Painting "Sir Walter Raleigh" at Court House Annex, Richmond, Virginia
Artist: Paul Cadmus, 1939. Oil, 83" x 36". Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title information, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Pho... 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
Stuart, James Duke of Lennox Duke of Richmond
Stecher: Gucht, Michael van der Datierung: 1675 / 1725 Public domain photograph of 17th century Dutch drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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
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
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
Stuart, 2. Duke of Lennox and 1. Duke of Richmond, Ludovick
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[George Richmond] - Early photography, Public domain image
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[Design drawing for stained glass with David for St. Stephen's Church ...
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General L. Richmond [...] Brig. General, American Civil War Photograph...
A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
General L. Richmond [...] Brig. General, American Civil War Photograph...
A black and white photo of a man in uniform. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
General L. Richmond, American Civil War Photograph, Glass Negative.
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. General information about Civil war photographs is avai... More
Dock on south side of James River, opposite Richmond, Virginia
Photograph shows United States military railroad freight car at the wharf on the James River. No. 734. See also: LOT 11486-F, no. 12. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
[Soldiers, other people, and tents of Confederates outside of Libby Pr...
No. 1875. Public domain photograph related to Confederate States of America, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ruins of Mayo's Bridge, Richmond, Virginia
Man standing on shore overlooking ruins of bridge with ruins of city in background. Brady-Handy Collection. No. 3271.
Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge
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Manchester Mills & pontoon bridges, Ap. 15, 1865, Richmond, Virginia, ...
Photograph shows pontoon bridges across the James River and Manchester Mill, part of a Confederate industrial complex, on the opposite side of the river. Published in: Russell's Civil War photographs : 116 his... More
The ruins of Richmond, Virginia 1865 (Andrew J. Russel)
Photograph shows soldiers surveying the ruins. No. B466. Caption continues: (US Army Signal Corps "Brady photographs" catalogue, 1921, no. B-466. FSA copy negative no. 40480-ZA, after a photographer working u... More
Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865, looking westward
No. B47. Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites an... More
Richmond, Virginia. Group of Negroes ("Freedmen") by canal
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Richmond, Virginia. Burnt district - 19th century Virginia.
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View on docks at Rocketts, American Civil War Glass Negative.
Photograph shows two boats stacked next to supplies with the wharf in the distance. No. B843. Mounted with three other photographs with general caption: Views in Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865. Gift; Col. God... More
Smokestack of Confederate Ram Merrimac at Richmond/Remains of Ironclad...
Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.) Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 - December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who is best known for his photographs of the Amer... More
President Lincoln riding through Richmond, April 4, amid the enthusias...
Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865
Photograph shows crowd with tents and a covered wagon outside Libby Prison. No. B128. Hand written on verso: "Miller vol. 7, p. 91 (top)". Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948.
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
Virginia - tenth annual convention of the Knights of Labor, at Richmon...
Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1886 Oct. 16, p. 129.
From the Girls and Children series (N65) promoting Richmond Gem Cigare...
Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-century cigarette card, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and... More
Bird's Eye View from First National Bank Building, Richmond, Va.
Description: This view, taken from one of Richmond's modern skyscrapers shows a Bird's Eye View of the Capitol Square, which is located in the heart of the city. The Virginia State Capitol stands in the corner... More
Shorthand Study Hall, Massey Business College, 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
Sacred Heart Cathedral, 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 ,550 ( http://dig.library.vcu.... More
Watts Hall and Spence Library, Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, V...
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
Church Hill Viaduct, Marshall St., 14th to 21st. Richmond, Va.
Description: In the distance are Monumental and St. Paul's churches, City Hall, Capitol Building and Main Street Depot. Length of bridge 2800 feet, spans 17 railroad tracks, height 95 feet, connects Eastern se... More
Entrance to Hollywood, 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 ,276 ( http://dig.library.vcu.... More
Van Lew Mansion (23rd & Grace Sts.), Richmond, Va.
Description: This stately old mansion owes its fame to the fact that it was the former home of Miss Van Lew, a Union Sympathizer during the Civil War. She frequently found means of conveying secret ... More
Broad Street looking East from 6th Street, Richmond, Va.
Description: Broad Street, a shopping center near Monumental Church, Broad Street, which erected on the site of a large wooden building in which the Constitution, framed at Philadelphia, was ratified by Virgini... More
[George Nicholson, A.L.S., Kew Gardens curator, head-and-shoulders por...
