From the Archives: 1950s fashion

Historical archives provide a retrospective look at Richmond, featuring the Virginia state Capitol building during the 60s and 70s and local fashion trends from the 1950s. Additionally, records detail the Byrd Field Weather Bureau, established at the airport in 1928. This facility experienced a temporary closure between 1935 and 1938 before reopening in the 1940s, a period when the airport transitioned into an army airfield to support operations during World War II.