RVNH4001 Junior Grocery
description: A fireworks explosion leveled the Junior Grocery located at 205 Franklin Road SW. Five people were injured in the explosion.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 22 June 1946
contributor: Roy Minnix
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4002 Junior Grocery
description: A large crowd gathers to view the damage after a fireworks explosion at the Junior Grocery on Franklin Road.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 22 June 1946
contributor: Roy MInnix
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4003 JP Sandlot Football Team
description: The Jackson Park Sandlot Football Team. Coach Sam Elliott on far right in back row.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1942
contributor: Roy MInnix
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4004 Young Men
description: A group of young men at home located at 926 (later 1100 block) 14th Street SE. Roy Minnix is in the back row, second from right.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Roy Minnix
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4005 Kiddie Pool
description: As indicated by the caption, "a Southeast kiddie pool in the back yard with chickens" The child is Roy Minnix.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1927
contributor: Roy Minnix
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4006 Southeast
description: A section of the Southeast neighborhood. Jamison School visible in the background.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Mattie Forbes
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4007 Dale Avenue
description: Houses along Dale Avenue SE.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Mattie Forbes
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4008 Wanderers of the Wasteland
description: Wanderers of the Wasteland musical group. Left to right: Roy Lemmon, Bob Pauley, Glenwood Howell, and Woody "Lucky" Mashburn.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1946
contributor: Mattie Forbes
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4009 Forbes-Hodges Reunion
description: Forbes-Hodges family reunion in Wirtz, Virginia.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Mattie Forbes
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4020 American Viscose
description: An unidentified woman works with strands of silk at American Viscose.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1938
contributor: Judy Cunningham
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4021 American Viscose
description: An unidentified man in the reeling room at American Viscose.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1938
contributor: Judy Cunningham
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4022 American Viscose
description: An unidentified woman in the reeling room at American Viscose.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1938
contributor: Judy Cunningham
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4023 Hillcrest House
description: Hillcrest Hall was one of the dormitories for American Viscose employees.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
contributor: Judy Cunningham
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4024 Yellow Cab
description: Yellow Cab began offering limousine service on 20 July 1947, under contract with American and Eastern Airlines. Seen next to this Desoto limousine at Woodrum Field at Mae Williams (left) and Margaret Franklin (right).
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1947
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4026 Mason-Dixon Airlines
description: A Mason-Dixon Airlines passenger plane at Woodrum Field.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 30 March 1947
contributor: Marshall Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4027 CAA Tower
description: A Civil Aviation Authority control tower on top of the Cannaday farmhouse at Woodrum Field.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: February 1944
contributor: Marshall Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4028 CAA Tower
description: A close-up view of the Civil Aviation Authority control tower on top of the Cannaday farmhouse.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: February 1944
contributor: Marshall Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4029 Woodrum Field
description: Looking toward Tinker Mountain from Woodrum Field.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: November 1947
contributor: Marshall Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4031 Sikorsky
description: A Sikorsky helicopter hovers as spectators look on at Woodrum Field.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 22 October 1946
contributor: Wes Hillman
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4032 Crash Truck
description: Woodrum Field's first crash truck was a 1939 Cadillac that was modified at the city's garage..
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1943
contributor: Wes Hillman
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4033 C-47
description: A Douglas C-47 takes off from Woodrum Field.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1946
contributor: Wes Hillman
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4034 Woodrum Field
description: Runway construction at Woodrum Field. The airfield was expanded when it became classified as a national defense project.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Early 1940s
contributor: Wes Hillman
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4035 Woodrum Field
description: Aerial view of Woodrum Field taken during its dedication weekend. The photographer was Lambert Martin of the Roanoke World-News.
