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![[A Break From Shoveling]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13489/1/thumbnail.webp)
[A Break From Shoveling]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/11/1988
Black and white photograph of the Capitol Square grounds covered in snow; three shovels stick out of the snow in the foreground where workers have ta…
On stone and on film
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/10/1987
Black and white photograph of Don Von Kauffmann taking a picture of his daughter's name on a brick in the Canal Walk; Nicole Von Kauffmann was one of…
![[Last Minute Shoppers at 6th Street Marketplace]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13491/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Last Minute Shoppers at 6th Street Marketplace]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/23/1987
Black and white photograph of last-minute Christmas shoppers at the 6th Street Marketplace in downtown Richmond; image shows several groups of people…
![[Richmond Children's Festival Announcement]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13492/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Richmond Children's Festival Announcement]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/10/1987
Black and white photograph of a celebration taking place at the foot of the Carillon in Byrd Park; numerous people sit in chairs and face the buildin…
Ballet dancers, even just standing on stilts, dre…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/11/1987
Black and white photograph of a pair of ballet dancers standing on stilts at the Richmond Children's Festival at the Carillon in Byrd Park; the femal…
They beat the challenge
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/21/1987
Black and white photograph of Open High School students Leah Lamb and Mary Matthews, with their teacher Rodger Gray, loading up a car with donated fo…
![[Jewish Procession]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13495/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Jewish Procession]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/13/1987
Black and white photograph of a large group of Jewish men and boys leading a procession down a two-lane residential street; the men wear suits, ties,…
![[Richmond Newspapers Marathon Start]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13496/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Richmond Newspapers Marathon Start]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/18/1987
Black and white photograph of the start of the Richmond Newspapers Marathon in downtown Richmond; image shows 12th Street crowded with runners; they …
Gravel strikes twice
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/15/1987
Black and white photograph of workers cleaning up about 10 tons of gravel that spilled in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 just past the Belvide…
![[The Flood Wall is Coming]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13498/1/thumbnail.webp)
[The Flood Wall is Coming]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/16/1986
Black and white photograph of Lt. Colonel Harvey F. Shumpert explaining where the future James River flood wall will go; Shumpert, in army dress unif…
![[Browns Island]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13499/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Browns Island]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/15/1989
Black and white photograph of Browns Island taken from the inside of a bus or trolley crossing a bridge; the grassy area is spread out below; the Jam…
![[Getting down to basics]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13500/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Getting down to basics]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/20/1986
Black and white photograph of ninety-six high school and college students posing on the steps of the Virginia State Capitol during an induction cerem…
![[View of the South Side of the James River]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13501/1/thumbnail.webp)
[View of the South Side of the James River]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/8/1988
Black and white photograph of the south side of the James River near the 14th Street Bridge; the image, taken from above, shows the southern bank of …
![[Beauty Pageant Contestants Head Up Canal Street]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13502/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Beauty Pageant Contestants Head Up Canal Street]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/6/1988
Black and white photograph of a motorcade carrying contestants for the Miss Black Virginia pageant; the twenty or so cars, including several converti…
Chad Green (left) and Marcy Doswell relaxed under…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/16/1990
Black and white photograph of teenagers, Chad Green and Marcy Doswell enjoying a warm winter day at Maymont Park; the pair perch on the low wall of a…
Joggers take advantage of yesterday's high-temper…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/12/1990
Black and white photograph of joggers running on the sidewalk in Byrd Park; several women in shorts and t-shirts and a man pushing a jogging stroller…
![[Pants Go To New Widths]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13505/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Pants Go To New Widths]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/13/1988
Black and white photograph of model Mary Ellen Blosser wearing a [Calvin] Klein pant suit; the dark wool suit has a short double-breasted jacket and …
![[autolease on Broad Street]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13506/1/thumbnail.webp)
[autolease on Broad Street]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/11/1989
Black and white photograph of Stacy Turner, rental manager of autolease on Broad Street, and Ben Brown, posing on the hood of a Chrysler convertible;…
Mark Boykin, manager of Donati's Interport Amoco,…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/26/1990
Black and white photograph of Mark Boykin, manager of Donati's Interport Amoco, pumping gas at the service station at Laburnum Avenue and Williamsbur…
John Lucas, a Pinkerton special agent, stands jus…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/16/1988
Black and white photograph of John Lucas, a Pinkerton special agent, standing just inside the doors of Ultimate Savings Bank;<br />Lucas, in co…
![[Sweeten the Tax Bite]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13509/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Sweeten the Tax Bite]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/15/1986
Black and white photograph of a group of men surrounding an Edy's ice cream cart at night; a woman working the cart passes out free ice cream to the …
![["Nobody's Born Knowing How to be a Good Parent"]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13510/1/thumbnail.webp)
["Nobody's Born Knowing How to be a Good Parent"]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/25/1989
Black and white photograph of the Dunn family posing on the front lawn of their large brick home on Burrundie Drive off Forest Hill Avenue; the famil…
![[Access to All]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13511/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Access to All]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/17/1988
Black and white photograph of Capitol police officers helping wheel-chair bound David Shaw down the steps after he toured the Executive Mansion durin…
The Houndstooth Café is one place to get a good m…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/21/1988
Black and white photograph of the small white-frame building that houses The Houndstooth Café on Hanover Courthouse Road in Hanover County; the one-s…