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Virginia Commonwealth University is an urban university in the heart of Richmond, Virginia. There are about 34,000 part time and full time students.
The last house on the block. The rest were razed for VCU buildings in the 70s. Ugly 70s buildings. I wonder why they left this one.
Publication Date: 1908
Manufacturer: Detroit Publishing Co.
Date Postmarked: Not postmarked.
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/524
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
RPI Reunion Dinner Satuday April 8, 2017 help at the John Marshall Ballroom in Richmond VA. Keynote Address
Richard T Robertson, Advertising 67
50 Year Induction
Maria Mumford Carroll
Carol B Fleet
Thomas R Foster
Richard Welson Hazelwood
Donald T. King
John R Orrock
Shirley Chenault Parker
Richard T. Robertson
Title: PS Magazine 1970 Series Issue 217 Cover page
Creator and Illustrator: Eisner, Will; United States. Dept. of the Army
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection: PS: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly Collection
Reference URL: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/psm/217/
Address/Title: 20 West Jackson Street
Photographer: Zehmer, John G. (John Granderson), 1942-
Original Description (from Book): This small Greek Revival house was built in 1848, but has been altered. It was the home of Elsworth Stores [i.e. Ellsworth Storrs], founder of the first co-operative grocery store, Red Circle Stores.
City/Location: Richmond (Va.)
Date of photograph: ca. 1978
Map URL: maps.google.com/maps?q=37.54957,+-77.438849
Original Publication: Zehmer, John G., and Robert P. Winthrop. 1978. The Jackson Ward historic district. Richmond: Dept. of Planning and Community Development.
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jwh_photos/300
Collection: VCU Jackson Ward Historic District
Barnes & Noble @ VCU (34,815 square feet)
1111 W Broad Street, Richmond, VA
This location was built and opened in 1997.
Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va.
Date Postmarked: Not postmarked.
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/351
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Christmas lights outside the florist shop that shares my alley.
My second attempt at cutting out letters for a Bokeh photo. The secret... start with the C. I'll continue to work on refining the carving process.
VCU Libraries African-American Read-in. February 26, 2016. James Branch Cabell Library, lecture hall.
1978 Dennis FL104TL fire engine.
Cheffins vintage auction, Sutton -
"1978 Dennis FL104TL Fire Engine Reg. No. VCU 581T Chassis No. F3361/1104 This mighty 8 litre Perkins V8 semi auto engine is described by the vendor as being an ex Tyne & Wear Brigade that is an unfinished project. The vendor states that it starts and runs well although an intermittent fault with the starter solenoid exists. The Magirus tower ladder is stated to be untried and untested in the current ownership. Fitted with a 6inch pump, suction hose, filter and 2 delivery hoses with branch. The MOT exempt Dennis is offered for sale with a photographic record of work carried out and current V5 documentation. Estimate £3,000 - £4,000".
Sold for £3000.
SAMSUNG
Some fun shots around the VCU campus. This is what photos look like before they're stitched together.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): This beautiful building erected for the use of railroad employees, is situated on East Main Street, adjoining the New Seaboard Depot.
Manufacturer: Louis Kaufmann & Sons, Baltimore, MD.
Date Postmarked: Not postmarked.
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/285
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Manufacturer: Souvenir Post Card Co., New York and Berlin
Date Postmarked: Not postmarked.
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/340
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): Monroe Park is situated in the heart of the fashionable residence section, and was formerly used as the State Fair Grounds. Monroe Terrace apartments in the centre is one of the largest and most imposing apartment buildings in the South. Was erected in 1913.
Manufacturer: Louis Kaufmann & Sons, Baltimore, MD.
Date Postmarked: 1927
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/457
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Title page in red and black. Book by Maud Wilder Goodwin (Boston: Little, Brown, Co., 1895)
PS 1757.G4 H4 1895, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library