creator: Lambert Martin
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 13 October 1941
contributor: Wes Hillman
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4036 Woodrum Field
description: Aerial view of Woodrum Field showing A-configuration of runways.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1942
contributor: Wes Hillman
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4041 Woodrum Field
description: Woodrum Field terminal building.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1945
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4042 Frantz Flying Service
description: Frantz Flying Service opened in 1948 at Woodrum Field. It was owned by T.E. "Boots" Frantz (right); Wes Hillman (left) was an employee.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1948
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4043 Navy Pilot Cadets
description: A class of Navy pilot cadets pose in front of a Douglas C-47 at Woodrum Field. Ground school was conducted at Roanoke College.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 13 March 1944
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4046 Johnny Non-Voter
description: The "funeral procession" for "Johnny Non-Voter" on Jefferson Street in route to the municipal building. The funeral was a promotion by the Roanoke Junior Chamber of Commerce as a means to get Roanokers to vote in the Democratic primaries for Congress.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 6 August 1946
contributor: John Ewald
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4047 Eddie Rickenbacker
description: Famous aviator, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (left foreground), who was president of Eastern Airlines, came to Roanoke for Eastern's inaugural flight to Woodrum Field. He was greeted by business leaders and others.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 15 November 1945
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH4048 Vinton Fire Department
description: Members of the Vinton Fire Department.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40113 Rev. William Simmons
description: Reverend William J. Simmons at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1946
contributor: Michael Blankenship
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40115 Smartwear Irving-Saks
description: Photo postcard of Smartwear-Irving Saks to promote opening of remodeled store.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1948
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40116 Jefferson Street
description: View of a flooded S. Jefferson Street. The Roanoke River crested at 21.6 feet in 1940. Roanoke City Mills is visible on left.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 15 August 1940
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40117 Community Drug Store
description: The Community Drug Store, formerly located on the corner of Henry Street and Centre Avenue NW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40118 Community Drug Store
description: Interior view of Community Drug Store on Henry Street. Dr. Beverly Adams was the pharmacist.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40119 Dr. Harry Penn
description: Dr. Harry T. Penn, dentist, in his office on Henry Street.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40120 The Aristocrats
description: The Aristocrats were a popular local dance band. Seen here in the Morocco Club on Henry Street, they are, left to right: Ed Wright, Audrey Pitman, Shelton Ramey, Bill Harper, Raphael Jackson, James Morris, St. Paul Thomas, John J. Locklayer. Standing in the middle is promoter Chris Morris.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40121 Jennings-Shepherd
description: Interior of Jennings-Shepherd, formerly located at 411 1st Street, SW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 21 March 1947
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40122 Homer Turner
description: Motorman Homer Turner poses with Car 45 under the Walnut Avenue Bridge. Car 45 served the Belmont/9th Street/West End line.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1948
contributor: Gordon Hamilton
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40123 Car 42
description: A streetcar coming from American Viscose turns left onto Jamison Avenue from 9th Street, SE, en route to West End.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1948
contributor: Gordon Hamilton
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40125 Car 52
description: Car 52 on Grandin Road near Westover Avenue, SW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: August 1945
contributor: Bill Volkmer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40148 David McClung
description: A Jeep, driven by David McClung, II is nearly driven in to Andrew Lewis High School.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1948
contributor: David McClung
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40149 Mary Brand
description: Mary H. Brand and an unidentified student on the lawn of Andrew Lewis High School.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1947
contributor: David McClung
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40150 College and Fourth
description: Intersection of College Avenue and Fourth Street in front of Andrew Lewis High School.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1947
contributor: David McClung
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40151 ALHS Students
description: Boys on lawn at Andrew Lewis High School. Left to right: ? Young, Hunter Miller, David Minichan, Brewster Robertson, unidentified, George St. John.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1947
contributor: David McClung
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40152 Sea Scouts
description: Sea Scout Ship 50 annual banquet attendees at Longwood Community Center.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1944
contributor: David McClung
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40153 Ralph Baker & Joe Hunter
description: Ralph Koiner Baker (left) and Joe Hunter in France.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1919
contributor: David McClung
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40186 Tucker 48
description: Tucker 48 Car #15 in A.L. Nelson Company showroom on Shenandoah Avenue.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1948
contributor: Steve Nelson
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40187 Tucker 48
description: Councilman Richard Edwards removes cover from a Tucker 48 car at A.L. Nelson Company. Far right to left: Bob Nelson, Dorothy Nelson, and Richard Nelson.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1948
