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Title
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George C. Davis Photograph Collection of Frank Ewald
Description
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George C. Davis Photographs in this collection are digital copies of owned and acquired by Frank Ewald. All Davis images can be dated circa 1904-1968. There are images with Davis' signature that predate 1904, but they are believed to have been taken by Chandler Studio, the photography firm bought out by Davis in 1904. Although the majority of Davis' images are marked with his signature in the lower right corner, it is important to note that not all of the images are marked. Davis rarely recorded identifying information on the images. For this reason, many of his images are unidentifiable. The majority of images from the Davis Collection seen on this database are street scenes, businesses and points of interest in Roanoke and its vicinity where it was possible to at least minimally identify them.
Creator
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George C. Davis Photography
Source
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Frank Ewald
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Contributor
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Frank Ewald
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Format
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Digital Image
Type
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Still Photograph
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Title
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FE124 Commerce Street School
Description
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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.
Date
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Circa 1922
Identifier
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FE124
Format
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Photograph
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
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Type
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Still Image
Creator
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George C. Davis Photography
2nd Street
Church Avenue
Commerce Street
Commerce Street School
Downtown
First Ward School
schools
-
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Title
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Historic Postcard Collection
Description
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Historic postcard of a variety of scenes in the Roanoke Valley, including landmarks, buildings, and street scenes.
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Format
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postcard
Type
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Still Image
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Title
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PC 127.1 Commerce Street School
Description
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"Commerce Street Graded School, Roanoke, Virginia."
Creator
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S.H. Kress Co.
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Date
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unknown
Format
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postcard
Type
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Still Image
Identifier
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PC127.1
Commerce Street School
schools
-
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Title
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George C. Davis Photographic Records
Description
An account of the resource
The Davis Photographic Records contain approximately 12,200 black and white images, negatives, glass plate negatives and glass lantern slides. Black and white prints vary in size between 5"x7", 8"x10" and various oversized prints; 8"x10" glass plate negatives; 5"x7" and 8"x10" negatives; 3"x5" glass lantern slides. All Davis images can be dated circa 1904-1968. There are images with Davis' signature that predate 1904, but they are believed to have been taken by Chandler Studio, the photography firm bought out by Davis in 1904. Although the majority of Davis' images are marked with his signature in the lower right corner, it is important to note that not all of the images are marked. Davis rarely recorded identifying information on the images. For this reason, many of his images are unidentifiable. The majority of images from the Davis Collection seen on this database are street scenes, businesses and points of interest in Roanoke and its vicinity where it was possible to at least minimally identify them. While the Virginia Room has a large number of portraits from Davis' collection, they are not represented here. An index of all identified portraits is available in the Virginia Room.
Creator
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George C. Davis Photography
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Rights
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Still Image
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Original Format
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Overisized Photograph
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Title
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Davis 622 Commerce Street School
Identifier
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Davis622
Description
An account of the resource
Students of Commerce Street School. Commerce Street School or First Ward School stood at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd Street (Commerce). The school was built in 1890 and razed in 1929 to make way for the post office.
Date
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Circa 1925
Creator
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George C. Davis Photography
Rights
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Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Format
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Photograph
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
2nd Street
children
Church Avenue
Commerce Street School
First Ward School
schools
students
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Title
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George C. Davis Photographic Records
Description
An account of the resource
The Davis Photographic Records contain approximately 12,200 black and white images, negatives, glass plate negatives and glass lantern slides. Black and white prints vary in size between 5"x7", 8"x10" and various oversized prints; 8"x10" glass plate negatives; 5"x7" and 8"x10" negatives; 3"x5" glass lantern slides. All Davis images can be dated circa 1904-1968. There are images with Davis' signature that predate 1904, but they are believed to have been taken by Chandler Studio, the photography firm bought out by Davis in 1904. Although the majority of Davis' images are marked with his signature in the lower right corner, it is important to note that not all of the images are marked. Davis rarely recorded identifying information on the images. For this reason, many of his images are unidentifiable. The majority of images from the Davis Collection seen on this database are street scenes, businesses and points of interest in Roanoke and its vicinity where it was possible to at least minimally identify them. While the Virginia Room has a large number of portraits from Davis' collection, they are not represented here. An index of all identified portraits is available in the Virginia Room.
