Richmond: A History in Black & White

"Two young Richmond residents take a break from playing in the snow." 

Photo by Favell Plant

"This 1870s Richmond home shows the presence of sawmills in the area. Not the construction using interlocked logs along with milled boards and wooden shake shingles."

Photo property of the Merrill-Cazier Library

"Howard Egan works the Egan Mine in the right fork of City Creek Canyon."

Photo property of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Relic Halls, James and Drusilla Hendricks Camp.

"Interurban passenger trains served Richmond from 1915-47 via this depot (on the corner of 200 West/U.S. Highway 91 and Main Street). Probably circa 1920's or 1930's"

Photo by Roger Smith

"The Union Pacific depot at Richmond, Cira 1940's, showing the living quarters."

Photo property of the Merrill-Cazier Library

"Flatbed trucks replaced horses and wagons for hauling raw milk from area farms to the milk factory."

Photo by Favel Plant

"Heavy snow crushed the first Black and White Days pavilion in the 1970's. Richmond dairy farmers, the state legislature, and the Caine family funded construction of a more modern arena, pavilion, and office building named after George B. Caine."

Photo by Larry McCormick

"Bill Hess of Lewiston competes in a horse-pulling competition"

Photo by Ariel D. Benson, property of the Black and White Days Committee

"Nellie Bullen—daughter of 1860 Richmond settlers Hershel Bullen and Mary Hendricks Bullen—had one of the town's first single-horse buggies. Here, Bullen rolls past A. U. Hobson's general store."

Photo property of the Merrill-Cazier Library

"Builders take a break while constructing the Richmond Drug Store at 11 East Main in 1912. Left to right are: Axel Carlson, George Bair, Roy Shepard, George E. Doty, Ernest Hope, Arnold Wall, Martin Anderson, Oscar Anderson, and George Anderson."

Photo by Ray Somers

"Acors ham it up onstage at the Rihmond Opera House, a center for theature, movies, and other live entertainment."

Photo property of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Relic Hall, James and Drusilla Hendricks Camp.

"Jed's Burger Bar was a popular hangout and eatery from 1959-93"

Photo property of the Robinson family.

"An old coupe is filled up at Plant Service Station, on the corner of Main Street and what became U.S. Highway 91. A second Plant auto business can be seen in the background of this photograph. At this time, the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad (not the large electric poles) still provided passenger train service to Richmond, stopping across Main Street at the depot."

Photo by Favell Plant

"Plant Service Station opened for business July 1, 1925. Under various names and owners, the station served the community for decades."

Photo by Favel Plant

"Lacking the elasticity of wooden houses, many masonry construction homes suffered sever damage in the 1962 Cache Valley earthquake. At LeRoy and Mary Murray's house, an exterior wall crumbled into a pile of bricks."

Photo by Ariel D. Benson, property of the U of U Seismograph Stations.

"Plaster peeled off the ceiling in part of the LDS Benson Stake Tabernacle. Structural Damage to the landmark was extensive."

Photo by Ariel D. Benson, property of the U of U Seismograph Stations.

"The LDS Benson Stake Tabernacle was condemned as unsafe. The building was demolished, to the heartbreak of many."

Photo by Ariel D. Benson, property of the U of U Seismograph Stations.

"The Richmond South Ward chapel, dedicated in 1923, served [Latter-day Saints] in town until the Cache Valley earthquake of 1962 destroyed the building"

Photo property of the Merrill-Cazier Library.

"The cornerstone is laid in the Richmond Stake Center in 1963. Assisting in the ceremony (front row) are: Wayne P. Raveller, Sylmar G. Jessop, R. J. Spackman, Rulon Thompson, and [Stake President] T. R. Holt."

Photo property of the Merrill-Cazier Library.

"The LDS Releif Society Building was used by the city as a maintenance shed before it was restored as a historical building. The photo at left sows the structure with a garage door cut into a wall. The photo at right whos the same wall after restoration, with its original (smaller) door reopened."

Photo property of the Richmond Historic Preservation Commission.

"Deep snow made getting to school difficult in Richmond's early days."

Photo by Favell Plant

Location: State Street.

"Students and faculty pose in front of the Red Brick Schoolhouse, circa 1912."

Photo by Ray Somers

"The Richmond City post office is located on the southeast corner of State and Main streets."

Photo by Ariel D. Benson, property of the Black and White Days Committee.

"Kip E. Panter, mayor 1995-2006, and the city council. Left to right: Allen G. Lundgreen, Cordell Johnson, Mayor Panter, L. D. Bowcutt, Kim Christensen, and Leslie Erickson."

Photo by Dan Miller.

"Richmond firefighters, circa 1970's. Top row, from left: Allen Murray, Lou Robinson, Charlie Burbank, Dee Bair. Bottom row, from left: Floyd White, Bob Anderson, Ron Baird, Max Egan, Earl Egan, Lyle Anderson, Joe Anderson, Veldon Biar.

Photo property of the Richmond City Fire Department.

"Richmond firefighters, circa 1980s. Left to right; Doug White, Earl Egan, Dennis Bair, Tom Ziegler, Bob Ekstrom, Marvin Bair, Norm Erekson, Stan Hawks, Louie Hoppie, Dee Bair, Randy Bair, Veldon Bair."

Photo property of the Richmond City Fire Department.

"Downtown Richmond, circa 1940"

Photo by Richard Bagley.