[VIRGINIA] [RICHMOND] RICHMOND BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1917

Richmond, VA: Virginia Illustration Company, 1917. 10 ½" x 8" softcover business album with deep green/black cover, gold embossed title, and a blue image of the state Capitol building. Spine pulling away top 2-3". Subtitled in part, "A Glance at Her History; A Review of Her Progress; A Sketch of Her Commerce; A Description of Her Business Enterprises..." this volume contains short entries on businesses, business-people, and important locations throughout the city. ~~This volume provides a thorough visual time capsule of numerous addresses as well as background information about many of the people who have left their mark on the city. An invaluable resource to researchers of Richmond, Southern businesses, early 20th-century life, and any number of individuals. Contains photographs and illustrations of landmarks such as Monument Avenue, Fox Elementary School, the Jefferson Hotel, and Broad Street, and dozens of lesser-known addresses.~~Uncommon, both in commerce and in institutional holdings.