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Richmond, Virginia. Castle Thunder. (Converted tobacco warehouse for p...

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[Design drawing showing The Road to Emmaus for First Baptist Church in...

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Ruins on Carey Street, Richmond, Virginia, April, 1865

No. 4437. 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 a... More

Elmore House, State Route 3, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Survey number: HABS VA-63 Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Elmore House, State Route 3, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Survey number: HABS VA-63 Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lafayette Street Railway Powerhouse, 2 South Street, Lafayette, Tippec...

Significance: The first electric street railway system was installed in Richmond, Virginia in 1887. Based on its success, the City of Lafayette, Indiana, authorized the Lafayette Street Railway Co. to convert ... More

Lafayette Street Railway Powerhouse, 2 South Street, Lafayette, Tippec...

Significance: The first electric street railway system was installed in Richmond, Virginia in 1887. Based on its success, the City of Lafayette, Indiana, authorized the Lafayette Street Railway Co. to convert ... More

Lafayette Street Railway Powerhouse, 2 South Street, Lafayette, Tippec...

Significance: The first electric street railway system was installed in Richmond, Virginia in 1887. Based on its success, the City of Lafayette, Indiana, authorized the Lafayette Street Railway Co. to convert ... More

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-110 Survey number: HABS VA-156 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000276

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-110 Survey number: HABS VA-156 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000276

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-110 Survey number: HABS VA-156 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000276

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-110 Survey number: HABS VA-156 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000276

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-110 Survey number: HABS VA-156 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000276

Menokin, Menokin Bay, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-110 Survey number: HABS VA-156 Building/structure dates: ca. 1769 Initial Construction National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 69000276

Richmond, Virginia. View - 19th century Virginia.

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Richmond, Virginia. View of burned district

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Substitute (proposed by Mr. Chamberlayne,) for the bill, to reduce int...

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St. John's Episcopal Church, U.S. Route 360, Warsaw, Richmond, Virgini...

Survey number: HABS VA-564 Public domain photograph of 1930s Poland, Second Polish Republic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Richmond, Virginia Wagon train of Military Telegraph Corps]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Robert & Tommy Bagby, 5 [&] 8 years, March 4th 1868, Richmond, Virgini...

Photograph shows a half-length portrait of two African American boys, identified as Robert and Tommy Bagby. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.165) Title from inscription on back of mount. "... More

[Richmond, Virginia Residence of Jefferson Davis (1201 East Clay Stree...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia / sketched by W.C. Schwartzburg, Co. ...

Print shows an exterior of Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, from across a street, with inmates behind barred windows and guards patrolling in front of the building. Publication date based on copyright state... More

Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Hospital Building, Rixey Place, bounded by ...

Significance: The Greek Revival-style Naval Hospital, built in 1827-33, is the first Naval Hospital built in America. The first of six or seven medical facilities constructed for the Navy during the 1820s and ... More

[Richmond, Virginia View of city from Belle Isle; gun in foreground]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Shipyard / Levy & Cohen., Confederate States of America.

Photograph shows a ship building facility in a rural area near Richmond, Virginia. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the ... More

Mount Airy, Smokehouse, State Route 646 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Vi...

Survey number: HABS VA-72-D National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000845

[Richmond, Virginia Left side and rear of Capitol]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

[House, Richmond, Virginia. Perspective rendering of house and landsca...

Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).

Richmond, Virginia. Captured siege guns at Rocketts

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[Ruins in Richmond, Virginia] (Andrew J. Russel)

Photograph shows two men at a street corner with buildings in ruins. Title "Ruins in Richmond" devised by Library staff. Other title with date from the Virginia Historical Society. Exhibited: "The Civil War in... More

[Richmond, Virginia Wheels and burned railroad cars near Richmond & Pe...

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

[Formal class in liberal arts and sciences Hampton Institute, Hampton,...

Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). LOT subdivision subject: Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute - Liberal Arts & Science... More

Washington Monument, Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia / Levy & Cohen...

