GB106
Children dressed in costume in front of the Gainsboro Library.
Roanoke Public Libraries
Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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SR094 Baptist Orphanage
Before the advent of modern medicine, quarantine was often the best strategy to avoid the spread of disease. Salem, like all communities, had to impose its fair share of them. In 1905, the Baptist Orphanage was quarantined for two weeks due to an outbreak of 15 cases of varioloid on it campus.
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Roanoke Public Libraries
1920s
Nelson Harris, George Wade
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BM 287 Central Baptist
Central Baptist Church, Vacation Bible School. Rev. Arnold Williams is in suit at far left.
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Roanoke Public Libraries
1956
David Harris
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BM287
MP 24.5 Mt. Pleasant School
Unidentified students in front of Mt. Pleasant School in Roanoke County.
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Roanoke Public Libraries
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Stranna Leslie Arthur
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Davis 21.411 Hill Street Baptist
A group of children in front of Hill Street Baptist Church. This building was located on 5th Street NW. It was razed in 1978 as a result of "urban renewal".
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
1933
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Davis 15.617 Gainsboro Branch Library
A female member of the US Air Force at a children's program at the Gainsboro Branch Library.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1960
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Davis2 36.2d Wilmont Farms
Safety patrol students from Fairview Elementary School on the corner of 36th Street NW and Troutland Avenue in the Wilmont Farms neighborhood.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
17 September 1965
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Davis2 36.2c Wilmont Farms
Looking north on 36th Street NW from Troutland Avenue in the Wilmont Farms neighborhood. Safety patrol students from Fairview Elementary School monitor traffic.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
17 September 1965
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Davis2 44.6 Leggetts
Interior view of the children's department at Leggett's, formerly located 112 Campbell Avenue.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
7 May 1960
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Davis2 11.694 Greenvale School
The playground at Greenvale Nursery School, located at 627 Westwood Boulevard NW.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1960
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Davis2 11.693 Greenvale School
Children in the nursery of Greenvale School, located at 627 Westwood Boulevard Northwest.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1960
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Davis2 11.692 Greenvale School
A teacher reads to children at the Greenvale Nursery School, located at 627 Westwood Boulevard.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1960
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Davis 622 Commerce Street School
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.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1925
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Davis 22.624a Trinity Methodist Group
Group photo of Trinity United Methodist parishioners.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
6 August 1958
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Davis 15.211 Storytime at Roanoke Public Libraries
Children gather for storytime at the Main Library.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
19 November 1927
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Davis 15.21 RPL Storytime
Roanoke Public Library auditorium of the first public library in Terry home during children's book week story hour.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
1927
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Davis 11.15 Melrose Class
Students of Melrose School.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Circa 1895
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Davis 1.95 Japanese Magnolia
Japanese Magnolia in Elmwood Park.
George C. Davis Photography
Roanoke Public Libraries
Spring 1931
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