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REFLECTING ON RICHMOND’S JOURNEY IN THE 1970S THROUGH HISTORIC PHOTOS

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The 1970s was a decade of changes and growth for Richmond, Virginia. Navigating
through a period of economic challenges, addressing social issues, and embracing
cultural shifts, Richmond stood firm, adapting and advancing with time. Let’s
embark on a journey through Richmond in the 1970s and learn more about this
fascinating decade with some fascinting vintage photos.

The early 1970s brought a nationwide economic recession, and Richmond was not
immune to its effects. Despite these challenges, Richmond managed to stay
relatively resilient. Major corporations such as Philip Morris and Dominion
Energy expanded their operations in the city, providing job opportunities and
economic stability.


ADDRESSING SOCIAL ISSUES

The 1970s were a time of significant social change in Richmond. In 1977,
Richmond saw the election of its first African American mayor, Henry Marsh,
signaling a new era in the city’s politics. This decade also witnessed the
emergence of grassroots movements addressing issues such as housing inequality
and racial discrimination, echoing the national trend of increased civic
engagement.


CULTURAL SHIFTS AND THE ARTS SCENE

Richmond’s cultural scene continued to evolve in the 1970s. The Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts hosted major exhibitions, and local theatre groups like the
Richmond Shakespeare Festival started to gain recognition. Music remained a
vibrant part of the city’s culture, with genres like folk, rock, and soul music
reflecting the diverse tastes of the residents.


INFRASTRUCTURE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Infrastructure development continued to progress in the ’70s. The James River
Flood Wall was constructed after the city suffered a devastating flood in 1972.
The Greater Richmond Transit Company was founded in 1973, improving the public
transportation system. The city also started the process of revitalizing the
downtown area, addressing urban decay, and promoting business development.


THE EVOLUTION OF EDUCATION

The 1970s were a turning point for Richmond’s education system. The Supreme
Court’s decision to uphold busing for desegregation led to significant changes
in the city’s schools, reflecting a nationwide movement towards racial
integration. Virginia Commonwealth University, established in 1968, expanded its
programs and facilities during this time, solidifying its status as a key center
for higher education in the city.


THE RISE OF THE SPORTING SCENE

The 1970s saw a significant shift in Richmond’s sports scene. The city got its
first taste of major league sports in 1971 when the Virginia Squires, part of
the American Basketball Association, played some of their home games in
Richmond. Moreover, the Richmond Braves, a minor league baseball team affiliated
with the Atlanta Braves, experienced a surge in popularity, enhancing the city’s
sporting culture.


#1 THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOSTED POP ARTIST ANDY WARHOL (SECOND FROM
LEFT), WHO WAS EXHIBITING HIS “ATHLETES BY WARHOL” COLLECTION AT THE MUSEUM,
1978.

The public opening featured a performance by rock band Single Bullet Theory and
refreshments that could be found at sporting events, such as popcorn and cotton
candy. The portraits on exhibit included tennis star Chris Evert and basketball
star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.



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#2 GLENDALE DRIVE AND HENRICO AVENUE IN WESTERN HENRICO COUNTY, 1976

Neighborhood boys showed off their headstand and skateboarding skills. From left
were Robert Rice, Bill Robertson, Rusty Hamilton and Kenny Rice. The boys spent
the summer practicing headstands, wheelies and other stunts.



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#3 PACKAGES OF POP ROCKS, A CARBONATED CANDY THAT HAD SOARED IN POPULARITY, EVEN
IF AVAILABILITY WAS LIMITED, 1978.

The gravel-like treat offered the sensation of bursting inside the mouth – a
reaction created from carbon dioxide trapped inside the sugar. Test-marketing in
California proved successful, and the candy from General Foods soon became a
national rage.



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#4 THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY WAS PREPARING TO CLOSE THE SABOT DEPOT
STATION IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY, 1979.

The station hosted its first passenger train in 1881 and its last in 1957; it
limped along until 1979 handling odd jobs. CSX dismantled the building in 1993.



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#5 THE LOST WORLD MOUNTAIN OPENED AT THE KINGS DOMINION THEME PARK IN DOSWELL,
1979.

The $7 million, 17-story attraction contained three components: the Journey to
Atlantis flume ride (soon renamed the Haunted River), the Land of the Dooz
children’s mine train and the Time Shaft rotor. In 1998, the mountain was
repurposed to accommodate Volcano, the Blast Coaster, which still operates
today.



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#6 A CROWD OF 10,000 GATHERED ALONG MONUMENT AVENUE IN RICHMOND FOR THE ANNUAL
EASTER FESTIVAL, WHICH INCLUDED MUSIC FROM THE RICHMOND POPS BAND.

The festival, sponsored by the Monument Avenue Preservation Society, included
dancers, almost 30 art exhibits, children’s entertainment and food.



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#7 TWO BOYS WALKED ALONG THE ROCKS IN THE JAMES RIVER NEAR THE LEE BRIDGE IN
RICHMOND, 1979.

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#8 TERRY WOO SET BRICKS FOR A WALKWAY AS CONSTRUCTION OF KANAWHA PLAZA IN
DOWNTOWN RICHMOND CONTINUED, 1979.

The $4 million dollar city-financed plaza linked the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond building and the Virginia Electric and Power Co. building.



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#9 A COUPLE DRESSED AS APES MADE THEIR WAY THROUGH SHOCKOE SLIP IN RICHMOND
DURING THE GREAT PUMPKIN PARTY.

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#10 VANN BARDEN FROM NORTH CAROLINA CAME TO RICHMOND WITH HIS MOBILE SMOKE PIT
TO PUT ON A PIG PICKING WITH FRIENDS, 1979.

Depending on the temperature and wind, Barden could use 60 to 120 pounds of
charcoal scattered with hickory chips for his barbecuing. An 80-pound pig, which
he marinated in homemade sauce, could take eight hours or more to cook.



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#11 A TRACTOR-TRAILER JACKKNIFED AFTER TWO WHEELS CAME OFF ON THE JAMES RIVER
BRIDGE IN RICHMOND, 1979.

The driver, 25-year-old Samuel Smith, was thrown from the truck and fell 100
feet. A firefighter said Smith survived because he landed about 40 feet from the
water on muddy ground, which softened the impact.



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#12 AN ARMY HELICOPTER MADE A PRACTICE LANDING ON THE NEW HELIPAD AT CHIPPENHAM
HOSPITAL IN RICHMOND, 1979.

It was the first such helipad constructed for a central Virginia hospital. The
$5,000 pad was constructed by E.G. Bowles Co. in a project assisted by the state
police and the Federal Aviation Administration.



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#13 MISS AMERICA KYLENE BARKER SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS DURING A VISIT TO RICHMOND.
BARKER, WHO WAS FROM GALAX, WON THE MISS VIRGINIA TITLE IN 1978 AND THEN THE
NATIONAL PAGEANT IN SEPTEMBER OF THAT YEAR, BECOMING MISS AMERICA 1979.

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#14 FORMER WASHINGTON REDSKINS WIDE RECEIVER ROY JEFFERSON CONGRATULATED
PARTICIPANTS IN THE WINTER SPECIAL OLYMPICS AT WINTERGREEN IN NELSON COUNTY,
1979

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#15 STAFF OF THE WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER CONFERRED IN THEIR OFFICE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND. THE CENTER, WHICH OPENED IN 1976, ASSISTED WOMEN WITH
CAREER PREPARATION, EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND LIFE PLANNING.

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#16 SAFETY TOWN OPENS – THIS SUMMER’S INSTALLMENT OF SAFETY TOWN OPENED AT
AZALEA MALL YESTERDAY, AND AMONG THOSE ON HAND WERE MARCIA CARR AS CLYDE THE
CLOWN (IN CAR), LEIGH BURKE AS CUPID THE CLOWN, AND MIKE MARTIN AS THE OWL.

Children agest 4 through 8 may take one of three classes that are taught for an
hour each day for one week. New classes start each Monday through August.
Applications for registration should be made with the Henrico County Police.
6-17-1978



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#17 WHERE’S THE ENGINE? THE CABOOSE TRAVELING ON THE BED OF A TRUCK ALONG WEST
BROAD STREET YESTERDAY WASN’T PART OF A NEW RAIL LINE IN RICHMOND, BUT PART OF A
REMODELING PROJECT AT THE OLD CLOVER ROOM RESTAURANT.

