Virginia Room Digital Collection

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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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Mountain Lake in Giles County.

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Cascade Falls located in Giles County.

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Mountain Lake in Giles County.

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The President's house at Virginia Tech.

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Group photo of National Business College students.

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"The student body assembled at the college building on Church Avenue and with well-filled baskets marched to the Norfolk & Western where they boarded a special train chartered for the occasion by Professor Coulter. The management of the Norfolk &…

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A penmanship class in National Business College.

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Group photo of National Business College students.

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Located at Jefferson Street and Williamson Road, the Virginian Railway Station served passengers from 1910 to 1956. It was the only station constructed of brick along the entire length of the Virginian's 608 miles network.

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Located at Jefferson Street and Williamson Road, the Virginian Railway Station served passengers from 1910 to 1956. It was the only station constructed of brick along the entire length of the Virginian's 608 miles network.

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Birds-eye view looking northeast toward the Norfolk & Western General Offices and Hotel Roanoke.

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The Schulte-United department store afire as firemen try to contain the blaze.

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The Randolph Street Market was located at the corner of Williamson Road (Randolph Street) and Campbell Avenue.

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George and Willie Muse were born with albanism resulting in the exploitation in circuses and sideshows with the stage names Eiko and Iko. George and Willie's story is detailed in 'Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest' by Beth…

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"The largest crowd ever to witness a wrestling bout in Roanoke gave what many regard as the greatest boxing champion that ever lived, Jack Dempsey, a tremendous ovation as he crawled through the ropes to referee the Dan O'Connor-'Father' Lumpkin bout…
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