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FE139 Lucy Addison High
Lucy Addison High School opened in 1928. Located at 40 Douglass Avenue NW, the building now houses Roanoke City Public Schools Administrative Offices.
FE140 Stonewall Jackson Middle
Stonewall Jackson Middle School located at 1004 Montrose Avenue SE. The school's name was changed to John P. Fishwick Middle School in 2018.
FE142 Roanoke Printing Company
Roanoke Printing Company occupies the Bolling Building, formerly located on the southwest corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street SW.
FE144 Highland Park Elementary
Built in 1920, Highland Park Elementary School is located at 1212 5th Street SW.
FE146 Roanoke Hospital
Roanoke Hospital was built in 1893 with the aid of Norfolk & Western and the Roanoke Gas and Water Company. Carilion Roanoke Memorial now occupies the site of the old hospital.
FE147 State & City Bank
Built in 1905, the building located at 116 Campbell Avenue SW was home to two banks in its early years, State & City Bank in this photograph and Day & Night Bank.
FE150 Jefferson High School
Originally constructed in 1922, Jefferson High School was Roanoke's largest high school for half a century.
FE151 Wasena Elementary
Wasena Elementary School is located at 1125 Sherwood Avenue SW.
FE153 Roanoke Country Club
Roanoke Country Club, located at 3360 Old Country Club Road NW.
FE156 Crystal Spring Laundry
Crystal Spring Laundry was located at 720 Franklin Road SW.
FE157 Ole Monterey
Built in 1920, Ole Monterey Golf Course is the second oldest golf course in the City of Roanoke.
FE159 Mountain View
Mountain View, a 40 room elegant turn-of-the-century mansion, was built in 1907 by Junius B. Fishburn. Mr. Fishburn donated Mountain View to the City in 1955 with the stipulation that it be used solely and exclusively for public recreation purposes.…
FE162 N&W General Offices
Completed in 1883 by the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, the general office building housed the offices for Norfolk & Western after they were moved from Lynchburg. The building was located on the northwest corner of Jefferson Street and Shenandoah…
FE171 Roanoke Photo Finishing
An interior view of Roanoke Photo Finishing Company with George Davis behind counter.
FE175 Roanoke High School
Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…
FE178 Elmwood Park
A scene in Elmwood Park.
FE182 Jefferson Street
Looking south on Jefferson Street from the Colonial Bank building.
FE185 Campbell Avenue
Looking east from the 100 block of Campbell Avenue.
FE188 Burrell Memorial
Roanoke's first African American hospital, Burrell Memorial, was founded in 1915 in a small cottage on Henry Street. It soon outgrew the Henry Street location and moved into the former Alleghany Institute, a school for boys located at 611 McDowell…
FE189 Fenton China
Fenton China and House Furniture, formerly located at 306 S. Jefferson Street.
FE195 Campbell Avenue
Lyle's Drugstore occupied the right half of this building, located at 101 Campbell Avenue SW.
FE196 Roanoke Baseball
Roanoke Baseball Team. Front row, left to right: Dusty Coons, ? Wrigley, ? Lynch; middle row, L to R: unidentfied, unidentfied, Pop Tate (manager), G. McGann, ? Hill; back row, L to R: Ed McGinnis, unidentified, unidentified, and ? Williams.
FE198 Mountain Trust Bank
The temporary quarters of Mountain Trust Bank, formerly located at 34 W. Church Avenue.
FE199 Terra Alta
"Terra Alta" located at 1348 Prospect Road SE.
FE200 WDBJ Radio
Virginia's second commercial radio station, WDBJ-AM, had been broadcasting for twelve and a half years when it moved to its new quarters at 124 Kirk Avenue SW in January 1937.
FE201 State & City Building
State & City Building, located at 102 Campbell Avenue SW.
FE202 Blue Ridge Springs
Blue Ridge Springs was one of a number of summer resorts in Southwestern Virginia. It boasted the healing powers of dyspepsia in its natural spring. Like many resorts of its kind, Blue Ridge Springs fell into disrepair during the Great Depression. …
FE203 Virginia College
The Virginia College for Young Women was located in the South Roanoke neighborhood at the end of Rosalind Avenue. The college closed in 1933.
FE205 Police Switchboard
Switchboard at Police headquarters. Sargeant Dick Arnold uses the phone as motorcycle officer John Lemon looks on.
FE206 Mountain Lake
Canoers on Mountain Lake. The second Mountain Lake Lodge, built in 1875, can be seen in the distance. The current stone lodge replaced this structure in 1936.
FE208 Crockett Springs
Crockett Springs Resort, near Shawsville, was one of a number of summer resorts in Southwestern Virginia that boasted the healing powers of its spring waters. The resort opened in 1889 and closed shortly before 1940. The hotel was razed in 1966.
