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'Is Two over One Railroad Fare?' [no title]

Description: This unique photograph presents to view the only point in the world where three trunk line trains cross each other, at the same time and over their separate tracks. At the top is shown a passenger ... More

Aerial View of Virginia Union University, 1500 North

Description: These buildings of Virginia granite form part of a fifty-five acre campus. The Institution was chartered in 1896. It offers Liberal Arts and Theological courses to 500 negro college students each... More

Virginia Union University, 1500 North Lombardy St., Richmond, Va.

Description: These buildings of Virginia granite form part of a fifty-five acre campus. The Institution was chartered in 1896. It offers Liberal Arts and Theological courses to 500 negro college students each... More

Old Stone House [untitled], Richmond Virginia

Description: Carry me back to old Virginia. Poe Shrine, at Richmond, Virginia. Erected about 1686, the building is probably the oldest in Richmond. Although it has no direct association with Edgar Allan Poe, ... More

Interior of St. John's Church, Richmond, Va.

Description: St. John's Church (Episcopal), a plain edifice at the corner of Broad and 24th Streets on Church Hill, was built in 1740, and is the oldest church in Richmond. The pew still remains where Patrick ... More

Adam Craig House [no title], Richmond Virginia

Description: 'Adam Craig House' Richmond, Virginia, Built ca. 1787, Owned by the A.P.V.A, Birthplace of Poe's 'Helen.'..Manufacturer: Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...R... More

Hancock-Caskie House, Richmond Virginia

Description: Hancock-Caskie House, Built 1809-09, 2 North Fifth Street, Richmond, Virginia, Headquarters Richmond Red Cross, Published by the Valentine Museum...Manufacturer: Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, C... More

Monumental Church, Richmond, Va.

Description: Monumental Church (Episcopal) stands on Broad Street, on what was formerly Academy Square. It was built as a memorial and upon the site of the old Richmond Theatre, destroyed by fire December 26th... More

Monumental Church, Twelfth and Broad Sts., Richmond, Va.

Description: Monumental Church (Twelfth and Broad Sts.) Richmond, Va., On the night of Dec. 26, 1811, and during the performance therein of a pantomime called 'The Bleeding Nun,' the Richmond Theatre was totall... More

Valentine Museum, Richmond Virginia

Description: The Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia, Garden Front, Wickham-Valentine House, Robert Mills, Architect 1812...Manufacturer: Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn...Date Postmarked: Not postmarke... More

Wickham House [no title], Richmond Virginia

Description: The Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia, Staircase, Wickham-Valentine House, Robert Mills, Architect, 1812..Manufacturer: Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked..... More

Monumental Church [no title], Richmond Virginia

Description: Monumental Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia, Built 1814, Robert Mills, Architect, A Memorial to Victims of the Theatre Fire of 1811...Manufacturer: Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn...Date... More

Wickham House Drawing Room [no title]

Description: The Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia, Victorian Drawing Room, 1830's, Wickham-Valentine House..Manufacturer: Dexter Press, Inc...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the pu... More

Washington Monument, (Capitol Square), Richmond, Va.

Description: This imposing work of art by Thomas Crawford (father of F. Marion Crawford, the novelist) has been declared by competent critics to be the finest equestrian statue in the world. It was unveiled Fe... More

Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Va [no title]

Description: [Memorial], Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Virginia, 1840 by Frederick Bransford..Manufacturer: Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item i... More

Portrait of Poe - Edgar Allan Poe Shrine

Description: Portrait of Poe, The Edgar Allan Poe Shrine, Richmond, Va. Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, copied for the Poe Shrine from a daguerreotype owned by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Clemin...Manufacturer: Tichno... More

Valentine Museum [presentation drawing by M. Wright and Son, architect...

