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Site Cleared for New Hospital
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/21/1954
Black and white photograph of a bulldozer clearing a site for a building; building framework and supports are being erected in the portion of the hol…
View From Atop Hospital Shows Corner of "Laburnum…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/17/1956
Black and white photograph of trees, a cleared, dirt parking lot and a stately brick building; clipping on verso of print identifies the scene as a v…
New Hospital Almost Complete
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/20/1956
Black and white photograph of a newly-constructed seven-story brick building; area around building is still being completed; notation on verso of pri…
Hospital Construction on Schedule
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/25/1955
Black and white photograph of a building under construction; image shows the framework for a several story building being erected; some brick work ha…
Richmond Memorial Hospital on Westwood Avenue
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/23/1955
Black and white photograph of a multi-story brick building; building is under construction, though nearly complete; some scaffolding and construction…
Inauguration Day at the Capitol
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/11/1958
Black and white photograph of the front of the Virginia State Capitol building in Richmond, Virginia; bleachers draped in bunting face a roadway in f…
Gray Touch at State Capitol
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/7/1957
Black and white photograph of two men painting an iron fence; men wear white clothing and caps; one on ladder; one on makeshift scaffold; fence on to…
Boy Scouts Pull the Calico Cat Along Broad St. in…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/20/1957
Black and white photograph of the annual Thalhimers Toy Parade (a night time parade); two boy scouts in uniform pull a large inflated, tulip-decorate…
Mary Washington Marching Band-Thalhimers Toy Para…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/20/1957
Black and white photograph of the annual Thalhimers Toy Parade (a night time parade); the image features an all-female marching band walking down the…
Drilling Rig Bores Holes
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/27/1957
Black and white photograph of construction equipment in front of the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia; several workmen guide a large augu…
Bunny Float at Thalhimers Toy Parade
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/20/1957
Black and white photograph of the annual Thalhimers Toy Parade (a night time parade); the image shows a parade float decorated with white tissue and …
Ferocious Tiger Prowls Down Broad St. in Thalhime…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/20/1957
Black and white photograph of the annual Thalhimers Toy Parade (a night time parade); image shows several Boy Scouts pulling a large inflated tiger o…
![The Animals - Two Bears and a Skunk - Are Made Ready for their Part in [Thalhimers] Toy Parade](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/11039/1/thumbnail.webp)
The Animals - Two Bears and a Skunk - Are Made Re…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/19/1957
Black and white photograph of inflated characters being readied for the annual Thalhimers Toy Parade in Richmond, Virginia; the image, taken in a par…
Christmas Intersection
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/24/1957
Black and white photograph of a busy intersection (Grace and 5th Streets) in downtown Richmond, Virginia; Miller and Rhoads department store is visib…
Boy Scout Camp Fire Dance
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/14/1960
Black and white photograph of a group of Boy Scouts at a camp out; it is night and the Scouts are gathered around the camp fire watching as three Sco…
Peace on Earth
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/25/1957
Black and white photograph of an outdoor Christmas shrine; under a gazebo topped with a bell and a cross, a standing figure of Jesus is flanked by kn…
Peace on Earth
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/25/1957
Black and white photograph of an outdoor Christmas shrine; under a gazebo topped with a bell and a cross, a standing figure of Jesus is flanked by kn…
Richmond Manger Scenes Span Yard, Fit in Wreath
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/1/1958
Black and white photograph of a Nativity scene at night; a barn shelters the Child, Mary, Joseph and two sheep; flanking the center scene are camels,…
Sled Riding Dog
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/8/1958
Black and white photograph of a dog (Snowball) on a sled; kneeling beside the sled are two boys dressed in hats, boots and gloves; a girl also dresse…
Icy Rock 'N' Roll
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/6/1958
Black and white photograph of a group of kids standing on a frozen lake; two of the kids (boy and girl) are doing the pretzel while the others watch;…
It Was Messy Yesterday, But a Great Day for Young…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/8/1958
Black and white photograph of six boys playing in the snow after early dismissal from school; the children are making two large snowballs; a resident…
Work on River Road Span
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/1/1960
Black and white photograph of reconstruction of the bridge at River Road shopping center in Henrico County, Virginia; an earth mover is in the foregr…
University of Richmond Snow Day
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/10/1958
Black and white photograph of a group of people on a frozen lake and the lake bank; young men stand on the ice, a dog walks by on the ice and several…
Buildings Coming Down
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/6/1958
Black and white photograph of an empty lot filled with the debris of a building (bricks and boards); a large brick building sits to the right of the …