Creator
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George C. Davis Photography
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Roanoke Public Libraries
Rights
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Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Still Image
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Original Format
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Photograph
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Title
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Davis 58.1 First Ward School
Identifier
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Davis58.1
Description
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Fourth grade class from First Ward or Commerce Street School.
Date
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Circa 1900
Creator
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George C. Davis Photography
Rights
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Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
classes
Commerce Street School
First Ward School
fourth grade
schools
students
-
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Title
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Roanoke Negatives
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Subject
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This collection of 170 4"x6" negatives documenting Roanoke was purchased at an estate sale by the Roanoke Public Library Foundation in February 2011. Only those which have been identified and are not duplicates are included in this digital collection. The photographer and provenance of the collection is unknown.
Rights
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Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Still Image
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Title
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RNC 63 Commerce Street School Site
Identifier
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RNC63
Description
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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.
Rights
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Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Format
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negative
Type
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Still Image
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1928
2nd Street
Church Avenue
Commerce Street School
First Ward School
Greene Memorial United Methodist Church
schools
-
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Title
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Roanoke Negatives
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Subject
The topic of the resource
This collection of 170 4"x6" negatives documenting Roanoke was purchased at an estate sale by the Roanoke Public Library Foundation in February 2011. Only those which have been identified and are not duplicates are included in this digital collection. The photographer and provenance of the collection is unknown.
Rights
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Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Still Image
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Title
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RNC 64 Commerce Street School Site
Identifier
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RNC64
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Rights
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Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
negative
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1928
2nd Street
Church Avenue
Commerce Street School
First Ward School
schools
-
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Title
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Roanoke Negatives
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Subject
The topic of the resource
This collection of 170 4"x6" negatives documenting Roanoke was purchased at an estate sale by the Roanoke Public Library Foundation in February 2011. Only those which have been identified and are not duplicates are included in this digital collection. The photographer and provenance of the collection is unknown.
Rights
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Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Still Image
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Title
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RNC 40 Commerce Street School
Identifier
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RNC40
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Rights
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Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Format
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negative
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1928
2nd Street
Church Avenue
Commerce Street School
First Ward School
schools
-
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Title
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Roanoke Negatives
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Subject
The topic of the resource
This collection of 170 4"x6" negatives documenting Roanoke was purchased at an estate sale by the Roanoke Public Library Foundation in February 2011. Only those which have been identified and are not duplicates are included in this digital collection. The photographer and provenance of the collection is unknown.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Still Image
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Title
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RNC 139 Commerce Street School
Identifier
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RNC139
Description
An account of the resource
Demolition of the Commerce Street School, also known as the First Ward School.
Rights
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Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Format
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negative
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1928
2nd Street
Church Avenue
Commerce Street School
First Ward School
schools
-
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Title
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Roanoke Negatives
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Subject
The topic of the resource
This collection of 170 4"x6" negatives documenting Roanoke was purchased at an estate sale by the Roanoke Public Library Foundation in February 2011. Only those which have been identified and are not duplicates are included in this digital collection. The photographer and provenance of the collection is unknown.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Still Image
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Title
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RNC 52 Church Avenue
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
RNC52
Description
An account of the resource
Commerce Street School being razed to make room for the post office. Greene Memorial United Methodist Church can be seen in background.
Rights
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Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
negative
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Still Image
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
Circa 1928
2nd Street
Church Avenue
churches
Commerce Street School
First Ward School
Greene Memorial United Methodist Church
schools
St. John's Episcopal Church