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No Need for Jail Guard Now
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/17/1957
Black and white photograph of workmen removing the last vestiges of the City Jail from the Marshall Street viaduct in downtown Richmond, Virginia; wo…
W & M Freshmen Bow Before Lord Botetourt Statue
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/14/1957
Black and white photograph of a group of William and Mary college freshmen bowing to a statue of Lord Botetourt on the college campus in Williamsburg…
Valentine Museum Garden
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/4/1952
Black and white photograph of the rear garden of the Wickham House, part of the Valentine Museum in Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Written __In pe…
Highland Springs High School Marching Band
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/30/1957
Black and white photograph of the Highland Springs High School (Henrico County, Virginia) marching band parading down the middle of Broad Street in d…
Lancers on Parade
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/30/1957
Black and white photograph of a parade on Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; a clown pulls a small child in a toy car in the foreground; sh…
This Is The Way They Walk To School
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/25/1957
Black and white photograph of a group of school children walking to Douglas S. Freeman High School in Henrico County, Virginia; the kids walk along t…
Workmen Prepare Sign For Farm Machinery Exhibit O…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/14/1957
Black and white photograph of three workmen setting up the sign for the farm machinery exhibit at the Virginia State Fair in Henrico County, Virginia…
Smoothing the Track for the Fair
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/20/1957
Black and white photograph of a groundskeeper smoothing the surface of the race track at the Virginia State Fair Grounds in Henrico County, Virginia,…
The Corn Grows Tall
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/26/1957
Black and white photograph of two teen-age school boys eyeing some corn plants growing in the front yard of a house at the corner of Floyd Avenue and…
Richmond Virginians playing at Parker Field
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/3/1957
Black and white photograph of the Richmond Virginians (Vees) baseball team playing at Parker Field in Richmond, Virginia; the Arena is visible in the…
1906 Maxwell Rides Again
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/30/1957
Black and white photograph of an old-time car driving in downtown Richmond, Virginia; two men in period driving regalia sit in the 1906 Maxwell. Ins…
C & P Employees Board Buses for Emergency Duty Th…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/16/1957
Black and white photograph of the C & P parking lot (Ellwood Avenue) in Richmond, Virginia where five James River Bus Line buses wait for C & P emplo…
Northside Women Direct Traffic, Help Children At …
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/12/1957
Black and white photograph of Northside women directing traffic and helping children off school buses under the toll road overpass on Westwood Avenue…
Edgar Allen Poe Delivered
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/22/1957
Black and white photograph of a workman guiding a statue of Edgar Allen Poe out of the back of a truck; the statue is partially wrapped and sits in t…
Acolytes From Port Richmond View Plaque Honoring …
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/30/1957
Black and white photograph of three boys in acolyte robes looking at a plaque honoring the first Poles who landed in Jamestown in 1608; the boys, Rog…
Busy Garden Spot For Clubwomen
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/22/1957
Black and white photograph of three members of a garden club posed in the median strip of the "Pike" (Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike?); the women wear …
Church Anniversary
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/15/1957
Black and white photograph of hostesses in Colonial costume welcoming Mrs. C. J. Cerny and Mrs. W. H. Morris to the Merchant's Hope Church; the churc…
Valentine Museum Garden
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/4/1952
Black and white photograph of the rear garden of the Wickham House, part of the Valentine Museum in Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Stamped __Pink …
A Sign of Big Change Coming for Richmond
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/5/1958
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; image shows a sidewalk in the foreground; the Marshall Street viaduct…
Broad Street Traffic is Detoured While Constructi…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/22/1957
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; image shows a large section of downtown Richmond, Virginia; Broad Str…
Chamberlayne Overpass
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/3/1957
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; image shows a view of overpass construction; houses are visible to th…
Toll Road Construction
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/5/1957
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; image shows cement bridge or overpass supports going up in center of …
View of the Same Yards Today After the Water Had …
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1958
Black and white photograph of the backyards of several small suburban houses in the 6300 block of Morningside Drive, Henrico County, Virginia; clippi…
View of Toll Road from Chamberlayne Showing Bridg…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/12/1958
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; image shows a roadbed cut out of the landscape; an existing overpass …