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Aunt Kitty at Tuckahoe Plantation
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative of Aunt Kitty (Mahala) standing on the steps of an outbuilding at Tuckahoe Plantation; African-American woman wears long dark dr…
Street Vendor
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified street vendor in Richmond, Virginia; image of an unidentified African-American woman in apron and cap st…
Woman Milking Cow
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified African-American woman milking a cow; wears long skirts and cap; man in hat stands to left.
Unidentified Woman with Cat
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified African-American woman sitting on a porch with a cat next to her.
Unidentified Woman
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified African-American woman walking along a rural road with large basket on her head.
Aunt Kitty
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an African-American woman identified as Aunt Kitty; woman wears dark dress, white scarf and cap; sits outside in rural landsc…
Three Women in Doorway
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing three unidentified African-American women on the porch of a frame house; women wear long dresses and shawls.
Parade on Main Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified parade west down Main Street from 10th Street, in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows a military (?) gro…
Adjutant General of Virginia, W. W. Sale and his …
5/10/1910
Glass plate negative of the Adjutant General of Virginia, W. W. Sale and his staff on horseback heading up a parade on Monument Avenue in Richmond, V…
2nd Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard
5/10/1910
Glass plate negative of the 2nd Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard (New Haven), marching in a parade on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia…
John Marshall High School Cadet Corps Marching in…
Circa 1919
Glass plate negative of the John Marshall High School Cadet Corps marching in an unidentified parade during the time of World War I; image shows the …
1st Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard
5/10/1910
Glass plate negative of the 1st Company, Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard (Hartford), marching in a parade on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia;…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues on Parade
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Light Infantry Blues in an unidentified parade; the Blues, in full dress uniform, march down Franklin Stree…
Richmond Light Infantry Blues on Parade
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the Richmond Light Infantry Blues in an unidentified parade; the Blues, in full dress uniform, march down a city street …
War Bond Parade
11/23/1917
Glass plate negative showing U. S. Army troops marching on Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia during a World War I war bond parade and rally (Libert…
Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard Band
5/10/1910
Glass plate negative of the band of the Connecticut Governor's Foot Guard playing in the middle of Main Street in downtown Richmond; band faces the T…
War Bond Parade
11/23/1917
Glass plate negative showing participants lining up in Capitol Square to march during a World War I war bond parade and rally (Liberty Loan drive?); …
Parade Wagons on E. Franklin Street
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing participants in an unidentified (Labor Day?) parade paused on E. Franklin Street in Richmond, Virginia; horse and mule-d…
Fox Hunting Group
1892
Glass plate negative showing a group ready for a fox hunt on J. B. Watkins land in Powhatan County, Virginia; men in bowler hats and suits sit in a r…
Outing by a Stream
1890-1899
Glass plate negative showing a group of people enjoying an outing in a rural setting; men, women and children sit on the rocks of a dry stream bed (?…
Horse and Rider Taking a Fence
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a female rider in dark skirt, coat and hat jumping her horse over a stacked rail fence.
Group Outing on the River
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of people disembarking from a boat and walking along a wooden dock towards a small frame building on the shore o…
Young Athletes
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing five young men wearing shorts and singlets standing together in a line in a photographers studio; track athletes (?).
Skating on Westhampton Lake
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of men and women ice skating on Westhampton Lake, Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond, Va.