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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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Photo postcard of Smartwear-Irving Saks to promote opening of remodeled store.

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In the Coulter Building, the Hancock-Clay Company opened a department store in 1926. This interior view shows some of the dry goods and notions sold by Hancock-Clay. The firm became bankrupt in the early 1930s.

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Interior view of W.T. Grant department store, formerly located at 27 Campbell Avenue, SW.

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Interior view of W.T. Grant department store, formerly located at 27 Campbell Avenue, SW.

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Interior view of salon in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

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Interior view of fabric department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

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Interior view of fabric department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

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Interior view of Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

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Interior view of men's department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

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Throngs of Christmas shoppers at Heironimus.

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Exterior of Heironimus decorated for Christmas.

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View of the housewares department of Heironimus decorated with a fairy tale motif.

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View of the fabric department of Heironimus.

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Floor displays at Heironimus for McGregor Menswear

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Window display at Heironimus dedicated to the history of Virginia College.

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Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Czechoslovakia.

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Window display at Heironimus for Calexico Colorama clothing collection at Heironimus. Sign reads, " Calexico Colorama our color-drenched collection of California fashion by Air - Assembled in our newly decorated pation shop, 2nd floor".

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Window display at Heironimus promoting products made from California redwoods.

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A view inside the children's department at Heironimus.

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Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Luxembourg.

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Floor displays at Heironimus for the Calexico Colorama clothing line.

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Window display at Heironimus for Calexico Colorama clothing collection at Heironimus. Sign reads, " Calexico Colorama our color-drenched collection of California fashion by Air - Assembled in our newly decorated pation shop, 2nd floor".

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Christmas window display for children's art supplies at Heironimus.

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Displays of tableware at Heirnomimus.

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Window display at Heironimus advertising Revlon's Ultaviolet line of cosmetics.

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Christmas window display at Heironimus utilizing the editorial written by Virginia O'Hanlon to the New York Sun on 21 September 1897 asking 'Is there a Santa Claus?'. The editorial prompted the reply of one of the paper's editors, Frances Church, to…

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Window display at Heironimus for Hara-Kiri robes. Sign reads, "Newest, most popular in Hon. Japanese fashion apparel...authentic ceremonial Hara-robe."

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Window display at Heironimus chronicling the history of Norfolk & Western Railway during Roanoke's Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary.

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Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Poland after it was invaded by the Nazis in World War II.

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Window display for Revlon's Ultraviolet line of cosmetics at Heironimus.

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Construction nears completion on Sears Town, formerly located at 1502 Williamson Road NE.

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Sears Town, formerly located at 1502 Williamson Road NE.

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Sears Town, formerly located at 1502 Williamson Road NE.

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Heironimus and Company when located at 34-38 Campbell Avenue. The history of Heironimus downtown follows: Heironimus and Brugh Dry Goods started in 1890 at 110 Commerce Street and later 206 Commerce Street SW (2nd Street). A new building was…

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Leggetts decorated for Christmas, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue SW.

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WoolCo Department Store, formerly located at Crossroads Mall, 5002 Airport Road NW. Original anchor stores at Crossroads were J,C. Penney, Roses, Heironimus, Winn-Dixie, People's Drug, Other mall tenants included Fink's Jewelers, Smartwear Irving…

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Interior view of the children's department at Leggett's, formerly located 112 Campbell Avenue.

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Artist rendering of Heironimus. Artist unknown. Location is 401 S, Jefferson Street.

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Thurman & Boone, formerly located at 401 Jefferson Street.

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Leggett's, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue SW.
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