FE211 Witten-Martin Furniture
Located at 213 1st Street SW, the Masonic temple was constructed in 1911. For many years, the first floor was occupied by various retail establishments, as evidenced in this photograph when Witten-Martin Furniture Company occupied the space.
FE214 Campbell Avenue
Looking west on Campbell Avenue.
FE222 Primitive Dentistry
Onlookers in Ballyhack watch as the seated gentleman in this photograph is having a tooth extracted by the lady in front of him, while the one behind him holds his head still.
FE224 Grandin Road
Looking south on Grandin Road from the 1700 block.
FE225a Westover Avenue
Looking east on the 2000 block of Westover Avenue SW. The neighborhood is still under development at the time of this photograph.
FE225b Maiden Lane
Looking east on the 2000 block of Maiden Lane SW. The neighborhood is still under development at the time this photograph was taken.
FE226 Maiden Lane
Looking west from the 1900 block of Maiden Lane. The neighborhood is still under development at the time of this photograph.
FE236 N&W Shops
Aerial view of Norfolk & Western east end shops.
FE239 Grandin Road
Looking northeast on Grandin Road at the intersection with Shirley Avenue.
FE241 Blue Ridge Springs
Blue Ridge Springs was one of a number of summer resorts in Southwestern Virginia. It boasted the healing powers of dyspepsia in its natural spring. Like many resorts of its kind, Blue Ridge Springs fell into disrepair during the Great Depression. …
FE250 Police Car
Parked in front of the city jail, is this blue and white, fifty horsepower Cadillac patrol wagon. It could carry as many as eight prisoners in its enclosed compartment, while the policeman had to ride exposed to the elements.
FE255 Jefferson Hospital
Jefferson Hospital, founded in 1907 by Dr. Hugh Trout, was the predecessor of Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital. Formerly located at 1313 Franklin Road SW, the hospital closed in 1967 and was later razed.
FE256 Stone Printing
Stone Printing Company began doing business at this location in 1891. The stone veneer was added to the building, located at 116 N. Jefferson Street, in 1907.
FE257 Lee Junior High
Lee Junior High School was built in 1912 at the intersection of Franklin Road and 2nd Street SW. It was razed in 1973 to clear the site for construction of the Richard H. Poff Federal Building.
FE258 Jefferson Street
Looking south on Jefferson Street from Salem Avenue.
FE260 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street from the 300 block.
FE261 Christ Episcopal
Christ Episcopal Church, located at 1101 Franklin Road SW.
FE263 Day & Night Bank
Built in 1905, the building located at 116 Campbell Avenue SW was home to two banks in its early years, Day & Night Bank in this photograph and State & City Bank.
FE265 Mill Mountain
A view of Mill Mountain showing a relatively undeveloped foreground.
FE266 Lorraine Apartments
Shown under construction are the Lorraine Apartments, located at 1221 S. Jefferson Street.
FE267 Williamson Building
Intersection showing the Williamson Building on the northwest corner of Church Avenue and Jefferson Street. At the time of this photo it was occupied by the Sportsman, Deb Fashions, Thom McCann Shoes. The building was razed in 1977.
FE268 Lorraine Apartments
Shown under construction are the Lorraine Apartments, located at 1221 S. Jefferson Street. This view shows the rear of the building from Maple Avenue SW.
FE269 Roanoke Knitting Mills
Roanoke Knitting Mills began operations in 1903 at 306 Elm Avenue SE. It closed by 1909.
FE270 Main Street
Aerial viewing showing Main Street in Salem near the intersection with Union Street and Academy Street.
FE271 Roanoke Public Warehouse
Roanoke Public Warehouse was located at 403 Salem Avenue.
FE272 Ponce de Leon Hotel
The original Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW. The elegant verandas are gone by the time this photograph was taken. In December 1930, the building was totally destroyed by fire, killing one resident and injuring others. It was…
FE273 Market Building
The Market Building appears largely unchanged today from when it was built in 1922.
FE274 Victory Stadium
Athletic field and grandstands at Victory Stadium. The stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.
FE275 Victory Stadium
Athletic field and grandstands at Victory Stadium. The stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.
FE276 Municipal Building
The Municipal Building was built in 1915.
FE277 Municipal Building
The Municipal Building at night.
FE278 Prospect Road
Mill Mountain’s Prospect Road, commonly called the Loop Road or Old Toll Road, still has the same basic design when it originated as a graded carriage road in 1891. Today, the road is part of the Roanoke Valley’s greenway system within Mill Mountain…
FE279 McBain Building
The McBain building, located at 34 Campbell Avenue.