Owner John Dankos plans to open the new restaurant, Stanley Stegmeyer's
Hodgepodge, on July 1. Part of the decor will include two cabooses, each of
which will seat 16 persons. May 3, 1978



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#18 THIS TRAIN CABOOSE TRAVELED BY TRUCK ALONG WEST BROAD STREET IN RICHMOND WAS
HEADED FOR THE OLD CLOVER ROOM RESTAURANT, WHICH NEW OWNER JOHN DANKOS WAS
REMODELING INTO STANLEY STEGMEYER’S HODGEPODGE RESTAURANT, 1978.

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#19 HAL BURROWS SERVES WHILE PARTNER COURTNEY DRAKE LOOKS ON AT CCV’S PLATFORM
TENNIS FACILITY, 1978

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#20 A BLOCK OF WEST 31ST STREET IN WOODLAND HEIGHTS, 1978.

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#21 SOME MEMBERS OF THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AND PHILADELPHIA EAGLES BIKED
THROUGH RICHMOND DURING A 1,200-MILE RIDE TO FLORIDA TO SPOTLIGHT THE MUSCULAR
DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION, 1978.

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#22 ARTHUR HARGROVE JR., A TIMES-DISPATCH CARRIER IN THE GLEN ALLEN AREA,
DELIVERED ONE OF HIS FINAL PAPERS, 1978.

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#23 A GROUP OF MAD HATTERS DANCED IN SHOCKOE SLIP DURING THE GREAT PUMPKIN
PARTY. THE HALLOWEEN-THEMED FESTIVAL DREW ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE, MANY OF THEM IN
COSTUME TO PARTICIPATE IN CONTESTS FOR CASH PRIZES, 1978.

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#24 A LONGTIME OREGON HILL RESIDENT WALKED THROUGH HIS NEIGHBORHOOD, 1978.

In the late 1970s, the historic Richmond enclave was undergoing noticeable
change as urbanization brought new, younger residents into the tight-knit
community.



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#25 MATTAPONI AND PAMUNKEY INDIANS PERFORMED FOR GOV. JOHN N. DALTON, CONTINUING
THEIR CENTURIES-OLD THANKSGIVING TRADITION OF DELIVERING GAME, SUCH AS DEER AND
TURKEY, TO THE GOVERNOR IN LIEU OF A TAX PAYMENT.

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#26 AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN GATHERED FOR A BEAUTY CLINIC AT THE THALHIMERS AT
EASTGATE MALL IN RICHMOND, 1978.

The clinic, sponsored by Fashion Fair, brought in beauty professionals including
Pearl Hester (standing at right) to demonstrate makeup techniques.



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#27 JOHN STONE PLOWED A FIELD ON A TOBACCO FARM IN UNION LEVEL IN MECKLENBURG
COUNTY, 1978.

Owner Joe Warren of South Hill used seven mule teams to plow 60 tobacco acres
among several of his farms.



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#28 STUDENTS FROM HUGUENOT HIGH SCHOOL IN RICHMOND WORKED WITH DIRECTOR DAVE
ANDERSON ON A PUBLIC TELEVISION SERIES CALLED “AS WE SEE IT.”, 1978

Financed by a federal grant, the series shed light on school desegregation
across America, with students contributing scripts for scenes. The Huguenot
segment was titled “The Riot that Never Was” and included a re-enactment of a
tense moment in the cafeteria during the previous school year, which ultimately
was resolved.



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#29 BILL HEINDL, A CO-FOUNDER OF THE HEINDL-EVANS INC. CONSTRUCTION FIRM,
OVERSAW PROGRESS ON BUILDING A FOOTBRIDGE IN JAMES RIVER PARK AT TEXAS AVENUE IN
RICHMOND, 1978.

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#30 PILOT MERTON A. MEADE JR. LANDED A 1920S-ERA PITCAIRN MAILWING AT BYRD
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN HENRICO COUNTY, 1978.

Such biplanes carried mail through the area in the 1920s and 1930s for Pitcairn
Aviation Inc., a predecessor of Eastern Air Lines. Meade was flying from New
York to Miami on a trip sponsored by Eastern to promote its 50th anniversary.



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#31 DANNY SHAPIRO OF WHOLESALER STANLEY TOYS EXHIBITED NEW ELECTRONIC GAMES IN
RICHMOND, 1978.

At the time, products such as Simon and Electronic Battleship were so new that
not all Richmond-area stores carried them yet. Thalhimers did not stock
electronic games, and Miller & Rhoads had just received Blip and Comp IV, which
were battery-operated games.



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#32 THE BANNERMAN FAMILY CLOGGERS AND FRIENDS PERFORMED AT HERITAGE DAY, A
CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS FOUND AMONG RICHMOND-AREA
RESIDENTS, 1978.

The city festival, held at the Carillon in Byrd Park, featured more than 30
performers as well as demonstrations of folk crafts such as banjo making,
fly-tying and rug-braiding.



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#33 ABOUT 100 ELVIS PRESLEY FANS GATHERED AT THE REGENCY INN SOUTH ON MIDLOTHIAN
TURNPIKE FOR A MEMORIAL SERVICE TO “THE KING OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL,” WHO HAD DIED A
YEAR EARLIER, 1978.

The service – sponsored by the local Taking Care of Business Fan Club – included
a meditation period that featured some of Presley’s gospel recordings, which
brought an emotional response from fans.



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#34 MR. AND MRS. DONALD MILLER ASSESSED THE DAMAGE DONE TO THEIR CAR BY A TREE
THAT FELL AFTER A NIGHT OF STRONG WINDS. THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COUPLE HAD JUST
PURCHASED THE CAR, 1978.

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#35 CAPITOL SQUARE IN RICHMOND WAS FILLED WITH PEOPLE ENJOYING A PLEASANT SPRING
DAY. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 81 DEGREES, WHICH WAS IDEAL FOR RELAXING ON THE
GRASS AND BENCHES OR TAKING A STROLL AROUND THE GROUNDS, 1978.

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#36 PLASTIC DRAIN PIPE WAS SHAPED INTO A 60-FOOT “SERPENT” IN THE YEOCOMICO
RIVER NEAR KINSALE ON VIRGINIA’S NORTHERN NECK, 1978.

Richmonder John Tighe created it to surprise fellow members of a Richmond
boating group that was gathering for its annual fish fry. The sculpture mimicked
a giant serpentlike creature – later nicknamed “Chessie” – that some people
claim to have spotted nearby that summer.



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#37 CROWDS GATHERED AT THE BUSCH GARDENS AMUSEMENT PARK NEAR WILLIAMSBURG FOR
THE GRAND OPENING OF THE LOCH NESS MONSTER ROLLER COASTER, WHICH FEATURED QUICK
ACCELERATION, A 13-STORY DROP AND A PAIR OF INTERLOCKING LOOPS, 1978.

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#38 J.C. PENNEY EMPLOYEE JANET MCCABE MODELED A TIMELY TREND – PLASTIC JEANS –
AT REGENCY SQUARE MALL IN HENRICO COUNTY, 1978.

McCabe said the jeans were a bit stiff, but with a leotard or tights underneath,
they could turn heads at the disco. Penney stores in Richmond carried the pants,
which were originated by La Parisienne.



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#39 DAVE TWARDZIK OF THE SQUIRES SHOT OVER ARTIS GILMORE OF THE KENTUCKY
COLONELS EN ROUTE TO A SQUIRES VICTORY BEFORE A CROWD OF ONLY 1,017 AT THE
COLISEUM, 1976.

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#40 A CAMERA CREW SET UP BY THE LOG FLUME AT KINGS DOMINION IN DOSWELL AS
FILMING CONTINUED ON “ROLLERCOASTER”, 1976.

The movie, starring George Segal (in boat) as a ride inspector, was filmed at
several amusement parks and is about an extortionist who demands $1 million to
end his bombing campaign at parks. Extras and crew assembled at 7 a.m., but it
was 2:15 p.m. before everything was ready so this scene could be shot.



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#41 VISITORS ENJOYED AN AFTERNOON ABOARD THE AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN, A TRAVELING
BICENTENNIAL ATTRACTION THAT STOPPED IN RICHMOND AND HIGHLIGHTED 200 YEARS OF
AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT, 1976.

The dining car, which allowed guests to experience the 1890s, featured a working
player piano, a 6-foot bar, plush chairs, ornate light fixtures and tasseled
curtains.



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#42 JIM MCCRIMMON (RIGHT) OF THE RICHMOND WILDCATS TRIED TO DISLODGE THE PUCK
FROM DAVE ELLIOTT OF THE BALTIMORE CLIPPERS DURING A GAME AT THE RICHMOND
COLISEUM, 1976.

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#43 RICHMOND YOUTHS DID YARD WORK AS PART OF A SUMMER EMPLOYMENT ASSIGNMENT
ADMINISTERED BY THE RICHMOND AREA MANPOWER PLANNING SYSTEMS, 1976.

