Community Favorites
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![[Parade]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13465/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Parade]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/15/1987
Black and white photograph of a miniature convertible car being driven down Broad Street by a Shriner wearing a tall hat with tassel; large crowds of…
![[Riding for Peace]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13466/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Riding for Peace]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/17/1986
Black and white photograph of a man wearing a motorcycle helmet and driving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) decorated with American flags and a small Ol…
![[Riding for Peace]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13467/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Riding for Peace]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/17/1986
Black and white photograph of a man wearing a motorcycle helmet and driving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) decorated with American flags and a small Ol…
Keepers of the flame
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/21/1987
Black and white photograph of Winchester Police Chief, Allen Barley, lighting a torch at the Jefferson Sheraton Hotel; Chief Frank E. Dickerson, Jr.…
![[Lighting candles in court-yard of St. Paul's Episcopal Church]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13469/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Lighting candles in court-yard of St. Paul's Epi…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/25/1987
Black and white photograph of a group of adults standing in the courtyard of St. Paul's Episcopal Church holding candles in their hands; image shows …
![[Overturned Freightliner Truck]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13470/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Overturned Freightliner Truck]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/4/1987
Black and white photograph of an overturned freightliner truck resting on Interstate 95; image shows traffic lanes to the right and left of accident;…
It wasn't a religious ceremony
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/20/1987
Black and white photograph of senior citizens packed into the pews of St. Paul's Episcopal Church sanctuary and participating in the first American A…
![[Construction worker operates Caterpillar]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13472/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Construction worker operates Caterpillar]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/19/1987
Black and white photograph of construction worker, Milton Rogers, operating a Caterpillar bulldozer on a construction site at Fourth and Franklin Str…
Journey's end
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/1/1987
Black and white photograph of Bill Dunn, a staff employee of the Greenpeace environmental group, upon completion of a 1,000-mile canoeing and campin…
Experimental launching
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/25/1988
Black and white photograph of Albert Hill Middle School students launching helium-filled balloons to celebrate National Science and Technology Week; …
![[This is Only a Drill]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13475/1/thumbnail.webp)
[This is Only a Drill]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/1/1987
Black and white photograph of [Chesterfield County?] firefighters performing a drill at a training facility; image shows several fully uniformed fire…
They'd rather fish
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/4/1987
Black and white photograph of Aaron Bracket, Jr., and Bobby Lewis fishing in the James River off Dock Street in downtown Richmond; the men sit on a w…
Flood scenes
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/9/1987
Black and white photograph of a University of Virginia student wading through water that rolled over a Charlottesville street adjacent to U.S. 29; an…
![[Leaving the Scene]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13478/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Leaving the Scene]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/7/1987
Black and white photograph of the scene of an automobile accident in Henrico County near Willow Lawn shopping center; image shows EMTs preparing to l…
Waiting for The Boss
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/24/1988
Black and white photograph of two University of Maryland students and two of their Richmond fraternity brothers waiting outside the Carpenter Center …
![[Hotel Warwick]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13480/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Hotel Warwick]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/21/1988
Black and white photograph of the Hotel Warwick in Newport News (25th Street and West Avenue); the brick hotel, built in 1928, is in the Gothic Reviv…
Arms and the girl
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/11/1988
Black and white photograph of Brownie Girl Scouts (Troop 821) playing on the police memorial statue in Festival Park at 6th Street Marketplace after …
![[Main Street Station]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13482/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Main Street Station]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/27/1987
Black and white photograph of the interior of Main Street Station; image shows a lone woman walking down an long aisle inside the main area; shops an…
No pumpkins here
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/1/1987
Black and white photograph of various hobgoblins lined up along East Cary Street in Shockoe Slip; the people in costume are participating in Downtown…
![["Vince" the Dummy Helps Hold Seat Belt]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13484/1/thumbnail.webp)
["Vince" the Dummy Helps Hold Seat Belt]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/15/1987
Black and white photograph of "Vince" the crash-test dummy, helping demonstrators hold a large seat belt during a rally in support of Virginia's new …
Downtown AIDS vigil
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/30/1988
Black and white photograph of about 200 people marching in downtown Richmond in the third annual AIDS candlelight vigil; the vigil, sponsored by the …
![[Richmond Pops Warms Up]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13486/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Richmond Pops Warms Up]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/30/1988
Black and white photograph of the Richmond Pops Band preparing to play a Memorial Day concert; some musicians play their instruments, others do not; …
Ratification and edification
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/25/1988
Black and white photograph of members (or wives) of Colonels Co., 1st Virginia Regiment, Virginia National Guard, cooking the old-fashioned way on Ca…
Stealing a kiss
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/4/1987
Black and white photograph of Penny Williams and her boyfriend, Tony Pitcock sharing a kiss in Festival Park in downtown Richmond; the pair embraces …