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CPC 9d Phillip Levy Fire
The Philip Levy Exchange Company furniture store caught fire for the second time on 31 August 1928. The first fire occurred the previous year and only caused minor damage. This fire would prove more disastrous. Philip Levy Exchange Company was…
CPC 9c Phillip Levy Fire
The Philip Levy Exchange Company furniture store caught fire for the second time on 31 August 1928. The first fire occurred the previous year and only caused minor damage. This fire would prove more disastrous. Philip Levy Exchange Company was…
CPC 9b Phillip Levy Fire
The Philip Levy Exchange Company furniture store caught fire for the second time on 31 August 1928. The first fire occurred the previous year and only caused minor damage. This fire would prove more disastrous. Philip Levy Exchange Company was…
CPC 9a Phillip Levy Fire
The Philip Levy Exchange Company furniture store caught fire for the second time on 31 August 1928. The first fire occurred the previous year and only caused minor damage. This fire would prove more disastrous. Philip Levy Exchange Company was…
CPC 99 Madison and 2nd
East side of 2nd Street NE and Madison Avenue. I-581 runs through this area today.
CPC 98 Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue east from 2nd Street NE. I581 runs through this area today.
CPC 8 Campbell and Chapman
Point where Chapman Avenue forks off of Campbell Avenue
CPC 7e Campbell Avenue
Removal of street railways on Campbell Avenue at the intersection with Jefferson Street.
CPC 7d Campbell Avenue
Removal of street railways on Campbell Avenue at the intersection with Jefferson Street.
CPC 7c Campbell Avenue
Removal of street railways on Campbell Avenue at the intersection with Jefferson Street.
CPC 7b Campbell Avenue
Removal of street railways on Campbell Avenue at the intersection with Jefferson Street.
CPC 7a Campbell Avenue
Removal of street railways on Campbell Avenue at the intersection with Jefferson Street.
CPC 65 Highland Park
Looking south from Highland Park.
CPC 64 Norfolk Avenue
Looking west on Norfolk Avenue.
CPC 62 Shenandoah Avenue
Shenandoah Avenue and Centre Avenue. Norfolk & Western General Offices visible in background.
CPC 60 Ridgewood
Ridgewood Manor House, was built by industrialist Samuel H. McVitty. It is located at 1900 South Clearing Road just above Ridgewood Farms Shopping Center.
CPC 6 Highland and Franklin
Jog intersection at Highland Avenue and Franklin Road. Beth Israel Synagogue visible.
CPC 59a Bryan McDonald House
Located near Mt. Union village on the headwaters of Tinker Creek in Botetourt County, the Bryan McDonald house was built in 1766.
CPC 58 Crystal Spring
Houses along Richelieu Avenue in Crystal Spring.
CPC 57 Freight Truck
Southern States Motor Freight truck parked on the 100 block of Campbell Avenue.
CPC 54 Elmwood Pond
Swans in the pond once located in Elmwood Park.
CPC 53 Terry House
Terry House, formerly located in Elmwood Park. The Terry House was gifted to the City of Roanoke in 1921 for use a library. It operated in this capacity until a new library was built in 1952.
CPC 52 Japanese Magnolia
Japanese Magnolia in Elmwood Park.
CPC 5 Church and 5th
Jog intersection at Church Avenue and 5th Street.
CPC 48 10th Street
Looking north on 10th Street from Madison Avenue.
CPC 47 2nd Street
2nd Street NE at the intersection of Lick Run.
CPC 46 Orange Avenue
Derelict homes along Lynchburg(Orange) Avenue. Exact location unknown.
CPC 44 Orange Avenue
Looking east on Lynchburg (Orange) Avenue.
CPC 43 Elmwood Park
A view in Elmwood Park.
CPC 42 2nd Street
A view of 2nd Street NE between Walker Avenue and Rutherford Avenue.
CPC 41 Rorer Avenue
Looking east on Rorer Avenue from 5th Street.
CPC 40 Wells Avenue
Looking west on Wells Avenue.
CPC 4 Franklin and Mountain
Jog intersection at Franklin Road and Mountain Avenue.
CPC 39 Bullitt Avenue
Looking west at the 500 block of Bullitt Avenue.
CPC 38 Church and 3rd
Looking east on Church Avenue from 3rd Street. Post office (now Commonwealth Building) is under construction at right.
CPC 37 Church and 3rd
Looking east on Church Avenue from 3rd Street. Post office (now Commonwealth Building) is under construction at right.
CPC 36 Crystal Spring
Looking up Crystal Spring Avenue from roughly 23rd Street.
CPC 35 2nd and Rutherford
Intersection of 2nd Street and Rutherford Avenue NE.
CPC 3 Stone Home
The home of Edward L. Stone of Stone Printing and Manufacturing, formerly located at 210 Mountain Avenue.
CPC 29 2nd Street
2nd Street NE at Lick Run.
CPC 28 Wells Avenue
Jog at Wells Avenue NW.
CPC 27 Walker Avenue
View of Walker Avenue at the intersection with 2nd Street NE.
CPC 26 2nd Street
Unidentified children at Lick Run along 2nd Street NE.
CPC 25 Furnace Row
A view of Furnace Row on Tinker Creek, once roughly located at Orange Avenue and Rhodes Avenue.
CPC 24 Albemarle Avenue
Looking toward Albemarle from the 6th Street intersection.
CPC 23 Albemarle Avenue
Looking west an Albemarle Avenue SE at the 6th Street intersection.
CPC 22 Hollins Entrance
Entrance to Hollins College.
CPC 21b Trout Field
Located adjacent to and east of Fairview Cemetery along Melrose Avenue, Trout Field was Roanoke's first airfield.
