Virginia Room Digital Collection

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The Virginia Room Digital Collection includes photographs, oral histories, books, pamphlets and finding aids to items in the Virginia Room. Continue to check back for new additions.

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Customers peruse the City Market.

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The Market Building appears largely unchanged today from when it was built in 1922.

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Roanoke's first Market Building. Built in 1886, it was replaced by the current Market Building in 1922.

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Looking east on Campbell Avenue toward the Market Building from the roof of the Colonial American National Bank building.

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Vendor stalls inside the Market Building.

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Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls inside the Market Building.

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Vendor stalls along Market Street on the City Market.

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Looking east on Salem Avenue near Wall Street intersection.

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Looking north on Market Street toward the Market Building.

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An interior view of the Market Building.

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Interior of Market Building after removal of vendor stalls for renovation.

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Boxes of merchandise stacked inside the Market Building. Signs above indicate portion sizes for various items.

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An interior view of the meat market inside the Market Building.

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Hams and eggs at a vendor stall outside of theMarket Building.

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Largely empty stalls inside the Market Building.

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A view of Market Square.

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A view of the Market Building.

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Looking north on Market Street toward Market Square.

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Looking north on Market Street.

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" Market Sqaure, Roanoke, Virginia."

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Looking north on Market Street.

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Cows on market for a livestock auction.

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Cows on market for a livestock auction.

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Cars drive through water on Campbell Avenue in front of the Market Building.

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Old city market. Looking toward Hotel Roanoke.

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Old City Market. Old assembly hall in background. Circa 1890.
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