contributor: Steve Nelson
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40188 Tucker 48
description: Tucker 48 Car #15 in A.L. Nelson Company showroom on Shenandoah Avenue.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1948
contributor: Steve Nelson
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40189 A.L. Nelson Truck Company
description: Pyrofax gas truck in front on A.L. Nelson Truck Company on Shenandoah Avenue.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1943
contributor: Steve Nelson
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40190 A.L. Nelson Truck Company
description: A.L. Nelson Truck Company on Shenandoah Avenue.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1943
contributor: Steve Nelson
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40193 A.L. Nelson Company
description: Employees of A.L. Nelson Company stand in front of a Tucker 48. Third from right: Mary Nelson (moving left) Richard Nelson, Dorothy Nelson, Mary Alice Nelson, and Bob Nelson. All others unidentified.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1948
contributor: Steve Nelson
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40194 A.L. Nelson Company
description: A.L. Nelson Company with Tucker car showroom on Shenandoah Avenue. Mr. Nelson spent $40,000 to house one Tucker 48 model based on Tucker Company guidelines.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1948
contributor: Steve Nelson
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40195 Tucker 48
description: A Tucker 48 car is displayed in Downtown Roanoke in front of Smartwear-Irving Saks.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1948
contributor: Steve Nelson
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40196 United Cooperage Truck
description: A truck customized by A.L. Nelson Truck Company for United Cooperage of Virginia.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1947
contributor: Steve Nelson
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40197 Jack Dempsey
description: Jack Dempsey refereeing a wrestling match at Roanoke Auditorium.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1933
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40198 Roanoke Parade
description: A balloon float in the Roanoke Christmas parade.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 3 December 1946
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40200 Garst Brothers Dairy
description: Garst Brothers Dairy, formerly located at 14 W. Salem Avenue.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1950s
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40201 Plaza Tourist Court
description: Plaza Tourist Court, formerly located at 3011 Williamson Road.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40203 Plaza Restaurant
description: The Plaza Restaurant, formerly located at 3011 Williamson Road.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40204 Lucy Addison High
description: Lucy Addison High School opened in 1928. Located at 40 Douglass Avenue NW, the building now houses Roanoke City Public Schools Administrative Offices.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40206 Friendly Guest House
description: Postcard of Friendly Guest House, formerly located at 2606 Williamson Road. It was owned and operated by Blanche Myers and Addie Taylor.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1946
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40207 Archie's Lobster House
description: Archie’s Lobster House, formerly located at Williamson Road and Peters Creek Road, was Roanoke’s first seafood restaurant when it opened in 1947. Until 1978, it was operated by Archie Parrish. It was razed in 1981.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1947
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40208 Blue Jay Motel
description: Postcard of the Blue Jay Restaurant and Motel, formerly located on Route 11, 6 miles west of Salem.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40210 Silver Gable
description: A postcard for Silver Gable Tourist Court, formerly located on Route 11.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1943
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40211 Big Lick
description: Big Lick in 1881. Location unknown.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1881
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40212 American Viscose
description: Aerial view of American Viscose.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40213 Moonlight Tourist Camp
description: Postcard for Moonlight Tourist Camp, formerly located 2 miles south of Roanoke on Route 220.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40214 Campbell Avenue
description: Looking east on Campbell Avenue from intersection with Jefferson Street.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40216 Hollins Inn
description: Hollins Inn Restaurant and Tourist Court, formerly located 5 miles north of Roanoke on Route 11.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40218 MJ Patsel Druggists
description: M.J. Patsel Druggists, formerly located at 202 2nd Street SW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1937
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40218 Tom's Service Station
description: Tom's Service Station, formerly located on the corner of Henry Street and Wells Avenue.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
contributor: Bob Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40220 Little River Baptist
description: Little River Baptist Church, located on Route 221 in Floyd County.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1950s
contributor: David Miller
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40222 Coffee Pot
description: Customers at the Coffee Pot on Brambleton Avenue. Bob Nelson (front left) and Dick Nelson (back left) are pictured. All others unidentified.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1947
contributor: Steve Nelson
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40223 Appalachian Power
description: Mary Alice Nelson demonstrating the new after-hours deposit box at the Appalachian Power Company building front entrance.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Steve Nelson
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40227 Virginia Heights Baptist
description: First chapel and parsonage for Virginia Heights Baptist Church on Memorial Avenue.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1920
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40228 Virginia Heights Baptist
description: First chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church (left), construction on second church (middle), and parsonage (right).
