Community Favorites

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Misty morning

11/14/1988

Black and white photograph of the roof and clock tower of Main Street Station in downtown Richmond; the image, looking west from Jefferson Park, is s…

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[Canal Downtown]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

4/1/1986

Black and white photograph of the James River and Kanawha Canal in downtown Richmond; image shows the canal on the left; a railroad trestle runs alon…

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Wheels aweigh?

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

6/8/1990

Black and white photograph of Richmond Police Sgt. Henry F. Warren standing by the canal at 24th and Dock Streets; lock repair caused lowered water l…

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[Police Try to Pull Abandoned Car Out of Canal]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

6/8/1989

Black and white photograph of two Richmond Police officers attempting to position a car abandoned in the canal so that it can be pulled out; image sh…

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[Onlookers Watch Abandoned Car Leave Canal]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

6/8/1989

Black and white photograph of onlookers watching Richmond Police pull an abandoned car out of the canal at 24th and Dock Streets; image shows two men…

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[Police Investigate Canal Bottom]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

6/8/1989

Black and white photograph of Richmond Police officers wearing wet suits investigating objects revealed on the bottom of the canal in downtown Richmo…

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[Combing the Bottom]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

6/12/1989

Black and white photograph of two men looking through objects revealed on the floor of the canal in downtown Richmond; the men squat down on the mudd…

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[James River & Kanawha Canal History]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

7/7/1975

Black and white photograph of a view of the James River & Kanawha Canal in downtown Richmond; image shows the canal running under a bridge; a large m…

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[Spectators at Crime Scene]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

2/27/1989

Black and white photograph of spectators standing behind police tape in the 2100 block of Deforrest Street in the east end of Richmond; a man was fou…

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[Scene of Shooting]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

9/20/1989

Black and white photograph of multiple police cars and an ambulance at the scene of a shooting; a youth shot himself in the leg with a sawed off shot…

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[Neighbors of Shooting Victim]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

9/20/1989

Black and white photograph of neighbors of a shooting victim watching as he is taken away by ambulance; the youth shot himself in the leg with a saw…

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[Homicide Scene on Libby Terrace]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

9/19/1989

Black and white photograph of two uniformed Richmond Police officers standing on the street in front of the house at 3103 Libby Terrace; one officer …

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Crunch!

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

6/3/1986

Black and white photograph of Sharon Balas and her son watching Richmond city workers cutting apart a tree that was blown across her car's hood at Ha…

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[House Burns At Night]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

1/28/1990

Black and white photograph of Richmond city firemen fighting a house fire on the south side of Richmond; image shows the two-story frame row house en…

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Smokey climb

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

8/18/1989

Black and white photograph of a Richmond firefighter preparing to enter a fire above a former restaurant at 305-307 North Second Street in Jackson W…

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