CPC 21a Trout Field
Located adjacent to and east of Fairview Cemetery along Melrose Avenue, Trout Field was Roanoke's first airfield.
CPC 20 Moorman Spring
Moorman Spring was located on the Captain Robert B. Mooman property roughly located at the intersection of Moorman Avenue and 10th Street.
CPC 2 SW from YMCA
Looking southwest from the top of the YMCA building on 2nd Street. Lee Junior High School is visible in the left background.
CPC 19 Mill Mountain
Looking south from atop Mill Mountain.
CPC 18 Dale and 8th
Structures once located at the corner of Dale Avenue and 8th Street.
CPC 17 Wasena Bridge
A view of Wasena Bridge from Riverside Boulevard.
CPC 16 Orange Avenue
Looking east from about the 1100 block of Lynchburg (Orange) Avenue.
CPC 14a Riverside Park
Pool at Riverside Park
CPC 14b Riverside Park
Pool at Riverside Park
CPC 14c Riverside Park
People sitting on the knoll overlooking the pool in Riverside Park.
CPC 13 2nd Street
Sign at intersection of 2nd Street NE and unknown cross street.
CPC 128 4th Street
A view of 4th Street NE in the Gilmer School area. Exact location unknown.
CPC 12 Graybar Electric
Storefront of Graybar Electric Company, formerly located at 603 Salem Avenue.
CPC 11 Raleigh Tavern
Raleigh Tavern, Roanoke's first hotel, was located on Lynchburg (Orange) Avenue NE. Built in the early 1800s and long known as Pate's Tavern, it was a popular stopping-place on the north-south stages or on the road from Lynchburg west to Seven Mile…
CPC 10d 4th Street
View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.
CPC 10c 4th Street
View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.
CPC 10b 4th Street
View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.
CPC 10a 4th Street
View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.
CPC 100 Hanover Avenue
Looking west on Hanover Avenue from 10th Street.
CPC 1 Goodwin Home
Rose arbor on the porch of the Thompson Goodwin home, once located in Orchard Hill. Orchard Hill, also known as "Official Hill" was located in the area where Community Hospital stands today.
RNC 117 Woodlawn Avenue
Woodlawn Avenue at the intersection with Montgomery Avenue.
RNC 8 Wilson & Company
Wilson & Company, seen in the foreground, was a wholesale meat company. It was located at 312 Campebell Avenue SE. Hotel Roanoke and N&W General Offices can be seen in background.
RNC 85 Tinker Mountain
A view of Tinker Mountain.
RNC 70 Tinker Creek
A view of Tinker Creek.
RNC 54 Jefferson Theatre
Jefferson Theatre, formerly located at 417 S. Jefferson Street.
RNC 9 St. Andrews
St. Andrews Catholic Church.
RNC 4 Shenandoah
Austin & Martin Auto Repair, formerly located at 223 Shenandoah Avenue NW.
RNC 41 Big Oak Filling Station
Big Oak Filling Station was located around the 2500 block of Williamson Road.
RNC 11 Roanoke High School
Roanoke High School was formerly located on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street where the Noel C. Taylor Municipal building stands today.
RNC 2 Highland Park School
Highland Park Elementary School, located at 1212 5th Street.
RNC 63 Commerce Street School Site
A nearly gone Commerce Street or First Ward School. The school stood at Church Avenue and 2nd Street and was razed to make way for the post office.
RNC 64 Commerce Street School Site
A nearly gone Commerce Street or First Ward School. The school stood at Church Avenue and 2nd Street and was razed to make way for the post office.
RNC 40 Commerce Street School
Commerce Street School, also called First Ward School, was located at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd (Commerce) Street. Built in 1890, it was razed in 1929 to make room for the post office.
RNC 18 Quick Way
Quick Way convenience store, located at 2209 Brandon Avenue.
RNC 24 Memorial Avenue
Streetcar tracks on the 700 block of Memorial Avenue.
RNC 150 Orange Avenue
Orange Avenue, exact location unknown.
RNC 86 Orange Avenue
Driving could be a challenge on Orange Avenue in its early days. View is looking west near Gainsboro Road.
RNC 15 Norfolk Avenue
A view of Norfolk Avenue includes Bannister's Place (a boarding house) and HC Barnes Pharmacy. Buildings were located roughly where the Wells-Fargo Tower is today.
RNC 3 N&W Salvage
Norfolk & Western Salvage Warehouse, formerly located at 201 Campbell Avenue SE.
RNC 39 N&W Freight Station
Lots for sale in front of the Norfolk & Western freight station on Norfolk Avenue.
RNC 73 N&W Underpass
One-lane road under a Norfolk & Western underpass through which traffic accessing 460 East would pass.
RNC 51 Municipal Building
A view of the municipal building from the YMCA.
RNC 146 Municipal Building
View of the Municipal Building from 2nd Street and Campbell Avenue.
RNC 80 WWI Monument
This monument was erected in 1925 by the Margaret Lynn Lewis Chapter of the DAR to honor Roanoke soldiers who served in World War I. It is located in Argonne Circle on King George Avenue.
RNC 152 WWI Monument
This monument was erected in 1925 by the Margaret Lynn Lewis Chapter of the DAR to honor Roanoke soldiers who served in World War I. It is located in Argonne Circle on King George Avenue.
RNC 47 Monticello
Side view of Monticello.
RNC 118 Mill Mountain
A view of Mill Mountain from Old Southwest.
RNC 5 Mick or Mack
Mick or Mack, formerly located at 310 2nd Street.
RNC 101 Jefferson Street
Home formerly located at 815 S. Jefferson Street.
RNC 42 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street from Elmwood Park.
