Black and white photograph of the stairway leading to historic St. John’s Church on Church Hill; image shows a young woman and two children posed on the steps; the woman is dressed in a fashionable suit; the children wear dress coats and hats; the iron sign reading “St. John’s Church / 1741” arches over them; the church tower is visible in the background; notation on verso indicates that the image is a fashion shot.
The photo above, dated April 18, 1943, is from the Valentine Richmond History Center Collections Database, and credited to Richmond Newspapers, Inc.