FE280 Hammond Printing
Hammond's Printing and Litho Works, formerly located on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Luck Avenue,
FE281 Phelps & Armistead
Phelps & Armistead Furniture, formerly located at 312 2nd Street SW. The building would later be occupied by Grand Piano.
FE283 Post Office
Roanoke's second federally funded post office was constructed on the same site as the first, the corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street. It was built in 1914 and replaced in 1933.
FE284 Roanoke Lodge #197
Roanoke Lodge #197 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The lodge stood on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Franklin Road
FE285 Colonial Bank Building
Colonial National Bank building, located at 202 S. Jefferson Street.
FE286 Roanoke Auditorium
Roanoke Auditorium was located along Wells Avenue NE, between Williamson Road and 2nd Street. Built in 1916, it was purchased in 1947 by the American Legion and thence called the American Legion Auditorium. It served the city well as an all-purpose…
FE287 Roanoke High School
Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…
FE288 McBain Building
The McBain building, located at 34 Campbell Avenue.
FE289 Medical Arts Building
Located at 30 Franklin Road, the Professional (or Medical) Arts Building was built in 1929.
FE290 City Hotel
City Hotel was built in 1886 on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Salem Avenue.
FE291 School Administration
Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…
FE292 Crystal Spring
A view of Crystal Spring Park, pump house, and reservoir. Crystal Spring was one of the city's earliest landscaped parks. It was designed and managed by Roanoke Gas and Water Works.
FE293 Jefferson Apartments
The Jefferson Apartments, formerly located at 820 S. Jefferson Street. This view looks west on Mountain Avenue.
FE294 Shenandoah Building
The Shenandoah Building is located at 305 1st Street.
FE295 Peoples Bank
People's Bank building located at 201 S. Pollard Street in Vinton.
FE296 McGuire Building
The McGuire Building and Market Square.
FE297 Jackson Ferry Shot Tower
Jackson Ferry Shot Tower in Wythe County. The tower is 75 feet tall and was used for manufacturing lead shot. Construction began shortly after the American Revolution and was completed in 1802. The shot tower is now Shot Tower State Park.
FE298 Coulter Building
Built in 1926, the Coulter Building is located at 601 S. Jefferson Street.
FE299 Buena Vista
Buena Vista was contructed by Colonel George P. Tayloe around 1840.
FE300 Roanoke Auditorium
Roanoke Auditorium was located along Wells Avenue NE, between Williamson Road and 2nd Street. Built in 1916, it was purchased in 1947 by the American Legion and thence called the American Legion Auditorium. It served the city well as an all-purpose…
FE301 Market Square
In the days before trucks were ubiquitous, farmers brought their goods to the City Market in buckboards, carts, and Conestoga wagons.
FE302 Melrose Baseball
Melrose Athletic Club baseball team and mascot.
FE303 Prospect Road
Mill Mountain’s Prospect Road, commonly called the Loop Road or Old Toll Road, still has the same basic design when it originated as a graded carriage road in 1891. Today, the road is part of the Roanoke Valley’s greenway system within Mill Mountain…
FE304 Observation Tower
The first observation tower on Mill Mountain was constructed in 1910 and destroyed by a violent wind storm in 1914. It was replaced shortly thereafter by another observation tower, which burned in 1936.
FE305 Roanoke Country Club
Greens and fairways at Roanoke Country Club. The clubhouse is just visible in the background.
A Guide to the Glenna Garner Collection
The Glenna Garner Collection is arranged into two series: Series I contains research compiled by family groups arranged alphabetically by surname; Series II contains records arranged alphabetically by document type. Series I focuses on Glenna…
Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 32, Number 1
Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 32, Number 2
Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 32, Number 3
Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 32, Number 4
Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 33, Number 1
Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 33, Number 2
Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 33, Number 3
Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 33, Number 4
Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 33, Number 4 Supplement
Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
CS 001.3
Teachers and Business Organization. 1957. Envelope: "Mrs. G. West Home Gertrude Preston West and Mrs. J Calloway Wells Ave. N.W."
Front Row: Hazel Hale (second from left ), Althea Calloway (third from left), ? Broady, teacher (fourth from left), …
Front Row: Hazel Hale (second from left ), Althea Calloway (third from left), ? Broady, teacher (fourth from left), …
CS 014
Salem Baptist Church service.
CS 007.2
Unknown neighborhood portrait
CS 026.1
Unknown portrait of a woman. Clothed in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.
CS 026.2
Unknown portrait of a woman. Clothed in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.
CS 026.3
Unknown portrait of a woman. Clothed in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.
