Community Favorites
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View from Overhead
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/18/1978
Black and white photograph of an industrial area of downtown Richmond, Virginia; Richmond Engineering Company building in foreground; telephone poles…
Richmond Skyline, from across River
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/26/1979
Black and white photograph of the downtown Richmond, Virginia skyline, seen from across James River; view looking northwest; sky is hazy; signs atop …
Richmond in a Fog
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/12/1979
Black and white photograph of downtown Richmond, Virginia as seen from the Downtown Expressway; tops of buildings fade into fog; cars on highway and …
![[Lakeside Volunteer Rescue Squad Team in Action]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/12450/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Lakeside Volunteer Rescue Squad Team in Action]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/25/1973
Black and white photograph of the Lakeside Volunteer Rescue Squad crew at work; two men load gurney into back of ambulance at left; at right, two wom…
Scenic Downtown Richmond
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/28/1980
Black and white photograph of downtown Richmond, Virginia; James River in foreground; downtown skyline in background. Inscription: Stamped __Red "De…
Picnic Downtown
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/13/1980
Black and white photograph of people picnicking in downtown Richmond, Virginia; buildings in background; people sit on grass; others walk around. In…
![Richmond skyline forms [backdrop] for June Jubilee site on Brown's Island](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/12453/1/thumbnail.webp)
Richmond skyline forms [backdrop] for June Jubile…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/31/1983
Black and white photograph of downtown Richmond, Virginia as seen from Brown's Island; grass fills foreground; downtown skyline in background at left…
Fun at Bryan Park
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/9/1979
Black and white photograph of two boys playing on rocks at Bryan Park in Richmond, Virginai; waterfall behind them; two men on a motorbike cross brid…
Cutting Weeds Down to Size
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/17/1978
Black and white photograph of four men pushing lawn mowers; cutting grass at Bryan Park in Richmond, Virginia; the men are employees of the Departmen…
![[Buildings Under Construction]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/12456/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Buildings Under Construction]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/15/1983
Black and white photograph of several houses under construction in a subdivision. Inscription: Stamped __Black "Property of The Richmond Times-Dispa…
Follow the Leader
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/28/1973
Black and white photograph of white ducks swimming across Fountain Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; ducks swim together in line; street in back…
Sunrise Services at the Carillon
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/30/1975
Black and white photograph of the Carillon in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; cars parked out front for Easter sunrise service; lights lit; trees in f…
Trees Down
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/24/1973
Black and white photograph of trees cut down along Fountain Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia by the Richmond Metropolitan Authority in anticipat…
Trees Have Been Downed Along Northern Edge Of Byr…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/24/1973
Black and white photograph of trees cut down along Fountain Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginiai by the Richmond Metropolitan Authority in anticipa…
The Old Ostrich Act
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/2/1976
Black and white photograph of a white duck with its head down in Byrd Park fountain opening; only its body is visible; lake in background; Richmond, …
Family Picnic
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/9/1979
Black and white photograph of a man, woman and child having lunch outside at Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia; they sit on park bench at lake; man and…
Water Or Not
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/21/1979
Black and white photograph of James B. Lonergan and his grandson, Timmy Halton, age 5, sitting on bench in front of Fountain Lake at Byrd Park in Ric…
Resting at Fountain Lake in Byrd Park
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/21/1976
Black and white photograph of an older man with cane resting on the banks of Fountain Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; the man, in striped shir…
A Winding Walk
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/2/1980
Black and white photograph of a woman walking her dog along lake at Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia; winding edge of lake. Inscription: Stamped __Bl…
To Skate or Not to Skate
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/4/1980
Black and white photograph of Father Raymond, of Benedictine High School, standing at edge of fountain lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; has ice…
Solitary Stroll
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/12/1983
Black and white photograph of an older man walking through Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia; Fountain Lake in background; cloudy sky; man wears jacket…
Boy Chases Birds in Byrd Park
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/8/1983
Black and white photograph of a boy chasing seagulls in Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia; lake in background. Inscription: Stamped __Black "Property …
Gulls at Swan Lake in Byrd Park
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/8/1983
Black and white photograph of seagulls "swarming" on the shore of Swan Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; the gulls fly near the grassy bank; the…
Keep the ice skates in storage
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/24/1983
Black and white photograph of a sign posted along edge of Fountain Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; sign reads "Danger / No Skating Allowed"; r…