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Crank'er, Maggie, the Customers Are Waitin'
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/15/1957
Black and white photograph of an antique, 1927, Model T oil truck; a woman (Mrs. Margaret Long of Esso Standard Oil Co.) in a coat and white gloves "…
Flooded Back Yard in the 6300 Block Morningside D…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1958
Black and white photograph of the back yards of several houses; the yards are filled with water; only the tips of grass are visible; this took place …
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1957
Black and white photograph of the exterior of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Boulevard and Grove Avenue in Richmond, Virginia; image shows the fro…
Bulldozers Prepare the Way for Toll Road
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/4/1957
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a bulldozer dumping dirt into a dum…
Stilts for the Turnpike
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/25/1957
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike in Richmond, Virginia; image shows several earth movers at the interse…
Panoramic View of Arrangements for Temporary By-P…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/9/1957
Black and white photograph of construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a new road curving to meet an exist…
Robert Henley Lamb…Breaks Ground For Richmond Mem…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/22/1954
Black and white photograph related to the new Richmond Memorial Hospital in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a large group of people standing in a woo…
Restored St. John's Churchyard Turned Over to Ci…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/10/1948
Black and white photograph of historic St. John's Church on Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia; image shows a group of men and women gathered at the e…
Inaugural Platform Goes Up
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/3/1958
Black and white photograph of a wooden platform being constructed at the foot of the Virginia State Capitol steps in Richmond, Virginia; preparing fo…
Pre-Inaugural Scene at State Capitol
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/5/1958
Black and white photograph of workmen laying steel foundation for bleachers; the bleachers are being erected across the small road from the Virginia …
Peace on Earth
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/26/1957
Black and white photograph of an outdoor Christmas shrine; under a gazebo topped with a bell and a cross, a standing figure of Jesus is flanked by kn…
Traffic Moves Across Bryan Park Toll Road Overpas…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/6/1958
Black and white photograph of several cars and trucks on a newly constructed road; the traffic is crossing an overpass; the road underneath is visibl…
Grace Arents Garden Club Prizewinner
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/26/1957
Black and white photograph of the exterior of a house decorated for Christmas; the house is brick with white wooden trim; the decorations on the porc…
Byrd Park Reservoir Hill Was Fine Place to Slide
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/8/1958
Black and white photograph of a group of kids rolling and sliding down a snow-covered hill; a low iron fence tops the hill in the background; snow ap…
Belvidere Extension
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/6/1958
Black and white photograph of an empty lot where a building has been razed; the lot is full of rubble; a brick building (the old First Police Precinc…
Houses Being Taken Down
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/6/1958
Black and white photograph of a house being demolished; a workman shifts bricks in front of the house; two other workers look at an empty lot next to…
Turnpike Crossing
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/2/1957
Black and white aerial photograph of road construction; proposed road has been dug out, but not yet paved; houses, trees and fields surround the road…
Turnpike Bridge Supports Take Form
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/23/1956
Black and white photograph of the construction of the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike; image shows bridge pilings being placed in the Appomattox River; …
Edgar Allan Poe Statue Through a Platform
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/7/1959
Black and white photograph of the construction of a wooden platform in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia; a tool box and saw are visible on the plat…
Construction Work on Patterson Ave. West of Three…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/17/1959
Black and white photograph of road construction on Patterson Avenue west of Three Chopt Road in Henrico County, Virginia; image shows construction eq…
Almost Late for the Hanging
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/7/1959
Black and white photograph of an artist working on an oil painting propped on the front bumper of her car; the painting is a city-scape; the artist's…
Errant Spring At Byrd Park Flowing Again
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/11/1959
Black and white photograph of a man, Mr. E. L. Yowell, drinking water from his hands at a spring; the spring is round with a brick surface; water run…
Vying For Position
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/19/1959
Black and white photograph of the Petersburg, Virginia train station; a crowd of people is milling about and taking photos of a steam engine on the t…
New Bridge On Old Site
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/22/1959
Black and white photograph of an excavation; a brick structure is in the background; several workmen stand in the muddy hole; a road is visible in th…