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Cart Racing at the Fair
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1949
Black and white photograph of a horse pulling a man in a two-wheeled cart on a dirt racetrack; notation on verso identifies them as Blue Scott and Mr…
Heave Ho In A Tug Of War
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/19/1949
Black and white photograph of three men in suits pulling at a heavy rope; they are on the dock of the Richmond Intermediate Terminal and helping with…
Clarksville Float
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/16/1949
Black and white photograph of the Clarksville, Virginia float in the Tobacco Bowl parade in Richmond, Virginia; the float is covered with aluminum fo…
Tobacco Bowl Festivities
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/31/1949
Black and white photograph of the parade review stand at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia for the Tobacco Bowl parade; two men in coats are on the …
Police, Fire and Boy's Club Float
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/16/1949
Black and white photograph of the Richmond, Virginia Police, Fire and Boy's Club float in the Tobacco Bowl parade; the aluminum foil-covered float is…
Dairy Council Float
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/16/1949
Black and white photograph of the Richmond, Virginia Dairy Council float in the Tobacco Bowl parade; the float is covered with aluminum foil; a large…
John Marshall Cadets March in Parade
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/16/1949
Black and white photograph of the John Marshall Cadet Corps marching in the Tobacco Bowl parade in Richmond, Virginia; the cadets stride down a tree-…
Studebaker Float Passes Review Stand
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/16/1949
Black and white photograph of a 1950 Studebaker float in the Tobacco Bowl parade in Richmond, Virginia; the float is aluminum-foil covered; two young…
Some Of The Units In The Hilliard Road Apartments…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1949
Black and white photograph of a group of apartment buildings under construction; the buildings, on Hilliard Road, in Henrico County, Virignia, are fr…
New Development in Lakeside Features Homes to Sel…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/18/1949
Black and white photograph of a group of tract houses being built in Lakeside, Henrico County, Virginia; the homes are one-story frame houses with sm…
Work on Governor Street
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/22/1949
Black and white photograph of men working on Governor Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; two men are placing a one-way sign at the intersection o…
Carpenters Build Platform For Tonight's Halloween…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/31/1949
Black and white photograph of a group of carpenters building a wooden platform for Halloween fireworks; the platform is being built in the middle of …
Businessmen, City Officials Cruise Down James Riv…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/22/1949
Black and white photograph of a group of men in suits and hats standing on a boat dock in downtown Richmond, Virginia; clipping on verso identifies t…
About 75 Families Have Moved Into Apartment Units…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/24/1949
Black and white photograph of the Laburnum Manor apartment buildings on Laburnum Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; some of the units are frame, others ar…
Tornado Damage to Byrd Park
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/13/1951
Black and white photograph of tornado damage to Byrd Park near Swan Lake in Richmond, Virginia; a grassy area is strewn with boards and tree limbs. …
Tornado Damage on Brunswick Street
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/13/1951
Black and white photograph of tornado damage to homes on Brunswick Street in Richmond, Virginia; an entire wall has been sheared off a row house; deb…
Firemen Train In Slack Time
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/26/1950
Black and white photograph of Richmond firemen Louie Atkinson and Jessie Ancarrow from Company #1, N. 25th and Broad Streets, in downtown Richmond, V…
Firemen Battle Cary Street Fire From Rear
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/23/1950
Black and white photograph of firefighters battling an intense blaze at the Richmond Fixture and Equipment Company, 1014 East Cary Street in downtown…
Metropolitan Opera in Richmond
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/1930
Black and white photograph of four members of the Metropolitan Opera Company; the company was in Richmond, Virginia to perform several operas in Apri…
La Traviata in Richmond
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/1930
Black and white photograph of two female members of the Metropolitan Opera Company, which visited Richmond, Virginia in April 1930; the singers are P…
Members of the Metropolitan Opera
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/1930
Black and white photograph of six unidentified members of the Metropolitan Opera Company; the group poses outside on the sidewalk; the three men wear…
Opera Company in Richmond
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1929
Black and white photograph of a large group of people gathered at the base of the Christopher Columbus statue at the end of the Boulevard in Byrd Par…
Opera Visitors
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1929
Black and white photograph of seven young women posed on a sidewalk in front of a brick building, likely in Richmond, Virginia; the women all wear wi…
Opera Visitors at St. John's Church
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1929
Black and white photograph of a group of men and women posed outside St. John's Church in Richmond, VIrginia; all wear winter coats; some wear hats; …