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BH 103
Marie Early's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 104
Odell Howard's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 105
Floyd S Turner's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 106
Ellen Banks' headstone in Old Lick Cemetery. "03-02-06". 02 March 2006.
BH 107
Louisa B Trent's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 108
Frances R Sawyer's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 109
Deacon John Thomas Lindsey's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 110
Allen O. Booth's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 111
Charles H Robinson's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 112
Illegible headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 113
Black and white photo of Victoria Street Bell's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 114
Sallie B Woods' headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 115
Black and white photo of Elizabeth Woods' headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 116
Amelia Lawson's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 117
Marcella F. Barlow's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 118
Sherman Rayford Jr.'s headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 119
Black and white photo of Elder William Dent's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 120
Herbert G. Rayford's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 121
Fletcher Gilbert's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 122
Margaret Gravel's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 123
Black and white photo of Sarah Holland's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 124
Close-up of Stephen Hurt's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 125
Lelia Holmes Mickens' headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 126
Illegible headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 127
John Traynham's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 128
Black and white photo of Russell Page's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 129
George F. Robinson's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH130
Lillie Smith's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 131
James Allen Turner's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 132
Black and white photo of Wendell White's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 133
Charlie Wise's headstone in Old Lick Cemetery.
BH 345
Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway. "Sept - '97". September 1997.
BH 707
Black and white portrait of four unknown individuals sitting on a porch. Note: oversize duplicate of this image in Box 11, Folder 1 BH 1252.
BH 513
Grave marker of James H Hale in Williams Memorial Park in Roanoke.
BH 709
Black and white group photo. From left to right Bob Hale, Bernard Davis, Craxton Powell, and an unknown seated woman.
BH 065
Photo of the fire that destroyed First Baptist in Gainsboro. Note: oversize copy of this image in Box 11. Folder 1 BH 1249 and BH 1260.
BH 1289
Candid image of a crowd in front of the boarded up Palace Hotel with a banner reading 'Henry Street Heritage Festival'.
BH 1308
Black and white streetscape of Henry Street in Roanoke.
BH 1309
Black and white streetscape featuring new First Baptist in the foreground and old First Baptist in the background. Front: "BH".
A Guide to the Omnia Bona Club Collection
This is a Guide to the Omnia Bona Club Collection. This collection consists of materials donated after the disbandment of the club in 2025. The materials collected are largely related to their scholarships, recipients, and history.
GBOV07
Photograph of a young Virginia Y. Lee. She is seated in this sepia toned image.
GBOV01
Unknown man. Donated by the Gainsboro Family YMCA in 2012.
GBOV02
Mr. Roscoe R. Banks. First YMCA Member, Past Chairman of the Board of Members, Elected Honorary Board Member William A. Hunton Branch YMCA, Roanoke, VA. 1927-1956. Photographer: Clark Studio. Donated by the Gainsboro Family YMCA in 2012.
GBOV03.01
Harrison School Trip to Washington D. C. May 1950.
GBOV03.02
Harrison School Trip to Washington D. C. May 1950.
GBOV04
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA.
Grandin Court Elementary School 1976
1976 annual for Grandin Court Elementary School.
Grandin Court Elementary School 1978
1978 annual for Grandin Court Elementary School.
A Guide to the Grandin Court Elementary School PTA Collection
The collection consists of meeting minutes (1951 through 1963-64) and scrapbooks (1951 through 1989-90) of the Grandin Court PTA.
Box 1 contains handwritten minutes of the Grandin Court PTA from its founding in February 1951 through the 1963-64…
Box 1 contains handwritten minutes of the Grandin Court PTA from its founding in February 1951 through the 1963-64…
A Guide to the Mill Mountain Theatre Collection
The collection consists primarily of performance programs from the 1965 through 1997-1998 seasons; only in a very few instances are the playbills of all the season’s performances included. Some programs contain histories of the Mill Mountain…
A Guide to the Rubinette Miller Niemann Collection
The collection includes memorabilia amassed by Miller while she was working as the County Home Demonstration Agent. It includes: Home Demonstration Club Yearbooks from 1961 through 1964; photographs of Home Demonstration, 4-H, and other Extension…
MIC1 Roanoke Sign
Sign for Roanoke Metropolitan Area noting population as 160,0000.