The organization hoped to beautify the city with landscaping projects in parks
as well as offer lawn care assistance to senior citizens and the disabled.



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#44 MORE THAN 1,000 RAFTS, KAYAKS AND CANOES CROWDED INTO THE JORDAN POINT YACHT
HAVEN AND MARINA IN HOPEWELL FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL GREAT JAMES RIVER RAFT RACE
TO BENEFIT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESEARCH AND LOCAL MS PROJECTS, 1976.

The race concluded across the river at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City
County. Rafters were awarded prizes for speed, design originality and amount of
money raised through pledges.



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#45 MEN TENDED TO THE ROASTING PLANKS AT THE 28TH ANNUAL SHAD PLANKING IN
WAKEFIELD, AN EVENT IN SUSSEX COUNTY THAT LURED POLITICIANS, REPORTERS, CAMPAIGN
WORKERS AND OTHERS TO KICK OFF THE ELECTORAL SEASON, 1976.

Sponsored by the Wakefield Ruritan Club, the event historically was a function
of the state’s Democrats, but it evolved into a bipartisan tradition.



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#46 CARS AND OTHER SCRAP METAL AWAITED SHREDDING AT PECK IRON AND METAL CO.
INC., LOCATED OFF COMMERCE ROAD N SOUTH RICHMOND, 1976.

A large machine called a fragmentizer could chew up a car and spit it out as
tiny chunks of metal in about 40 seconds.



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#47 HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE STUDENTS STAYED IN MOTEL-STYLE UNITS THAT WERE
CONSTRUCTED TO ACCOMMODATE THEM WHILE OLDER DORMS WERE RENOVATED, 1976.

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#48 A LINE WRAPPED AROUND AND BEYOND THE RICHMOND COLISEUM AS TICKETS WENT ON
SALE FOR AN ELVIS PRESLEY CONCERT – ABOUT 3,000 PEOPLE WERE WAITING WHEN TICKET
WINDOWS OPENED AT 10 A.M. HIS SOLD-OUT SHOW IN JUNE WAS HIS FINAL APPEARANCE IN
RICHMOND; HE DIED IN AUGUST 1977.

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#49 FREEMAN AND THERESA SPENCER SAT IN THEIR RICHMOND HOME WITH TILLIE, THEIR
PRIZED 6-YEAR-OLD GERMAN SHEPHERD, 1976.

The living room featured Tillie’s numerous trophies and memorabilia – at the
time, she held titles as an American conformation champion and Canadian
conformation champion, among other honors.



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#50 THE DOWNTOWN MALL IN CHARLOTTESVILLE WAS IN THE FINAL PHASE OF INITIAL
CONSTRUCTION, WITH SOME OF THE SQUARE HOLES IN THE FORMER MAIN STREET SLATED TO
BE FILLED WITH LANDSCAPING, 1975.

The $2 million pedestrian mall opened in 1976 and, as it marks 40 years in 2016,
is home to more than 150 shops and restaurants.



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#51 RONALD J. ROLLER OF PETERSBURG POSED WITH HIS BEER CAN COLLECTION, WHICH
TOTALED ALMOST 1,300 AFTER 18 YEARS OF COLLECTING, 1976.

He conservatively valued the trove at $5,000. Roller held two of his prized
pieces: a 1934 Old Milwaukee can and a gallon can/dispenser of Gettelman.



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#52 CARTER’S DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS STORE IN RICHMOND’S OREGON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD,
1976.

At the time, the store, which dated to 1926, was feeling the strain of
competition from larger stores downtown and because longtime residents were
moving away. The store closed in 1993.



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#53 BUTCHER HOMER WILLIS (FROM LEFT) AND ASSISTANTS CLARENCE GILLIAM AND JOSEPH
SCRUGGS PREPARED SAUSAGE AT WILLIS’ POWHATAN LOCKER CO., A SMALL SLAUGHTERHOUSE
AND CUSTOM BUTCHER SHOP OFF STATE ROUTE 13 IN POWHATAN COUNTY, 1976.

Willis could handle thousands of pounds of meat for customers every week, and
his service was so popular at the time, it might take six months for him to
squeeze a new customer into his schedule.



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#54 WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS THE WEISIGER-CARROLL HOUSE WAS STILL IN ROUGH SHAPE AT
2408 BAINBRIDGE ST. IN THE MANCHESTER AREA OF SOUTH RICHMOND, 1976.

That year, a new claimant on the title led to the discovery of the house’s
historical significance. The 1½-story frame and brick dwelling was estimated to
have been built in the 1760s and served as a private home as well as a hospital
during the Civil War. The home is now listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.



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#55 AN AUTOMOBILE (MINUS ITS TIRES AND GAS TANK) WAS FED INTO A FRAGMENTIZER,
WHICH COULD CRUSH THE VEHICLE IN LESS THAN A MINUTE USING AN ARRAY OF HAMMERS
WEIGHING NEARLY 400 POUNDS EACH, 1976.

The fragmentizer was in Richmond’s Deepwater Terminal area and was used by Peck
Iron and Metal Co. Inc. to crush vehicles into fine chunks of metal. Peck Iron
estimated that the fragmentizer “ate” about 100,000 autos during the previous
year.



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#56 SEVEN FORMER PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY RESIDENTS REUNITED ON THE LAWN OF THE
FORMER R.R. MOTON HIGH SCHOOL (LATER PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL), FROM
WHICH THEY WERE BARED IN THE 1960S DURING THE STATE’S MASSIVE RESISTANCE TO
INTEGRATION, 1976.

From left are Frank Early, Betty Ward, G.A. Hamilton, Hilda Thompson, LaNae
Johnson, Bessie Shade and Douglas Vaughan. Hundreds of former county students
from the era attended the reunion.



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#57 YOUNG REVELER CHRISTOPHER GIBBS HELD A BALLOON WHILE THOUSANDS WANDERED
SHOCKOE SLIP IN RICHMOND AT THE GREAT PUMPKIN PARTY, 1976.

The celebration, sponsored by the Shockoe Slip Neighborhood Association,
included an auction and a costume contest. About 10,000 people attended the
event.



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#58 HUGH JONES (RIGHT) AND DAVID WHITLOCK VOLUNTEERED DURING THE SUMMER AT THE
RICHMOND BOYS CLUB, 1976.

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#59 SELF-PROCLAIMED PSYCHIC AND ASTROLOGER JEANE DIXON WAS AT THE MILLER &
RHOADS DEPARTMENT STORE IN DOWNTOWN RICHMOND TO SIGN COPIES OF HER LATEST BOOK,
1976.

Dixon found fame though her syndicated astrology column and some well-publicized
predictions, including about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. She
died in 1997.



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#60 MINIATURE GOLF WAS A DIVERSION AT THE VIRGINIA CORRECTIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN
IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY, 1976.

The nine-hole course was constructed by prison maintenance workers to encourage
activity by inmates. The center was founded in 1931 when female inmate
populations were getting too large for local jails. It was known for its
groundbreaking programs, including its self-sufficient farming program in the
1940s.



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#61 ONE OF THE THREE WORLD WIDE HEALTH SPA LOCATIONS IN THE RICHMOND AREA, 1976.

The national chain offered exercise spaces for men and women, massages, facials,
steam baths, weight loss programs, whirlpools and solariums.



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#62 THE NEW MANAGER OF THE RICHMOND BRAVES, SURVEYED THE BASEBALL TEAM’S HOME AT
PARKER FIELD ON THE EVE OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OPENER, 1976.

McKeon managed the team for one year, leaving in 1977 to become manger of
Oakland Athletics. In 2003, at age 72, he won a World Series as manager of the
Florida Marlins.



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#63 JAMES RIVER PARK VISITORS ENJOYED THE HAND-OPERATED FERRY THAT RAN TO A
SMALL ISLAND, 1975.

Once there, more visitors waiting back at the shore would use the pulley to
return the flat-bottom barge so they could then board it and pull themselves
over to the island as well.



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#64 SHOPPERS PASSED BY “THE CLOCK” AT MILLER & RHOADS IN DOWNTOWN RICHMOND,
1975.

The distinct timepiece with four faces was installed in the department store in
the mid-1920s; it can be seen today at the Valentine Richmond History Center.



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#65 THE JEFFERSON HOTEL, 1975.

At that time, a new investor group was studying the feasibility of renovating
the property, which was built by Lewis Ginter and opened in 1895. Today it is in
select company as a five-star hotel.



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#66 RICHMOND CHAPTER AMERICAN RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS (FROM LEFT) LYDIA SARVAY,
MRS. C.W. FELLOWS, MRS. PERCY HARTON AND MRS. D.U. GALBRAITH WERE HONORED FOR 35
YEARS OF CANTEEN SERVICE, 1975.