RNC 56 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street from Campbell Avenue.
RNC 55 Patrick Henry
The Patrick Henry Hotel.
RNC 16 Heironimus
John Nolen's plans for the City of Roanoke on display in the windows of Heironimus.
RNC 84 Gregory Avenue
Gregory Avenue at the intersection with 2nd Street NE.
RNC 50 Franklin Road
A view of the 200 block of Franklin Road, where the Verizon building sits today. First Baptist Church can be seen over the buildings at left. The building on the right with the round portion was the original First Baptist Church.
RNC 10 Fire Station 7
The original Fire Station 7, located at 1742 Memorial Avenue.
RNC 139 Commerce Street School
Demolition of the Commerce Street School, also known as the First Ward School.
RNC 52 Church Avenue
Commerce Street School being razed to make room for the post office. Greene Memorial United Methodist Church can be seen in background.
RNC 60 Church Avenue
Demolition of St. John's Episcopal and a house on Church Avenue to make way for the post office.
RNC 81 Church Avenue
Looking east on Church Avenue from the 100 block.
RNC 132 Church and 2nd
Buildings once located at 2nd Street and Church Avenue where the Commonwealth Building stands today.
RNC 148 Carvins Cove Dam
Carvins Cove Dam Shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.
RNC 147 Carvins Cove Dam
Carvins Cove Dam Shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.
RNC 38 Carvins Cove Dam
Carvins Cove Dam shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.
RNC 37 Carvins Cove Dam
Carvins Cove Dam shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.
RNC 29 GW Copenhaver
Vacant storefront on Williamson Road between Church Avenue and Kirk Avenue. The building was once occupied by blacksmith G.W. Copenhaver. The site is now a parking lot.
RNC 94 Avon Road
Looking north on Avon Road at the intersection with Sherwood Avenue.
RNC 17 Windsor Apartments
Apartments located at 2049 Windsor Avenue at the corner of Brunswick Street.
RNC 120 6th Street SE
Looking north on 6th Street SE from Tazewell Avenue.
RNC 66 2nd Street
Looking north on 2nd Street NE at the intersection with Patton Avenue.
RNC 130 2nd Street
Looking north on 2nd Street NE.
RNC 72 2nd Street
Looking north on 2nd Street just beyond Patton Avenue..
RNC 65 2nd Street
Looking north on 2nd Street NE. Lick Run is the stream at right. Extreme right is the location of I581.
YMCA 065
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 026
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of Photograph: " Father and Son Banquet, November 19, 1957, Star City Auditorium, 6:30 pm."
Back of Photograph: " Father and Son Banquet, November 19, 1957, Star City Auditorium, 6:30 pm."
YMCA 025
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet."
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet."
YMCA 018
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 007
William A. Hunton YMCA
YMCA 101
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 096
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 095
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 083
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Dr. Harry Penn on right and Dr. F. W. Claytor on far right, seated.
Dr. Harry Penn on right and Dr. F. W. Claytor on far right, seated.
YMCA 082
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 080
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of photograph: " Father and Son Banquet."
Back of photograph: " Father and Son Banquet."
YMCA 079
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of photograph: "1967 Father and Son Banquet, father and son who look alike."
Back of photograph: "1967 Father and Son Banquet, father and son who look alike."
YMCA 073
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 072
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Dr. Harry T. Penn, third from left.
Dr. Harry T. Penn, third from left.
YMCA 071
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Noel C. Taylor, at podium.
Back of photograph: "Golden Anniversary, High Street Baptist Church."
Noel C. Taylor, at podium.
Back of photograph: "Golden Anniversary, High Street Baptist Church."
YMCA 063
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 062
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 059
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Group photograph in front of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Group photograph in front of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
YMCA 057
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 056
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 055
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 054
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 053
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 044
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 037
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 036
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
African American Baseball Team
African American Baseball Team
YMCA 035
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Dr. Harry Penn, center, holding glass.
Dr. Harry Penn, center, holding glass.
YMCA 033
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Father and Son Banquet
Father and Son Banquet
YMCA 029
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 021
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet, October 30, 1958."
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet, October 30, 1958."
YMCA 020
William A. Hunton YMCA
YMCA 019
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 017
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 16
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Boys playing table tennis.
Boys playing table tennis.
YMCA 015
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of Photograph: "With complements of your President, M. H. Means."
Back of Photograph: "With complements of your President, M. H. Means."
YMCA 014
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 013
William A. Huntun Branch YMCA
YMCA 012
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 011
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Lucy Addison High School Football game at Victory Stadium.
Lucy Addison High School Football game at Victory Stadium.
YMCA 009
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 008
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 006
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Parade to Loudon Avenue Christian Church
Parade to Loudon Avenue Christian Church
YMCA 005
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 004
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 003
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 002
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Lucy Addison High School Band at Victory Stadium.
Lucy Addison High School Band at Victory Stadium.
YMCA 001
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Loudon Avenue Christian Church
Loudon Avenue Christian Church
A Guide to the Typescripts of the Roanoke District of the Virginia Writer's Project.
This guide of the Works Progress Administration Records consists primarily of typed manuscripts about historical topics of local interest written from 1936 to 1942. While the primary focus is on the city and county of Roanoke, several documents…
SR174 Veterans Administration
The VA facility erected structures such as the nurses’ home to house medical staff. The first patients were admitted on April 23, 1935. Some of the patients, as a form of therapy, actually conducted farming operations on the grounds of the…
PC 139.1 Andrew Lewis
"Andrew Lewis High School, Salem, Virginia"
Wilsonian 1961
The Wilsonian was the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School. Later editions were called the Presidents.
