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Steamer #5 at Fire
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing steamer truck #5 of the Richmond Fire Department in use at a fire near Brook Avenue (Road) and Marshall Streets in Jacks…
Unidentified Family Group
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing an unidentified family group posing outside their home; image shows man in suit and hat, young boy in knickers, young ma…
Brandy Station Battlefield
1863
Glass plate negative (from an 1863 image) showing the Brandy Station battlefield in Culpeper County, Virginia; view of low buildings and horse-drawn …
17th Street Market
Circa 1854-1912
Glass plate negative showing the market at 17th and Main Streets in Richmond, Virginia; two story brick building with arcade on lower level; fabric a…
Richmond Center City Panorama
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of Richmond, Virginia looking southwest towards the James River; image taken from the top of the Virginia State C…
View of Rocketts from Fulton Hill
1880-1920
Glass plate negative (one of an original set for a stereograph) showing a view of Rocketts and the James River in Richmond, Virginia; image taken fro…
Virginia State Capitol Building
Circa 1874
Glass plate negative (one of an original pair for stereograph?) showing the Virginia State Capitol building (before 1905) in the snow; view looking n…
Waterworks Building
Circa 1870
Double glass plate negative (stereograph) showing the "old" pump house and waterworks for Richmond, Virginia; located on the James River near Hollywo…
Waterworks Building
Circa 1870
Double glass plate negative (stereograph) showing the "old" pump house and waterworks for Richmond, Virginia; located on the James River near Hollywo…
Virginia State Capitol Fountain
Pre 1905
Double glass plate negative (stereograph) showing a fountain at the Virginia State Capitol; water frozen in fountain; Capitol building (before 1905) …
Main Street
1880-1920
Pair of glass plate negatives (both sides of original stereograph) showing a view of E. Main Street looking west from between 9th and 10th Streets in…
Main Street
1880-1920
Pair of glass plate negatives (both sides of original stereograph) showing a view of E. Main Street near 13th Street in downtown Richmond, Virginia. …
Main Street
Pre 1864
Glass plate negative of a vintage print showing the J. W. Davies Marble, Granite and Brownstone Works at 1217 E. Main Street in downtown Richmond, Vi…
Edgar Allan Poe Shrine
1880-1920
Glass plate negative of a vintage print showing a view of the Edgar Allan Poe Shrine, 1914-1916 E. Main Street in Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia;…
Unidentified Building
1880-1920
Glass plate double negative (stereograph) showing an unidentified building; view, taken from above shows large brick building with temple front and c…
The Triple Crossing
Post 1901
Glass plate negative showing the Triple Crossing in Richmond, Virginia; view of three railroad tracks, Richmond and Danville Railroad (ground level)…
Henry Clay Inn, Ashland, Virginia
Circa 1906
Glass plate negative showing the Henry Clay Inn, Ashland, Virginia; three-story frame building with wide front porch and two-story portico. Inscript…
Steamship "Pocahontas"
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing the steamship "Pocahontas" docked at a pier at Westover landing in Charles City County, Virginia; woman with open umbrel…
W. S. Collins Moving Truck
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a W. S. Collins Transfer company moving truck parked on the street in front of Miller & Rhoads Department store in downt…
Jefferson Hotel, Exterior
1895-1920
Glass plate negative of the Jefferson Hotel, 101 W. Franklin Street, in Monroe Ward, Richmond, Virginia; view of the Franklin Street facade; multi-st…
Landing at Yorktown
Circa 1865
Glass plate negative (of an earlier image, ca. 1865) showing a boat landing at Yorktown, Virginia; view of wharf, buildings and boats; Gloucester, Vi…
8th and Broad Streets
Circa 1888
Glass plate negative showing the intersection of 8th and Broad Streets looking north from Murphy's Hotel in downtown, Richmond, Virginia; cobblestone…
Broad Street, looking east from 9th Street
1880-1920
Glass plate negative showing a view of the southeast corner of 9th and Broad Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; Richmond City Hall visible at fa…
7th and Broad Streets
1913
Glass plate negative showing a view of the intersection of 7th and Broad Streets in downtown Richmond, Virginia; buildings visible on south side of s…