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#67 PART OF THE 500 BLOCK OF NORTH SECOND STREET IN RICHMOND’S JACKSON WARD
NEIGHBORHOOD, 1975.

The National Historic Landmark District, which became the center of the city’s
African-American community after the Civil War, has experienced significant
revitalization in recent years.



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#68 A PERFORMANCE OF A SPLASHY COLE PORTER “ANYTHING GOES” NUMBER, ONE OF 25
SONG EXCERPTS IN THE 30-MINUTE “GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY” SHOW AT THE
JUST-OPENED KINGS DOMINION THEME PARK IN DOSWELL, 1975.

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#69 GOV. MILLS E. GODWIN JR. GREETED A PORPOISE ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE KINGS
DOMINION IN DOSWELL, 1975.

The theme park opened with 15 attractions; its Lion Country Safari area had
opened a year before. Today, the park offers more than 60 rides, shows and
attractions as well as a water park.



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#70 RICHMOND POLICE CAPT. JOSEPH H. PARKER SAT ON A MOTORIZED BIKE AND EXPLAINED
NEW REGULATIONS, 1975.

At the time, police were aiming to clear up a public misunderstanding about a
new Virginia law on motorized bikes, which said any bicycle with an assisting
motor could not exceed 20 mph.



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#71 THE BAND ICE WATER PERFORMED IN THE FLINTSTONE FOLLIES THEATER AT KINGS
DOMINION IN DOSWELL, 1975.

The theme park fully opened the previous month with 15 attractions; its Lion
Country Safari area had opened in 1974. Today, the park offers more than 60
rides, shows and attractions as well as a water park.



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#72 MIKE JACKSON OF THE VIRGINIA SQUIRES CHALLENGED DENVER’S RALPH SIMPSON
DURING AN AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION GAME AT THE RICHMOND COLISEUM, 1975.

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#73 THE MOSQUE AUDITORIUM IN RICHMOND WAS TAKEN THROUGH A SMALL WINDOW FROM
ABOVE, 1975.

While the building was best known for its theater, over time it housed an array
of other features, including a rooftop penthouse, swimming pool, gymnasium,
ballroom and bowling alley.



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#74 LANDSCAPE WORKERS PREPARED GARDENS IN FRONT OF THE EIFFEL TOWER REPLICA AT
KINGS DOMINION IN DOSWELL, 1975.

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#75 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND STUDENT MARSHALL BANK POSED OUTSIDE BOATWRIGHT
MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 1975.

A year earlier, he checked out – and refused to return – some volumes that were
signed by their authors, saying the works (including by Robert Frost) deserved
better protection than the open shelves. But he did return them and, with
funding from an anonymous donor, participated in a project to get contemporary
poets to sign copies of their work for inclusion in the library’s collection.



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#76 WAYNE LATIMER KICKED A 61-YARD FIELD GOAL THAT LIFTED VIRGINIA TECH TO A
13-10 VICTORY OVER FLORIDA STATE AT LANE STADIUM IN BLACKSBURG, 1975.

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#77 GOV. MILLS E. GODWIN JR. AND MRS. AUGUST BUSCH III RODE THE LEAD CAR AROUND
THE LE MANS TRACK IN THE FRENCH VILLAGE OF THE NEW BUSCH GARDENS: THE OLD
COUNTRY THEME PARK NEAR WILLIAMSBURG, 1975.

The governor and Anheuser-Busch executives took part in dedication of park,
which had opened to the public the previous weekend and drew more than 30,000
visitors.



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#78 THE DOWNTOWN MALL IN CHARLOTTESVILLE WAS IN THE FINAL PHASE OF INITIAL
CONSTRUCTION, WITH SOME OF THE SQUARE HOLES IN THE FORMER MAIN STREET SLATED TO
BE FILLED WITH LANDSCAPING, 1975.

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#79 A CROWD FILLED THE PASS, A RESTAURANT AND MUSIC VENUE AT 803 W. BROAD ST. IN
RICHMOND, 1976.

The Pass opened in 1975 and was in business for about four years. In its short
time, notable artists performed there, including John Mayall, Stanley
Turrentine, Lydia Pense, the Atlanta Rhythm Section, Earl Scruggs, Nicolette
Larsen and Robert Palmer.



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#80 PAT BENATAR – BEFORE SHE BECAME A WORLD-FAMOUS ROCK VOCALIST – DELIVERED HER
FINAL PERFORMANCE WITH THE BAND COXON’S ARMY AT THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL IN
RICHMOND, 1975.

Benatar moved to Richmond two years earlier at age 20; she met pianist Phil
Coxon during a gig at the Roaring Twenties, and what started as a duo evolved
into a larger band. In leaving Richmond, Benatar planned to try her vocal luck
in New York.



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#81 CITY WORKERS INSTALLED A GRANITE CHANNEL FOR REEDY CREEK NEAR FOREST HILL
PARK IN RICHMOND, 1975.

About 1,700 square yards of the creek bed was being covered with stone cemented
into place. The $107,000 project, which aimed to channel the creek water to
reduce flooding and erosion, was part of a larger $1.5 million creek improvement
project. The next phase was to build bridges over the creek at Forest Hill
Avenue and at Roanoke Street.



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#82 A LUNAR ECLIPSE DECORATED THE SKIES OF RICHMOND – FOR THE SECOND TIME THAT
YEAR (THE FIRST WAS IN MAY), 1975.

According to the Science Museum of Virginia, it was not uncommon to have two
eclipses within six months. This composite image merged photos of the eclipse
with a skyline shot from South Richmond.



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#83 A CLEANUP CREW FROM NORFOLK WORKED ON AN OIL SPILL IN SOUTH RICHMOND. FUEL
OIL HAD ESCAPED FROM AN OPEN VALVE AT LITTLE OIL CO. ON COMMERCE ROAD, 1975.

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#84 AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEAM DUG NEAR THE SITE OF A NATIVE AMERICAN VILLAGE IN NEW
KENT COUNTY, 1975.

The spot along the Chickahominy River was where Captain John Smith, the English
explorer, once recorded a thriving Native American community, Moysonec, in 1607.
The dig was funded by a state grant and a donation from the landowner.



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#85 BOYS AND GIRLS LINED UP AT TOWN AND COUNTRY COTILLION IN RICHMOND’S WEST END
TO LEARN DANCE STEPS FROM INSTRUCTOR JAMES LOWELL, 1975.

The program, which taught popular and traditional dances such as the waltz,
tango, jitterbug and twist, was open to middle and high school students. Town
and Country, which had 500 youths across four groups, was among a handful of
cotillions in the Richmond area at the time.



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#86 THE VIEW ALONG MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN RICHMOND FROM THE INTERSECTION WITH
FIFTH STREET, 1975.

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#87 LARRY RAST DIRECTED A GROUP PIANO CLASS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, 1975.

Rast, who was director of the music education department at Northern Illinois
University, was in Richmond to share group instructional techniques with
teachers from elementary to college levels. The session drew teachers from as
far away as Colorado and Michigan and was sponsored by UR’s music department and
the Wurlitzer Co.



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#88 CHILDREN SAT AROUND THE SMALL STATUE OF LIBERTY IN CHIMBORAZO PARK IN
RICHMOND, 1975.

In the early 1950s, the Boy Scouts of America erected about 200 mini-versions of
the Statue of Liberty around the country as part of the organization’s 40th
anniversary. The 8½-foot tall, 290-pound copper statues were made in Chicago by
Friedley-Voshardt Co. The Richmond statue was erected on Feb. 11, 1951, and rose
nearly 17 feet, including the base. The project’s total cost was about $1,000.



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#89 REGENCY SQUARE MALL WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN WESTERN HENRICO COUNTY, 1975.

At left, the building closest to completion was the Thalhimers department store;
other initial anchors included Miller & Rhoads, JC Penney and Sears. The
800,000-square-foot complex was to be the largest shopping center in the area;
it opened in October of that year.



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#90 SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 95 BACKED UP PAST MAIN STREET STATION AS
SMOKE BILLOWED FROM A FIRE AT LITTLE OIL CO. IN SOUTH RICHMOND, 1975.

Two tanks holding a combined 850,000 gallons of fuel exploded at the business on
Commerce Road. Fire officials believed that the ignition of an employee’s car
sparked the blaze, though the oil company speculated that a lightning strike was
to blame. The fire took 19 hours to extinguish.



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#91 THE LION COUNTRY SAFARI OPENED AS THE FIRST PART OF THE KINGS DOMINION
AMUSEMENT COMPLEX NEAR DOSWELL, 1974.

