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![[Anti-Whaling Protest]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13586/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Anti-Whaling Protest]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/16/1988
Black and white photograph of Dermot Rooney and others protesting the purchase of Icelandic fish by Burger King; the group is angry with Iceland beca…
Save The Whales
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/16/1988
Black and white photograph of Kirsten Perry protesting the purchase of Icelandic fish by Burger King; the group is angry with Iceland because that na…
Heavy metal meeting
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/13/1986
Black and white photograph of concert goers Marcy Heeke and Mike Smith stopping to read protestor Scott Richard's hand-lettered sign; Heeke and Smith…
![[Student Environmental Group in Capitol Square]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13589/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Student Environmental Group in Capitol Square]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/26/1990
Black and white photograph of a group of people lying on the grass in Capitol Square; the Virgina State Capitol is visible in the background; the peo…
![[U.M.W. Strike]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13590/1/thumbnail.webp)
[U.M.W. Strike]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/28/1989
Black and white photograph of Pittston Coal employees picking up signs in preparation for picketing in front of Crestar Bank in downtown Richmond; th…
![[U.M.W. Strike]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13591/1/thumbnail.webp)
[U.M.W. Strike]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/28/1989
Black and white photograph of striking mine workers taking a break during their protest march outside Crestar Bank in downtown Richmond; image shows …
![[Paper Workers on Strike]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13592/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Paper Workers on Strike]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/15/1988
Black and white photograph of paper workers picketing against International Paper in downtown Richmond; image shows several men in ball caps and t-sh…
![[Bus Drivers on Strike]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13593/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Bus Drivers on Strike]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/3/1990
Black and white photograph of W.C. Bryan, union representative of Local 1493, speaking with a Richmond police officer about the plight of Greyhound b…
![[One Side Down - Three To Go]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13594/1/thumbnail.webp)
[One Side Down - Three To Go]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/27/1986
Black and white photograph of several workmen at the top of the Central Fidelity Bank building in downtown Richmond; the workmen walk along some scaf…
![[Vacant House Crime Scene]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13595/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Vacant House Crime Scene]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/13/1988
Black and white photograph of a deserted and dilapidated house at 1709 Boston Avenue on the south side of Richmond; a uniformed Richmond police offic…
Newsman Roger Mudd joined Gov. and Mrs. Gerald L.…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/15/1989
Black and white photograph of television newscaster Roger Mudd chatting with Virginia Governor and Mrs. Gerald L. Baliles; the trio stands in an inte…
![[Preparing for Inauguration Festivities]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13597/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Preparing for Inauguration Festivities]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/4/1990
Black and white photograph of workmen preparing Festival Park at 6th Street Marketplace to host part of Virginia Governor Doug Wilder's inaugural bal…
![[Balloons for Legislators]](https://cdn.yesterdays.maprva.org/images/13598/1/thumbnail.webp)
[Balloons for Legislators]
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/17/1989
Black and white photograph of Diane Koster and Penny Powell Carmody of the Valentine Museum standing in Capitol Square with a large bunch of heart-s…
Armistice Celebration at St. Paul's Church
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/13/1935
Black and white photograph of several men walking down the front steps of St. Paul's Church in downtown Richmond, Virginia; the men are in military u…
Imitation Bombs Dropped in Air Raid
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/24/1942
Black and white photograph of a group of people standing in the street and on the sidewalk at Broad and 8th Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; s…
Governor Price's Inaugural Parade
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/19/1938
Black and white photograph of the Inaugural parade of Virginia Governor James H. Price; the cadet corps of John Marshall High School parades into Cap…
Marching Cadets
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/18/1942
Black and white photograph of a large group of young men marching down Broad Street (between 5th and 6th Streets) in Richmond, Virginia; the men wear…
John Marshall High School Cadets Direct Traffic
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/29/1942
Black and white photograph of John Marshall High School cadet Aubrey Phillips directing traffic near the school, at Eighth and Marshall Streets in do…
Ladies of the Club
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1936
Black and white photograph of a group of well-dressed ladies walking down the sidewalk in an urban area; the ladies wear fur coats or fur-trimmed coa…
Forest Fires Near Windsor Farms
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/27/1942
Black and white photograph of a young man standing on the edge of a wooded area on fire; smoke fills the air and flames are visible in the background…
Westover Playground Is Opened
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/21/1949
Black and white photograph of the unveiling of the new Westover playground sign at the site's opening festivities in Richmond, Virginia; those pictur…
Knights of Columbus Wreath Laying
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/13/1949
Black and white photograph of members of the Knights of Columbus during a wreath laying in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; image shows Basil Fowler, G…
Army and Air Force Float
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/16/1949
Black and white photograph of the U. S. Army and Air Force Recruiting Service float in the Tobacco Bowl parade in Richmond, Virginia; a small footbal…
Smiling Drum Majorette Paces Binford Band
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/31/1951
Black and white photograph of a young drum majorette marching with baton in front of the Binford (Junior High) Band down a residential street; likely…