Wilsonian 1954
The Wilsonian was the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School. Later editions were called the Presidents.
Presidents 1986
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1985
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1984
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1982-1983
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1981-1982
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School
Presidents 1980-1981
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1979-1980
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1978-1979
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1977-1978
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1976-1977
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1975-1976
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1974-1975
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1973-1974
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
A Guide to the Woman's Club of Roanoke Collection
The collection consists of club yearbooks spanning from the 1920s through the 1970s (not inclusive), which were given to the library over the years by various donors, and a club scrapbook for the years 1962-64, which had been in the possession of…
A Guide to the Williamson Road Woman's Club Collection
The collection consists of one record storage box and three flat storage boxes. It is located in the Special Collections of the Virginia Room.
The collection includes club-related documents from its founding in 1952 through its dissolution in 2005.…
The collection includes club-related documents from its founding in 1952 through its dissolution in 2005.…
PC 92.1 Barn Dinner Theatre
"Roanoke's first dinner theatre in the round, "The Barn", a Howard D. Wolfe production of old atmosphere, gourmet food, cocktails and the best of Broadway. Presenting nightly, year 'round to those who know the state's most attractive entertainment."
A Guide to the Horton-Goodykoontz Genealogy Collection
The collection includes genealogical information and family photographs related primarily to the Horton and Goodykoontz Families. The information is well-organized and well-documented. It includes copies of bible records, newspaper articles, and…
Ruffner Rock 1980
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1979
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1977
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School
Ruffner Rock 1976
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1975
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1978
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1974
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1973
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1972
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1971
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Colonel 1984
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1983
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1982
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1981
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1980
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1979
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1978
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1977
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1976
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1975
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1974
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1973
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1945
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1943
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1941
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1942
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Beehive 1935
Beehive was the annual for William Fleming High School until 1937 when the title was changed to Colonel.
Colonel 1972
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1971
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1968
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1967
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1966
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1965
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1964
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1963
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1962
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1961
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1960
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1959
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1958
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1957
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1956
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1955
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1954
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1953
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1952
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1951
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1950
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1949
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1947
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1946
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1944
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1937
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.
Beehive 1936
Beehive was the annual for William Fleming High School until 1937 when the title was changed to Colonel.
Colonel 1940
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.
The Black Swan 1957
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1956
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1946
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1952
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1939
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1937
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1936
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1960
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1959
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1958
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1955
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
PC 115.7 Burrell Memorial
"Burrell Memorial Hospital, founded in 1914 by Drs. L.C. Downing, J.B. Claytor, Sr., J.H. Roberts, W.S. Williman, and J.S. Cooper and named in honor of Dr. I.D. Burrell, Physicial-Pharmacist, was reconstructed in 1955 and is a voluntary,…
PC 114.5 Hollins College
"Campus scene-Hollins College near Roanoke, Virginia. This picture shows Pleasants Hall (science building), was founded in 1842 by Charles Lewis Cocke."
SR106 J.C. Langhorne Home
James C. Langhorne was prominent in the formation of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, helped develop Lake Spring Park, served on the Salem Town Council, and operated several business enterprises.
SR076 Main Street
W.G. Ronk took the picture that produced this card of turn-of-the-century Main Street, which James Simpson originally called Roanoke Street. The street was only a few blocks long when first developed, running from present-day Colorado Street to…
BM 178
Students and teachers in front of Back Creek School.
BM 097 Back Creek Students
Back Creek School students. Pictured are Principal Grant McGee, teacher Ann Hogan, who later married McGee. All others unidentified.
BM 061 Back Creek High School
Back Creek High School. Pictured are: Teachers Grant McGhee, Elsie Kennedy and Ann Hogan McGhee, George Beach, Paul Ferguson, Bowman Ferguson, Clifton Grisso, Wilson Moser, Edwin Garner, Aaron Martin, Clayton Tinnell Sr., Kenneth Grisso, Carl Wade,…
HNWR083
The Pocahontas moves east through Blue Ridge, Virginia pulled by Diesel No. 1014. The engine, though bearing the N&W name, was a diesel originally belonging to the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac. By the late 1950s, as the N&W was…
HNWR060
Steam Engine No. 130, a Class K-2A locomotive.
HNWR029
A freight train pulled by Engine No. 1228 moves eastbound near Bonsack.
HNWR028
Engine No. 2165 is northbound near Waynesboro, Virginia, hauling a small but varied freight load.
HNWR001
Locomotive No. 1219 arrives in Roanoke. The Class A was considered to be one of the "Magnificent Three" designs developed by a Norfolk & Western team headed by J.A. Pitcher, G.P. McGavok, and C.H. Faris. The Class A would break all previous…
PC 139.116 Roanoke College
"Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia"
PC 139.81 Roanoke County Courthouse
"Roanoke County Courthouse, Salem, Virginia. Roanoke County was established on March 230, 1838. The first courthouse was erected in 1841 (on site of the present courthouse). The present courthouse was built in 1909, added onto in 1949 and partially…
PC 140.1 Lakeside
"Concrete swimming lake, Lakeside", Roanoke, Virginia. Two million gallons fresh water changing constantly."
PC 106.1 Evergreen Burial Park
"Partial view of Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia. Established 1916. All lots perfectly cared for-free of charge."
Virginia Realtor: Roanoke
Issue on Roanoke, Virginia highlighting architecture and civic, educational and religious organizations.
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 5
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 4
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 2
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 9
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 5
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 4
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 2
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 9
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 5
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 4
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 9
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 5
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 4
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 2
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 9
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 2
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 9
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 5
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 4
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 2
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
A Guide to the Gainsboro Library Records Collection
This is a guide to the Gainsboro Library Records Collection. The collection consists of items related to the history of the Gainsboro Branch Library of Roanoke Public Libraries. The collection dates from 1920 to 2009.
