700 North Second Street
| Title: | Address/Title: 700 North Second Street. |
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| Name(s): |
Winthrop, Robert P., author Zehmer, John G. (John Granderson), 1942-, photographer James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives, contributor VCU Libraries, publisher |
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| Type of Resource: | still image | |
| Genre: | Photograph | |
| Date Created: | ca. 1978 | |
| Publisher: | Richmond (Va.). Dept. of Planning and Community Development | |
| Physical Form: | black and white photograph | |
| Extent: | 11.8 x 7.1 cm. | |
| Digitization Process: | Scanned with Epson Expression 10000 XL using Photoshop CS2, at 24-bit color (photographs) or 8-bit grayscale (book) at 600 ppi. | |
| Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: jwh/id/690 (CONTENTdm ID) | |
| Note(s): |
Area of Jackson Ward Block: 700 Block North Second Street Area of Jackson Ward Full Street: North Second Street Area of Jackson Ward Main Street: Second Street GIS Data Latitude: 37.548046 GIS Data Longitude: -77.436405 Map URL: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=37.548046,+-77.436405+(700%20North%20Second%20Street,%20Richmond,%20VA)&iwloc=A&hl=en Original Description (From Book): This large early twentieth century building was once the home of the Richmond Beneficial Insurance Company. Along with the now demolished Consolidated Bank and the St. Lukes Headquarters this building is symbolic of the emergence of black capitalism. Original Note (From Book): 700 Block of North Second Street - The northern edge of the most important black shopping street in Jackson Ward, this block contains an interesting collection of old houses and shops. Section of Jackson Ward TOC: The Numbered Cross Streets |
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| Subject(s): |
Architectural Features: Storefronts Type of Building: Commercial buildings Type of Building: Banks Type of Building: Office buildings City/Location: Richmond (Va.) Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works Architecture -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works Architecture, Domestic -- Virginia -- Richmond -- Pictorial works Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Pictorial works Richmond (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works Jackson Ward Historic District (Richmond, Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works Related Organizations: Richmond Beneficial Insurance Company |
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| Coordinates: | 37.548046,+-77.436405 | |
| Rights Statement URL: | https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ | |
| Rights Statement: | No Copyright-United States | |
| Rights: | This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested. | |
| Is Part Of: | Collection: VCU Jackson Ward Historic District. | |
| Original Title: | Original Publication: Zehmer, John G., and Robert P. Winthrop. 1978. The Jackson Ward historic district. Richmond: Dept. of Planning and Community Development. | |
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