The death of former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton — resulting from his famous 1804 duel with Vice President Aaron Burr — did not end the vitriolic political discourse common in that era.
This gravity-flow pump (c. 1927), used near Petersburg, Virginia, is evidence of the state’s transition from horse-driven to gas-fueled transportation.
In 1943, Clemenceau “Clem” Givings became the first Richmonder to earn his wings as a Tuskegee Airman, the popular name for Black fighter pilots who helped win World War II and build the case for desegregating America's military.
During World War II, Clair Bugg of Farmville became a kind of walking advertisement for the war effort: She wore this corsage made of 10-cent postal savings stamps.
The Virginia Constitution of 1869 established a statewide system of free public schools. The schools evolved in the 1900s with both Jim Crow restrictions and Progressive-Era reforms.
World War II opened new opportunities for women in the military and on the home front, though it was not the first war in which women assisted with war efforts, often on the front lines of conflict.
Legendary singer and Virginia native Ella Fitzgerald, dubbed “The First Lady of Song,” exhilarated audiences with her extraordinary voice. But she also liked to look good – and here's a close-up of one of her stylish accessories.
George Washington’s Farewell Address to the people of the United States appeared in newspapers across the nation; then was republished in booklet form.
