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They're Razing Bellwood
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/26/1941
Black and white photograph of workmen cutting down trees and pulling up stumps to prepare the ground on the old Bellwood estate for grading; a tracto…
"Venable Street" by Kenneth Harris
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/3/1952
Black and white photograph of Kenneth Harris' watercolor painting, "Venable Street"; painting was part of the Valentine Museum exhibition, "Richmond …
Flames Visible for a Mile or More Destroy Old Gym…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/23/1950
Black and white photograph of a fire destroying the old gym at St. Catherine's School on Grove Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Stamped __…
'Broad Street, Looking West' by Kenneth Harris
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/3/1952
Black and white photograph of a watercolor painting, "Broad Street, Looking West" by Kenneth Harris; painting was included in the Valentine Museum ex…
Shriners Parade - 1951
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/23/1951
Black and white photograph of a Shriners Parade on Broad Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; several Shriners are riding in an old-fashioned car a…
The On-Again, Off-Again Signs Are On Again
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/28/1951
Black and white photograph of the Boulevard-Broad Street intersection looking north up the Boulevard in Richmond, Virginia; "No Parking At Anytime" s…
Oil Fire Puts Smoke Blanket Over Richmond
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/25/1951
Black and white photograph of downtown Richmond, Virginia from the south side of the James River; the river and train tracks are in the foreground; t…
Rainy Day Job
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/20/1951
Black and white photograph of a Richmond city Utilities Department crew replacing a pole on the center strip of Broad Street just east of Allen Avenu…
Directing Traffic After Tornado
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1951
Black and white photograph of a uniformed police officer directing traffic at the corner of Idlewood and South Lombardy Streets in Richmond, Virginia…
Tornado Destruction on Maplewood Avenue
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/14/1951
Black and white photograph of a store on Maplewood Avenue in Richmond, Virginia completely destroyed by the tornado of 1951; the building is a pile o…
Flowers Firm Construction Speeds Up
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1951
Black and white photograph of a two-story building under construction; notations on photograph identify the building as the Flowers School Equipment …
Outside, Work; Inside, Study
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/13/1951
Black and white photograph of Mary Munford Elementary School under construction; the two-story brick school is nearly complete; workers clear and gra…
New Building for Cedar Street Baptist Church
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/12/1952
Black and white photograph of a brownstone Gothic-style church with large stained glass windows; a small fire truck with aerial ladder fully extended…
"Kanawha Canal at Seventeenth Street"
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/9/1954
Black and white photograph of an oil painting, "Kanawha Canal at Seventeenth Street" by Catherine Nichols; shown in the "Richmond in Paintings and Dr…
Rear Of Second Street, Between Byrd And Spring, I…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/13/1952
Black and white film negative of the rear of homes on Second Street between Byrd and Spring Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows the d…
1706 Shirley Road
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/27/1957
Black and white photograph of a brick and frame split-level home at 1706 Shirley Road in the Stratford Hills area of Richmond, Virginia. Inscription…
Facelifting
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/24/1957
Black and white photograph of Broad Street Methodist Church at 10th and Broad Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; the façade is covered with drop…
School Superintendent Gets Training Car Keys
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/10/1957
Black and white photograph of Virginia state Senator E. E. Willey (right) giving Richmond Public Schools Superintendent H. I. Willett the keys to fou…
Painters at the Farmer's Market
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/10/1950
Black and white photograph of a man and a woman painting a scene at the Richmond Farmer's Market in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia; the pair have…
Off With The Top
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/21/1952
Black and white film negative of the 115-year old house at the southwest corner of Franklin and First Streets in Richmond, Virginia; the mansard roof…
Belvidere Area Panorama
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/14/1951
Black and white aerial photograph of Franklin Street near Belvidere Stret; the Prestwould and Monroe Park (with some damage from the tornado of 1951)…
Steel Overhead
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/26/1958
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; image shows a bridge being built; cement supports are complete; metal…
St. Paul's Closed for Renovations
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
2/4/1949
Black and white photograph of the exterior of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows the front of the church; iron g…
City Sewer Line is Being Placed Under Route on Bo…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/4/1957
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; image shows a steam shovel digging in the middle of the Boulevard in …