A Guide to the Virginia Y. Lee Celebrity Memorabilia Collection
This is a guide to the Virginia Y. Lee Celebrity Memorabilia Collection. Items in the collection were collected by Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries librarian Virginia Y. Lee. The collection relates to celebrities Paul Laurence Dunbar, W.…
A Guide to the Virginia Cooper Papers
The Virginia Cooper papers consist of records, publications and research notes pertaining to Revolutionary War patriot William Faris of Cumberland and Roanoke Counties, Virginia, son Benjamin Faris and their families. The collection includes…
The Spectator 1948
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.
The Spectator 1962
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.
The Spectator 1949
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.
The Spectator 1950
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.
The Spectator 1976
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.
PC 103.21 Crystal Spring
"Crystal Spring Reservoir, Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 130.1 Victory Stadium
"Military Classic of the South - More than 25,000 persons fill Victory Stadium at Roanoke, Virginia for the annual VMI-VPI football game on Thanksgiving Day. The Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets (seen in foreground) from Lexington,…
BM 022 Haran PO
1905 postal receipt for Haran Post Office, signed by “D. Kittinger, postmaster”.
ET4 Elkhorn Tunnel
Employees stand inside the Elkhorn Tunnel during construction. The 7,100 foot tunnel opened to rail traffic in June 1950, replacing a single-track tunnel constructed in 1887.
ET3 Elkhorn Tunnel
Construction of the Elkhorn Tunnel in Mercer County, West Virginia. The 7,100 foot tunnel opened to rail traffic in June 1950, replacing a single-track tunnel constructed in 1887.
ET2 Haley, Chisolm, & Morris
Employees of Haley, Chisolm, and Morris pose next to company trucks. The company was contracted by Norfolk & Western to build the Elkhorn Tunnel.
ET1 Elkhorn Tunnel
Two workers stand inside the Elkhorn Tunnel during construction in Mercer County, West Virginia. The 7,100 foot tunnel opened to rail traffic in June 1950, replacing a single-track tunnel constructed in 1887.
MIC33 Carvins Cove
Aerial view of Carvins Cove.
MIC32 Carvins Cove
Aerial view of Carvins Cove.
MIC31 Downtown Aerial
Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.
MIC30 3612 Troutland Avenue
Home located at 3612 Troutland Avenue.
MIC27 4102 Mudlick Road
Home located at 4102 Mudlick Road.
MIC26 2652 Cornwallis Avenue
Home located at 2652 Cornwallis Avenue.
MIC25 2524 Cornwallis Avenue
Home located at 2524 Cornwallis Avenue SE.
MIC24 Roanoke Memorial
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
MIC22 Lucy Addison High
The second Lucy Addison High School was built in 1951. Located at 1220 5th Street NW, the high school was in operation until 1973. The building now houses Lucy Addison Middle School.
MIC21 YMCA
A new YMCA building was completed in 1958 at 425 Church Avenue SW.
MIC20 Main Branch
The Main Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries, located at 706 S, Jefferson Street.
MIC19 Woodrum Field
A crowd gathers for the dedication of the new terminal at Woodrum Field.
MIC18 Hotel Roanoke
Hotel Roanoke
MIC17 N&W Passenger Station
The Norfolk & Western Passenger Station is located at 101 Shenandoah Avenue NE. The building now houses the Visit Blue Ridge Visitor's Center, O. Winston Link Museum, and History Museum of Western Virginia.
MIC16 WDBJ
The Times-World building was home to Roanoke's two newspapers and the CBS affiliate, WDBJ radio and television.
MIC15 WSLS
Shenandoah Life was affiliated with WSLS radio and TV services. The building is located at 401 3rd Street.
MIC14 Parking Garages
Two 500 space parking garages were constructed on the corner of Bullitt Avenue and Jefferson Street to provide greater accessibility to downtown shopping facilities.
MIC13 Heironimus
Heironimus was located at 401 S. Jefferson Street.
MIC12 Miller & Rhoads
Crowds gather for the grand opening of the new Miller & Rhoads. The department store was located at 32-38 Campbell Avenue SW.
MIC11 Sears Town
Sears Town, formerly located at 1502 Williamson Road NE.
MIC10 First Federal Savings & Loan
A newly constructed First Federal Savings and Loan. The building is located on the corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street.
MIC9 Shenandoah Life
Shenandoah Life Insurance Company, formerly located at 2301 Brambleton Avenue.
MIC8 Rowe Furniture
Rowe Furniture Company was located at 239 Rowan Street in Salem before moving to Elliston.
MIC7 Yale & Towne
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company. Located at 1242 S. Colorado Street, the building is now used by Graham-White.
MIC6 ITT
ITT Exelis is located at 7635 Plantation Road.
MIC5 General Electric
General Electric, located at 1531 Roanoke Boulevard in Salem.
MIC4 N&W Offices
The former general office building of Norfolk and Western, located at 108 N. Jefferson Street, now houses the Roanoke Higher Education Center.
MIC3 Roanoke Aerial
Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.
MIC2 Roanoke from Mill Mountain
Panoramic view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain.
MIC1 Roanoke Sign
Sign for Roanoke Metropolitan Area noting population as 160,0000.