Description: [front:] Marcellus Wright and Sons, Architect, G.C. Stone Del.[reverse:] The Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia including Bransford - Cecil Memorial House, built 1840, re-erected 1954...Manufactu... More

Richmond College, Richmond Virginia

Description: Richmond College, the oldest and best equipped college in Richmond, is situated at the western end of the city, within a stone's throw at Lee Circle. The college was established in 1840, and is Ba... More

Forest Hill Stone House [no title]

Description: Forest Hill Stone House, Built 1843 in Forest Hill Park, Richmond, Virginia, Owned by the City and operated by Forest Hill Park Association, Published by the Valentine Museum...Manufacturer: Meride... More

Forest Hill Park [no title], Richmond Virginia

Description: Forest Hill Stone House, Built 1843, In Forest Hill Park, Richmond, Va. Owned by the City and operated by the Forest Hill Park Association...Manufacturer: Everett Waddey Company, Richmond, Va...Dat... More

Egyptian Building [no title], Richmond Virginia

Description: The Medical College of Virginia, Egyptian Building, Built 1845, Richmond, Va...Manufacturer: Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the p... More

Home of General Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Va.

Description: Home of General Robert E. Lee. While in Virginia, General Lee had as his residence the house at 707 East Franklin Street. It was built about 1845 by a Mr. Stuart, a wealthy Scotch merchant, and w... More

Hotel Rueger, Richmond, Va. postcard

Description: Hotel Rueger, 9th and Bank Sts., Richmond, Va. Hotel Rueger is a modern, fireproof structure. Located in the heart of the business district, and occupying a commanding position overlooking the Ca... More

Richmond College, West Franklin St., Richmond, Va.

Description: Richmond College was chartered in 1849, known as the Va. Baptist Seminary, the same being established at the present location of the college in 1834, under the presidency of Rev. Robert Ryland. Th... More

[Mrs. Maria Poe Clemm, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Reproduction from daguerreotype. Copyright by A.G. Learned. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pratt's Castle [no title], Richmond Virginia

Description: Pratt's Castle, Built 1853, South End of Third Street, Richmond, Virginia..Manufacturer: Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the publi... More

View in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.

Description: This beautiful Necropolis was first opened to the 'tenancy of the dead' about the year 1857. Here nature has done her part in hills, valleys, rivulets, and ponds, and art has embellished, without ... More

Archer Lyons House, W. Franklin Street [no title]

Description: Archer-Lyons House, Built 1858, 301 West Franklin Street, Richmond, Va...Manufacturer: Everett Waddey Company, Richmond, Va...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public do... More

Stephen Putney House [no title], Richmond Virginia

Description: Stephen Putney House, Built 1859, Corner of Eleventh and Marshall Streets, Richmond, Virginia...Manufacturer: Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This... More

St. Mary's Church and Trailer Chapel Headquarters, 316 East Marshall S...

Description: St. Mary's Church built in 1851 was in charge of the Jesuits until 1860. The Benedictine Fathers labored here from 1860 until 1937 when the Church and rectory became the Headquarters of the Dioces... More

Soldier's Home (Boulevard Ave), Richmond, Va

Description: Located at the intersection of the Boulevard and Grove Road. Established in 1884 by R. E. Lee Camp C. Y. No.1, and now maintained by the State for native born Confederate Veterans, and those who s... More

Soldiers' Monument (Oakwood Cemetery,) Richmond, Va.

Description: Soldier's Monument, (Oakwood Cemetery), Richmond, Va. Around this granite shaft lie buried 16,000 Confederate Soldiers, who fell at Malvern Hill, and other battle fields adjacent to Richmond. The v... More

Soldier's Home, Boulevard and Grove., Richmond, Va.

Description: Situated in a beautiful grove, in the western portion of the City, are the comfortable cottages (several of which are shown in this view) in which reside some 275 Confederate Veterans. Here these ... More

Confederate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Richmond, Va.

Description: It was unveiled May 30, 1894, at a reunion of Confederate Veterans. This imposing monument is situated in Libby Hill Park, and is one of the landmarks of the city. The bronze figure of a Confeder... More

Gen'l W.C. Wickham Monument, In Monroe Park, Richmond, Va.

Description: Unveiled in Monroe Park, Oct. 29, 1891. It represented this distinguished 'Soldier, Statesman, Patriot, Friend' in Confederate uniform. It was erected to his memory by survivors of his cavalry bri... More

Gen. A.P. Hill Monument, Richmond, Va.

