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Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Circa 1898
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond (Virginia) Light Infantry Blues participating in an unidentified event at the fairgrounds (?); image of a l…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Captain Wyatt, Com…
Circa 1898
Glass plate negative showing a group of uniformed men posing on the steps of a building; men in at least ten rows; Captain Clarence Wyatt and Company…
Richmond Grays, Captain Bossieux
1898
Glass plate negative showing a group of uniformed men posing on the steps of a building in Richmond, Virginia; men in at least ten rows; Captain Cyru…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues on Drill Field
Circa 1898
Glass plate negative showing a group of uniformed men posing on a grassy field in Richmond, Virginia (Reservoir or Byrd Park?); all wear uniforms and…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, Company A and B
Circa 1903
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond (Virginia) Light Infantry Blues, Company A and B (70th Regiment, Drum Corps), drilling on the roof of a bui…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues, 70th Regiment Band
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing members of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues, 70th Regiment band posing outside in Reservoir Park, Richmond, Virginia; b…
Unveiling Confederate Monument at Goochland Court…
6/22/1918
Glass plate negative of the dedication and unveiling of a Confederate monument at the Goochland County, Virginia courthouse; image shows Confederate …
Unveiling Confederate Monument at Goochland Court…
6/22/1918
Glass plate negative of the dedication and unveiling of a Confederate monument at the Goochland County, Virginia courthouse; image shows men, women a…
Unveiling Confederate Monument at Goochland Court…
6/22/1918
Glass plate negative of the dedication and unveiling of a Confederate monument at the Goochland County, Virginia courthouse; image shows Boy Scouts i…
School Group at J. E. B. Stuart Monument
5/30/1917
Glass plate negative of a school group (likely from the Collegiate School for Girls) gathered at the base of the J. E. B. Stuart monument at Stuart C…
Dedication of the Robert E. Lee Monument
5/29/1890
Glass plate negative of a crowd scene during the dedication and unveiling of the Robert E. Lee equestrian monument at Monument and Allen Avenues, in …
Dedicating Marker at Confederate Naval Yard
1916
Glass plate negative of the unveiling of a marker and plaque at the site of the Confederate Navy Yard; the marker, placed by the City of Richmond, Vi…
Group inside City Auditorium
1880-1920
Glass plate plate negative showing a large group of women attending an event (church organization?) at the Richmond City Auditorium at Cary and Cherr…
Group at St. Luke's Hospital
Circa 1895
Glass plate negative of a group of doctors and nurses posing on the steps of old St. Luke's Hospital on Governor Street near Capitol Square in Richmo…
Wood Cutters
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men in a logging camp (?); men in work clothes and hats stand or sit in a line; many hold ax…
Picnic Near Bon Air
1885-1889
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men and women at a church picnic, near Bon Air in Chesterfield County, Virginia; men and wom…
Cabin in Chesterfield County
1890-1899
Glass plate negative showing an African-American woman and her child posing in front of their small frame cabin in Chesterfield County, Virginia; wom…
African-American Family in front of Home
1890-1900
Glass plate negative showing an African-American family posing in front of their small log house; image of an older African-American woman seated in …
Bon Air Picnic
1885-1889
Glass plate negative showing a group of African-American men and women posed for a group portrait during a picnic in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Vi…
Playing Marbles
Pre 1880
Glass plate (stereograph) negative, likely by D. H. Anderson, showing a group of African-American and white men and boys playing marbles in a back al…
Farm Scene
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing four African-American men sitting in the middle of a field in a rural setting; man and two young men sit on log; another…
Baptism in Virginia
Circa 1910
Glass plate negative showing an African-American baptism on the banks of a river or pond; large group of people in dresses and suits stands on shore;…
Men in Ox Cart
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing three men sitting in a small ox-drawn cart; young boy in bare feet stands next to ox; cart driven by African-American ma…
Charleston, S. C. Fish Sellers
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing four African-American men selling fish from a cart in Charleston, South Carolina; older man at left stands holding box o…