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![[Cruising Past Downtown]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13537/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Cruising Past Downtown]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/1/1986
Black and white photograph of the James River Tour boat, the "Virginia" cruising the river near downtown Richmond; a crew member and several passenge…
![[H.A.B.S. Team Works at the White House of the Confederacy]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13538/1/thumbnail.webp)
[H.A.B.S. Team Works at the White House of the Co…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/22/1984
Black and white photograph of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) team taking measurements at the White House of the Confederacy in downtow…
![[Team measures Confederate] White House by the inch](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13539/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Team measures Confederate] White House by the in…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/22/1984
Black and white photograph of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) team taking measurements at the White House of the Confederacy in downtow…
A monstrous crush
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/17/1989
Black and white photograph of Richmond Technical Center automotive students watching a monster truck crush two junk cars in the Center's parking lot;…
Croquet and comradery were the order of the day a…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/13/1989
Black and white photograph of a group of people playing croquet on the lawn of Hampstead Plantation in New Kent County; the women wear dresses; the m…
![[Science Museum Dome Renovation]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13542/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Science Museum Dome Renovation]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/6/1989
Black and white photograph of the interior of the Science Museum of Virginia; image shows the main entrance lobby with dome overhead; scaffolding cov…
![[Main Street Centre Crane Coming Down]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13543/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Main Street Centre Crane Coming Down]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/2/1986
Black and white photograph of the newly constructed Main Street Centre office building in downtown Richmond; image shows the tall construction crane …
Chopped down to size
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/2/1986
Black and white photograph of the tower of a 440-foot-tall construction crane being dismantled in downtown Richmond; the crane was used in the buildi…
Tony Marks is in charge of work at site for Foulg…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/25/1986
Black and white photograph of Tony Marks, foreman for Foulger-Pratt, the construction company in charge of building the new Main Street Center buildi…
![[Broad Street Scene]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13546/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Broad Street Scene]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/22/1986
Black and white photograph of traffic and buildings on Broad Street looking east in downtown Richmond; image shows traffic moving east toward the Six…
Undercover
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/19/1986
Black and white photograph of a woman in a nurse uniform sheltering under her jacket during a rainstorm in downtown Richmond; image shows the woman s…
![[4th Street Looking North to Main Street]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13548/1/thumbnail.webp)
[4th Street Looking North to Main Street]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/5/1990
Black and white photograph of 4th Street looking north to Main Street in downtown Richmond; image taken looking up the hill; two men, one with a shop…
Houses featured in Homearama get those extra land…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/13/1989
Black and white photograph of the exterior of the "Northrich," a home on exhibit in "Homearama," an event put on by the Home Builders Association in…
![[School Bus Accident on Marshall Street]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13550/1/thumbnail.webp)
[School Bus Accident on Marshall Street]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/7/1990
Black and white photograph of a Richmond City Public Schools bus stopped on Marshall Street as the result of an accident; a van rear-ended the bus in…
For Brave Cats Only
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/4/1978
Black and white photograph of two workers straddling a beam on one of the new catwalks being constructed to join floors of the old Medical College of…
These phones, near the James River at 4400 E. Mai…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/7/1989
Black and white photograph of a pair of public telephones half-covered by flood water from the James River; the phones are located at 4400 E. Main St…
![[Demolition of Buildings on Fourth Street]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13553/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Demolition of Buildings on Fourth Street]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/19/1986
Black and white photograph of several small brick buildings being demolished on N. Fourth Street in downtown Richmond; image shows a three-story row …
![[Richmond Centre Construction]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13554/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Richmond Centre Construction]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/29/1986
Black and white photograph of the construction of the Richmond Centre for Conventions and Exhibitions (Greater Richmond Convention Center) in downtow…
![[Rainy Walk Home]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13555/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Rainy Walk Home]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/8/1990
Black and white photograph of a student from Mosby Middle School (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle) walking home in the rain; image shows the girl …
Decking the halls…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/7/1988
Black and white photograph of a University of Richmond work crew hoisting a 300-pound Christmas wreath onto the Boatwright Library tower; several wor…
Joseph J. Loehr III (left) assists Daniel Sulliva…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/19/1987
Black and white photograph of Joseph J Loehr, III, projects manager and Daniel Sullivan, installer, repairing protection system at the Diamond; image…
![["Furniture Row"]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13558/1/thumbnail.webp)
["Furniture Row"]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/18/1989
Black and white photograph of a row of furniture stores on West Broad Street in downtown Richmond; image shows Hub Furniture, Lewis Furniture, Heilig…
Workmen grease screws that raise wicket gates at …
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/7/1989
Black and white photograph of workmen and a man in a raincoat standing on one of the James River and Kanawha Canal locks in downtown Richmond; image …
Shooting Scene
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/28/1988
Black and white photograph of the parking lot of Krispies Fried Chicken at 1625 E. Williamsburg Road in the east end of Richmond; Robert O. Fleming w…