The rich history of Petersburg, Virginia, can be documented through images of the community. The photographs in Then & Now: Petersburg showcase Petersburg's past and also provide a visual record of the city in the first decade of the 21st century. While some images illustrate dramatic changes over time, others have a timeless appeal.
As curator of collections for the Petersburg Museums, Laura E. Willoughby was fortunate to cull several pictorial collections for the rarely published images included in this volume.