The next year, the park installed a monorail that guests used instead of driving
their cars among the several hundred animals, which included lions, elephants,
zebras, giraffes and other jungle dwellers. Here, the first visitors paid their
admission fee. From left are driver Ken Lion, Lora Becraft and Larry and Mary
Tropea.



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#92 THE LION COUNTRY SAFARI DRIVE-THRU ANIMAL PARK AT KINGS DOMINION IN DOSWELL
WAS READY TO OPEN, FEATURING SEVERAL HUNDRED ANIMALS – ANTELOPE, ELEPHANTS,
LIONS, RHINOS, GIRAFFES AND MORE, 1974.

The Eiffel Tower at the amusement park, which would open the following year, is
in the background.



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#93 STATIONARY BICYCLES, ONCE PART OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AT THE MOSQUE (NOW
THE ALTRIA THEATER) AND STILL IN THE GYMNASIUM THAT WAS THEN BEING USED BY
RICHMOND POLICE, 1974.

The Shriners fraternal organization built the Moorish Revival theater, with its
distinctive minarets, in the 1920s.



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#94 THE 392ND ARMY BAND OF FORT LEE PERFORMED AT THE DEDICATION OF TWO NEW PARKS
IN THE FAN DISTRICT IN RICHMOND, 1974.

Paradise Park (pictured, between the 1700 blocks of Floyd and Grove avenues) and
Scuffletown Park (between the 2300 blocks of Park and Stuart avenues) were built
with money from the U.S. Interior Department.



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#95 AT THE STATE CAPITOL, VIRGINIA FIRST LADY KATHERINE GODWIN (SECOND FRONT
RIGHT) UNVEILED A PAINTING OF THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, 1974.

The work, by Jack Clifton of Hampton (front), was presented by the Virginia
Daughters of the American Revolution; it commissioned the painting in
cooperation with the Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission. Assisting
Godwin with the unveiling were state Sen. Edward E. Willey Sr. of Richmond and
DAR official Mrs. John S. Biscoe.



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#96 YOUNG MEMBERS OF TEMPLE B’NAI SHALOM LIGHTED CANDLES ON THE MENORAH IN
CELEBRATION OF HANUKKAH, 1974.

The synagogue, which was on Three Chopt Road in Henrico County, later merged
with Temple Beth-El in Richmond.



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#97 J.G. ADAMS, THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL DISTRIBUTOR MANAGER FOR LITTON MICROWAVE
RANGES, DEMONSTRATED MICROWAVE COOKING AND TOUTED ITS BENEFITS DURING A PROGRAM
AT THE MILLER & RHOADS DEPARTMENT STORE IN DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, 1974.

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#98 PHARMACY SODA FOUNTAINS WERE CONTINUING TO DISAPPEAR, 1974.

Locally, the Lafayette Westwood Pharmacy on Patterson Avenue and the Sunset
Hills Pharmacy on Three Chopt Road had recently removed their fountains, which
was happening with greater frequency nationwide, too. Pharmacists said the
fountains were expensive to operate and difficult to staff, and that they were
no longer as necessary for bringing in traffic.



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#99 THIEVES MARKET, AN ANTIQUES STORE IN ALEXANDRIA WHOSE EVOCATIVE EXTERIOR –
FEATURING IRONWORK, STATUARY AND MORE – HINTED AT ITS WIDE-RANGING OFFERINGS
INSIDE, 1974.

At the time, the proprietors estimated that $5 million to $10 million worth of
merchandise passed through the market annually. The business later moved to
Northern Virginia’s McLean area.



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#100 SEVERAL HUNDRED UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND STUDENTS PROTESTED THE SCHOOL’S DORM
VISITATION POLICY, WHICH FORBADE VISITORS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN STUDENT ROOMS
ON WEEKNIGHTS, 1974.

The protestors, who wanted unrestricted visitation, marched to the women’s dorms
at Westhampton College during the evening, and then female participants visited
the male dorms.



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#101 FOREMAN FIELD AT OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY IN NORFOLK WAS PACKED WITH ABOUT
33,000 MUSIC FANS FOR A CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG CONCERT, 1974.

The popular band had split in 1970 but reunited for a summer tour in 1974 that
hit large arenas and outdoor stadiums. The “Virginia is for Lovers” slogan
adorns the front of the stage, and the concert opened with the Stephen
Stills-penned hit “Love the One You’re With.”



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#102 A BOY FISHED AT AN OLD DAM ON THE PROPERTY OF THE LAKESIDE COUNTRY CLUB IN
HENRICO COUNTY, 1974.

The deteriorating dam concerned county officials; club members said the repair
estimate of about $109,000 exceeded their budget.



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#103 AN IMPROMPTU JAM SESSION BROKE OUT AT BYRD PARK IN RICHMOND — WHICH BECAME
A GATHERING SPOT FOR MUSIC FANS AFTER CHERRY BLOSSOM MUSIC FESTIVAL AT CITY
STADIUM ENDED EARLY, 1974.

The day before, a drug arrest in the stands touched off violence between police
and festival-goers, which scuttled the festival’s second day.



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#104 BURNING CARS AND DEBRIS MARKED A RIOT THAT BROKE OUT DURING THE CHERRY
BLOSSOM MUSIC FESTIVAL AT CITY STADIUM IN RICHMOND, 1974.

The two-day event ended a day early after a drug arrest in the stands led to
violence between police and festival-goers. An estimated 14,000 showed up for
the first day of the festival.



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#105 RICHMOND-AREA STUDENTS LEARNED COMPUTER SKILLS AT THE MATHEMATICS AND
SCIENCE CENTER IN HENRICO COUNTY, 1974.

Teletype terminals were going to be in place in 22 area middle and high schools
at the beginning of the upcoming school year, and students could dial in to a
Hewlett-Packard 2000F computer to work on math activities and other subjects.



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#106 PATRONS AT THE VIRGINIA STATE FAIR TOOK IN THE VIEW FROM THE SKY GLIDER
RIDE ON THE MIDWAY, 1974.

Attendance at the 10-day event at the fairgrounds in Henrico County approached
475,000 that year.



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#107 FIREWORKS ILLUMINATED THE SKY AT THE SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA FAIR IN PETERSBURG,
WHICH WAS THE STATE’S SECOND-LARGEST FAIR, 1973.

The 65th annual fair attracted more than 162,000 visitors. But in 1977,
officials announced that the fair would cease operations after experiencing
drops in attendance, livestock exhibitors and revenue.



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#108 A MAN AND HIS DOG WALKED IN SNOW-COVERED JEFFERSON PARK IN THE UNION HILL
NEIGHBORHOOD OF RICHMOND NEAR CHURCH HILL, 1973.

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#109 REGINA RANDAL (LEFT) AND MARSHA ENGLISH PROCESSED WIRE SERVICE COPY THAT
HAD BEEN MARKED UP BY EDITORS IN THE TIMES-DISPATCH NEWSROOM, 1973.

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#110 A YOUNG CUSTOMER EXPLORED THE OFFERINGS AT THE CARTER’S DRY GOODS AND
NOTIONS STORE ON OREGON HILL IN RICHMOND, 1973.

An accompanying article said the store’s biggest attraction was the penny candy
counter – and some of the busiest times were after school, when children
streamed in the after getting off the bus.



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#111 THE ANNUAL DREDGING OF THE JAMES RIVER CHANNEL IN RICHMOND WAS UNDER WAY,
1973.

The previous year’s flooding had deposited a great amount of silt, so Atkerson
Dredging Co. would be busy. The project, which usually took a week, was expected
to require more than a month.



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#112 THE FRONT COUNTER IN ROARING TWENTIES, A NEW RESTAURANT AND NIGHTCLUB ON
STATE ROUTE 10 IN THE HOPEWELL AREA, 1973.

It was designed to resemble a 1920s speakeasy, with features including an
antique cash register, a diving girl and even a dining table from Al Capone’s
Florida home.



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#113 THE HOME OF THE IRVING FAMILY NEAR FARMVILLE, 1973.

During a roof repainting project several years earlier, the family got creative,
adding floral designs that in once case reached 10 feet in diameter. One
offshoot: Every year, some new Hampden-Sydney College students would come by
thinking the home was a counterculture haven.



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#114 EMPLOYEES AT THE PHILIP MORRIS USA MANUFACTURING CENTER IN SOUTH RICHMOND
TOOK A BREAK IN THE NEW EMPLOYEE LOUNGE THAT OVERLOOKED THE PRODUCTION FLOOR,
1974.

The factory opened in 1973 and could produce up to 200 million cigarettes per
day at the time.



