves players sit in dugout; f…
These boys were riding their bicycles downtown an…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/8/1983
Black and white photograph of Chauncey Winn and Welby, William and Waddell Thompson taking a dip in the Kanawha Plaza fountain; their bicycles are pa…
![[Lunch Break in Kanawha Plaza]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9495/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Lunch Break in Kanawha Plaza]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/8/1983
Black and white photograph of Dale Robb sitting on bench in Kanawha Plaza and reading book during her lunch break; downtown Richmond buildings in bac…
August Festival
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/7/1983
Black and white photograph of Joanne Baumgardner arranging silk flowers at one of the exhibits at the Oakwood-Chimborazo Civic Association's second a…
![[Marriott Hotel Goes Up at 6th and Broad Streets]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9497/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Marriott Hotel Goes Up at 6th and Broad Streets]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/5/1983
Black and white photograph of new Marriott Hotel under construction at 6th and Broad Streets in downtown Richmond; crane in background. Inscription:…
Brush fire burns on
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/12/1983
Black and white photograph of people walking along banks of James River in downtown Richmond, near brush fire that burned for almost two days; fire w…
![[Mrs. E. L. Johnson III and Courtney take mirror.]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/9499/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Mrs. E. L. Johnson III and Courtney take mirror.]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/12/1983
Black and white photograph of Mrs. E. L. Johnson, III, and her daughter, Courtney, age 7, taking home a solid mahogany mirror they purchased for $80 …