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John and Elizabeth Warner Get a Ride Through Town
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/23/1977
Black and white photograph of United States Senator John Warner and wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor Warner, riding in back of a classic car as Grand M…
John and Elizabeth Warner, Parade Marshals
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/23/1977
Black and white photograph of United States Senator John Warner and his wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor Warner, riding in back of car and waving to p…
Trinh Van Be (right), His Wife, Their Children an…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/21/1976
Black and white photograph of Trinh Van Be (right) walking with his wife, their six children, and his brother, Trinh Van Hiep (left); they all hold h…
The "lucky" Valentine family
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/17/1979
Black and white photograph of the Valentine family on the front porch of their home in Richmond, Virginia; they are (front row, from left) Kent, age …
Milton Wachter Works on Lightpost
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/30/1976
Black and white photograph of Milton Wachter, an electrician, kneeling on ground and repairing wiring inside light post; he wears hooded sweatshirt, …
Hollowed-Out Cypress Log an Indian Canoe?
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/11/1983
Black and white photograph of James S. Watson, a backhoe operator, standing beside a hollowed-out cypress log he found while digging utility lines fo…
Mayor West Helps Dig Around Tree
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/5/1983
Black and white photograph of Richmond, Virginia Mayor Roy A. West (center) helping the Richmond Department of Recreation and Parks crew plant one of…
Wilder Speaks to Crowd at Capitol Belltower
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/14/1981
Black and white photograph of Virginia state senator L. Douglas Wilder standing at podium and speaking to group outside the Capitol Bell Tower in Ric…
Tour of Work in Progress
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/25/1974
Black and white photograph of a man speaking with two other men inside an old building; renovation work seems to be in progress inside; wooden beams …
Boat Cleaning
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/23/1975
Black and white photograph of Billy Wright and his sons, Kenny (age 15) and Richard (age 10) cleaning their boat at the Richmond, Virginia city locks…
Billy Wright Cleans His Boat
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/23/1975
Black and white photograph of Billy Wright cleaning his boat at the Richmond, Virginia city locks; he stands on the front of boat and sprays it off w…
Francine Young prepares to cut lawn in front of h…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/5/1983
Black and white photograph of Francine Young kneeling down and starting lawn mower in front yard of her house at 1506 Kemper Street in the Randolph u…
Jackson Ward youths converge on street corner and…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/9/1976
Black and white photograph of two young men in the Jackson Ward area of Richmond, Virginia; both are silhouetted by sunlight; young man on right drin…
Some Rural-Oriented and Partially Developed Count…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/25/1976
Black and white photograph of a farm on U.S. Route 60 past Midlothian in Chesterfield County, Virginia; corn field in foreground. Inscription: Stamp…
A Hard Day's Work
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/18/1974
Black and white photograph of a boy chopping up a stump with an axe; he raises axe high over his head; he wears sunglasses, striped shirt and shorts;…
Chopping an Old Stump
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/18/1974
Black and white photograph of a boy chopping up a stump with an axe; he stands down in hole and chops stump; white house in background; boy wears str…
View of State Industrial Farm for Women
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/5/1973
Black and white photograph of the State Industrial Farm for Women (Virginia Correctional Center for Women) in Goochland County, Virginia; buildings a…
State Industrial Farm for Women
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/5/1973
Black and white photograph of the State Industrial Farm for Women (Virginia Correctional Center for Women) in Goochland County, Virginia; view from r…
Downtown on the Farm?
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/27/1975
Black and white photograph of Mrs. John H. Poteat holding a handful of blackberries she picked from a bush growing in downtown Richmond, Virginia at …
Auction at Ellerslie
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/14/1977
Black and white photograph of Ellerslie Farm (c.1858) in Colonial Heights, Chesterfield County, Virginia; contents of the home were auctioned off by …
Look over the shoulder
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/2/1983
Black and white photograph of a horse standing next to a barbed wire fence in field on Route 33 west of Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia; barn in…
Food for Needy
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/24/1976
Black and white photograph of seven men loading truck with food to be distributed to needy people throughout the city of Richmond, Virginia; the men …
Woman and Children on Front Stoop
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/8/1979
Black and white photograph of a Vietnamese woman and two children sitting outside on front stoop of home; woman smiles at older child on right; likel…
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Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/25/1981
Black and white photograph of a man in Confederate uniform standing at podium and speaking during Memorial Day ceremony at the monument for the Confe…