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#115 THE EZIBU MUNTU DANCERS PERFORMED AT SHAFER COURT AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITY IN RICHMOND AS PART OF THE ANNUAL SPRING FLING CELEBRATION WEEKEND,
1977.

The dance group, which started in 1973 with a donation from VCU, aims to
preserve African culture and history in Richmond.



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#116 A RIDER AND HER HORSE PRACTICED FOR THE LORETTA LYNN LONGHORN WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO, 1973.

The competition, which brought 100 riders and 175 animals to Richmond from all
over the country, was held at the Coliseum. Riders competed for about $12,000 in
prize money and championship points in the International Rodeo Association.



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#117 TWO RICHMOND WOMEN MODELED FASHIONS THEY HAD CREATED FROM THEIR OWN
RECYCLED BLUE JEANS, 1973.

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#118 RICHMOND POLICE BICYCLE PATROLMAN WILLIAM W. FULLER JR. STOPPED FOR A
DOWNTOWN CHAT WITH POLICEMAN GLEN A. BRINSON OF THE MOUNTED UNIT, 1973.

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#119 A NEW PARK IN RICHMOND’S FAN DISTRICT FEATURED SCULPTED CONCRETE FORMS, A
LARGE SHUFFLEBOARD AREA AND SEVERAL OPEN PLAY AREAS, 1973.

A combination of city and federal dollars funded the nearly $150,000 park, as
well as a second one being developed in the area. Carlton Abbott, an architect
from Williamsburg, designed the parks.



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#120 PANDA AND HER TWO PUPS POSED WITH HER WORK OF ART: A GNAWED BONE SHAPED
LIKE A DINOSAUR, 1973.

A day after the Pekingese had given birth to five puppies, she brought the bone
to her Henrico County owners, who were astounded by the “sculpture.” The owners
planned to mount the work on a plaque and hang it on their wall as “Panda’s
Masterpiece.”



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#121 RICHMOND BRAVES BASEBALL PLAYER ROD GILBREATH SIGNED AN AUTOGRAPH FOR
PATRICIA BOWEN, WITH FELLOW PATIENT CYNTHIA MCKAY NEARBY, AT THE CRIPPLED
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ON BROOK ROAD IN RICHMOND, 1973.

The hospital, with roots dating to 1917, is a predecessor of today’s Children’s
Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Gilbreath played for the Atlanta Braves for several
seasons in the 1970s and had a long career in other roles with the organization.



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#122 AN EXTERMINATOR LINDA SUMMERLIN SPRAYED PEST CONTROL IN A CUSTOMER’S
BASEMENT, 1973.

Summerlin, 24, said she chose her job with the Orkin Co. as an alternative to
office work. One of few women in the field, she made about a dozen service calls
daily, crawling into basements and attics to combat rats and roaches.



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#123 SIDNEY POITIER (LEFT) AND BILL COSBY ENTERED THE LOEW’S THEATER FOR A
BENEFIT TO RAISE MONEY TO REBUILD VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY’S COBURN CHAPEL,
WHICH BURNED IN 1970.

More than 1,700 people paid $20 apiece to see a Poitier movie and enjoy a Cosby
comedy routine. The event coincided with VUU's homecoming, which Poitier also
attended.



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#124 THE OLD MEMORIAL GUIDANCE CLINIC IN HIGHLAND PARK IN RICHMOND, 1971.

The youth psychiatric facility, one of 10 original child guidance clinics in the
United States, was formed in 1924 to help families who could not afford care. In
1971 it suspended operations because of staffing problems, then reopened in 1972
on Church Hill with a new focus on outreach. The organization is known today as
ChildSavers.



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#125 DUKE ELLINGTON APPEARED AT CITY STADIUM AS PART OF AN EVENT HEADLINED BY
BOB HOPE AND SPONSORED BY NOLDE’S BREAD, 1971.

Ellington wore the cowboy hat to shade him from the sun. The event attracted a
crowd of about 10,000. (Tickets cost $2 plus four blue Nolde bags, or $4 and
buyers received coupons redeemable for four bags of Nolde bread.)



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#126 A TIMES-DISPATCH ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTED THE EVOLVING FASHION STANDARDS IN
LOCAL SCHOOLS, 1971.

Conrad Dandridge, metal shop teacher at Armstrong High School, showed off a
sporty look, though teachers increasingly were beginning to dress less formally,
with women in pantsuits and men in sweaters and slacks – attire that students
themselves were wearing.



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#127 THE HIGHLAND PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING IN RICHMOND, 1971.

At the time, there was debate because many of Richmond’s school buildings were
old, and their designs were hampering new methods of teaching. Highland Park,
built in 1909, accommodated students through the end of 1977. The Mediterranean
Revival building, designed by Charles Robinson, was added to the National
Register of Historic Places in 1991, just as it was being converted into a
senior apartment complex. It stands empty today.



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#128 RICHMOND NATIVE AND TENNIS STAR ARTHUR ASHE CONDUCTED A CLINIC AT THE
VALENTINE MUSEUM IN RICHMOND, 1971.

The event was sponsored by the museum’s Junior Center and drew 675 youngsters
and adults. Ashe, who had just returned from a trip to Africa, answered
questions and demonstrated principles of the game.



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#129 ALLISON BELL (LEFT) AND PAT UMLAUF PARTICIPATED IN CEREMONIES IN RICHMOND
UNVEILING THE SEABOARD COAST LINE’S NEW LOCOMOTIVE, 1971.

The Spirit of '76 was set to travel throughout the nation to remind people of
America’s upcoming bicentennial celebration.



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#130 A YOUNG RICHMONDER LOOKED OVER THE CITY’S BICYCLE LAWS, 1971.

That summer, the juvenile division of the Richmond Bureau of Police held a drive
at 35 city schools to promote bicycle registration, which aimed to protect
owners from theft, accidents or loss.



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#131 APRIL 1971, ERNEST EDMUND OF BREMO BLUFF IN FLUVANNA COUNTY HEADED HOME
AFTER A LONG DAY OF PLOWING, 1971.

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#132 BRENDA FAYE CHILDRESS, THE REIGNING QUEEN OF TOBACCOLAND, WAVED FROM HER
FLOAT DURING THE NATIONAL TOBACCO FESTIVAL PARADE IN RICHMOND, 1971.

The festival, which ran in Richmond from 1949 to 1984, was a top event in the
city during its run and included an array of activities, including dinners,
balls, beauty contests, football games and a parade. The queen was selected from
a group of crowned tobacco princesses who arrived in Richmond from all over the
East Coast.



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#133 THE COUNTRY RAMBLERS FROM NELSON COUNTY WARMED UP FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE AT
THE FIRST BLUEGRASS GROVE FESTIVAL, 1971.

The three-day event was held at Roy McCraw’s Bluegrass Grove farm in Amelia
County and featured bluegrass and folk bands from around the Mid-Atlantic. Other
Virginia acts included the Blue Mountain Boys, the Roanoke Valley Boys and the
Dixie Hillbillies.



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#134 JOHN AND DEBBIE NELSON WERE IN THEIR JUNIOR YEAR AT THE PETERSBURG GENERAL
HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING, 1973.

The two decided independently to become nurses, and their paths crossed in 1971
when they were students at Norfolk General Hospital. By October 1972, they were
married and transferred to Petersburg General.



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#135 MEMBERS OF CAMP WILLOW RUN GATHERED OUTSIDE THEIR DORMITORIES, WHICH WERE
FORMER TRAIN BOXCARS, 1971.

The railroad-themed camp, on a peninsula on Lake Gaston in Littleton, N.C., is
still run by Youth Camps for Christ Inc. The “depot,” or dining hall, which was
modeled after an 1890 train depot and was built from plans furnished by the
Southern Railway Co., was the focal point of activities.



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#136 A MONUMENT IN EASTERN HENRICO COUNTY THAT COMMEMORATED THE “CALAMITOUS YEAR
1771” FLOOD IN RICHMOND, 1971.

On another side, the monument included an inscription from Ryland Randolph
citing 1772 and memorializing his parents.



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#137 THE RICHMOND DAIRY CO. BUILDING ON MARSHALL STREET IN JACKSON WARD IN
RICHMOND, 1971.

Equipment was being auctioned in the four-story building after the company
stopped operating in 1970. Dairymen J.O. Scott, A.L. Scott and T.L. Blanton
started the company in 1890, and the 1914 building was designed by the
architecture firm Carneal & Johnston. Today the building contains rental
apartments.



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#138 MYRTLE PALMER (RIGHT) TAUGHT AN EXERCISE CLASS AT THE RICHMOND YWCA, 1971.
ORGANIZED IN THE 1880S, THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF THE Y IS THE OLDEST IN THE SOUTH.