A Guide to the First Baptist Church Collection
While its history can be traced back to the Big Lick Baptist Church founded in 1875, it was in 1929 that the congregation of First Baptist Church moved to its newly constructed church on Third Street between Franklin and Luck Avenues. The church…
A Guide to the Roanoke Country Club Collection
The Roanoke Country Club was founded in 1899 as a golf and tennis club. Its first clubhouse was a repurposed home near where it rented land from the Crystal Spring Land Company for a golf course; tennis courts were also built on adjacent lots…
A Guide to the Willis M. Anderson Collection
The collection consists of four scrapbooks documenting Willis M. “Wick” Anderson’s political career from 1958 through 1969. The scrapbooks were comprised primarily of newspaper clippings glued to paper. One scrapbook was traditional in style; the…
RVNH5025
Members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity stand in front of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Rev. William Simmons, the church’s pastor, is fifth from right.
RVNH5024
Roy Kinsey (fourth from right) and his employees pose in front of the Roy C. Kinsey Sign Company at 22 Wells Avenue, NE.
RVNH5023
Bradford’s Seafood Restaurant was located at 2523 Franklin Road, SW.
RVNH5022
Roy Minnix poses in front of his new 1951 Chevrolet in Belmont Park.
RVNH5021
Riverside School was located on Riverdale Road SE. The school closed in 1952.
RVNH5020
Lee-Hy Auto Court was located on Route 11 west of the Roanoke City limits.
RVNH5018
A billboard for Piedmont Airlines atop storefronts in the 500 block of South Jefferson Street Piedmont was one of the main air carriers serving the Roanoke Valley during the 1950s. The company was headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.
RVNH5017
The Howard Johnson's Restaurant opened in January 1952 on Route 11 east of Roanoke.
RVNH5016
A montage of attractions at Lakeside Amusement Park.
RVNH5015
Postcard depicting Lewis-Gale Hospital when it was located at the corner of 3rd Street and Luck Avenue.
RVNH5014
A view of the midway at Lakeside Amusement Park.
RVNH5013
The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,
RVNH5012
The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,
RVNH5011
The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,
RVNH5010
Aerial view of Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
RVNH5009
Postcard depicting the "Willy the Whale" exhibit at the Children's Zoo on Mill Mountain.
RVNH5008
During her visit to Roanoke, Sheena visited local businesses. Here the “Queen of the Jungle” (center) is at the Harris & Huddleston Super Market on Pollard Street in Vinton. William Harris (left) and Warren Huddleston (right) pose with her.
RVNH5007
The Times-World Building on Campbell Avenue.
RVNH5006
In 1954, S&W Cafeteria moved from Jefferson Street to 16 Church Avenue in the former Greyhound Bus Terminal.
RVNH5005
This postcard depicts Archie’s Lobster House and Town House.
RVNH5004
This early 1950s postcard shows the Noah’s Ark animal exhibit at the Children’s Zoo on Mill Mountain.
RVNH5003
This 1950s postcard shows the main entrance to the Children’s Zoo. The blocks spelling out the zoo’s name were added in 1954.
RVNH5002
Singer Marian Anderson was welcomed at the N&W Railway passenger station by Roanoke Mayor A. R. Minton. Joining him were Rev. William Simmons (fifth from right) and some members of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
RVNH5001
The Zoo Choo in operation at the Children’s Zoo on Mill Mountain. The official name was the Jaycee Star Liner as it was sponsored by the Roanoke Jaycees.
VHBC8 Virginia Heights Baptist
Attendees at the last worship service in the wooden A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church before moving worship to the new brick sanctuary.
VHBC7 Virginia Heights Baptist
Looking west on Memorial Avenue (then Virginia Avenue) from Grandin Road at the original A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church (foreground) and construction of new brick sanctuary.
VHBC6 Virginia Heights Baptist
The new sanctuary of Virginia Heights Baptist Church under construction on Memorial Avenue (then Virginia Avenue).
VHBC5 Virginia Heights Baptist
Laying of the cornerstone for the new sanctuary of Virginia Heights Baptist Church.
VHBC4 Virginia Heights Baptist
Interior of the original wooden chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church.
VHBC3 Virginia Heights Baptist
Wooden chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church on what is now the 2000 block of Memorial Avenue, SW (then Virginia Avenue) near the intersection with Grandin Road.
VHBC2 Virginia Heights Baptist
The original A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church is being moved to make way for the construction of a new sanctuary.
VHBC1 Virginia Heights Baptist
Original A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church is being moved to make way for the construction of brick sanctuary.
KH4 Kinsey Family
The Thomas A. Kinsey family on front porch of the home at 1510 Franklin Road, SW.
KH3 Thomas & Josephine Kinsey
Thomas A. and Josephine Kinsey in front of their home at 1510 Franklin Road, SW.
KH2 Kinsey Home
Thomas A. Kinsey home, formerly located at 1510 Franklin Road SW.
KH1 Kinsey Home
Thomas A. Kinsey home, formerly located at 1510 Franklin Road SW.
LSC6 Oakey & Sons
John M. Oakey and Sons garage, located at 321 Luck Avenue SW, provided the first ambulance and garage for Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew.
LSC5 Roanoke Life Saving Crew
Some equipment, including an "iron lung" and 1947 Oldsmobile 78 emergency vehicle on display at Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew.
LSC3 Roanoke Life Saving Crew
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew purchased it first ambulance in 1932, a Ford panel truck.
LSC2 Roanoke Life Saving Crew
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew equipment display, including the crew's first ambulance, a Cadillac donated by John M. Oakey and Sons Funeral Home.
LSC1 Julian S. Wise
Julian Stanley Wise founded the Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew in 1928. Wise had witnessed a drowning in the Roanoke River as a child. This incident greatly impacted his life, resulting in the formation of the first volunteer rescue squad…
MP 31.9 American Theatre
The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973.
