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Monroe Park
1871-1906
Glass plate negative showing a view of Monroe Park in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; rock pyramid fountain at center of image; Pace Memorial…
Monroe Park
1891-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Monroe Park in the Fan District of Richmond, Virginia; statue to Confederate General Williams C. Wickham at ce…
Automatic Shoe Shine Machine
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a man sitting at an "International / Automatic / Shoe-Shining / Machine."
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Post 1914
Glass plate negative of the Young Women's Christian Association (YMCA) building at 6 N. 5th Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows a mult…
Unidentified House, Exterior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified house in an unidentified location; image shows a three-story brick townhouse with cast iron porch and fence.
Unloading a Ship
Circa 1925
Original film negative showing cargo being unloaded from a ship, possibly at the Port of Richmond, Virginia; stacked crates swing off ship as men in …
Railroad Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)…
Post 1907
Glass plate negative of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) branch building at 15th and Main Streets in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, V…
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
1886-1910
Glass plate negative of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) building at 6th and Main Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows a m…
Steamer Trucks at Fire
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing steamer trucks of the Richmond Fire Department in use at a fire; firefighters work with trucks; bystanders look on. Geo…
Maymont Park
1880-1920
Original film negative showing a view of Maymont Park in Richmond, Virginia; tree-lined stream flows through landscape. Geographic Description: Rich…
Maymont Park
1880-1920
Original film negative showing Maymont Park in Richmond, Virginia; view of a cobblestone pedestrian bridge crossing a stream; yucca plants at right; …
Richmond Public Schools Classroom Scene
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of a Richmond (Virginia) Public Schools (kindergarten) classroom; image shows boys and girls seated on chairs facing a girl pres…
The Shenandoah Apartment Building
1905-1920
Glass plate negative of The Shenandoah apartment building at 901 N. Allen Avenue, in the Fan District, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a multi-story …
Richmond Public Schools Classroom Scene
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of a Richmond (Virginia) Public Schools classroom; image shows boys and girls seated at desks facing the front of the classroom;…
Monroe Terrace Apartments
1915-1920
Glass plate negative of the Monroe Terrace Apartments, at the corner of Franklin and Laurel Streets, in the Fan District, Richmond, Virginia; image s…
Amelia County School Wagon
1880-1920
Glass plate negative the Amelia County, Virginia school wagon; image of school children crowded into a horse-drawn wagon with tarp cover. Geographic…
The Prestwould Apartments
Post 1929
Original nitrate film negative of the Prestwould Apartments, 612 W. Franklin Street, in the Fan District, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a Tudor Rev…
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[Bauer House Apartments]
1921
Glass plate negative of 2035 Mounument Avenue in the Fan District, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a large two-story brick house with windows in atti…
Hyde House
1933
Original film negative showing an interior of the Tristram T. and Mabel Hyde house at 3216 Chamberlayne Avenue in Ginter Park; image of the entry hal…
Hollywood Cemetery - Thompson
1890
Glass plate negative showing the obelisk monument for John R. Thompson in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: Written __"Tomb of Jn…
Dr. Stuart McGuire House
1922
Original film negative showing an interior of the Dr. Stuart and Ruth Robertson McGuire house at 2304 Monument Avenue in the Fan District, Richmond, …
Richmond Public Schools Gymnastics Exhibition
1914-1922
Glass plate negative of a large group of Richmond (Virginia) Public school children performing in a gymnastics exhibition in Byrd Park; image shows t…
Waddill House
9/9/1921
Glass plate negative of the Samuel P. and Fannie H. Waddill residence at 2 Oak Lane in Hampton Gardens, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a two-story b…
Unidentified House, Exterior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the exterior of an unidentified house; image of a two-story brick house with raised basement on city street in Richmond,…