Photograph shows the equestrian statue of George Washington at the Washington Monument in Capitol Square Park. The smaller pedestals below hold statues of Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Thomas Jefferson. The... More

[Design drawing for stained glass Clerestory window "Teaching" for St....

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[Design drawing for stained glass Clerestory window "Teaching" for St....

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Richmond, Virginia. Henry Clay memorial on the Capitol grounds

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Richmond, Virginia. St. John's Church from street

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[Richmond, Virginia "New York newspaper correspondents' row" (between ...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Mount Airy, State Route 646 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Significance: Mount Airy is the most outstanding 18th century stone house erected in Virginia and the earliest known full Palladian villa constructed in the American colonies. Survey number: HABS VA-72 Buildi... More

Mount Airy, State Route 646 vicinity, Warsaw, Richmond, Virginia

Significance: Mount Airy is the most outstanding 18th century stone house erected in Virginia and the earliest known full Palladian villa constructed in the American colonies. Survey number: HABS VA-72 Buildi... More

Richmond, Virginia. View of burned district and ruins of Mayo's bridge...

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[Design drawing for stained glass window with "Shepherd, Isaiah 40:11"...

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[Richmond, Virginia Captured siege guns at Rocketts; different view]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

[Theater and hotel building ("Theatre, Assembly Rooms and an hotel"), ...

Presentation drawing showing interior of theater, assembly rooms, and hotel as section.

[House, Richmond, Virginia. Site plan and landscaping]

Inscriptions on recto: "City of Richmond" "Shockoe Creek" "Stable yard & offices." "BHLatrobe archt." Reference copy available in LOT 4249. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress).

[Design drawing for stained glass Captain Sally Tompkins memorial wind...

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Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

Blandfield, U.S. Route 17 & State Route 624, Caret, Essex County, Virg...

Significance: Blandfield, in Essex County, is one of Virginia's largest houses of the Georgian period, and one of its major essays in the Palladian style. The mansion dates from 1769-1773, and was built by Rob... More

[Richmond, Virginia View on James River and Kanawha Canal near the Hax...

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

[Richmond, Virginia Ruined buildings in the burned district; another v...

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

[Richmond, Virginia Front view of Capitol]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

[Richmond, Virginia Ruins of the Southern Express Office (Carey Street...

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Hugh Watt House, Old Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia

Significance: As this is an unpretentious farmhouse, it has little recorded architectural history. Hugh Watt was born in Flenairm, Antrim County, Ireland. After his father's death, with his mother, he emigrat... More

Hugh Watt House, Old Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia

Significance: As this is an unpretentious farmhouse, it has little recorded architectural history. Hugh Watt was born in Flenairm, Antrim County, Ireland. After his father's death, with his mother, he emigrat... More

Hugh Watt House, Old Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia

Significance: As this is an unpretentious farmhouse, it has little recorded architectural history. Hugh Watt was born in Flenairm, Antrim County, Ireland. After his father's death, with his mother, he emigrat... More

[Manchester, Virginia Factories on the James opposite Richmond]

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Evans Derrell Hopkins oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosni...

Evans Hopkins recalls growing up in Danville, Virginia, and participating in efforts to desegregate public schools and the library. He remembers joining the Black Panther Party in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,... More

[Richmond, Virginia Captured siege guns at Rocketts]

Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

[Richmond, Virginia Ruins of Richmond & Petersburg Railroad bridge; so...

Photograph of the main eastern theater of war, fallen Richmond, April-June 1865.

Map of the Virginia Central Rail Road showing the connection between t...

Map of Virginia and parts of adjacent states showing drainage, county boundaries, place names and "McAdamised" roads. Scale ca. 1:1,250,000. Tables at lower left of map list "Counties bordering on the Central R... More

National Guard half pounds. Manufactured by Baker Pleasants & Frayser,...

Tobacco label showing three officers of the New York State Militia wearing shakos. Copyright by G.W. Hillman & Co.

[Portrait of Pvt. William Jackson Eskew, 13th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A...

Pvt. Eskew was wounded in defense of Richmond, Va., early in 1865.

Map of the rebel capital : topographical sketch of the city of Richmon...