MP 31.8 American Theatre
The original American Theatre building was located at 217 S. Jefferson Street. Built by the Young Men's Christian Association in 1902, it would later be sold to an investment group and converted into a theatre in 1913. This building was razed in…
GM012 Glenn-Minnich
Window display of Glenn-Minnich after remodeling. The slogans of the store were, "The store with the friendly door." and "Clothes for men and men who stay young."
GM011 Glenn-Minnich
LeCompte Glenn in front of Glenn-Minnich, formerly located at 108 W. Campbell Avenue.
GM008 Glenn-Minnich
Amy Jo Glenn (left) and Vetty Beckwith Glenn cutting cake inside Glenn-Minnich on the occasion of the store's Ruby Jubilee or fortieth anniversary.
GM003 Glenn-Minnich
The Boy Scout Department after a recent remodel at Glenn-Minnich, formerly located 108 W. Campbell Avenue.
GM002 Glenn-Minnich
Cutting a cake celebrating Glenn-Minnich's Rub Jubilee or forty years in business are, left to right, Estelle Penn, Nancy P. Deyerle, LeCompte Glenn Deyerle, unidentified, and Mildred Glenn.
Ralph K. Smith
Date of Birth: July 19, 1942
Mayor from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2004
Other offices held: Senator, Virginia 22nd District, 2008-2012; Senator, Virginia 19th District, 2012-2016
Mayor from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2004
Other offices held: Senator, Virginia 22nd District, 2008-2012; Senator, Virginia 19th District, 2012-2016
David A. Bowers
Date of Birth: May 11, 1952
Mayor from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 2000 and July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2016
Mayor from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 2000 and July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2016
Walter L. Young
Date of Birth: July 20, 1901
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1956 to August 31, 1958
Other offices held: City Council, September 1, 1950 to November 9, 1964
Date of Death: July 1, 1973
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1956 to August 31, 1958
Other offices held: City Council, September 1, 1950 to November 9, 1964
Date of Death: July 1, 1973
Robert W. Woody
Date of Birth: August 22, 1914
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1954 to August 31, 1956
Other offices held: City Council, July 28, 1952 to August 31, 1954
Date of Death: April 28, 2011
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1954 to August 31, 1956
Other offices held: City Council, July 28, 1952 to August 31, 1954
Date of Death: April 28, 2011
Archer R. Minton
Date of Birth: January 3, 1893
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1949 to August 31, 1950 and September 1, 1951 to August 31, 1952
Other offices held: City Council, 1946-1954
Date of Death: March 6, 1962
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1949 to August 31, 1950 and September 1, 1951 to August 31, 1952
Other offices held: City Council, 1946-1954
Date of Death: March 6, 1962
Leo F. Henebry
Date of Birth: October 31, 1894
Mayor from October 15, 1943 to August 31, 1946
Date of Death: November 14, 1974
Mayor from October 15, 1943 to August 31, 1946
Date of Death: November 14, 1974
Walter W. Wood
Date of Birth: March 12, 1896
Mayor from September 1, 1938 to October 15, 1943
Other offices held: City Council 1936-1938; Virginia House of Delegates, 1944-1945
Date of Death: January 14, 1977
Mayor from September 1, 1938 to October 15, 1943
Other offices held: City Council 1936-1938; Virginia House of Delegates, 1944-1945
Date of Death: January 14, 1977
Sydney F. Small
Date of Birth: October 31, 1892
Mayor from September 1, 1934 to June 2, 1938
Date of Death: March 24, 1973
Mayor from September 1, 1934 to June 2, 1938
Date of Death: March 24, 1973
Charles D. Fox
Date of Birth: January 31, 1869
Mayor from September 1, 1926 to August 31, 1930
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1895 to July 1, 1899
Date of Death: August 3, 1942
Mayor from September 1, 1926 to August 31, 1930
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1895 to July 1, 1899
Date of Death: August 3, 1942
Blair J. Fishburn
Date of Birth: June 25, 1876
Mayor from September 1, 1922 to August 31, 1926
Other offices held: City Council, May 6, 1907 to September 1, 1918; Virginia House of Delegates, 1932-1936
Date of Death: June 13, 1962
Mayor from September 1, 1922 to August 31, 1926
Other offices held: City Council, May 6, 1907 to September 1, 1918; Virginia House of Delegates, 1932-1936
Date of Death: June 13, 1962
W. W. Boxley
Date of Birth: July 17, 1861
Mayor from September 1, 1918 to August 31, 1922
Date of Death: January 12, 1940
Mayor from September 1, 1918 to August 31, 1922
Date of Death: January 12, 1940
Charles M. Broun
Date of Birth: July 14, 1862
Ex-Officio Mayor from October 18, 1915 to August 31, 1918
Other offices held: City Council, September 1, 1912 to August 31, 1918
Date of Death: July 29, 1938
Ex-Officio Mayor from October 18, 1915 to August 31, 1918
Other offices held: City Council, September 1, 1912 to August 31, 1918
Date of Death: July 29, 1938
Cephas B. Moomaw
Date of Birth: October 23, 1849
Mayor from February 1, 1913 to October 18, 1915
Date of Death: October 18, 1915
Mayor from February 1, 1913 to October 18, 1915
Date of Death: October 18, 1915
John W. Woods
Date of Birth: July 27, 1858
Mayor from July 1, 1912 to December 23, 1912
