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Monument Avenue
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; view looking west from the Robert E. Lee monument at Allen Avenue. Geographic De…
13th and Cary Streets
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the corner of 13th and Cary Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; view of the "Columbian Block," home of the Richmond …
6th Street, looking north from Broad Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing 6th Street, looking north from Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; Richmond Light Infantry Blues armory visible in backg…
Panorama of Richmond - Center City
Circa 1913
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Richmond, Virginia center city looking west from atop First & Merchants Bank down East Main Street. …
Richmond, Virginia Industrial Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an industrial area along the banks of the James River in Richmond, Virginia; view looking across Belle Island and Johnso…
Hollywood Cemetery - General View with Carriage
Circa 1894
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; Jefferson Davis burial plot in foreground (?); horse-drawn c…
100 block of W. Broad Street
1914
Glass plate negative showing view of the 100 block of W. Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; view looking east; street cars in middle of street; Maso…
Mamma Zu Restaurant
Mary Brett Oregon Hill Photog…
Circa 1998
Color photograph showing a man and woman cooling off in a spraying fire hydrant in the Oregon Hill neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia; Mamma Zu Resta…
Three Trunk Lines, Richmond, Va.
Note: Series No. 133; This postcard has an undivided back ; City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
![[Archived 12 binder. No title on slide.]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/18508/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Archived 12 binder. No title on slide.]
Richmond Comprehensive Planni…
March 1975
Original Binder Label: Archived 12 Subject: City planning -- Pictorial works
Belle Isle
Richmond Comprehensive Planni…
October 1965
Original Binder Label: Archived 4 Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; James River (Va.) -- Pictorial works City/Loca…
1936 Flood Mayo Ball Park
Richmond Comprehensive Planni…
Note: This item does not have a date. This collection includes images dating from the 1940s to 2000, with the majority ranging from the 70s to the 9…
![[Archived 5 binder. No title on slide.]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/19425/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Archived 5 binder. No title on slide.]
Richmond Comprehensive Planni…
July 1980
Original Binder Label: Archived 5 Subject: City planning -- Pictorial works
Cary Court Shopping Center
Gordon E. Strause Photograph …
1947
Black and white photograph showing the Cary Court Shopping Center in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Carytown (Richmond,…
View of Richmond
David F. Rissel Photograph Co…
1984-1985
Black and white photograph showing a view of the Richmond, Virginia skyline looking west along train tracks from the Riverfront District; James River…
Fire Works - The Diamond
David R. White Photograph Col…
Circa 1985
Color slide showing fireworks at The Diamond, a baseball stadium in Richmond, Virginia; likely during the inaugural season. Geographic Description: …
First National Bank
Richard Cheek Photograph Coll…
Circa 1982
Black and white photograph showing the First National Bank building at 825-827 E. Main Street in the Financial District of Richmond, Virginia; multi-…
Mutual Building
Richard Cheek Photograph Coll…
Circa 1982
Black and white photograph showing the Mutual Building at 909 E. Main Street in the Financial District of Richmond, Virginia; the multi-story Classic…
Construction of Interstate 95, downtown Richmond
Adolph B. Rice Studio Collect…
March 28, 1958
Title: Construction of Interstate 95, downtown Richmond Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: March 28, 1958 Identifier: Rice Collection 1832B…
Downtown Richmond, 5th to 8th streets south of Br…
Adolph B. Rice Studio Collect…
n.d.
Title: Downtown Richmond, 5th to 8th streets south of Broad Street Creator: Adolph B. Rice Studio Date: n.d. Identifier: Rice Collection 3679…
1200 Block West Franklin Street, Richmond — LOOKI…
Historic American Buildings S…
Documentation compiled after 1933
Photo(s): 12 | Color Transparencies: 1 | Data Page(s): 9 | Photo Caption Page(s): 2 Locations: virginia, independent city, richmond Notes: Significa…
Monumental Church, 1224 East Broad Street, Richmo…
Historic American Buildings S…
Documentation compiled after 1933
Photo(s): 57 | Color Transparencies: 6 | Measured Drawing(s): 21 | Data Page(s): 16 | Photo Caption Page(s): 4 Subjects: churches, monuments & memori…