Summer in the River City
Happy Summer Solstice! The weather is warm, the days are long, and Richmond is brimming with fun and exciting things to do this summer! Check out how Richmonders of years past have enjoyed the summer months!
Happy Summer Solstice to all! Summer is officially upon us, that time of barbeques, swimming pools, family vacations, and hot days with warm nights. Richmond is full of things to see and do in the summer, and the Valentine’s archives have plently of examples of Richmonders taking time off and enjoying the weather. Here is a selection from our archives!
Photo Caption: Black and white photograph of people walking around outside during festivities (Church Hill); table set up at right; a few people sit in grass under Asian style parasols at right; houses in background. Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection, May 25, 1980. V.85.37.3208
Photo Caption: Black and white photograph of Debbie Pickett, a high school student working a summer job as a life guard at an apartment complex swimming pool; Pickett sits in the stand and talks to some swimmers in the water. Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection, June 5, 1969. P.70.19.19.
Photo Caption: Black and white photograph of people swimming in the Potomac River at Colonial Beach; some children use rafts. Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection, September 3, 1974. V.85.371422.
Photo Caption: Black and white photograph of Keith Sheffield and Janet Lewis playing ping-pong; Anthony and Michael Sellers await their turn; boys all wearing swim suits; girl wears dress; playing outside. Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection, July 1, 1970. P.71.37.53.
Photo Caption: Black and white photograph of several people canoeing on the James River; the group is out of the canoe wading on the large river rocks; leafy trees are on the river bank in the background. Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection, August 23, 1989. V.91.04.1020.
Photo Caption: Black and white photograph of adults and children playing on rocks in James River; all wear shorts or swimsuits; dog at right. Richmond Times-Dispatch Photograph Collection, June 25, 1983. V.85.37.1261.
Enjoy your own summer of fun, whether that be sunning on the rocks at the James or stopping by the museum to beat the heat or enjoy the shade of our lovely gardens! Until next time.
Emily Bowden
Development and Public Relations Intern