Other offices held: Virginia House of Delegates, 1889-1900
Date of Death: December 23, 1912
Mayor from July 1, 1912 to December 23, 1912
Other offices held: Virginia House of Delegates, 1889-1900
Date of Death: December 23, 1912
Sylvester P. Seifert
Date of Birth: September 2, 1869
Mayor from April 9, 1912 to June 30, 1912 and September 1, 1930 to August 31, 1934
Other offices held: City Council, July 1897 to 1914
Date of Death: October 11, 1943
Mayor from April 9, 1912 to June 30, 1912 and September 1, 1930 to August 31, 1934
Other offices held: City Council, July 1897 to 1914
Date of Death: October 11, 1943
Joel H. Cutchin
Date of Birth: February 2, 1846
Mayor from July 1, 1902 to April 9, 1912
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1898 to July 1, 1902
Date of Death: September 20, 1917
Mayor from July 1, 1902 to April 9, 1912
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1898 to July 1, 1902
Date of Death: September 20, 1917
Robert A. Buckner
Date of Birth: October 5, 1850
Mayor from February 13, 1902 to June 30, 1902
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1887 to July 1, 1902
Date of Death: June 10, 1935
Mayor from February 13, 1902 to June 30, 1902
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1887 to July 1, 1902
Date of Death: June 10, 1935
J. Randolph Bryan
Date of Birth: January 9, 1868
Mayor from July 1, 1900 to February 13, 1902
Date of Death: August 1, 1909
Mayor from July 1, 1900 to February 13, 1902
Date of Death: August 1, 1909
William K. Andrews
Date of Birth: December 23, 1850
Mayor from November 2, 1896 to June 30, 1898
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1884 to July 1, 1890 and April 10, 1894 to November 2, 1896
Date of Death: March 22, 1931
Mayor from November 2, 1896 to June 30, 1898
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1884 to July 1, 1890 and April 10, 1894 to November 2, 1896
Date of Death: March 22, 1931
Robert McClelland
Date of Birth: 1834
Mayor from July 1, 1896 to November 2, 1896
Other offices held: City Council, 1891-1896
Date of Death: November 2, 1896.
Mayor from July 1, 1896 to November 2, 1896
Other offices held: City Council, 1891-1896
Date of Death: November 2, 1896.
Sturgis E. Jones
Date of Birth: February 1859
Mayor from July 1, 1894 to June 30, 1896
Date of Death: January 14, 1902
Mayor from July 1, 1894 to June 30, 1896
Date of Death: January 14, 1902
Henry S. Trout
Date of Birth: October 15, 1841
Mayor from July 1, 1892 to June 30, 1894
Other offices held: Virginia House of Delegates, December 5, 1877 to December 3, 1879; Senator, Virginia's 4th District, December 5, 1883 to December 8, 1887; City Council,…
Mayor from July 1, 1892 to June 30, 1894
Other offices held: Virginia House of Delegates, December 5, 1877 to December 3, 1879; Senator, Virginia's 4th District, December 5, 1883 to December 8, 1887; City Council,…
William G. Evans
Date of Birth: January 16, 1852
Mayor from July 1, 1890 to June 30, 1892
Date of Death: April 15, 1915
Mayor from July 1, 1890 to June 30, 1892
Date of Death: April 15, 1915
William Carr
Date of Birth: February 17, 1829
Mayor from July 1, 1886 to April 20, 1890
Date of Death: April 20, 1890
Mayor from July 1, 1886 to April 20, 1890
Date of Death: April 20, 1890
Samuel G. Williams
Date of Birth: January 26, 1828
Mayor from July 1, 1885 to June 30, 1886
Other offices held: Missouri State Legislature, 1860-1862
Date of Death: November 28, 1903
Mayor from July 1, 1885 to June 30, 1886
Other offices held: Missouri State Legislature, 1860-1862
Date of Death: November 28, 1903
John H. Dunstan
Date of Birth: c. 1839
Mayor from July 1, 1884 to June 30, 1885
Date of Death: September 21, 1902
Mayor from July 1, 1884 to June 30, 1885
Date of Death: September 21, 1902
Marshall Waid
Marshall Waid
Date of Birth: 1841
Mayor, Town of Big Lick from July 1, 1880 to February 3, 1882, and Town of Roanoke, February 3, 1882 to June 30, 1882
Date of Death: March 7, 1887
Date of Birth: 1841
Mayor, Town of Big Lick from July 1, 1880 to February 3, 1882, and Town of Roanoke, February 3, 1882 to June 30, 1882
Date of Death: March 7, 1887
William H. Startzman
William H. Startzman
Date of Birth: January 6, 1830
Mayor, Town of Big Lick: July 1, 1878 to June 30, 1880
Date of Death: January 5, 1908
Date of Birth: January 6, 1830
Mayor, Town of Big Lick: July 1, 1878 to June 30, 1880
Date of Death: January 5, 1908
MP 5.38 Virginia Heights Elementary
Virginia Heights Elementary School is located at 1210 Amherst Street SW.
MP 5.37 528 Marshall Avenue
Home located at 528 Marshall Avenue SW.
MP 5.39 McNease Shoe Company
McNease Shoe Company, formerly located at 14 Campbell Avenue SE. At left is the owner, Wallace M. McNease. Others unidentified.
MP 5.41 Lakeside
Ferris wheel and Scrambler at Lakeside Park
MP 5.4 Lakeside
The Sky-Tram at Lakeside Park.
MP 2.32 Victory Stadium
An aerial view of Victory Stadium. Victory Stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.
MP 5.381 William Ruffner Middle
William Ruffner Middle School, formerly located at 3601 Ferncliff Avenue NW. The school opened in 1970 and closed in 2009. The building is used as an operations center by Roanoke City Public Schools.
MP 50.3 Crystal Spring Laundry
Crystal Spring Laundry and Cleaners, formerly located at 2049 E. Main Street in Salem.
MP 50.2 Crystal Spring Laundry
Crystal Spring Laundry and Cleaners, formerly located at 3008 Williamson Road NW.