Valentine exhibition on Depression

The Valentine Richmond History Center will open a new exhibit Thursday examining Richmond's efforts to overcome the Great Depression.

It opens the same day as the 1929 stock-market crash that ushered in the Depression. The opening reception is from 6 to 8 p.m. at the museum at 1015 E. Clay St. in downtown Richmond.

The exhibition "Waste Not Want Not: Richmond's Great Depression, 1929-1940" tells the story of Richmond during this time with objects, images and costumes from the museum's collection.

This is the second of three exhibitions at the Valentine focused on Richmond's 20th-century history.