The Valentine Richmond History Center
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Chickahominy Indians
Chickahominy Indians pose in regalia at an unknown location sometime after 1920. They are probably in Richmond to present their annual tribute to the governor.The annual ceremony honored the terms of the treaty ending the Third Anglo-Powhatan War…
Yorktown Centennial, 1881
Pamunkey Indians pose for an unknown photographer at the Yorktown Centennial, celebrating George Washington's victory at the Battle of Yorktown. Festivities were held from October 18 until October 21, 1881.
Standing from left to right are an…
Young Girls at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
Six female American Indians pose for an unknown photographer at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute sometime around 1880.
Hampton was chartered in 1870 as a land grant school and exclusively served African Americans until 1878, when it…
Young Men at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, 1878, Upon Arrival
Ten male American Indian students pose for an unknown photographer at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in November 1878. The first of a "before and after" pair of images, this photograph shows the men in native dress upon their arrival…
Young Men at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, 1880
Eight male American Indian students pose for an unknown photographer at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute on March 20, 1880. The second of a "before and after" pair of images, this photograph shows the men in Western-style suits and ties.…
Native Americans Paying Tribute to the Governor of Virginia
Pamunkey tribal members pose with Governor Harry F. Byrd Sr. and their annual tribute of game, probably in Richmond, sometime between 1926 and 1930. The photographer is unknown. The annual tribute honored the terms of the treatyending the Third…
Indian Queen
A packaging label for Indian Queen tobacco, manufactured by W. A. Blankenship and Company of Richmond and dating to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, features an Indian woman standing outdoors with a tepee and Indian man in the…
Governor Godwin Receives a Gift
Two members of the Mattaponi Tribe present a gift to Virginia governor Mills E. Godwin Jr. (center) on the steps of the State Capitol in Richmond on November 24, 1976. A man at left holds a long stick with fish and quail tied to it, while at right a…
Papoose Poses Problem
Clifton Holmes, a member of the Chickahominy Indian tribe, gives a speech while his daughter tries to climb up the podium on September 28, 1969. The girl's mother can be seen reaching for her daughter. The photograph, by Lawrence Brown, was taken at…
Buffalo Bill's Touring Wild West Show
A group of men, identified only as Buffalo Bill's Wild West, poses in this undated photograph. Founded in 1883 by Iowa native William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846–1917), the traveling show changed its name in 1893 to Buffalo Bill's Wild…