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Title
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Gainsboro Library Photography Collection
Description
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The Gainsboro Library Photography Collection consists of approximately 100 black-and-white and color photographic prints. The black-and-white prints vary in size between 2 ½ x 3 ½” and 8 x 10”and include various oversized prints. Color images vary between 3 ½ x 4 ¼” and 8 x 10”. The collection consists of various subjects including images that document the history of the Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries; group portraits of African-American social clubs and sports teams; portraits of prominent Roanoke African-Americans, including, but not limited to: doctors, dentists, funeral home directors, clergymen, teachers and librarians; and images of various points-of-interest in Roanoke’s Gainsboro neighborhood, including churches, schools and institutions. The collection also contains a number of photographs donated by prominent Roanoke African-American families, including the Claytor and Downing families. Although most of the photographers and provenance of the collection’s images are unknown, those with known attribution are noted. While a majority of images in the collection are represented on this database, others are not. A complete index of all images is available at the Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries.
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Contributor
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Gainsboro Branch of 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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GB45 Dr. Elwood Downing
Description
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Dr. Ellwood Davis Downing was prominent dentist and civic leader. Downing was born September 9, 1891. He was the son of Rev. Lylburn L. Downing, pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Downing served as an officer in WWI and WWII and was an avid tennis player, having twice won the ATA National Doubles Tennis Championship and served as General Field Secretary for the American Tennis Association. Downing also served as President of the Board of Trustees for Burrell Memorial Hospital and President of the Magic City Medical Society; was a 32 degree Freemason and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Dr. Elwood Downing died October 29, 1963.
Publisher
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Roanoke Public Libraries
Date
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April 25, 1945
Contributor
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Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
Rights
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Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
Identifier
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GB045
Coverage
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Gainsboro
Provenance
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Downing Family
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
American Tennis Association
Burrell Memorial Hospital
dentists
Dr. Ellwood D. Downing
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
freemasons
Magic City Dental Society
Rev. Lylburn L. Downing
sports
tennis
World War I
World War II