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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 looking nor…
Laburnum House
12/26/1914
Glass plate negative showing gardens and grounds of the third Laburnum house (1908), Westwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, covered with snow. Inscrip…
Hog Butchering
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing hog butchering in an unidentified Virginia location; image shows three men dressing hanging carcases, while a fourth man…
Strawberry Picking
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative of workers picking strawberries in a field in Norfolk, Virginia; image shows men and women working in a long row along plants; m…
Wheat Harvest at Curle's Farm
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative of the wheat harvest at Curle's Neck Farm, on the James River in Henrico County, Virginia; image shows men leading two teams of …
Tobacco Harvest
1880-1890
Glass plate negative of the tobacco harvest at Bellona (Arsenal) Farm in Chesterfield County, Virginia; image shows men picking tobacco leaves in for…
Wheat Harvest, Curle's Neck Farm
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the wheat harvest at Curle's Neck farm in Henrico County, Virginia; image shows a large, modern thresher; horse-drawn wa…
Valentine Meat Juice Company Employees
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing employees of the Valentine Meat Juice Company, Richmond, Virginia loading crates; image taken outside brick warehouse bu…
Printing Company Office
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing employees of the Dietz Printing Company (?), Richmond, Virginia; image of men in shirtsleeves and aprons working in an o…
Scher's Drug Store
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the interior of Scher's Cigar store and soda fountain, 901 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia; image of a young man in …
Woman in Doorway
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified African-American woman sitting in the doorway of her log cabin in Buffalo Lithia Springs, Virginia (Mecklenbu…
St. Emma Industrial and Agricultural Institute
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing a large barn and barnyard at the St. Emma Industrial & Agricultural Institute at Belmead Plantation, Powhatan County; im…
Unidentified Cemetery Monument
1916
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified cemetery marker in artist's studio (?); image of a young woman in draped gown standing next to headstone…
Libby Prison
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Libby Prison, E. Cary and S. 20th Streets, Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia from across the James River and …
Laburnum House
Pre 1906
Glass plate negative showing the second Laburnum house, Westwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia; view of the Victorian brick incarnation of the house whi…
New York Restaurant
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing employees and exterior of the New York Restaurant, 916 E. Main Street, Richmond, Virginia; three men in white coats and …
Commercial Cafe, Interior
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing the interior of Commercial Cafe, E. Main Street between 9th and 10th Streets in Richmond, Virginia; image of a group of …
Richmond Press, Interior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the interior of Richmond Press, 207 Governor Street, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a large open work room with men in …
Rennie Dairy, Interior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing employees and interior of the Rennie Dairy Company, 604-608 N. 7th Street in Richmond, Virginia; image shows workmen in …
Model Laundry, Interior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing employees and interior of the Model Laundry, 311 N. 25th Street in Richmond, Virginia; women in long dresses stand at ma…
Commercial Cafe, Exterior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing Frank T. Anthony, proprietor, standing in front of the Commercial Cafe, E. Main Street, between 9th and 10th Streets in …
Unidentified Woman
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of an unidentified African-American woman; portrait of older woman seated outside in Buffalo Lithia Springs, Virginia (Mecklenbu…
St. Emma Industrial and Agricultural Institute
Circa 1900
Glass plate negative showing a pasture at the St. Emma Industrial & Agricultural Institute at Belmead Plantation, Powhatan County; image shows Africa…
Hebrew Cemetery - Confederate Soldiers Section
Post 1873
Glass plate negative showing the Confederate burial section in the Hebrew Cemetery at 4th and Hospital Streets in Jackson Ward, Richmond, Virginia; c…