Community Favorites
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Fire at 4th and Broad Streets
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/30/1977
Black and white photograph of firemen on ladder leading to top of the G. C. Murphy Company building in downtown Richmond, Virginia; three fire trucks…
Houses Destroyed by Fire
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/7/1980
Black and white photograph of frame houses that were destroyed by fire; the houses are in shambles; only parts of walls and one chimney still standin…
Houses Devastated by Fire
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/7/1980
Black and white photograph of frame houses demolished by fire; only portions of walls and one chimney still stand; wood is mostly black and burned; l…
Elderly Evacuated
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/19/1980
Black and white photograph of elderly residents of the Stuart Court apartment building at 1600 Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, waiting outside…
Fire Damage to Apartments
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/16/1983
Black and white photograph of an apartment building (public housing?) damaged by fire; black soot stains on brick around windows; burned debris on gr…
Fire Damage
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/16/1983
Black and white photograph of an apartment building (public housing?) damaged by fire; unit at left has black soot around windows on top floor; roof …
Fire at Siegel's Market
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/20/1983
Black and white photograph of firemen at Siegel's Market at 20th and Hull Streets in Richmond, Virginia, after putting out a fire; fire truck parked …
Cars Lined Up for Gas
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/16/1974
Black and white photograph of cars lined up in the 2900 block of Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; waiting to get gas; nation-wide gas short…
Cars Line Up for Gas on Chamberlayne Avenue
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/16/1974
Black and white photograph of cars lined up in 2900 block of Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; drivers wait to get gas at Brookland Park She…
Texaco Station Out of Gas
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/15/1974
Black and white photograph of cars lined up at Texaco service station at Hamilton and Broad Streets in Richmond, Virginia; large sign reads "NO / GAS…
Service Station Out of Gas
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/15/1974
Black and white photograph of a service station at Westmoreland and Broad Streets in Richmond, Virginia; sign reads "Sorry. / "NO" / GAS / Wash / Onl…
Crown Service Station Out of Gas
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/15/1974
Black and white photograph of two men standing by gas pumps at Crown service station in Richmond, Virginia; pumps blocked off due to gas shortage; ga…
Gas Pump Blues
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/17/1974
Black and white photograph of Central Exxon service station at 3rd and Main Streets in Richmond, Virginia; sign in front of gas pump reads "GAS PUMPS…
Police Officers Stand In Front Of Imperial Plaza …
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/30/1976
Black and white photograph of three policemen standing outside Imperial Plaza branch of First & Merchants Bank in Richmond, Virginia, after two gunme…
Police at Second National Bank
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/21/1974
Black and white photograph of people gathered outside of Second National Bank in downtown Richmond, Virginia; police car parked in foreground. Inscr…
Curious Bystanders Gather Outside First & Merchan…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/15/1975
Black and white photograph of people standing outside First & Merchants bank branch on East Brookland Park Boulevard in Richmond, Virginia; four arme…
Police Arrive at Heritage Savings and Loan
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/20/1977
Black and white photograph of people standing outside the Heritage Savings & Loan building on the corner of Grove Avenue and Rowland Street in the Fa…
Spectators Gather Outside J. Weinstein & Co. Jewe…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/21/1973
Black and white photograph of people gathered outside J. Weinstein & Co. jewelry store after the owner was shot by a robber and killed; store located…
'Robbery' Was Apparent Motive in Merchant's Death
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/12/1973
Black and white photograph of people standing outside entrance to store at 310 N. Laurel Street near Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Vi…
FBI Agent Takes Fingerprints From Door
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/12/1975
Black and white photograph of an FBI agent using tape to get fingerprints from glass door; a gunman fired into ceiling of a Second National Bank bran…
Gunman Escaped With Almost $1,800 at Heritage Sav…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/15/1977
Black and white photograph of a group of people standing outside Heritage Savings & Loan at the corner of Grove Avenue and Rowland Street in Richmond…
Police Respond to Emergency at Southern Bank
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/5/1979
Black and white photograph of people gathered in the parking lot of Southern Bank; two police officers speak with people; likely the scene of a robbe…
Investigators at Henrico bank examine crime scene…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/16/1982
Black and white photograph of an investigator kneeling down and measuring street; another man kneels down across street at other end of measuring tap…
Jam session with Robb
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/20/1984
Black and white photograph of Delegate John Watkins (left) welcoming Virginia Governor Charles S. Robb to a bus tour of Chesterfield County's crowded…