Monday, October 18, 2010

Richmond, Virginia: The City on the James, 1902-03


The cover of Richmond, Virginia: The City on the James: The Book of its Chamber of Commerce and Principal Business InterestsRichmond, Va. : G. W. Engelhardt, 1902-3.

Not the most original title but the book contains some great information and images. The cover  image seen above is from an original copy held in Special Collections and Archives at the James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries.
This great resource is now available on Google Books.

Some examples of what you'll find inside:






-- Ray B.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a great resource. Do you know if the Chamber revised this book in future years?

ArchitectureRichmond.com said...

Fascinating, the images are very evocative. The site I contribute to, ArchitectureRichmond.com, also examines Richmond's Storied architectural past as well as its future. Feel free to check it out:

http://architecturerichmond.com/

D.OK.

steve said...

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