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After the Tornado
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/14/1951
Black and white photograph of a crowd of people in Monroe Park in the aftermath of a tornado which hit Richmond, Virginia on June 13; men, women and …
West End Panorama
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/14/1951
Black and white aerial photograph of Monroe Park and the area to the south west; the Mosque is at the center of the image; Monroe Park (with some tre…
Destruction Path
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1951
Black and white photograph of a tornado-damaged building at the corner of Idlewood and South Lombardy Streets in Richmond, Virginia; the front wall o…
Damage at Main and Harrison Streets
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/14/1951
Black and white photograph of tornado damage to the area at South Harrison and Main Streets in Richmond, Virginia; a man walks down the street which …
Swan Lake Tornado Damage
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/14/1951
Black and white photograph of downed trees and limbs at Swan Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia, as the result of a tornado; the Carillon is faint…
Observing Sanitiation Truck
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/26/1951
Black and white photograph of Harold L. Kelly (right) of Richmond, Virginia and Dr. Reynaldo Geerken of the Sanitation Department of Cuba; the men wa…
Cuban Official Looks at Truck
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/26/1951
Black and white photograph of Harold L. Kelly of Richmond, Virginia and Dr. Reynaldo Geerken of the Cuban Sanitation Department watching a refuse tru…
A Shrine To St. Anthony
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/23/1951
Black and white photograph of a group of people attending the enshrinement of a statue of St. Anthony at a farm on Oakley's Lane in Henrico County, …
Swath Cut Through Trees On Edge Of Swan Lake In B…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/14/1951
Black and white aerial photograph of the area surrounding Swan Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia after the tornado of 1951; image shows downed tr…
First Street Tornado Damage
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/14/1951
Black and white photograph of a row of frame houses on First Street near Charity Street in Richmond, Virginia; the houses are relatively untouched by…
Richmond's Newest Hospital Takes Shape on North T…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/15/1951
Black and white photograph of the construction of the Richmond Eye Hospital at 408 North Twelfth Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; the multi-sto…
West End Home Sold
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/19/1951
Black and white photograph of a two-story brick Georgian-style home at 3935 Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Stamped __Red date s…
Workmen Are Busy In The M. C. V. Area As The Stud…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/6/1951
Black and white photograph of the old First Baptist Church building on Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia; the building is the current Medical Colleg…
West End Home Sold
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/8/1951
Black and white photograph of the house at 352 Lexington Road in Richmond, Virginia; photograph shows the side of the house and the fenced-in yard. …
Southwest Panorama After Tornado
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/14/1951
Black and white aerial photograph looking southwest from Broad and Monroe Streets after the tornado of 1951; businesses and homes south of Broad Stre…
Holiday Job
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/4/1951
Black and white photograph of city firemen hosing down a parking lot beside City Hall Annex on Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; City Hall…
Two Boys in a Boat
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/19/1951
Black and white photograph of two boys in a row boat on Fountain Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; the boys are shirtless; they are close to the…
Head Start
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/15/1951
Black and white photograph of road work on Jefferson Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; graders are smoothing the roadway which has been stripped to dirt;…
Industrial Fire
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/10/1951
Black and white photograph of a group of people standing on a hillside watching a fire at the Cinder Block Company of Richmond, Inc., 1930 Ellen Road…
Westmoreland Street
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1951
Black and white photograph of road construction on Westmoreland Street between Grove Avenue and Cary Street in Richmond, Virginia; the roadway is tor…
Forest Hill Avenue
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/5/1951
Black and white photograph of road construction on Forest Hill Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; one side of the road is torn up; a ditch covered with me…
Construction Work At Roslyn
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/27/1951
Black and white photograph of construction work at Roslyn, the Episcopal Conference and Retreat Center off River Road in the west end of Richmond (He…
Campbells Sell Home
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/8/1951
Black and white photograph of the brick home at 1722 Wilmington Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; the home, owned by Dr. and Mrs. Joe E. Campbell, was so…
Statue of Liberty Replica in Chimborazo Park
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/12/1951
Black and white photograph of a Boy Scout in uniform accepting a package and shaking the hand of a man in a top coat; the pair are standing in front …