No. 1007A. Signed on verso: G. Nicholson. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. In 1894, John Boyd Thacher requested portraits for a collection about judges and commissioners who served at the 1893 World's Columbian Ex... More
Virginia Railway & Power Company's Building (7th and Franklin Streets,...
Description: This unique office building was built especially to be the headquarters of the Virginia Railway & Power Co. It is of fire-proof construction and stands highest in this respect in the state of Virgi... More
Van Lew Mansion, 23rd and Grace Streets, Richmond, Va.
Description: This stately old mansion owes its fame to the fact that it was the former home of Miss Van Lew, a Union Sympathizer during the Civil War. She frequently found means of conveying secret information... More
Art Club of Richmond, Va. - Victorian era public domain image
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
East Broad Street, Richmond, Va., Postcard by Hugh C. Leighton Co.
Manufacturer: Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, ME...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries a... More
Valentine Museum, Front View, 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
Reservoir Park, Richmond, Va. postcard
Description: Richmond possesses numerous public parks, well located and distributed. Among the largest and most popular of these is Reservoir Park, in the western portion of the City. Its velvety sward, shady... More
Virginia Home for Incurables, 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 ,347 ( http://dig.library.vcu.... More
Pratt Tower, Gamble Hill, 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, Va. From Manchester - A picture of a river with a bridge ove...
Description: [information not legible from card]..Manufacturer: Tuck & Sons'..Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University... More
Public Domain Images - Mrs. Cook's Cafeteria
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 ,426 ( http://dig.library.vcu.... More
Lee's District with Lee's monument in Foreground. Richmond, Va.
Manufacturer: Richmond News Company..Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Ref... More
Bird's Eye View of Business Section, Richmond, Va.
Manufacturer: Chessler Co., 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 requeste... More
Monroe Park, Richmond, Va. postcard
Description: During the war this site was used as a recruiting and drill ground, and afterwards as the State Fair Grounds. Is now situated in the fashionable residence section of the City. Its shady walks and ... More
Union Station, 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
Murphy's Hotel, (8th & Broad Sts.) Richmond, Va.
Description: 'Murphy's' has grown from a one-room oyster restaurant to its present commanding size and capacity, throwing out a tentacle across 8th St. in the process, it has recently attached to itself a new b... More
Washington Monument and City Hall, 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
Grace St. with Old Cathedral, The Richmond and St. Paul's Church, Rich...
Manufacturer: A&S..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 ,104 ( http... More
Lee Monument, Richmond, Va. postcard
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 ,273 ( http://dig.library.vcu.... More
City Hall (Tenth and Broad Streets), Richmond, Va.
Description: This imposing building, constructed of Virginia granite, was completed in 1894 at a cost of over $1,500,000. Here are the offices of the Chiefs of City Departments as well as various Municipal Cou... More
Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Va. postcard
Description: The Jefferson Hotel, erected at a cost of nearly $2,000,000, was first opened to the public in 1895. It is not surpassed in beauty or completeness by any other hotel in the country and its guests a... More
titlepage from "The Thames Illustrated. A picturesque journeying from ...
This image has been taken from scan 000011 from "The Thames Illustrated. A picturesque journeying from Richmond to Oxford". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by us... More
Troops airing bedding at Camp Merritt, c1900.
Troops airing bedding at Camp Merritt, c1900. Camp Merritt (currently the inner Richmond District area) was known for damp and over-crowded conditions which lead to poor sanitation and disease.
C.A. Richmond - Public domain photograph, glass negative
A black and white photo of a man in a graduation gown. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Maggie L. Walker national historic site - 99-0397
Portrait of Nannie Helen Burroughs. Public domain photograph related to 19th-century Africa, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Elizabeth Van Lew mansion, Richmond, Virginia]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
[Gamble Hill Park and Pratt's Castle, Richmond, Virginia]
Public domain photograph of park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
[Richmond & Backus Co. bindery, Detroit]
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Steamboat "Richmond" on fire - Public domain image of a steam boat
Photograph shows smoke coming from the wreckage of the Richmond steamboat while in the water in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Photo by A.D. Alexander, Fredericksburg, Va., November 14, 1901.
New Union Station, Main and 15th Streets, Richmond, Va..
Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Date Postmarked: 1901..Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source i... More
Jefferson Club, Richmond Virginia
Description: Situated on Allen Avenue and Grace Street in the heart of the most fashionable residential section of the city, this beautiful and commodious club house was opened to its members in July, 1901. Co... More
Maggie L. Walker national historic site - 99-0228.06
Executive Board of Independent Order of St. Luke, 1901.
[Press, Richmond & Backus Co., Detroit, Mich.]
Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
President Roosevelt's "whole-souled" welcome to the South - arrival at...
No. 7818; U-86177. Copyright 1905 by Underwood & Underwood. Public domain photograph of Theodore Roosevelt political campaign, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Residence of General Robert E. Lee, 1861-1865, Richmond, Virginia
Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Falls of the James River, Richmond, Va.
Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Manufacturer: Detroit Publishing Co...Date Postmarked: 1912..Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwea... More
Maggie L. Walker national historic site - 99-0823
Portrait of Maggie L. Walker, c. 1905 Public domain photograph - female portrait, the 1900s, mother, grandmother, woman, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Van Lew Mansion, Richmond, Va. postcard
Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Manufacturer: Detroit Publishing Co...Date Postmarked: Not postmarked...Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virgini... More
[Jefferson Davis mansion (Confederate Museum), Richmond, Virginia]
Public domain photograph related to Confederate States of America, American Civil War, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph related to Confed... More
[Main Street, Richmond, Virginia]
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Va. postcard
Manufacturer: Tuck & Sons'..Date Postmarked: 1907..Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Reference ,520 ( http:/... More
State Library, Richmond, Va. postcard
Date Postmarked: 1907..Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Reference ,188 ( http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/post... More
Public Domain Images - Synagogue Richmond, Va.
Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Manufacturer: Tom Jones, Pub. Cin. O...Date Postmarked: 1907..Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwe... More
James River from Hollywood, Richmond, Virginia
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Sacred Heart Cathedral, Richmond, Virginia
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Monroe Park, Richmond, Va. postcard
Manufacturer: A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York..Date Postmarked: 1908..Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Refe... More
Tomb of James Monroe, Richmond Va.
H114243 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Gamble's [i.e. Gamble] Hill Park, Richmond, Virginia
Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Main Street west of Post Office, Richmond, Va.
Date Postmarked: 1909..Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Reference ,527 ( http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/post... More
State Library, Richmond, Va. postcard
Date Postmarked: 1909..Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested...Reference ,476 ( http://dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/post... More
St. John's Church, Richmond, Va. (in which Patrick Henry's Speech was ...
Description: No published or copyright date listed on postcard...Manufacturer: Valentine & Sons..Date Postmarked: 1910 [hand written]..Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia ... More
These young girls all work in Richmond Hosiery Mills,. Location: Ross...
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Lee Monument, Richmond, Virginia - Public domain image. Dry plate nega...
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Old Stone House, The Edgar Allen Poe Shrine, Richmond, Va.
Description: This venerable building with its weather-worn walls of stone boulders, is reputed to be the oldest in the city, having been erected (probably in 1737) , by Jacob Ege, a German emigrant in whose fam... More
Southern Railway Depot, (14th and Cary Sts.,) Richmond, Va.
Description: The Southern is the second largest Railway system in the U.S. and its chief office, for stock holders meetings, is located in Richmond. Its principal passenger depot at Richmond shown in this view... More
Dining Room of Marshall House postcard
Description: Dining Room in the home of Chief Justice Marshall. The house was built by him about 1790 and is now the property of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Formally opened on... More
Times Dispatch Bldg. Richmond, Va.
Description: The home of Richmond's leading daily newspaper. This beautiful building of steel and concrete construction was erected in 1913...Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va...Date Postmarke... More
Maritime Child Development Center Exhibit
Maritime Child Development Center Exhibit Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Betty Reid Soskin 9125 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Betty Reid Soskin at the Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center in Richmond, California.
Aerial photographs - California - Richmond
California - Richmond Public domain photograph of a city streets, cityscape, urban environment, buildings, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Whitlock Branch, P. Lorillard Co., 23rd and Main Streets, Richmond, Va...
Description: This modern, sanitary cigar plant has 1,400 satisfied young ladies employed. Some of the many conveniences: Dressing Rooms, Individual Lockers, Dining Room, best of Food below cost, Music and Danc... More
Tobacco Warehouse Scene, Richmond, Va.
Description: A Scene Typically Southern is this marketing of bright leaf Tobacco at a warehouse in Richmond, Va. From the surrounding country tobacco farmers have brought the products of their fields to be sol... More
Headquarters, Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention...
Description: The Southern Baptist Convention established its Foreign Mission Board in 1845 and designated Richmond, Virginia, as the headquarters city. The board occupied various quarters until 1943. With the... More
3215 Monument Avenue (House), Richmond, Independent City, Virginia
Survey number: HABS VA-1325 Building/structure dates: 1920 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 90002098