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DR-A171 Untitled (Orange Ave. and Williamson Rd. 1951, No. #1)

FILES

Dublin Core

Title

DR-A171 Untitled (Orange Ave. and Williamson Rd. 1951, No. #1)

Subject

Roanoke; Orange Avenue; Old Lick Cemetery; David Ramey.

Description

Drawing of Orange Avenue. There is a sign in the foreground that reads "Bedford 28 MI, Lynchburg 58 MI". The road has many cars and trucks on it. There is one semi-truck that has "J&J Trucking" on the side. There is a cemetery that is fenced in. To the left of the cemetery is open green space. There is a tall pole/tower behind the cemetery. To the right there are buildings. One building has "Diamond T" written on the side. The building on the far right has a sign with "Willet Bro" on the top". Semi-trucks can be seen behind this building. "Orange AVE 1951" is written on the bottom right corner. Signed by artist and dated 1992.

Story in Gainsboro Going into North East. Displayed in the Taubman Museum of Art Exhibit 2023-2024. "No #3 Orange ave Williamson Rd" written on back. Artist signature on back.

Creator

David A. Ramey

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

1990

Contributor

Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries

Rights

Copyright Status: Copyright is held by David A. Ramey, LLC.

Conditions Governing Publication and Other Uses: All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted in writing to David A. Ramey, LLC. Contact repository manager for further information.

Format

9x12"

Identifier

DR-A171

Medium

Ink and Colored Pencil on Paper

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Drawing

Citation

David A. Ramey, “DR-A171 Untitled (Orange Ave. and Williamson Rd. 1951, No. #1),” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed July 23, 2026, https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/DR-A171.