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Throckmorton Negative Collection

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Title

Throckmorton Negative Collection

Description

The Throckmorton Negative collection consists of commercial color negatives. The majority of negatives in this collection consist of recreation sports teams, civic organizations, pageant contestants, and church groups from the Roanoke Valley. A small number of structures is also included. Group and portraits are not digitized, but an inventory of is included with the collection. Digital copies of may be provided upon request. Images containing structures have been digitized and are included herein.

Creator

Throckmorton

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

1972-1991

Rights

Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

Collection Items

TNC 51.0 AEP Building
Appalachian Power Company Service Center, located at 803 River Avenue, SE.

TNC 51.1 AEP Building
Appalachian Power, located at 606 1st Street, SW.

TNC 51.2 AEP Building
Construction of Appalachian Power building viewed from 1st Street, SW.

TNC 51.3 AEP Building
Construction of Appalachian Power building from Franklin Road, located at 606 1st Street, SW.

TNC 53.0 Comfort Inn
Comfort Inn, located at 2545 Lee Highway in Troutville.

TNC 53.1 Comfort Inn
Comfort Inn, located at 2545 Lee Highway in Troutville.

TNC 54.0 Dominion Tower
Dominion Tower construction shown from the roof of 213 S. Jefferson Street.

TNC 55.0 Glidden Store
Grand opening of the Glidden Paint store, formerly located at 3846 Electric Road.

TNC 57.0 JM Vaughn Market
J.M. Vaughn Market, formerly located at 140 Railroad Avenue in Eagle Rock, Virginia

TNC 58.0 Richfield
Aerial view of Richfield Living. View shows nursing care center built in 1971 located at 3615 W. Main Street in Salem.

TNC 58.1 Richfield
Aerial view of Richfield Living. View shows nursing care center built in 1971 located at 3615 W Main Street in Salem.

TNC 58.2 Richfield
Aerial view of Richfield Living. View shows nursing care center built in 1971 located at 3615 W Main Street in Salem.

TNC 58.4 AEP Construction
Aerial view showing site of future Appalachian Power Service Center, located at 803 River Avenue, SE. Roanoke Industrial Center in the foreground.

TNC 59.1 Whipple Company Store
Whipple Company Store, located at 7485 Okey L. Patteson Road, Scarbro, WV.

TNC 60.0 The Gables
The Gables Shopping Center, located at 1322 S. Main Street in Blacksburg. Tenenants included Leggett's, Mick or Mack, Sears, A&P, Gables Pharmacy, T,G,&Y, High's Ice Cream, First Virginia Bank, Firestone, and Sherwin Williams Paints.

TNC 60.1 Corning
Corning plant, located at 3050 N. Franklin Street in Christiansburg.

TNC 60.2 LGH Montgomery
Montgomery County Hospital, now LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, is located at 3700 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

TNC 60.3 Marriott
Shown under construction is the Marriott formerly located on Prices Fork Road in Blacksburg across from the Virginia Tech Golf Course.

TNC 60.4 Blacksburg High
The old Blacksburg High School, later old Blacksburg Middle School, was located in the 500 block of S. Main Street in Blacksburg. The middle school closed in 2002 after completion of the new midle school on Prices Fork Road. The building was razed…

TNC 60.6 Burruss Hall
Burruss Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech.

TNC 60.5 NB of Blacksburg
National Bank of Blacksburg, located at 901 N. Main Street in Blacksburg

TNC 60.7 Blacksburg Christian Church
Blacksburg Christian Church, located at 240 Watson Avenue, Blacksburg.

TNC 60.9 Montgomery Mutual
Montgomery County Mutual, formerly located at 104 Jackson Street, Blacksburg,

TNC 60.11 NB of Blacksburg
National Bank of Blacksburg, located at 100 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

TNC 60.12 FNEB
First National Exchange Bank, formerly located at 200 N. Main Street, Blacksburg.

TNC 60.13 Blacksburg Presbyterian
Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, located at 701 Church Street, Blacksburg.

TNC 60.14 First Federal Savings
First Federal Savings of Roanoke, formerly located at 1206 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

TNC 60.15 FNEB
First National Exchange Bank, formerly locate at 1204 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

TNC 61.0 YWCA Building
The former Roanoke YWCA building located at 605 1st Street, SW.

TNC 63.0 WKT Law Office
Willett, Key, and Tatel Law Office, formerly located at 109 Highland Avenue, SW.

Throckmorton Negative Collection Inventory
Inventory of negatives included in the Throckmorton Negative Collection, Images containing group and individual negatives are not identified beyond the names of the groups.
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