James River

James River From [Belt Line] Bridge

Stevenson Family Photograph C…

11/5/1899

Mounted black and white photograph showing the James River from the Belt Line Bridge in Richmond, Va.; river banks at far right and left; "The James…

James River From Hollywood

Stevenson Family Photograph C…

9/23/1901

Mounted black and white photograph showing view of James River at Richmond from Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia; canal and train tracks run al…

Beltline Bridge From So. Ry.

Stevenson Family Photograph C…

11/26/1899

Mounted black and white photograph showing the Belt Line bridge passing over the James River in Richmond, Virginia; hill in background; "Beltline Bri…

James River from Dock at Entrance to Kanawha Canal

Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…

6/1954

Black and white photograph of James River entrance to Kanawha Canal with boats in water in foreground; trees at right and across background; "James R…

Dock at Canal Locks, at the foot of Pear Street

Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…

10/1955

35mm color slide of the James River from the foot of Pear Street, near Rocketts, in downtown Richmond; image shows the river from the dock at the can…

James River from the Mayo Bridge (northwest)

Edith K. Shelton Photograph C…

11/1957

35mm color slide of the James River, looking northwest, from the Mayo Bridge in downtown Richmond; image shows buildings in distance; Richmond, Virgi…

Richmond as seen from Belle Island

Civil War

between 1861 June and 1864 February

1 drawing on cream paper : pencil (and pastel?) ; 22.8 x 32.2 cm. (sheet). | Belle Island prison camp in foreground, detailed image of Richmond in ba…

Ruins of Petersburg and Richmond railroad bridge,…

Civil War

1864 April, c1866.

1 photographic print : albumen. | Photograph showing the ruins of a Confederate bridge, destroyed by the Union army, from the Richmond side of the Ja…

Richmond, Va. View of "Rocketts" & James River,

Civil War

1864?

1 photographic print : albumen. | Photograph shows the Confederate shipyard and dock on the James River southeast of Richmond. Subjects: aerial views…

Richmond from Manchester

Civil War

1865?

1 photograph : print on card mount ; mount 17 x 8 cm (stereograph format) | Photograph shows an aerial view of Richmond before the evacuation of the …

Overlooking Rocketts Landing from Church Hill

Memory Lab Community Contribu…

1990-08

A view overlooking Rocketts Landing from Church Hill. Buildings--Virginia--Richmond This item was donated to Richmond Public Library by Barbara How…

Libby Hill Park

Maurice Duke Photograph Colle…

8/3/2011

Digital photograph of a view of the James River from Libby Hill Park, 2801 E. Franklin Street in the Church Hill neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. …

[Men Keep Lookout Near Hollywood Cemetery]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

6/29/1984

Black and white photograph of a policeman, an corrections officer, and two other men (bystanders) standing along shore of James River near Hollywood …

[Aerial View of Richmond]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

3/29/1984

Black and white photograph of downtown Richmond; aerial view; Manchester Bridge at left; Capitol building at bottom right. Inscription: Stamped __Or…

[The James River Rages Past]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

5/8/1989

Black and white photograph of Jeff Knapp and Nicola Longford watching the flooded James River race past; the pair gaze out over the water from an obs…

[Powhite Parkway Bridge and Railroad Bridge Cross…

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

7/14/1988

Black and white aerial photograph of the Powhite Parkway and railroad bridges crossing the James River; image shows the north side of the river; Kana…

[Pedestrian Bridge to Bown's Island]

Richmond Times-Dispatch Photo…

1/10/1989

Black and white photograph of the pedestrian bridge across the James River to Brown's Island; image shows the walkway under construction. Inscriptio…

Mayo's Bridge and Island

Cook Photograph Collection

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…

Men and Boats at Dutch Gap

Cook Photograph Collection

1880-1920

Glass plate negative showing a group of men standing with a small boat on the banks of the James River across from Dutch Gap in Chesterfield County, …

Libby Hill

Cook Photograph Collection

Circa 1910

Original film negative showing a panoramic view of Libby Hill, Libby Hill park and the James River in Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Soldiers and Sa…

Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Cook Photograph Collection

Pre 1893

Glass plate negative showing men working on the construction of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument on Libby Hill in Richmond, Virginia; me…

Richmond, Virginia Industrial Panorama

Cook Photograph Collection

Circa 1913

Glass plate negative showing an industrial area along the banks of the James River in Richmond, Virginia; view looking south across the river from th…

Richmond, Virginia Industrial Panorama

Cook Photograph Collection

1880-1920

Glass plate negative showing an industrial area along the banks of the James River in Richmond, Virginia; view looking across Belle Island and Johnso…

Richmond, Va. From Manchester

Rarely Seen Richmond

Card Text \(transcribed from postcard\): [information not legible from card] Note: This postcard has an undivided back -- Postcards without a dividi…