Community Favorites
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Kenneth Newsome's Air Castle Stands in Back Yard
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/10/1959
Black and white photograph of three boys playing in a tree house; likely in Henrico County, Virginia Inscription: Stamped __Red date stamp - Oct 10 …
Hucksters Load Up In 17th St. Market Area
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/19/1958
Black and white photograph of a row of small buses; three men unload fresh produce from the middle bus; one man carries watermelons, another holds a …
Mrs. Rose Bender Buys Wares From C. E. Harris
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/19/1958
Black and white photograph of a woman in a print dress accepting a paper sack from a white-haired man in an apron; the pair is standing in front of a…
Northbound at 100 Feet a Day
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/21/1960
Black and white photograph of a deep, narrow ditch being lined with sewer pipe; men in the hole guide the pipe in as a large machine lowers it down; …
Memories of 1919
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/1/1959
Black and white photograph of four women descending the steps of a brick building; three of the women, Mrs. Henry P. Carrington, Miss Hattie Belle G…
Christmas at the Candy Kitchen
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1959
Black and white photograph of people admiring downtown Richmond, Virginia Christmas decorations; several families stand in front of the "Candy Kitche…
Princeton Road Tree
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/22/1959
Black and white photograph of a large outdoor illuminated Christmas tree; photo was taken at night; notation on verso identifies the scene as a tree …
Manger Scene: Many Churches and a Number of Priva…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/24/1959
Black and white photograph of an outdoor manger scene at night; the scene is smaller than life-size and includes figures of Mary, Joseph, the Baby, W…
Miller's Dairy Farm
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/17/1958
Black and white photograph of a dairy farm beside a paved road; the white farm house, several barns and silos are in the background; Nine Mile Road i…
Scrap Cutters Chew Into Retired C & O Locomotives
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/13/1961
Black and white photograph of workmen beginning to dismantle two Chesapeake & Ohio Railway steam engines destined to be scrap metal; the engines rest…
Planning For Planting
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/9/1961
Black and white photograph of Mrs. William T. Reed, Jr. (left) and Mrs. Marchant D. Wornom studying plans for a new garden being planned at Collegiat…
New And Old Fire Stations In Lakeside
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/26/1960
Black and white photograph of new and old fire stations in Lakeside, Henrico County, Virginia; the old wooden building, once a church, sits next to a…
New Parking Deck for MCV
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1960
Black and white photograph of a parking garage for 565 cars being constructed on the edge of the Medical College of Virginia campus in downtown Richm…
Small Fire, Much Equipment
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/23/1960
Black and white photograph of fire trucks crowding an urban residential street; the engines responded to what they thought was a fire at Randolph Sch…
Cold College Morning
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/10/1961
Black and white photograph of two female students walking on West Franklin Street, on the Richmond Professional Institute campus in Richmond, Virgini…
New Landmark Coming
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/8/1961
Black and white photograph of a section of 12th Street between Broad and Marshall Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; the buildings in the area, …
East Broad Street in the Snow
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1961
Black and white photograph of a snowy East Broad Street facing west at 20th Street in Richmond, Virginia; a few cars move up and down Broad Street; s…
New Traffic Light at Hermitage and Bellevue
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/9/1960
Black and white photograph of the intersection of Hermitage, Bellevue and Pope Avenues on the North Side of Richmond, Virginia; new traffic lights ha…
Snowy Cary Street
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1961
Black and white photograph of West Cary Street at the 3100-3000 block looking east in Richmond, Virginia; snow has been cleared from the street and s…
East Clay Street - Overlooking Shockoe Valley
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/6/1961
Black and white photograph of East Clay Street overlooking Shockoe Valley in Richmond, Virginia; a street sign advertising the Jamestown Festival, th…
Massie Medal Winner, Mrs. F. J. Gilliam (left), L…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/19/1960
Black and white photograph of three ladies posed by the fountain in the garden of the Wickham House at the Valentine Museum in Richmond, Virginia; cl…
Just a Touch of Country in the City
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/1/1960
Black and white photograph of a pair of legs (Larry Horton, 12) in white pants, socks and saddle shoes striding across the median on Broad Street bet…
Harris House, 518 W. Franklin Street
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1961
Black and white photograph of a large stone house on the north east corner of West Franklin Street (518) at the intersection with Belvidere in Richmo…
Our Hero's Tree Needs Mulching This Winter
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/21/1960
Black and white photograph of a hotel (Heart of Richmond Motel) being constructed at the south east corner of W. Franklin Street and Belvidere in Ric…