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Fire at 413 North 33rd Street
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/28/1961
Black and white photograph of the 400 block of 33rd Street in Richmond, Virginia; firefighters are fighting a fire in the frame house at number 413; …
John Powell at 106 N. Plum Street
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/29/1962
Black and white photograph of a group of people standing at the doorway of 106 N. Plum Street in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; the brick ho…
Parasol Is Pretty Shade
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/21/1964
Black and white photograph of Marion Farley modeling a lace parasol from the Valentine Museum costume collection; Farley wears a modern shirt dress; …
Bulls Put Out to Pasture
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
7/23/1964
Black and white photograph of workers removing one of 41 bull heads from the old city police lockup to prepare the building for demolition; the bulls…
This Three-Story House At 1715 Grove Ave. Was Sce…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/2/1964
Black and white photograph of the aftermath of a house fire at 1715 Grove Avenue in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; image shows hoses on the …
Former YWCA Is Coming Down
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/3/1964
Black and white photograph of the Walford building at Third and Main Streets in Richmond, Virginia; once the Guerrant Hotel (1906-1918) and more rece…
Getting a Campaign Going
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/4/1964
Black and white photo of two African American boys in front of wooden row houses in Richmond, Virginia; boys are wearing sign boards and standing on …
Carriage Ride for Junior League Through Church Hi…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/19/1967
Black and white photograph of a horse-drawn carriage traveling through the restored areas of Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia; the carriage rides we…
Debutantes Begin Summer Of Fun And Games And Rela…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
6/1/1965
Black and white photograph of four young women in white tennis dresses sitting on the grass at the Country Club of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia; th…
Richmond Academy Doctors Welcome Wives
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/10/1965
Black and white photograph of three Richmond Academy of Medicine doctors, Dr. William Hill, Dr. Daniel Talley III and Dr. Carl Meador welcoming three…
Brakes on Cement Mixer Apparently Failed As It Tr…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
9/23/1965
Black and white photograph of a Richmond Ready-Mix Corporation cement mixer that has run off the road and onto the sidewalk in front of Johnson's Tir…
New Parking Garage
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
8/4/1965
Black and white photograph of a large parking garage being constructed at 6th and Marshall Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; the Thalhimers bui…
Carriage Ride for Junior League Through Church Hi…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/19/1967
Black and white photograph of a horse-drawn carriage traveling through the restored areas of Church Hill in Richmond, Virginia; the carriage rides we…
Broad Street Fire Station
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
Circa 1965
Black and white photograph of the old Broad Street fire station on Broad Street between 9th and 10th Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image sh…
Houses Give Way to Highways
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
10/15/1965
Black and white photograph of houses being demolished on North Fifth Street near the Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike in Richmond, Virginia; the homes ar…
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/23/1965
Black and white photograph of six of the seven clergymen who will participate in an interfaith Thanksgiving service at Park Avenue Methodist Church i…
Jack Spratt in Thalhimers Christmas Toy Parade
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
11/23/1965
Black and white photograph of an inflatable Jack Spratt and his wife float in the Thalhimers Christmas Toy parade in Richmond, Virginia; the pair sit…
Feeding the Geese at Byrd Park
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
1/23/1966
Black and white photograph of women and children feeding the geese at Swan Lake in Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia; the group stands at the edge of the…
Plaque Unveiled
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
12/30/1965
Black and white photograph of the members of the board of trustees of the Cerebral Palsy Center, 1308 Sherwood Avenue, gathered for the unveiling of …
Allied Officers on Tour
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/22/1966
Black and white photo of a group of men outside the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia; the men stand at the foot of a statue of George Was…
Changing of the Guard
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
3/19/1966
Black and white photograph of policewoman Mrs. Vinceretta Davis being presented with a corsage by the students of Bellevue School in Richmond, Virgin…
Happiness Is When Pools Open; They Were Open Yest…
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
5/29/1965
Black and white photographs (three images taped together on the back) of three outdoor swimming pools in Henrico County, Virginia; this image-c, feat…
Trees for the Turnpike
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/1/1965
Black and white photograph of a group of people planting a small magnolia tree near the Broad Street exit from the Richmond-Petersburg turnpike in Ri…
Literary Evening at the Valentine
Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…
4/4/1954
Black and white film negative of a group of men and women preparing for a literary evening (Richmond Junior League Book and Author Dinner) in the gar…