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40240 Ewald-Clark
description: Grand opening of Ewald-Clark in Downtown Roanoke, formerly located at 17 Church Avenue.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 20 October 1949
contributor: Frank Ewald
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH20246 WSLS TV
description: WSLS TV filming a show inside Ewald-Clark store.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1950s
contributor: Frank Ewald
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40247 Irv Sharp
description: "Cousin" Irv Sharp in the studio of WDBJ Radio.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40248 Orange Blossom Boys
description: Tommy Magness and the Orange Blossom Boys was a popular Roanoke radio and dance band. Left to right: Slim Idaho, Warren Poindexter, Tommy Magness, Dexter Mills, Clayton Hall, and Saford Hall.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1947
contributor: Mitch Drumm
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40249 Jefferson Street
description: Looking north on S. Jefferson Street. Patrick Henry Hotel visible at left; Elmwood Diner visible at right.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1948
contributor: Tommy Firebaugh
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40250 Virginian Railway
description: Virginian Railway Engine No. 127 in Roanoke.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1949
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40251 High Street Baptist
description: Postcard depicting High Street Baptist Church.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1910
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40253 Scrap Drive
description: Children collection scrap metal in their neighborhood in order to assist with the war efforts for World War II.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1943
contributor: Paul Greenwood
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40257 Tinnell's
description: Tinnell's Grocery, formerly located on Crystal Spring Avenue in South Roanoke.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40258 Virginia Heights Lutheran
description: Virginia Heights Lutheran Church, formerly located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: December 1948
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40259 Virginia Heights Lutheran
description: Members inside Virginia Heights Lutheran Church, formerly located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1940
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40260 Christ Lutheran
description: Construction of Christ Lutheran Church at the corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: July 1949
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40262 Christ Lutheran
description: Construction of Christ Lutheran Church at the corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 23 December 1948
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40263 Christ Lutheran
description: Laying of cornerstone for Christ Lutheran Church.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 26 September 1948
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40264 Christ Lutheran
description: Corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue which would become the site of Christ Lutheran Church.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1947
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40267 Fort Lewis
description: Ruins of Fort Lewis mansion after it was destroyed by fire on 25 July 1949.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1949
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40268 Our Lady of Perpetual Help
description: First chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Salem.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40269 Dr. Harry Penn
description: Dr. Harry T. Penn. In addition to practicing dentistry, Dr. Penn was the first African American school board member for the City of Roanoke and a prominent civic and civil rights leader.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40274 Military Aircraft
description: Military airplane at Woodrum Field. Left to right: Lawrence Hall, Buddy Wingfield, and Raymond Hall.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1945
contributor: Raymond Hall
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40275 Schley Home
description: Home of William S. and Daisy Schley, located at 203 Gilmer Avenue NW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40276 Blue Ridge Entertainers
description: The Blue Ridge Entertainers played regularly on local radio and played in the studio the day WROV went on the air. There was another group by the same name and this group was the "second unit". Back row, left to right: Rufus Hall, Hank Angle, Jay H. Hall; Front row, left to right: Steve Ledford, Bill Brown, and Carl Decker.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1946
contributor: John Ewald
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40277 Johnny Non-Voter
description: The "funeral procession" for "Johnny Non-Voter" on Jefferson Street in route to the municipal building. The funeral was a promotion by the Roanoke Junior Chamber of Commerce as a means to get Roanokers to vote in the Democratic primaries for Congress.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 5 August 1946
contributor: John Ewald
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40279 Jesse Owens
description: Olympian Jesse Owens signs autographs at Carver School in Salem.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 15 May 1940
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40280 Viaud School
description: Viaud School was founded by Madame Viaud in 1926. The school was located at 105 Mountain Avenue SW when this photo was taken.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1949
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40281 Young Roanoke Sings
description: The "Young Roanoke Sings" Chorus was heard weekly on WSLS Radio.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1946
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40282 William Fleming High
description: William Fleming High School. This building would later become Breckinridge Middle School.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1947
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40283 Snow Queen
description: Coronation of first annual Snow Queen (Joanne Friend) at Jefferson High School during Christmas Dance.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: December 1946
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40284 Jefferson vs. Byrd
description: Jefferson High School versus William Byrd High School in football.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1946
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40287 Victory Stadium
description: Aerial view of Victory Stadium during a Jefferson High School football game.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1948
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40288 Eddie Bennett
description: Eddie Bennett stands beside his father's (Joseph Bennett) brand new 1949 Mercury. Photo was taken at the family home on 30th Street, NW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1949
contributor: Edward J. Bennett
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40290 Roanoke Police Department
description: Roanoke City Police Department on the steps of the municipal building.
