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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…
Valentine Meat Juice Company, Interior
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing employees and interior of the Valentine Meat Juice Company, Richmond, Virginia; image shows women sitting at large table…
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 the dairy barn at St. Emma Industrial & Agricultural Institute at Belmead Plantation, Powhatan County; image of several …
E. Franklin Street Market
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of a market on E. Franklin Street at 17th Street, in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a wide cobblestone street f…
Wholesale Market
Circa 1905
Glass plate negative of a wholesale market at E. Cary and 13th Streets in Shockoe Slip, Richmond, Virginia; image shows a cobblestone street crowded …
Classroom Scene
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a group of young children saluting the American flag in their school classroom; the teacher, in dark smock and boots, st…
Libby Prison
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Libby Prison, E. Cary and S. 20th Streets, Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia; boys stand in front of building…
Atkinson & Long Manufacturing Company, Exterior
1930
Original film negative (1930) showing employees and the exterior of the Atkinson & Long Manufacturing Company building, 1131 Commerce Street, Petersb…
Merchant's National Bank, Interior
6/2/1914
Glass plate negative of Merchant's National Bank, 11th and Main Street, in downtown Richmond, Virgnia; image shows an interior work area with several…
Life Insurance Company of Virginia, Actuary
1907
Glass plate negative showing an actuary at his desk at the Life Insurance Company of Virginia, 10th and Capitol Street, Richmond, Virginia; man in th…
Life Insurance Company of Virginia, Audit Departm…
1907
Glass plate negative showing the audit department at the Life Insurance Company of Virginia, 10th and Capitol Street, Richmond, Virginia; image of me…
Virginia State Insurance Company
Circa 1919
Glass plate negative showing employees at the Virginia State Insurance Company, Brook Road and Westwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia; image of men and …
American National Bank, Interior
1926
Glass plate negative showing Officers windows in the lobby of American National Bank, 1001 E. Main Street, Richmond, Virginia; image of children hold…
American National Bank Interior
1926
Original film negative of vintage print (1926) showing the interior of the American National bank lobby, 1001 E. Main Street, Richmond, Virginia; ima…
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
11/14/1947
Original film negative showing employees of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia sitting outside on steps leading to their offices (?) at 10th and …
Circus Parade on Main Street
Circa 1905
Glass plate negative of a circus parade on Main Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia; image shows horse-drawn wagons and carts processing down the c…
School Event
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing students and teachers from an unidentified school posed outside near a two-story frame school building; table with white…
Woman in Alley behind Little Theatre League Space
Circa 1920-1921
Glass plate negative showing a woman in suit and hat standing in the alley behind the Little Theatre League space, located at Floyd Avenue and Laurel…
Unidentified Frame House
Circa 1920
Glass plate negative showing a newly constructed two-story white frame house with slate roof; likely on Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. Geograp…
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Agen…
7/1919
Glass plate negative showing the Virginia representatives for the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Mutual Building, 909 E. Main Street, R…
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
1907
Glass plate negative showing an office at the Life Insurance Company of Virginia, 900 block E. Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia; image of room with h…
Life Insurance Company of Virginia, President
1907
Glass plate negative showing the president of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia, [John] G[arland] Walker, seated at his desk in Richmond, Virgin…