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#139 NEWTON ANCARROW PAUSED DURING A TREK THROUGH RICHMOND’S NEW JAMES RIVER
PARK TO EXAMINE A BLOSSOMING WILDFLOWER, 1971.

Ancarrow, a crusader for cleaning the river, had started studying and
photographing wildflowers five years earlier, seeing them as a tool to tell the
story of pollution’s threat to the James. Passion and hobby intersected, and he
had made more than 35,000 color slides of local wildflowers.



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#140 A CROWD ESTIMATED AT SEVERAL HUNDRED WAITED OUTSIDE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AT CITY HALL IN DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, 1971.

Residents of the recently annexed Broad Rock area were protesting the Richmond
Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s proposal for low-rent public housing in
the area.



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#141 MRS. HENRY HEATWOLE (LEFT) AND AGNES CRANDALL SERVED THE NATIONAL PARK
SERVICE AT BIG MEADOWS, PART OF SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK, 1971.

The previous year, the service instituted a program allowing use of volunteers
for interpretive and other services. Heatwole had established a library at the
park; Crandall, also an experienced volunteer, had recently become a paid
employee.



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#142 MR. AND MRS. RONALD PETERSON OF DINWIDDIE COUNTY WELCOMED QUADRUPLETS AT
PETERSBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL, 1971.

The babies, two girls and two boys, were reportedly the first quadruplets born
in the state since 1966. At middle are Dr. Charles Moseley and nurse Edna
Palmer.



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#143 HENRICO COUNTY RECEIVED 130 VOTING MACHINES TO BE USED IN THE NEXT
ELECTION, 1971.

The machines were the first ever in Henrico, and county authorities planned an
extensive program to educate voters on using them. Pulling a handle would close
the booth’s curtains, and voters set levers for their preferred candidates
before using the handle again to record the votes and open the curtains.



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#144 “MOTHER” MAYBELLE CARTER (FROM LEFT) PERFORMED AT THE RICHMOND COLISEUM
WITH DAUGHTERS ANITA AND HELEN AS PART OF A JOHNNY CASH CONCERT (HE WAS MARRIED
TO CARTER SISTER JUNE), 1971.

Maybelle played autoharp, banjo and guitar, and her two-finger picking became a
signature style. The famous musical family was from Southwest Virginia but lived
in Richmond for several years in the 1940s.



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#145 BARBARA SMITH WARMED UP WITH A CUP OF HOT COFFEE ON HER WAY TO WORK ON A
COLD DAY IN DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, 1971.

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#146 JAMES HERBERT BRYANT (LEFT) AND PAUL JACKSON ASSESSED CONSTRUCTION ON THEIR
NEW MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT ON MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE IN EAST RICHMOND, 1971.

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#147 AS AMTRAK CONSOLIDATED PASSENGER RAIL SERVICE IN AMERICA, E.M.C. QUINCY
(LEFT) OF THE GREATER RICHMOND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTED A GIFT OF RICHMOND
TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND A RECORD ABOUT VIRGINIA TO AMTRAK’S TERESA CUNNINGHAM AT
MAIN STREET STATION IN DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, 1971.

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#148 NOAH G. TEATES SR. (LEFT) AND SON GROVE OPERATED A MACHINE OUTSIDE THE
FAMILY’S HANOVER COUNTY HOME, 1971.

The father and son, with the help of a friend, built the machine to process
leaves into compost. Grove hoped to convince localities to use their machines on
a larger scale each autumn, and Montgomery County in Maryland became a client.



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#149 THE VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY BUSINESS BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION,
1971.

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#150 TRUCK DRIVERS BRENDA D. HOWELL (FROM LEFT), SUE FRYE AND MARION BRENNAN
STOOD AT A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION SITE WHERE THEY WORKED IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY,
1971.

The three women had worked as waitresses, secretaries, factory workers and
department store clerks, but none of those jobs, they said, was as satisfying as
driving a truck. The project they were working on at the time was an expansion
of U.S. Route 17.



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#151 ERRETT CALLAHAN EXAMINED A PIECE OF STONE AHEAD OF AN EXPERIMENTAL
ARCHAEOLOGY CLASS THAT HE WAS TEACHING IN THE EVENING COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA
COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY IN RICHMOND, 1971.

The course challenged students to use crude implements or primitive tools to
learn how to build shelter and make rope, fire, pottery and weaving like early
humans. Callahan was a graduate student in VCU’s art department.



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#152 WITH THE SUPERSTRUCTURE FOR THE ROOF OF RICHMOND’S COLISEUM INB PLACE,
WORKMEN ARE BUSY PUTTING THE ROOFING ON THE MASSIVE STRUCTURE, 1970

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#153 PLAYERS WHO VIED FOR ROSTER SPOTS ON THE VIRGINIA SQUIRES (FROM LEFT):
LARRY BROWN, CHARLIE SCOTT, HENRY LOGAN, ROLAND “FATTY” TAYLOR AND MIKE BARRETT.
BROWN LATER WON AN NBA TITLE AS COACH OF THE 2003-04 DETROIT PISTONS.

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#154 CHILDREN ENJOYED A RIDE ON A ROLLER COASTER AT THE 62ND ANNUAL SOUTHSIDE
VIRGINIA FAIR, 1970.

Attendance at the weeklong event was running ahead of 1969's record 160,000. But
in 1977, officials announced that the Petersburg-based fair, Virginia’s
second-largest, would cease operations after experiencing drops in attendance,
livestock exhibitors and revenue.



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#155 FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS OF BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES FROZE THE LAKE AT BYRD
PARK IN RICHMOND AND BROUGHT OUT THE ICE SKATERS, 1970.

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#156 A BLACK STUDENT PEERED OUT OF A RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUS ON A RAINY
MORNING IN AUGUST 1970 AS CROSS-TOWN BUSING BEGAN IN THE CITY.

Amid controversy, about 13,000 RPS students were bused to different schools
under a federal court order to help achieve integration.



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#157 BOB POWELL AT HIS KEYBOARD, HIGH IN THE GRANDSTAND AT PARKER FIELD IN
RICHMOND, 1970.

Powell was the organist for the Richmond Braves baseball team from 1964 to 1971.
He made special efforts to get to know all the players and come up with a
special melody to suit them.



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#158 THE JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL RIFLE TEAM MARCHING ON EAST GRACE STREET IN
RICHMOND, 1970.

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#159 THE MIDWAY AT THE 62ND ANNUAL SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA FAIR, 1970.

Attendance at the weeklong event was running ahead of 1969’s record 160,000. But
in 1977, officials announced that the Petersburg-based fair, Virginia’s
second-largest, would cease operations after experiencing drops in attendance,
livestock exhibitors and revenue.



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#160 THE THALHIMERS TOY PARADE MADE ITS WAY THROUGH RICHMOND’S STREETS – THIS
VIEW IS ALONG BROAD STREET AT BELVIDERE STREET, 1970.

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#161 PRO GOLFER ARNOLD PALMER CAME TO TOWN TO TEAM WITH RICHMONDER HERB HOOPER
IN AN EXHIBITION SPONSORED BY THE KIWANIS CLUB OF WEST RICHMOND, 1970.

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#162 VIRGINIA GOV. MILLS E. GODWIN JR. RECEIVED HIS FINAL SALUTE FROM STATE
POLICE AS HE AND HIS WIFE, KATHERINE, LEFT THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION IN RICHMOND EN
ROUTE TO THE INAUGURATION OF A. LINWOOD HOLTON JR. GODWIN, THEN A DEMOCRAT,
RETURNED AS GOVERNOR FOUR YEARS LATER AS A REPUBLICAN.

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#163 A RICHMOND SANITATION CREW PAUSED AT ONE OF THE ROUGHLY 600 STOPS THEY MADE
EACH DAY, 1970.

Robert Hodges (left) and Leonard Shifflett (right) drove in from Amelia County
each weekday morning , and Fred Hubbard (center) from eastern Henrico County
would join them.



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#164 THE RICHMOND SCENIC JAMES COUNCIL LED CANOE AND WALKING TOURS FOR ABOUT 200
PEOPLE TO HIGHLIGHT THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE RIVER, 1970.

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#165 A RICHMOND OFFICER RODE HIS HORSE BY THE POLICE BUREAU’S NEW STABLES, WHICH
WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 1970.

The facility near Brook Road and Chamberlayne Avenue included eight stalls, a
scrub area, a horseshoeing area and a tack room. The bureau had been looking for
an established home for its horses since the mid-1960s, when the Virginia
National Guard moved from the Richmond Howitzers downtown armory, where the
horses had been stabled for two decades.



