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1015 East Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23219-1527
804-649-0711
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Happy #RoshHashanah! Here's an image from our archives of a child blowing a Shofar, a ram's horn used to celebrate the Jewish New Year. #RVA #RichmondStories
Photo: V.85.37.686, "Help From Ernie", Richmond Newspapers, Inc., September 17, 1979

Debo Dabney is playing at the free opening day celebration for "VIRGINIA JAZZ: The Early Years" this morning! Stop by and enjoy refreshments, live Jazz, and our newest exhibition until 5 p.m. #RichmondJazzSociety #RVA #RichmondStories #VirginiaJazz

The first entry in our new #MonumentMonday series is from 1907. #MonumentAvenue #RVA #RichmondStories #RVAMonuments #Latergram

Photo: Lee Monument during unveiling of Stuart Monument, 1907, Cook Collection, The Valentine

For this week's #ThrowbackThursday, here's an image capturing life on 1300 E. Cary Street about 112 years ago. It looks like traffic has always been plentiful in #ShockoeSlip! #RVA #RichmondStories #CaryStreet #Traffic

Photo: Cook 1028, 1300 E. Cary St., c. 1905, Cook Collection

Happy belated #FlashbackFriday! Here is a photo of the unfinished James Monroe Building in 1979, as seen from #ChurchHill. Anyone remember the tallest building in Richmond going up? #RVA #RichmondStories

V.85.37.4032, Oh, Haze, Can't You See?, July 16, 1979, Richmond Times-Dispatch Collection, Masaaki Okada

In honor of #RVABikeShare which launched last week, here's a fun picture from 1967. Let's hope they start employing #Velocipedes soon. #RVA #RichmondStories #BikeShare

Photo: L.67.156.37, 'Velocipede' Is the Word, Richmond Newspapers, Inc., April 21, 1967

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