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Mcguire's University School
1941
Glass plate negative showing the student body of McGuire's University School, Belvidere and Main Streets near Monroe Park in Richmond, Virginia; imag…
Boys Eating Watermelon
1875-1900
Glass plate negative showing a group of young African-American boys eating watermelon; three boys sit on a log fence; the fourth boy sits on the grou…
McGuire's University School
1880-1920
Glass plate negative (from an older print, 1875) showing students of McGuire's University School, Belvidere and Main Streets in Richmond,Virginia; po…
University of Virginia
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of people posed on the steps of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Geogr…
Baseball Team
1890-1899
Glass plate negative showing a baseball team of young African-American boys; ten boys pose outside in an empty lot; four boys sit on ground; six boys…
University of Virginia
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing three University of Virginia faculty members seated on the lawn in front of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia in…
Chimney Sweeps
1890-1900
Glass plate negative from an original cabinet cart (likely by J. N. Wilson, Savannah, Georgia), showing five young African-American boys identified a…
University of Virginia
1880-1920
Glass plate (double) negative showing a group of people posed on the steps of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.…
Boys Fishing off the Wharf at Brandon
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing three African-American boys fishing off a dock at Brandon, in Prince George County, Virginia. Geographic Description: P…
McGuire's University School
1890
Glass plate negative (from an older print, 1890) showing students of McGuire's University School, Belvidere and Main Streets in Richmond, Virginia; p…
Boy and Girl with Watermelon
1885-1900
Glass plate negative showing a young African-American boy and girl eating watermelon; the pair stands in a field in front of a haystack; boy holds sl…
Richmond High School
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing students of the Richmond High School, 805 E. Marshall Street in the Court End neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia; young …
Boy and Rabbits
1926
Glass plate negative showing an African-American boy holding several rabbits he has hunted; boy wears cap, vest, jacket and knickers, and stands in a…
Girl Selling Wood
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an African-American girl wearing hat and dress sitting on the sidewalk selling small pieces of wood; three woven baskets…
Boy with Watermelon
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an African-American boy displaying a large watermelon; boy, in straw hat, crouches in front of an ivy-covered wall with water…
University of Richmond
1892-1893
Glass plate negative showing the Alpha Zeta Chaper of Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of Richmond; image of eleven young men in suits and ti…
Woman in front of Cabin
1885-1890
Glass plate negative of an African-American woman standing in the front yard of the cabin she built with her daughter; log cabin with wooden shingle …
Uncle Daniel and Wife
Circa 1888
Glass plate negative of an older African-American couple seated in chairs outside their log house in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia; identifi…
College of William and Mary
1893
Glass plate negative showing a group of students and faculty posed in front of a brick building at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, V…
Frame House
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of small frame house with wood shingle roof in a clearing; two African-American children stand near house.
Classroom Scene
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a Richmond (Virginia) Public Schools (?) classroom scene; image of African-American boys and girls seated at desks facin…
Man and Woman in front of House
Circa 1888
Glass plate negative of an older African-American couple posing in front of their log home in Bon Air, Chesterfield County, Virginia; woman, in head …
Uncle Daniel's Cabin
1888
Glass plate negative of three African-American men and an African-American woman posing in the front yard of a log cabin near Bon Air, Chesterfield C…
Couple at Fireside
1898
Glass plate negative of an older African-American men woman sitting in front of the fire inside their log house; couple sits on either side of a larg…