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#166 THE BRONZE GATEWAY, A NEW RESTAURANT AT BYRD FIELD IN HENRICO COUNTY, WAS
ABOUT TO OPEN, 1970.

The facility was on the airport terminal’s first floor, and its upper levels had
glass walls overlooking the ramp area. A more casual snack bar was on the first
level.



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#167 DR. JOHN F. ALKSNE OF THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA DEMONSTRATED A NEW
BED FOR NEUROSURGICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL PATIENTS, 1970.

The “circolectric bed” was developed for patients with spinal cord injuries – it
kept them immobilized after procedures and allowed gradual position changes to
help acclimate the body with less stress on the nervous system.



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#168 COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY STUDENTS (FROM LEFT) STEVE CROSSLAND, DEBBIE
LEWIS AND CHERYL DALE EXAMINED A BEAVER DAM ALONG STATE ROUTE 604 IN SUSSEX
COUNTY, A ROAD THAT WAS SLATED FOR WIDENING AND RESURFACING, 1970.

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#169 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS PETER BASSETT (LEFT) AND PAUL PARKER WERE SEALED IN A
ROOM AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA IN RICHMOND FOR ONE WEEK, 1970.

The NASA experiment was testing breathing environments as part of the Skylab
program, which later featured an orbiting space station that was visited by
astronauts.



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#170 THE WORSHAM FAMILY OF RICHMOND ENJOYED THEIR TWO-LEVEL TREE HOUSE, BUILT
HIGH IN A DEODAR CEDAR TREE IN THEIR BACKYARD, 1970.

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#171 DAVID ERSKINE, RESERVATIONS MANAGER FOR THE HOTEL JOHN MARSHALL IN
RICHMOND, REVIEWED A PRINTOUT FROM A NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT LINKED THE HOTEL
WITH 2,000 LODGING SITES NATIONWIDE, 1970.

The system allowed Erskine to make reservations within minutes at any facility
connected with the network.



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#172 LINWOOD HOLTON HAD THE FINAL FITTING FOR HIS ATTIRE AHEAD OF HIS
INAUGURATION IN RICHMOND AS VIRGINIA’S GOVERNOR, 1970.

Holton was the state’s first Republican governor of the 20th century. His
daughter, Anne, served as state secretary of education from 2014 to 2016, and
his son-in-law is U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine.



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#173 A LINE OF UMBRELLA-TOTING WOMEN WAITED FOR THE BUS ON EAST BROAD STREET IN
DOWNTOWN RICHMOND ON A RAINY DAY, 1970.

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#174 A GROUP OF CHILDREN TOOK A BREAK FROM PLAYING AND SAT ON THE BENCH AT
CHIMBORAZO PARK IN RICHMOND, 1970.

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#175 A GEODESIC DOME BEACH HOUSE IN THE VIRGINIA BEACH COASTAL COMMUNITY OF
SANDBRIDGE, 1970.

The owners said the four-bedroom home, made of plywood, was practical for the
beach and could withstand ocean winds.



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#176 A GEODESIC DOME BEACH HOUSE IN THE VIRGINIA BEACH COASTAL COMMUNITY OF
SANDBRIDGE, 1970.

The owners said the four-bedroom home, made of plywood, was practical for the
beach and could withstand ocean winds.



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#177 BROAD STREET STATION IN RICHMOND WAS QUIET AMID A NATIONWIDE LABOR STRIKE
BY RAIL WORKERS, 1970.

City officials had taken measures to accommodate stranded passengers and take
care of perishable items. The walkout, which centered on wages and work rules,
was short-lived: Within a day, workers were returning after a federal judge
threatened hefty fines again a key union.



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#178 VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, 1970.

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#179 RICHMOND STUDENTS WAITED FOR THE BUSES AT THE CORNER OF WESTOVER HILLS
BOULEVARD AND FOREST HILL AVENUE ON SOUTH SIDE AS THE SCHOOL YEAR GOT UNDER WAY,
1970.

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#180 PIZZA CASTLE WAS AMONG SEVERAL AREAS THAT TEMPTED CUSTOMERS AT THE NEW
GIANT OPEN AIR MARKET ALONG MAYWILL STREET IN HENRICO COUNTY, 1970.

The market, open 24 hours, included a series of smaller specialized stores – in
addition to Pizza Castle, options included The Patio for prepared meals, The
Marketplace for international foods and wines, and the Candy Circus with sweet
treats. The Norfolk-based supermarket chain (no relation to the Giant chain in
the Washington area) merged with Farm Fresh Inc. in the mid-1980s.



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#181 OVERFLOW FROM REEDY CREEK FLOODED GERMAN SCHOOL ROAD IN SOUTH RICHMOND,
1970.

Rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Becky had spread across the state
during the day.



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#182 BOTTLES ON AN ASSEMBLY LINE WAITED TO BE FILLED WITH VIRGINIA GENTLEMAN
BOURBON AT THE A. SMITH BOWMAN DISTILLERY IN RESTON IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, 1970.

The distillery, founded in 1934, later moved to Spotsylvania County.



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#183 JAMES JACKSON POLISHED A MIRROR ON ONE OF ENGINE CO. NO. 23’S FIRE TRUCKS
AT THE NEW 4TH BATTALION HEADQUARTERS, LOCATED AT 400 LABROOK CONCOURSE IN SOUTH
RICHMOND, 1970.

The station was the second of four permanent fire facilities planned for the
area that Richmond had annexed from Chesterfield County in 1970.



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#184 THE FRENCH HORN PLAYERS OF THE RICHMOND YOUTH SYMPHONY PRACTICED AHEAD OF
THE FIRST CONCERT OF THE SEASON, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED AT JOHN MARSHALL HIGH
SCHOOL, 1970.

The orchestra’s new director that season was L. Frederick “Fritz” Maraffie, who
taught at Virginia Commonwealth University.



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#185 RESIDENTS OF THE CARILLON AREA IN RICHMOND HUNTED FOR BARGAINS AT A YARD
SALE, 1970.

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#186 RICHARD S. GRAVES STOOD AMID SHADED WORM PITS AT HIS WORM FARM IN THE FORK
UNION COMMUNITY IN FLUVANNA COUNTY, 1970.

Graves, who had a degree in animal husbandry from Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, owned two of the biggest worm ranches in the United States: Hill
Grove Worm Ranch in Virginia and Alamance Worm Ranch in North Carolina. Graves
got into worm farming after seeing a magazine ad that touted $10,000 in annual
profit from raising worms. While smaller farms might produce around 1,000 worms
per year, one of Graves’ facilities could produce around 2 million.



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#187 THE JAMES BRANCH CABELL LIBRARY AT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY IN
RICHMOND WAS FORMALLY DEDICATED (THOUGH THE LIBRARY HAD BEEN IN USE SINCE 1970).

Gerard McCabe, VCU’s director of libraries, conferred with special collections
librarian Vesta Gordon in the Cabell Room, a Victorian-style study that held the
late author’s roughly 3,500-volume collection. The room remains part of VCU’s
renovated library today.



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#188 REPRESENTATIVES OF WOMEN IN COMMUNITY SERVICE MET WITH VIRGINIA GOV.
LINWOOD HOLTON TO DISCUSS WOMEN’S JOB CORPS ISSUES IN THE RICHMOND AREA, 1970.

Funding for a WICS orientation program and job placement for trainees were
concerns. In the preceding four years, Virginia WICS had recruited more than 400
women ages 16 to 21 for Job Corps training.



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#189 GLOUCESTER COUNTY SHERIFF ROLAND F. SMITH AND SEVERAL COUNTY RESIDENTS
OBSERVED THE DAM AT BURKE’S POND, WHICH HAD COLLAPSED FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON,
1970.

The 35-acre pond drained, resulting in the death of several hundred fish. One
theory was that muskrats weakened the dam by boring into it.



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#190 CONSTANCE RAMSEY, A FORMER RICHMOND RESIDENT AND A COLLEGE OF WILLIAM &
MARY GRADUATE, TRAVELED AROUND WILLIAMSBURG ON SKIS AFTER A SNOWSTORM, 1979.

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#191 CORRECTIONS OFFICER HOWARD ALEXANDER HELD THE HOMEMADE ROPE USED BY
CONVICTED MURDERER MICHAEL IRWIN CROSS TO ESCAPE FROM THE STATE PENITENTIARY,
THEN LOCATED ALONG SPRING STREET IN DOWNTOWN RICHMOND, 1970.

Cross was captured two months later after attempting to free a fellow convict
who was being treated at Medical College of Virginia Hospital.



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#192 PETER SARGENT OF BREEZY HILL FARM IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY SOLD HIS VEGETABLES
AT A CHARLOTTESVILLE FARMERS MARKET, 1979.

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