RVNH40520 Fire Station 1
Fireman drafted into military service at Fire Station No. 1.
unknown
The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
Roanoke Public Libraries
1941
Roanoke Fire-EMS
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RVNH40520
RVNH40429 James Pullen
James Pullen (center, in conductor's cap) assists Norfolk & Western Passenger Station employees with removal of a war veteran's remains from the baggage car of Train No. 23.
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N&W Magazine
The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
Roanoke Public Libraries
November 1947
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RVNH40429
RVNH40424 E.H. St. Clair
Lt. E.H. St. Clair of Roanoke is shown in the cockpit of his flying fortress, "The Roanoke Magician", in England. He was a veteran of over 30 combat attacks and a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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N&W Magazine
The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
Roanoke Public Libraries
February 1945
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RVNH40424
RVNH40253 Scrap Drive
Children collection scrap metal in their neighborhood in order to assist with the war efforts for World War II.
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The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1943
Paul Greenwood
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RVNH40253
HNWR123
The N&W, like all major railroads, served its country well during World War II for the movement of troops and military freight. In fact, passenger service reached its zenith during wartime. While the exact location of this scene is unknown, it certainly represents what was a common occurrence at rail stations across the country - men leaving with family and loved ones bidding them goodbye. In World War I, the Federal Government had taken over the railroads to manage military transportation. In World War II, however, the railroads railroads organized themselves, allowing the Federal Government to only coordinate (not control) military transportation. During World War II, the N&W moved the most freight in its history. Nearly ten percent of the N&W's workforce served in the Armed Forces during World War II.
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Images of Rail: Norfolk and Western Railway by Nelson Harris
Circa 1942
Nelson Harris; Virginia Museum of Transportation
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HNWR123
SHH018 Czechoslovakia Display
Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Czechoslovakia.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1942
Catherine Nichols
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SHH018
SHH012 Luxembourg Display
Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Luxembourg.
George C. Davis Photography
The display depicted in this photograph was designed by Francis Marion Wilkinson, nicknamed "Chick", who was employed as a display manager for Heironimus in the 1930s and 1940s.
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1942
Catherine Nichols
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SHH012
SHH002 Poland Display
Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Poland after it was invaded by the Nazis in World War II.
George C. Davis Photography
The display depicted in this photograph was designed by Francis Marion Wilkinson, nicknamed "Chick", who was employed as a display manager for Heironimus in the 1930s and 1940s.
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1942
Catherine Nichols
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SHH002
BM 228 Ration Stamps
Gas ration stamps from 1945.
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Roanoke Public Libraries
1945
Lou Emma Richards
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BM228
GB45 Dr. Elwood Downing
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.
Roanoke Public Libraries
April 25, 1945
Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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GB045
Gainsboro
GB43 Dr. Ellwood Downing and Mrs. Della Downing
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. Downing died October 29, 1963.
Roanoke Public Libraries
Unknown
Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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GB43
Gainsboro
Davis 56.6661 Viscose Life Saving Crew
American Viscose Life Saving Crew marches in a World War II victory parade.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
15 August 1945
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