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From the Archives: Rainy days in and around Richmond
07-28-1969: Streets of downtown Richmond flooded after heavy rain. Car passes through intersection of 4th and Franklin Steets.
02-09-1957: Women clad in rain gear while shopping in downtown Richmond.
02-26-1961: Richmonders run through downpour in downtown Richmond.
10-19-1968: Tobacco Festival festivities continue in the rain.
05-20-1954 (cutline): Uniform of the Day--Umbrellas with raincoats. A Richmonder en route to work through morning drizzle.
09-05-1958 (cutline): Rain Clouds Welcomed--A Chesterfield County farmer grateful welcomes the sight of the first rain clouds over the area in weeks. Despite the clouds, rain failed to fall yesterday in the county, but the weatherman forecast showers or scattered thundershowers for the area today. No rain hast fallen in Richmond since August 14.
09-21-1970: Cars and bikes travel through downtown Richmond near 4th and Grace Streets on a rainy evening.
02-09-1970 (cutline): Line of umbrella-carrying women wait for bus on Broad Street during today's rain.
07-06-1972 (cutline): Bus riders had to brave elements at Eighth and Grace Sts.
05-21-1972 (cutline): Small foreign car splashes its way through deep water near Lewis Road Apartments. Heavy rains yesterday caused flash flooding and closed roads in the Richmond area.
08-18-1977: Rain
08-20-1970 (cutline): Water, Water Everywhere The bumper level of swirling water made the going difficult for this pickup truck on German School Road, after last night's thunderstorm. The storm also left thousands of homes without electricity and caused at least three dozen fires in the metropolitan area.
02-28-1968 (cutline): Richmonders walk in early morning rain. Snow may arrive tonight, the weatherman reported.
07-10-1970 (cutline): Flash flood on the Boulevard at Forest Hill Avenue slows down traffic early today. Several Richmond streets were covered with water today and yesterday as a result of heavy rains.
07-28-1969: Rainy day scene at the corner of 4th and Grace streets.
11-29-1963 (cutline): Pelted by heavy rain, a group of Richmonders waits at bus stop. This scene--Which was duplicated across the city today--Is on Forest Hill Ave.
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