Description: On the Hermitage road, three miles north of the City. Unveiled May 30th, 1891. General Hill was the last Confederate General killed in battle, being mortally wounded in front of Petersburg, Va., ... More

State Capitol, Richmond, Va. postcard

Description: Virginia State Capitol -- The central building of the connected group dates from 1798, and is designed after an ancient Roman Temple. The two wings were added in 1906. Here Aaron Burr was tried f... More

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Richmond, Va.

Description: This imposing monument, situated in Libby Hill Park, is one of the landmarks of the City. It was unveiled May 30th, 1894, during a great reunion of Confederate Veterans. The column is a counterpa... More

Richmond Light Infantry Blues-Armory (6th and Marshall Sts.) Richmond,...

Description: The 'Blues' is one of the oldest and most widely known military organizations in the U.S., and election to membership in one of its Companies is a highly prized honor. Was organized May 10, 1789, ... More

Soldier's Home, Boulevard Ave., Richmond, Va.

Description: Located at the intersection of the Boulevard and Grove Road. Established in 1894 by R. E. Lee Camp C. Y. No.1, and now maintained by the State for native born Confederate Veterans, and those who s... More

Libby Hill Park, Richmond, Va. postcard

Description: Libby Hill Park, also called Marshall Park, is at the eastern end of the city, and from its commanding eminence, a magnificent view of the James River, its islands and bridges, is obtained. Standi... More

Home of Jefferson Davis, Shaft of S.S. 'Merrimac' in Foreground. Richm...

Description: Home of Jefferson Davis. The 'White House of the Confederacy' , so called because it was occupied by Jefferson Davis while he was president of the Confederate states, is an imposing, typical south... More

Grave of President Tyler (Hollywood) Richmond, Va.

Description: This eminent statesman, during his long and useful life, filled practically every office within the gift of the people of his native State, having been, successfully a member of the State Legislatu... More

White House of the Confederacy, Richmond, Va

Description: Purchased in 1862 by citizens of Richmond for the confederate Government, was occupied during the war by President Davis and his family. It was visited by President Abraham Lincoln a few days afte... More

White House of the Confederacy Richmond, Virginia

Description: The White House of the Confederacy - 1861-1865 now the Confederate Museum where can be seen uniforms, swords, camp equipment and many other relics of Generals Robt. E. Lee, Thomas J., (Stonewall) J... More

Johnston-Willis Hospital, Richmond, Va.

Description: Johnston-Willis Hospital, located at Kensington and Colonial Avenues, overlooking the well known Confederate Memorial Institute, is only one of Richmond's many beautiful hospitals. This building i... More

Confederate Soldiers' Home [no title], Richmond Virginia

Description: Old Soldiers at Rest and at Play, Confederate Soldiers Home, Richmond, Virginia [drawing] By Emily Glentworth Hall..Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Ackn... More

White House of the Confederate States of America, The

Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as... More

Soldiers' Monument (Oakwood Cemetery), Richmond, Va.

Description: Around this granite shaft is buried 16,000 Confederate Soldiers who fell at Malvern Hill and other battle fields adjacent to Richmond. The valor and devotion to the 'Lost Cause' of this silent arm... More

Human Confederate Flag., Richmond Virginia

Description: [on front] 'And 'twill live in song and story, Though its folds are in the dust.' [on back] One of the most pleasing as well as spectacular features of the great re-union of C.S.A. Veterans, which ... More

Confederate Memorial Institute Boulevard Between Stuart and Kensington...

Description: This impressive building occupies an especially desirable and suitable site, adjoining the Confederate Soldier's Home, and is surrounded by a beautiful park, the landscape treatment of which is mos... More

Soldier's Home (Boulevard and Grove Ave) Richmond, Va.

Description: Situated in a beautiful grove, in the western portion of the City, are the comfortable cottages (several of which are shown in this view) in which reside some 275 Confederate Veterans. Here these ... More

Soldier's Home (Boulevard Ave.) Richmond, Va.

Description: Located at the intersection of the Boulevard and Grove Road. Established in 1884 by R. E. Lee Camp C. Y. No.1, and now maintained by the State for native born Confederate Veterans, and those who s... More

'White House of the Confederacy' (Twelfth and Clay Streets), Richmond,...