creator: George C. Davis
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 22 August 1947
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40291 Roanoke Police Department
description: Roanoke City Police Department, 3rd Platoon.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1942
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40292 Church Avenue
description: Looking west on Church Avenue near the Jefferson Street intersection.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40293 Mill Mountain Star
description: Close-up of the Mill Mountain Star shortly after completion.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1949
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40294 Gilmer Avenue
description: Gilmer Avenue NW. Reliable Service Grocers visible at left.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40295 Rish Equipment
description: Rish Equipment Company, formerly located at 405 Centre Avenue, NW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1948
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40296 Salem Avenue
description: Intersection of 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW. M.J. Patsel Druggists visible at right.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40297 Parade
description: Soldiers march in a parade on Campbell Avenue at 3rd Street SW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40299 Washington Park
description: Washington Park pool.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40300 Monroe Junior High
description: Monroe Junior High School, formerly located at 1122 19th Street NW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1949
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40301 Fleming Avenue
description: Looking west on Fleming Avenue from the intersection of Winsloe Avenue NE.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1951
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40302 Tazewell Avenue
description: Looking east on Tazewell Avenue near the intersection with 8th Street SE.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1951
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40303 Hunter Memorial
description: W.P. Hunter Memorial at Hunter Viaduct. The inscription reads, "Hunter Memorial Bridge in grateful memorial of William Pearce Hunter; May 29, 1884 - March 13, 1956; first city manager, October 1, 1918 - December 31, 1947; member City Council, 1948-1952; Mayor, 1948-1949; His life was dedicated to good government and the welfare of Roanoke. As a pioneer in the field of city management, he adapted a new system and made it work. His faithful service has left an imperishable mark on the City's well-being and is engraved in the hearts of its people."
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40304 Esso Station
description: Unidentified employees of an Esso Station.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1949
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40305 6th Street
description: Looking north on 6th Street near Marshall Avenue SW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40306 Lucy Addison High
description: The second Lucy Addison High School (now Lucy Addison Middle School) under construction.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1951
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40307 Grandin Road
description: Looking north on Grandin Road.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1950s
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40308 Grandin Road
description: Looking south on Grandin Road.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1950s
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40309 N&W Station
description: Norfolk & Western passenger station.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40310 Henry Street Bridge
description: A snowy birds-eye view of the Henry Street bridge.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40311 Franklin Road
description: Intersection of Franklin Road and Marshall Avenue SW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1950s
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40312 Franklin Road
description: Looking north on Franklin Road from the intersection with Elm Avenue SW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1950s
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40313 Reserve Avenue
description: Birds-eye view of Reserve Avenue with Victory Stadium on left. Virginian Railway operations at right.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40314 Lansdowne
description: Construction of Lansdowne Park.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1950
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40315 Kirk Avenue
description: Looking east on Kirk Avenue SW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1951
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40316 Detective Interview
description: The Detective Division of Roanoke City Police Department gives an interview to WSLS, WDBJ, and WROV radio stations in connection with the Dana Marie Weaver murder investigation.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1949
contributor: Roanoke City Police Department
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40400 Albert Taugora
description: January 1940
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: January 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40401 N&W Shops
description: Norfolk & Western East End Shops.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: January 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40402 N&W Band
description: Norfolk & Western Railway Band.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: February 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40404 Robertson Singers
description: The Robertson Singers of Roanoke. Seated, left to right: J.H. Robertson, Mrs. J.H. Robertson; standing, left to right: J.W. Harris, Charles Wiley, and V. Guerrant.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: January 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40405 Gun Club
description: Members of the Roanoke Gun Club on opening day. J.J. Barry was president.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 6 April 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40406 116th Infantry
description: Norfolk & Western members of the 23rd Battalion, US Marine Corps Reserve, 116th Infantry.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: August 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40407 N&W Shops
description: An aerial view looking east on the Norfolk & Western Shops.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: September 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40408 Jeanette MacDonald
description: Singer and actress Jeanette MacDonald arriving in Roanoke by train.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 25 January 1941
