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Roland Bey (left) and Todd Christian made their p…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/10/1988
Black and white photograph of Richmond trash collectors Roland Bey and Todd Christian making their pickup at Stuart Avenue and Strawberry Street; ima…
There is a summer place
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/3/1988
Black and white photograph of window washers Tod Prince and Herman Winston washing the windows of the Colonial Building at Fourth and Franklin Street…
McGuigan snakes his way through Grace Street traf…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/13/1989
Black and white photograph of bike messenger, McGuigan, making his way through traffic on Grace Street; he wears a white bike helmet, t-shirt and sho…
Tote 'em pole
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/2/1990
Black and white photograph of Willie Williams and Yolander Pittman carrying bagged Christmas decorations to a storage facility; the young men, in tux…
Business Boosters
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/19/1987
Black and white photograph of Freeway, a golden retriever, lying at the back entrance to The Strip Joint, a furniture refinishing shop; Freeway lies …
Flags of Japan, United States and Virginia are fl…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/6/1988
Black and white photograph of the exterior of an unidentified $10 million plant (Mazda Motors of America Inc. parts distribution center in Sandston?)…
Mark Boykin, manager of Donati's Interport Amoco,…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/26/1990
Black and white photograph of Mark Boykin, manager of Donati's Interport Amoco, pumping gas at the service station at Laburnum Avenue and Williamsbur…
Cool artist
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/12/1986
Black and white photograph of Whitney Fleming, a Virginia Commonwealth University art student, painting a landscape while waiting for customers at he…
Project Manager
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/30/1989
Black and white photograph of construction project manager Ray A. Stevens on the 15th floor of a building under construction; Stevens, who works for …
![[Colonial Parking Executive]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/10139/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Colonial Parking Executive]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/8/1986
Black and white photograph of a man, in suit and tie, posing at a Colonial Parking attendant's booth; the man stands next to the small brick building…
![[Demolition of the Earle Hotel]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/10140/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Demolition of the Earle Hotel]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/7/1989
Black and white photograph of man walking past the Earle Hotel; the hotel's lower windows are boarded up and the structure is vacant; clipping on ver…
![[Linden Row Inn]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/10141/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Linden Row Inn]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/1/1988
Black and white photograph of the exterior of the Linden Row Inn and Restaurant at First and Franklin Streets in downtown Richmond; image shows the e…
![[Lazy Day Outside the Bakery]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/10142/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Lazy Day Outside the Bakery]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/22/1989
Black and white photograph of two men relaxing on the sidewalk in front of Baker's Treat of Carytown, 2904 W. Cary Street; one man is dressed in a su…
Plenty of Holly for the Yule Season
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/14/1964
Black and white photograph of a shopper examining some holly at Richmond's City Market; image shows a car parked on the side of the road piled high w…
Holly Held By Mrs. Oretha Temple
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/17/1953
Black and white photograph of Mrs. Oretha Temple holding up a branch of holly; Temple, in coat and hat, stands on the street and sells Christmas gree…
Carting away his goods
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/11/1989
Black and white photograph of Ronnie Carfagno pushing a cart with aluminum cans and other items down Franklin Street on his way to the 14th Street Br…
West End wanderer
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/10/1989
Black and white photograph of Ernest Robinson carrying a hubcap he found as he rides his bicycle on Monument Avenue near Orchard Road in Henrico Coun…
![[Interior of the Jefferson Hotel]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/10147/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Interior of the Jefferson Hotel]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/30/1988
Black and white photograph of the interior of the Jefferson Hotel; image shows a crowd of people gathered in the large, open lobby area at the base o…
![[Family Group]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/10148/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Family Group]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/12/1989
Black and white photograph of a amily posing for the camera in the front yard of a brick Cape Cod house; the family stands in three rows and ranges i…
![["Family Gathers to Celebrate Accomplishments of Ancestors"]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/10149/1/thumbnail.webp)
["Family Gathers to Celebrate Accomplishments of …
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/3/1989
Black and white photograph of members of the Brooks family walking into the Friends Association for Children building on St. John Street in North Jac…
![[Family Poses on Steps]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/10150/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Family Poses on Steps]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/8/1989
Black and white photograph of a family posing on the brick front stoop of their white frame house; mother Annette holds Ashley, age 2; father Joel ho…
![[Chair-ity]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/10151/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Chair-ity]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/22/1989
Black and white photograph of Virginia state Senator W. Onico Barker, R-Danville, pushing a leather desk chair across Capitol Square; Barker is steer…
Chair-ity
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/22/1989
Black and white photograph of Virginia state Senator W. Onico Barker, R-Danville, pushing a leather desk chair across Capitol Square; Barker is steer…
Karen Raschke, a lawyer, was surprised she was la…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/27/1989
Black and white photograph of Karen Raschke, an attorney; Rashcke stands in a downtown office plaza; she holds a tote bag and a document case. Inscr…