Description: Formerly a private residence, it was purchased in 1862 by the City of Richmond for the use of the Confederate Government and was occupied during the war by President Davis and his family. It is no... More

Drawing Room, White House of the Confederacy [no title]

Description: Drawing Room, White House of the Confederacy, 1861-1865, Confederate Museum, Richmond, Va...Manufacturer: Cussons, May & Co., Richmond, Va...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is i... More

Confederate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Richmond, Va.

Description: Confederate Soldiers and Sailors' Monument, Richmond, Va. It was unveiled May 30, 1894, at a reunion of Confederate Veterans. This imposing monument is situated in Libby Hill Park, and is one of th... More

Libby Prison, Richmond, Va. [front of card reads 'The only picture in ...

Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Reference ,207 ( http://dig.library.vcu.... More

Old St. Paul's Church and New Parish House, Richmond, Va.

Description: St. Paul's Church, Ninth and Grace Sts., Richmond, Va. This historic church of the Corinthian order of architecture, was completed in 1845, and has long been prominently associated with the social... More

Interior View, Planters National Bank, Richmond, Va.

Description: The Planters National Bank opened for business in 1865. Its history since that time has made its name synonymous with safety and strength. The Planters Bank has the largest surplus and profits of... More

Victor Hugo - Public domain portrait print

Victor Hugo, half-length portrait, facing front. Image appears to be a 19th century photoprint mounted on a 20th century postcard.

Murphy's Hotel, by Night, Richmond, Va.

Description: Murphy's Hotel, By Night, Richmond, Va. In this twelve-story structure Richmonders see more than a modern hotel. A one room oyster restaurant in 1872, today one of the South's largest hotels...Ma... More

Murphy's Hotel, (Eight and Broad Streets.), Richmond, Va.

Description: In this twelve story structure Richmond's see more than a modern hotel. Like milestones in Richmond's growth since the War have stood in succession the hostelries of Col. John Murphy around this s... More

[Photograph of sculpture entitled, "The President" Bronze by Saint-Gau...

Sculpture created 10/22/1887. Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hans v. Bülow, George Grantham Bain Collection

Hans von Bülow, half-length portrait, standing, facing right, holding cigarette in holder. George Grantham Bain Collection. Copyright by E. Bieber, Berlin u. Hamburg, photographer to the court.

Van Lew House, Richmond, Va. postcard

Description: The Van Lew House is probably one of the best examples of Colonial architecture. The date of erection is not known, but additions were made in 1792. The original grant was made to Sir William Byr... More

Bedouins du desert Syrien Beduins of Syria.

Two Bedouin men, one standing, the other seated, holding a rifle.

St. Peter's Catholic Church [no title]

Description: St. Peter's Catholic Church, Richmond, Virginia, Built 1834;..Manufacturer: Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Ack... More

Van Lew House, Richmond, Va postcard

Description: The Van Lew House is probably one of the best examples of Colonial architecture. The date of erection is not known, but additions were made in 1792. The original grant was made to Sir William Byr... More

William Barret House [no title]

Description: William Barret House, Built 1844, Corner Fifth and Cary Streets, Richmond, Virginia..Manufacturer: Meriden Gravure Company, Meriden, Conn...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in... More

Regimental Armory, (7th and Marshall Streets,) Richmond, Va.

Description: This building, erected in 1881, contained the Officers quarters, Company rooms, and drill half of the 1st Reg. Va. Vols., an organization which has rendered splendid services to the State on variou... More

New Pumphouse, Richmond, Va. postcard

Description: The modern and efficient water supply system of Richmond is owned and operated by the city. In this view is shown the New Pumphouse, completed in 1883, containing nine water pumps and an electric ... More

[Two teachers huddled in front of fireplace in schoolroom in Russia]

Captioned in Russian. Reproduction of drawing by N.M. Kabanov'. Babine Collection.

Watts Hall, Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va.

