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Main Street Station, Exterior
1901-1925
Glass plate negative of Main Street Station, 1500 E. Main Street in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia; image shows the front of the Renaissance Revi…
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
1886-1900
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…
Richmond, Virginia Center City Panorama
8/19/1913
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of center city, Richmond, Virginia; view looking from 6th and Franklin Streets; Capitol Square visible …
First National Bank Construction Crew
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a construction crew working on the First National Bank building; image of a group of men in work clothes and caps posed …
Richmond, Virginia Industrial Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Richmond, Virginia from the roof of Valentine's Meat Juice Works; image looks south west towards the James Riv…
Governor Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Governor Street looking north from Franklin Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; Davis House hotel at lower …
Sheppard Street
1880-1920
Original film negative showing a view of Sheppard Street looking south from Grove Avenue in the Museum District of Richmond, Virginia. Inscription: …
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[Archived 12 binder. No title on slide.]
Richmond Comprehensive Planni…
December 1976
Original Binder Label: Archived 12 Subject: City planning -- Pictorial works
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[Archived 5 binder. No title on slide.]
Richmond Comprehensive Planni…
September 1978
Original Binder Label: Archived 5 Subject: City planning -- Pictorial works
6th + Grace
Richmond Comprehensive Planni…
July 1963
Original Binder Label: Archived 6 Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -…
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[Archived 7 binder. No title on slide.]
Richmond Comprehensive Planni…
March 1986
Original Binder Label: Archived 7 Subject: City planning -- Pictorial works
from C&O trestle
Richmond Comprehensive Planni…
July 1977
Original Binder Label: Archived 9 Subject: City planning -- Pictorial works
Lee to Mayo Bridge
Richmond Comprehensive Planni…
May 1996
Original Binder Label: Volume 1 - Presentations, Aerials Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildi…
Jackson Ward (Abner Clay Pk)
Richmond Comprehensive Planni…
May 1996
Original Binder Label: Volume 1 - Presentations, Aerials Subject: City planning -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works; Richmond (Va.) -- Buildi…
Laying Sod
Reinier Hendriksen Photograph…
2/1972
Color slide showing sod being laid in a bare expanse between new Richmond City Hall and the Safety, Health and Welfare building in Richmond, Va.; the…
Laying Sod
Reinier Hendriksen Photograph…
2/1972
Color slide showing sod being laid in a bare expanse between new Richmond City Hall and the Safety, Health and Welfare building in Richmond, Va.; the…
E. Broad Street
Gordon E. Strause Photograph …
Circa 1935
Black and white photograph showing the 300 block of E. Broad Street (south side) in downtown Richmond, Virginia; S. S. Kresge Company at 301-303 E. B…
Cary Court Shopping Center
Gordon E. Strause Photograph …
1947
Black and white photograph showing the Cary Court Shopping Center in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va. --Carytown (Richmond,…
Looking West from Shockoe Bottom
David F. Rissel Photograph Co…
Circa 1984
Black and white photograph showing a view along E. Main Street looking west towards downtown Richmond, Virginia; Richmond Broom Company (2201 E. Main…
Photobomb at the Byrd
2012-12-01 16:58:03
Perfect... pretty woman, vintage dress, Mona Lisa smile and then photobomb! I had to laugh. Byrd Theatre, Richmond VA.
Wal-Mart Truck Stuck in Carytown
2010-12-18 11:54:33
Corner of McCloy and Cary Street, a Wal-Mart truck with a 53 foot trailer failed to navigate the corner and became "stuck" for about thirty minutes. …