[Envelope addressed to Brig. Gen'l. D. Ruggles, Richmond, Virginia; po...

Handwritten envelope addressed to Brigadier General Daniel Ruggles of Gen. & Staff Confederate States Infantry Regiment; bears 10-cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Lilj... More

Plan of Fort Lyon on Eagle Hill above Alexandria, Va.

Shows a detailed drawing of Union Fort Lyon located on Eagle Hill in Fairfax County, Va. This fort was the headquarters for Major General Samuel Peter Heintzelman, U.S.A. NOTE: Researchers will be served a col... More

The Meritanza i.e. Maratanza, as she appeared immediately after the ca...

Photograph shows Union gunboat Maritanza after capture of the Confederate ship Teaser on the James River, Richmond, Virginia. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 484. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2016; (DLC/PP-2016:144) Purc... More

Libby Prison, Union prisoners at Richmond, Virginia from nature by Act...

Print shows the interior of Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia with Union officers and soldiers sitting or standing in groups. Brigadier General August Willich (1810-1878), captured at the Battle of Stones River,... More

Richmond, Virginia. Pratt's castle on Gamble's Hill

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The Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad, Virginia - train s...

Prints show (1) a train from the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad departing the station in Richmond, with pedestrian and carriage traffic on street in foreground; and (2) passenger and cargo boats... More

Richmond, Virginia. Burnt district - 19th century Virginia.

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Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of Gallego Mills. Interior view

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Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (vicinity). Sling for heavy artillery

Photo shows the equipment used by Union troops to remove heavy artillery pieces from Drewry's Bluff, which was on the James River and part Confederate defenses for Richmond, Virginia, until evacuated in April 1865.

Richmond, Virginia. Ballard house on Franklin Street. (Photographer's ...

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Richmond, Virginia. Burnt district - 19th century Virginia.

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Pontoon bridges across James River, Richmond Virginia

Photograph shows an aerial view of the James River with a pontoon bridge going across it. No. B841. Mounted with four other photographs with general caption: Views in Richmond, Va., April, 1865. Photograph is ... More

Richmond, Virginia. Ruins of building and Richmond & Petersburg Railro...

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Burning and Evacuation of Richmond, April 3, 1865

People with horses and carriages crossing bridge, with city burning in background. Lithograph copyrighted by A. Hoen & Co., Richmond, Va. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption car... More

[S.J. Gilpin shoe store, Richmond, Virginia]

Mail carrier and six other men posed standing at entrance to shop.

[Main Street, east from 11th, Richmond, Virginia]

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Confederate Museum (Jefferson Davis's house), Richmond, Virginia

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The Rotunda, Hotel Jefferson, Richmond, Virginia

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Japanese palm garden, Jefferson hotel, Richmond, Virginia

Title from jacket. Includes statue of Thomas Jefferson. "G 5366" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 036655. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Governor's mansion, Richmond, Virginia

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Henry Clay Monument, Richmond, Virginia

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[Libby Hill Park, Richmond, Virginia]

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Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia - Public domain image. Dry plate nega...

"Murphy's Hotel" on building at right center. "G 2578" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018403. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Sixth Street market, Richmond, Virginia

African-American vendors and farm produce--melons, corn and squash. Copyright by Detroit Photographic Co.

Union [i.e. Main Street] Station, Richmond, Virginia

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Murphy's Hotel, Richmond, Virginia - Public domain image. Dry plate ne...

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Old Stone Church, Staunton vic., Augusta County, Virginia

Alternate title: Fort Defiance. Title from photographer's inventory. Built by Scotch-Irish Presbyterian under great difficulties, Indian troubles, etc. The fort is built around the church. Corresponding referen... More

Housing. Richmond, Virginia. Twelve dollars a month for three rooms

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Virginia State Library & Courthouse, Richmond, Virginia. Public catalo...

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Virginia State Library & Courthouse, Richmond, Virginia. Gates to entr...

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Virginia State Library & Courthouse, Richmond, Virginia. Stage of lect...

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A black and white photo of a group of men. Office of War Information P...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More