MIC2 Roanoke from Mill Mountain
Panoramic view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain.
MIC3 Roanoke Aerial
Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.
MIC4 N&W Offices
The former general office building of Norfolk and Western, located at 108 N. Jefferson Street, now houses the Roanoke Higher Education Center.
MIC5 General Electric
General Electric, located at 1531 Roanoke Boulevard in Salem.
MIC6 ITT
ITT Exelis is located at 7635 Plantation Road.
MIC7 Yale & Towne
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company. Located at 1242 S. Colorado Street, the building is now used by Graham-White.
MIC8 Rowe Furniture
Rowe Furniture Company was located at 239 Rowan Street in Salem before moving to Elliston.
MIC9 Shenandoah Life
Shenandoah Life Insurance Company, formerly located at 2301 Brambleton Avenue.
MIC10 First Federal Savings & Loan
A newly constructed First Federal Savings and Loan. The building is located on the corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street.
MIC11 Sears Town
Sears Town, formerly located at 1502 Williamson Road NE.
MIC12 Miller & Rhoads
Crowds gather for the grand opening of the new Miller & Rhoads. The department store was located at 32-38 Campbell Avenue SW.
MIC13 Heironimus
Heironimus was located at 401 S. Jefferson Street.
MIC14 Parking Garages
Two 500 space parking garages were constructed on the corner of Bullitt Avenue and Jefferson Street to provide greater accessibility to downtown shopping facilities.
MIC15 WSLS
Shenandoah Life was affiliated with WSLS radio and TV services. The building is located at 401 3rd Street.
MIC16 WDBJ
The Times-World building was home to Roanoke's two newspapers and the CBS affiliate, WDBJ radio and television.
MIC17 N&W Passenger Station
The Norfolk & Western Passenger Station is located at 101 Shenandoah Avenue NE. The building now houses the Visit Blue Ridge Visitor's Center, O. Winston Link Museum, and History Museum of Western Virginia.
MIC18 Hotel Roanoke
Hotel Roanoke
MIC19 Woodrum Field
A crowd gathers for the dedication of the new terminal at Woodrum Field.
MIC20 Main Branch
The Main Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries, located at 706 S, Jefferson Street.
MIC21 YMCA
A new YMCA building was completed in 1958 at 425 Church Avenue SW.
MIC22 Lucy Addison High
The second Lucy Addison High School was built in 1951. Located at 1220 5th Street NW, the high school was in operation until 1973. The building now houses Lucy Addison Middle School.
MIC24 Roanoke Memorial
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
MIC25 2524 Cornwallis Avenue
Home located at 2524 Cornwallis Avenue SE.
MIC26 2652 Cornwallis Avenue
Home located at 2652 Cornwallis Avenue.
MIC27 4102 Mudlick Road
Home located at 4102 Mudlick Road.
MIC30 3612 Troutland Avenue
Home located at 3612 Troutland Avenue.
MIC31 Downtown Aerial
Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.
MIC32 Carvins Cove
Aerial view of Carvins Cove.
MIC33 Carvins Cove
Aerial view of Carvins Cove.
ET1 Elkhorn Tunnel
Two workers stand inside the Elkhorn Tunnel during construction in Mercer County, West Virginia. The 7,100 foot tunnel opened to rail traffic in June 1950, replacing a single-track tunnel constructed in 1887.
ET2 Haley, Chisolm, & Morris
Employees of Haley, Chisolm, and Morris pose next to company trucks. The company was contracted by Norfolk & Western to build the Elkhorn Tunnel.
ET3 Elkhorn Tunnel
Construction of the Elkhorn Tunnel in Mercer County, West Virginia. The 7,100 foot tunnel opened to rail traffic in June 1950, replacing a single-track tunnel constructed in 1887.
ET4 Elkhorn Tunnel
Employees stand inside the Elkhorn Tunnel during construction. The 7,100 foot tunnel opened to rail traffic in June 1950, replacing a single-track tunnel constructed in 1887.
A Guide to the Mary Ellen Campagna Manuscript Collection
This is a guide to the Mary Ellen Campagna Manuscript Collection. The materials are largely related to her research into urban renewal in Gainsboro and the articles that she published. Her largest areas of interests are the Dumas Center and Henry…