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Riding in a Ford
Post 1908
Original film negative showing a group of men riding in an old-style Ford automobile, likely in Richmond, Virginia. Geographic Description: Richmond…
Richmond, Virginia Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Richmond, Virginia skyline; image looks north across James River; Virginia State Capitol building visible at f…
Richmond, Virginia Panorama
9/2/1912
Glass plate negative showing a view of an industrial area near the James River, in Richmond, Virginia; view looks south from the top of the American …
Richmond, Virginia Center City Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of center city, Richmond, Virginia; view looking north west shows Virginia State Capitol building in ba…
Richmond, Virginia Industrial Panorama
Circa 1912
Glass plate negative with two images; both show panoramic views of the industrial area near the James River; brick warehouses, homes and churches vis…
Mayo's Bridge and Island
1880-1920
Pair of glass plate negatives (both sides of original stereograph) showing a view of Mayo's Bridge and Island looking north across the James River at…
Packaging Cigarettes
Circa 1905
Glass plate negative showing women and men packaging cigarettes by machine in an unidentified tobacco factory.
Mayo's Bridge
1880-1920
Pair of glass plate negatives (both sides of original stereograph) showing a view of the James River and the city of Richmond, Virginia, looking nort…
Tobacco Factory, Interior
Circa 1905
Glass plate negative showing men and women working in the packaging department of an unidentified tobacco factory.
Richmond, Virginia Center City Panorama
2/7/1917
Glass plate negative showing a panoramic view of center city, Richmond, Virginia; view looking east from 7th Street; Virginia State Capitol visibile …
Bloemendaal Farm
Circa 1918
Glass plate negative showing a pair of arbors with attached benches at Bloemendaal Farm, the home of Grace Arents in Henrico County, Virginia. Geogr…
Bloemendaal Farm
Circa 1918
Glass plate negative showing a gourd bird house/feeder at Bloemendaal Farm, the home of Grace Arents in Henrico County, Virginia. Geographic Descrip…
Bloemendaal Farm
Circa 1918
Glass plate negative showing a green house and other outbuildings at Bloemendaal Farm, the home of Grace Arents in Henrico County, Virginia. Geograp…
Outbuildings at Seven Pines
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a pair of outbuildings on the property of Seven Pines National Cemetery (former Civil War battlefield) in Sandston, Henr…
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Cabin Occupied by Grant [sic] during Peninsular C…
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a small wooden cabin in a wooded area; man in suit and hat stands in front of house in woods; woman and dog on porch of …
Seven Pines National Cemetery
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Seven Pines National Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia; grassy area filled with small headstones; trees and b…
Seven Pines National Cemetery
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the brick wall surrounding Seven Pines National Cemetery; two-story brick building in background; Henrico County, Virgin…
House at Savage's Station
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a two-story frame house with raised basement and front and back porches; located at Savage's Station, Henrico County, Vi…
Frayser's Farm
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing Frayser's Farm, Henrico County, Virginia; image of a plowed field with house and trees in background; man stands behind …
Glendale National Cemetery
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Glendale National Cemetery, Henrico County, Virginia; small headstones among tall, leafy trees; monument visib…
White Oak Swamp
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the White Oak Swamp in Henrico County, Virginia; image of overgrown trees and brush; site of Civil War fighting in 1862 …
Libby Prison
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative (stereograph) showing a view of Libby Prison, E. Cary and S. 20th Streets, Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia; multi-stor…
Libby Prison
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Libby Prison, E. Cary and S. 20th Streets, Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia; multi-story brick warehouse bui…
Libby Prison
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Libby Prison, E. Cary and S. 20th Streets, Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia; multi-story brick warehouse bui…