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40409 Jack Dempsey
description: Jack Dempsey aboard the Pocahontas after refereeing a wrestling match at the Roanoke Auditorium. Dempsey was boxing heavyweight champ from 1919-1926.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: January 1941
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40410 Bethel & Starkey Choirs
description: Choirs of Bethel AME Church and Starkey Church.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: March 1941
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40411 N&W Veterans
description: Norfolk & Western Railway Veterans Association 10th Annual Meeting at the Roanoke Auditorium opens with "Stand By America", led vocally by Mrs. Ruth Thomas.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 21 June 1941
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40412 Dr. Hu Shih
description: Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Hu Shih, shakes hands with Virginia Chamber of Commerce president J.S. Easley as George Dunglinson looks on.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 9 April 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40414 War Bond Rally
description: The Norfolk & Western Machine Shop balcony served as a platform for speakers and musicians during a war savings bond rally that observed an 88% participation rate by N&W employees.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 9 May 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40415 USO Lounge
description: The USO Lounge at the Norfolk & Western Passenger Station formally opened on 13 May 1942.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: May 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40416 Sok-a-Blok
description: W.C. Driscoll demonstrates his patented new outdoor bowling game, Sok-A-Blok. The game was manufactured by Whitescarver and Dyal and sold in local hardware stores.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: June 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40417 Noon-Day Chorus
description: Norfolk & Western Shops Noon-Day Chorus. The group rehearsed and sang each day at lunchtime.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: June 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40418 Henry Morgenthau Jr.
description: US Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr. speaks at a speakers platform at the Roanoke Auditorium.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 20 August 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40419 N&W Male Chorus
description: Norfolk & Western Male Chorus singing, "I've Been Working on the Railroad", for a system-wide radio broadcast.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 21 December 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40420 N&W Radio Production
description: Radio production for Norfolk & Western broadcast heard on WSLS and other radio stations served by N&W. Left to right: J.L. Ramsey, material inspector; Ed Skotch, WSLS production manager; Tom Slater, WSLS announcer; Phillip Briggs, WSLS engineer.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: November 1943
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40421 Engine 605
description: Class J-1 Engine No. 605 rolls out of the Norfolk & Western Shops. War rationing meant no streamlined cowling or roller bearings on the rods.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 23 October 1943
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40422 Wheel Rollers
description: Norfolk & Western Shops wheel rollers put on an exhibition at the Virginia Press Association convention for cameras from MGM, Paramount, Fox Movietone News, and the Roanoke Times. Participants were John Canty, Pleas Casey, Charles Wiley, and Thomas Campbell.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: July 1944
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40423 Blue Cross
description: Norfolk & Western Freight Car Department employees line up to submit their membership applications to Edith Davis of Blue Cross. Note that health insurance premiums were five cents per day.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: October 1944
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40424 E.H. St. Clair
description: Lt. E.H. St. Clair of Roanoke is shown in the cockpit of his flying fortress, "The Roanoke Magician", in England. He was a veteran of over 30 combat attacks and a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: February 1945
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40425 Roanoke All-Stars
description: Roanoke All-Stars semi-pro baseball team. Front row, left to right: S. Robinson, M. Williams, R.F. Rice, Babe Easley, G. Hampton, H. Petey, Edward Jones, manager; Back row, left to right: Scrappy Brown, F. Boyd, G. Brown, R.R. McAsee, R. Wood, and P.R. Dawson.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: July 1947
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40426 Larry Vinson
description: Marble shooter Larry Vinson with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl O. Vinson.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: August 1947
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40427 Monroe Junior Band
description: Monroe Junior High School Band.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: May 1947
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40428 N&W Veterans
description: Colored Division of the Norfolk & Western Veterans Association meeting in front of the Virginia Theatre.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 18 October 1947
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40429 James Pullen
description: James Pullen (center, in conductor's cap) assists Norfolk & Western Passenger Station employees with removal of a war veteran's remains from the baggage car of Train No. 23.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: November 1947
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40431 Roanoke Cardinals
description: Roanoke Black Cardinals semi-pro baseball team. Front row, left to right: Palmer, Rice, Jones (manager), Dawson, Perry, Boyd; Back row, left to right: G. Brown, Craighead, C. Brown, and Williams.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: June 1948
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40432 Julian Wise
description: Captain Julian S. Wise, with some equipment used by the Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, gives a presentation to a civic group at the Hotel Roanoke.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 7 July 1948
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40433 N&W Band
description: Norfolk & Western Band in new uniforms. Kneeling at left is the director, L. Christensen.