Description: Union Theological Seminary. This is the oldest and largest Presbyterian Training School for Ministers in the South. It was founded at Hampden-Sidney in 1812, removed to Ginter Park, Richmond, Va.... More

Washington's Headquarters, Richmond, Va.

Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as... More

State Capitol, Richmond, Va. postcard

Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Manufacturer: A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York..Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of th... More

Richmond College, Richmond, Va.

Manufacturer: Louis Kaufmann & Sons, Baltimore, MD...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is... More

English Tea Room, Miller & Rhoads Richmond, Virginia [no title]

Description: English Tea Room, Miller & Rhoads, Richmond, Virginia, 'The Shopping Center'..Manufacturer: Graycraft Card Co., Danville, Va...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public d... More

Miller and Rhoads Store, Richmond, Va.

Manufacturer: Cussons, May & Co., Richmond, Va...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is req... More

Central Y.M.C.A., Seventh and Grace Sts. Richmond, Va.

Description: The New Central Y.M.C.A. Building, in beauty of its architectural features and completeness of its equipment, is without doubt one of the finest Association buildings in the U.S. Cost, fully comple... More

East Broad Street, Richmond, Va.

Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as... More

Richmond College, Richmond, Va.

Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Reference ,127 ( http://dig.library.vcu.... More

Scene in Monroe Park, Richmond, Va.

Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Reference ,296 ( http://dig.library.vcu.... More

Mayo's Bridge [no title] - Public domain city architecture drawing

Description: Spanning the James River is the new Mayo's Bridge, and beyond that, Richmond, Virginia. [drawing] by Emily Glentworth Hall...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public dom... More

Broad Street, looking East, Richmond, Va.

Manufacturer: Louis Kaufmann & Sons, Baltimore, MD...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is... More

Ewart's Cafeterias, Richmond Virginia

Description: The Ewart Cafeterias, Washington, 522 13th St., N.W., Philadelphia, 1500 Chestnut St., Norfolk, 112 Market St., Richmond, 112 North 5th St., Excellent Food -- Reasonable Prices..Manufacturer: Curt ... More

Lakeside Park, Dinner Hour, Richmond, Va.

Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Reference ,248 ( http://dig.library.vcu.... More

Henry Clay Monument, Richmond, Va.

Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Reference ,286 ( http://dig.library.vcu.... More

Franklin Street [no title] - Public domain portrait drawing

Description: Franklin Street, the general parade street of Richmond, Virginia. [drawing] By Nora Houston...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Vi... More

State Planters Bank & Trust Co.

Description: The Lombardy and Broad office of State-Planters Bank and Trust Company, located in a thickly populated area of the city, is convenient to individuals and business. This completely equipped and air... More

Richmond Cedar Works, Richmond, Va.

Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Manufacturer: Times-Dispatch Series of Picture Post Cards, Richmond, Va...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public do... More

Washington Monument in Capitol Square, Richmond, Va.

Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Manufacturer: Tuck & Sons'..Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwe... More

Franklin Street West, Richmond, Va

Manufacturer: A.N.C., N.Y...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Reference ,5... More

Alaska Indian baskets - Frank G. Carpenter collection

No. 821 LHP B. Frank and Frances Carpenter Collection (Library of Congress).

Forest Hill Park, Richmond, Va.

Manufacturer: A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York..Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is reque... More

Sunday afternoon in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris

No publication information. (DLC/PP-1939:0060.10). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Lakeside Park, Richmond, Va. postcard

Manufacturer: A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York..Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is reque... More

Main Street, Richmond, Va. postcard

Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as... More

[National Vierlander costume, Hamburg, Germany] view, photochrome prin...

Title from the Detroit Publishing Co., catalogue J foreign section. Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Photographic Company, 1905.. Print no. "8795". Forms part of: Views of Germany in the Photochrom print collection.

Street scene at Venice, Cal., Italy

Postcard shows crowds of people on a waterfront street in Venice, California. Unprocessed in PR 06 CN 038, c1

Liggett & Myers' Cigarette Factory

Description: [on front] VISIT Liggett & Myers' great modern cigarette factory! RICHMOND home of CHESTERFIELD and L&M FILTERS. [on back] You are invited to take a fascinating tour, conducted by attractive hoste... More

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