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Letterhead
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Correspondence between individuals plays an important role in our understanding not only of how people communicated in...
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Love and War
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Though it has torn many asunder, war has also brought people together.
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Maggie Lena Walker
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Maggie Lena Walker (1864–1934) was the daughter of Elizabeth Draper, a former kitchen slave and then cook in the Civil...
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Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia
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Richmond is now home to more than 100 outdoor murals, and this popular form of artwork reflects the city’s modernity and...
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On Dueling
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In the United States and elsewhere, traditional and patriarchal conceptions of honor prescribed that men could respond...
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Opiate Addiction in the Civil War's Aftermath
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In the Civil War’s wake, thousands of veterans became addicted to morphine and opium, medicines used to treat painful...
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Oysters in Virginia
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Learn about the history of oyster in Virginia's food culture, tourism, and economy.
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Religion and the Marriage of Bazile & Bowcock
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Contained in the VMHC collections are a series of letters between Bazile and his future wife, Virginia Hamilton Bowcock.
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Research into the Best Products Archives: A Journey by Artist Scott Myles
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In July 2015, artist Scott Myles undertook a pilgrimage of sorts, from his home in Glasgow, Scotland, to the West End...
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Reynolds Aluminum: It's the Cans!
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David P. Reynolds was the last member of his family to lead Reynolds Metals, which was founded in 1919 by his father...
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Richmond’s part in the early automobile and racing industries
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James Allen Kline (1874–1944), a bicycle maker in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, became fascinated with automobiles and the...
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Ripped from the Headlines
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In 1885, the sensational murder trial that made headlines throughout Virginia and across the United States ( The New...
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Road Trippin’
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Since its beginnings, the automobile has represented entertainment as much as practicality. It brought new excitement to...
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Robert E. Lee after the War
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After the Civil War, Robert E. Lee left his life in the military and accepted the position of president of Washington...
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Round Robins of the Pollard Family
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The basic letter was the normal way to communicate throughout most of history, but the idea of having people use a...
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Rural Life in Virginia
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Learn more about rural life and agricultural history in Virginia.
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Scandal in Virginia
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The salacious love life of Warren Seymour Lurty, now memorialized in boxes and boxes of letters, proves to us that...
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Secretariat: Virginia’s Superhorse
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Secretariat, born at Meadow farm in Caroline County, Virginia, became the first Triple Crown champion in more than...
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Shaving Kits
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Before the invention of the disposable double-edged safety razor in 1895, a straight razor was the easiest, most...
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Sinnott papers
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A collection of architectural plans and drawings, the Edward F. Sinnott, Jr., papers include the records of a father and...