creator: unknown
source: N&W Magazine
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: June 1948
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40437 Dr. Walter Claytor
description: Dr. Walter Claytor, DDS.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940s
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40453 Control Tower
description: The first "control tower" at Woodrum Field, an 8-foot square shed built on top of the Cannaday home, could be accessed by going onto the roof.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1943
contributor: Wes Hillman
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40454 Cannaday House
description: The Cannaday home with the control tower on top.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: February 1944
contributor: Wes Hillman
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40455 Navy Cadets
description: Class of Navy aviation cadets in front of a C-47 at Woodrum Field.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 13 March 1944
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40458 Clifton Woodrum
description: Congressman Clifton Woodrum, Sr. stands in front of his Fairchild 24. Woodrum soloed in 1942
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
contributor: Lanier Woodrum
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40459 Woodrum Field
description: Woodrum Field with the Cannaday home and control tower.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1945
contributor: Wes Hillman
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40500 Mt. Zion AME
description: The congregation of Mt. Zion AME Church.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940
contributor: Betty Jean Wolfe
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40501 John Payne
description: Roy Kinsey, Jr., John Payne, and Bob Kinsey on the day the Mill Mountain Star was lit.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: November 1949
contributor: Bob Kinsey
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40518 Roy Hall
description: Roy Hall and his band with Roy Rogers. Left to right: Wayne Watson, Tommy Magness, Roy Hall, Roy Rogers, Woody Mashburn, Bill Brown, and Clayton Hall.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: November 1941
contributor: Ralph Berrier, Jr.
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40519 Lester Kelly
description: Lester Kelly in Engine 10, a 1940 Dodge fire truck at the Williamson Road Station. The Williamson Road Station was annexed into the city on 1 January 1949
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1949
contributor: Roanoke Fire-EMS
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40520 Fire Station 1
description: Fireman drafted into military service at Fire Station No. 1.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1941
contributor: Roanoke Fire-EMS
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40521 Fire Station 1
description: Firemen at Fire Station No. 1. Left to right: Earl Hawkins, Charles Nolley, James Nichols, William Barker, Edward Barker, Ernest Buford, Daniel Sink, Leonard Black, Maynard Peters, Eslie Knowles, and Earnest Ferguson.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940
contributor: Roanoke Fire-EMS
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40526 Starkey Baseball
description: Starkey Baseball Team. Front row, left to right: Randolf Reed, Joe Starkey, Edgar Musgrove, A.R. Meador, Jr., Edward Burris; Back row, left to right: John Slovensky, Minnix, Earnest Arthur, Junior Haislip, Clifton Meador, and David Mitchell. Bat boy on right is Dicky Meador.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1949
contributor: Benton Hooper
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image

RVNH40527 Charles Harris
description: Charles Harris at his home on Westover Avenue SW.
creator: unknown
source: The Roanoke Valley in the 1940s
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1942
contributor: Nelson Harris
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Image
type: Still Image