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International Motor Truck Dealership and Service Station

Date: 1935
Description: International motor truck dealership and service station of E. Earl Shade. Also attached is a gas station island with Purol Pep and Conoco pumps. The stati...
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Richmond McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view from across street of men posing with farm and lawn equipment along the storefront of a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership. Thre...
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International Metro Trans Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Color photograph of an International Metro Trans delivery truck for Thalimers' Department Store(?) parked outside a house.
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The Marshall House

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Description: Exterior view of the Marshall house in which Elmer E. Ellsworth was shot.
Poster

Virginia Historical Pageant

Date: 1922
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Virginia Historical Pageant, held in Richmond, VA, May 22-28, 1922. Featuring the Henry Day Lowry Metropolit...
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Cars on Dirt Road to Town

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Description: Elevated view of two cars on a dirt road heading downhill. A town is in the valley below, and mountains are in the distance.
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Aerial View of Port in Cape Charles

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Description: An aerial view of the port and a section of the city showing a large boat, a railway depot, a park plaza and a grid of city streets with large buildings.
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Jefferson Davis Mansion

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Description: View across street toward the Jefferson Davis mansion. Caption reads: "Jefferson Davis Mansion, now Confederate Museum."
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Marshall House

Date: 1864
Description: Marshall House, in which Col. E.E. Ellsworth was shot on May 24, 1861.
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Landing Supplies

Date: 1864
Description: Supplies being landed from ships at City Point.
Print

The Fall of Richmond, Virginia

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Description: Currier & Ives lithograph of the fall of Richmond, April 2, 1865.
Poster

The Evacuation of Richmond, Virginia

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Description: "The Evacuation of Richmond Virginia. By the Government of the Southern Confederacy on the Night of April 2nd 1865." Before evacuating, the Confederates se...
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General Lee's Residence

Date: 1864
Description: A stereograph of exterior of General Lee's residence.
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Richmond Central School

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph of exterior of a building used as the Confederate government's Executive Mansion. This was where Jefferson Davis and his family stayed during t...
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Railroad Station

Date: 1890
Description: People with horses and wagons are congregated at the railroad depot.
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Berkeley Machine Works Incorporated

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Description: Ford touring car fitted with flanged wheels to run on track at Berkeley Machine Works Inc. Plate on driver's side of car near the running board reads: "Mot...
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Old Court House

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Description: View across street toward the colonial court house. The brick structure has a cupola on the roof with a weather vane.
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Strasburg Hospital

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Description: Exterior of Strasburg Hospital. The four-story structure on the right was attached to the large house on the left around 1902. Caption reads: "Strasburg, V...
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Mary Baldwin Seminary

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Description: View from across a road of a row of buildings of Mary Baldwin Seminary, established in 1842. A stone fence and stairs separate the lawn from the sidewalk. ...
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Residences on Mountainside

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Description: Elevated view of a colony of residences in a mountain setting.

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