Community Favorites
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Entrance Blocked to Byrd Park
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/10/1976
Black and white photograph of road blocks on the Boulevard in Richmond, Virginia, where one would turn to enter the Downtown Expressway; Byrd Park an…
Keepers of the Castle
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/8/1979
Black and white photograph of workmen repairing the fountain in Fountain in Lake at Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia; lake is drained; men stand along…
Paddling in Fountain Lake
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/6/1978
Black and white photograph of a woman helping a little girl steer a paddle boat around Fountain Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; both have blon…
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[Group Gathers at Monroe Park Before March]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/14/1981
Black and white photograph of people gathered outside at Monroe Park; people marched with the Virginia Civil Rights Coalition in support of civil rig…
Summer Reflections
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/19/1973
Black and white photograph of David Mitchell and Mike Bradner trying to balance while walking along edge of pond in Forest Hill Park, Richmond, Virgi…
Not Worried About the Gasoline Shortage
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/22/1979
Black and white photograph of three boys riding their bicycles along path at Forest Hill Park in Richmond, Virginia; they are (left to right) Ronnie …
Admiring the Flowers
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/29/1983
Black and white photograph of Jane Logan (right) talking with her mother about flowers in the Maymont Italian garden in Richmond, Virginia; Logan poi…
Wagon Ride Through Maymont
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/13/1975
Black and white photograph of people riding in horse-drawn wagon through Maymont Park in Richmond, Virginia; Dooley Mansion in background; a little b…
Seeking Shelter from the Rain
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/17/1976
Black and white photograph of a man holding an umbrella over himself, a woman and little girl as they walk around Maymont in Richmond, Virginia; anot…
Aviary at Maymont Park
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1970
Black and white photograph of aviary at Maymont Park in Richmond, Virginia; tall black poles support netting. Inscription: Stamped __Black "Property…
Lone Gazebo at Maymont Park
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/22/1979
Black and white photograph of a gazebo at Maymont Park in Richmond, Virginia; trees and gazebo are silhouetted by the sun; large white clouds in sky.…
Soled Out
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/29/1980
Black and white photograph of Todd and Dewey Reynolds, ages 9 and 14, sitting on rocks at Maymont Park waterfall in Richmond, Virginia; both boys wea…
Crowd Of 300 Assembles For Women's Festival In Mo…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/13/1974
Black and white photograph of people seated on grass in Monroe Park listening to activist Flo Kennedy speak during a Women's Festival sponsored by th…
Not a Drop to Drink
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/14/1980
Black and white photograph of gargoyles at the base of fountain in Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia; water splashes down from top of fountain. Inscri…
Part of Monroe Park tree blown over Thursday beca…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/22/1983
Black and white photograph of a woman sitting on tree stump in Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia; she wears dress, pearl necklace and earrings, glasses…
View from Monroe Park
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/15/1978
Black and white photograph of a tall brick Virginia Commonwealth University dormitory building in Richmond, Virginia; view from Monroe Park; tree in …
Filling Sand Bags at Parker Field
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/6/1972
Black and white photograph of workmen filling sand bags in preparation for flooding at Parker Field in Richmond, Virginia; men wear hardhats and rain…
Hippos on the Loose
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/13/1974
Black and white photograph of two hippos swimming in muddy pond at Kings Dominion's "Lion Country Safari" in Doswell, Virginia; station wagon passes …
Bagging It
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/24/1980
Black and white photograph of Suzi Kessler and Ed Johnson picnicking on grass in Kanawha Park, Richmond, Virginia; buildings and flagpoles in backgro…
Spring Cleaning
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/23/1981
Black and white photograph of John Hay, an employee of the Richmond, Virginia City Department of Recreation and Parks, clearing debris from fountain …
Sunbathing in Oregon Hill
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/1/1983
Black and white photograph of Wanda Birkhead (left) and Penny Herring sunbathing in Oregon Hill, near Cherry and Laurel Streets in Richmond, Virginia…
A quenching try
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/16/1983
Black and white photograph of Corey Mayo drinking a canned beverage in Jefferson Park on Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia; Mayo is silhouetted by su…
Pool is Popular Spot at Hermitage Country Club
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/1/1974
Black and white photograph of people at the Hermitage Country Club pool in Goochland County, Virginia; girl jumps off diving platform; other people s…
Fishing at Swift Creek Reservoir
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/20/1977
Black and white photograph of Robert Parrish, Jr. fishing in the Swift Creek Reservoir in Chesterfield County, Virginia; blossoming tree in foregroun…