CS 046
Group Portrait. From left to right front row : Evelyn Scott Pullen, Courtney (?) Neeley, Elaine Davis Stoval, Gloria Downing, Eloise Downing (or Law?), Baylese or Balise Spencer. From left to right back row: Constance Johnson Hamlar, Nina Charlton…
CS 053.2
Downing family portrait
CS 054.1
Recognition ceremony at Burell Hospital.
CS 054.5
Recognition ceremony at Burrell Hospital. Pictured: Dr. George Moore shaking Dr. Henry Penn's hand and Attorney Lawrence speaking at the podium
CS 055.1
Unknown banquet portrait
CS 055.2
Unknown banquet portrait
CS 056.1
Sorority group portrait. From left to right: Gloria Wingfield, Carolyn Kroger Patterson, Christine Logan Powell, Carolyn Murphy, Carolyn Law, Jean Whitten, Joyce Preston, Marilyn Spencer, Clara Boyo, Gloria Waddell, unknown, Juaniva Crowder, Clara…
CS 056.4
Sorority event
CS 056.5
Sorority event
CS 057.1
Harrison Elementary School. Left: Maxine Foutz Thomas (?). Center: Marionette Shaw Sprouve. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on top shelf.
CS 057.4
Harrison Elementary School costume party
CS 057.5
Harrison Elementary School costume party. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on top shelf.
CS 057.6
Harrison Elementary School faculty Halloween costume portrait
CS 058.5
Group portrait. From left to right: Dorothy Taylor or Mrs. Fulford, Delia or Leila Bryant, unknown, Maxine Thomas (Dr. Reginald Shareef’s Mother), Mrs. Broady
CS 060.1
Unknown event
CS 060.2
Unknown event
CS 062.1
Unknown freemason portrait
CS 062.2
Unknown freemason portrait
CS 062.3
Unknown freemason portrait
CS 066.4
Unknown group portrait
CS 067.2
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Ceremony
CS 066.6
Unknown group portrait
CS 067.3
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Ceremony
CS 068.1
Unknown school choir performance
CS 069.1
Unknown school play or student performance
CS 070.1
Unknown banquet
CS 070.2
Unknown banquet
CS 070.4
Unknown banquet
CS 070.7
Left: George Harris, Center: unidentified, Right: Lawrence Hunter
CS 070.10
Unknown banquet
CS 070.13
Unknown banquet
CS 070.14
Unknown conference
CS 070.15
Unknown banquet
CS 070.16
Unknown banquet
CS 070.17
Unknown banquet
CS 070.18
Unknown banquet
CS 070.19
Unknown banquet
CS 071.1
Freemasons group portrait. Front row (left to right): Matthew Banks, Melvin Anderson, James Stewart, unidentified, Paul Scott. Back row (left to right): O.W. Jone, Otho Wright, Elijah Williams, unidentified
CS 075.3
High Street Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir. Front row (left to right): Barbara Taylor, Francis Keene, Louise Prunty, unidentified, Elsie Scott, unidentified, unidentified, Nina Medley, Bonnie Terry, Earl or Carl Woodlift Jr. Middle Row (left to…
CS 075.10
High Street Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir. Front row (left to right): Barbara Taylor, Francis Keene, Louise Prunty, next 5 unidentified, Nina Medley, Earl or Carl Woodlift Jr.. Middle row: Marilyn Curtis, unidentified, Helen Terry, Elise Scott,…
CS 076.5
Unknown classroom portrait
CS 077.1
Unknown assembly, possibly debutant
CS 077.2
Unknown assembly, possibly debutant
CS 078.1
Unknown banquet
CS 078.2
Unknown banquet
CS 080.5
Unknown pageant. Interior of First Baptist Church.
CS 080.6
Unknown pageant. Interior of First Baptist Church.
CS 080.9
Unknown pageant. Interior of First Baptist Church.
CS 080.17
Unknown pageant. Interior of First Baptist Church.
CS 080.20
Unknown pageant. Interior of First Baptist Church.
CS 081.1
Interior of First Baptist Church. Noel C Taylor pictured
CS 081.2
Interior of First Baptist Church.
CS 081.3
Interior of First Baptist Church.
CS 081.4
Interior of First Baptist Church.
CS 081.5
Interior of First Baptist Church.
CS 081.6
Interior of First Baptist Church. Envelope: Rev. Edwards
CS 082
Unknown children’s church choir performance
CS 084.1
Dr. Noel C. Taylor pictured.
CS 084.2
Dr. Maynard H. Law pictured right.
CS 084.3
Dr. Maynard H. Law pictured left of the podium and Rev. Wright pictured at the podium.
CS 084.4
Dr. Noel C. Taylor pictured left, Dr. Maynard H. Law pictured center.
CS 085.1
Shriners group portrait. Envelope: Prints of groups made at Lodge Hall and YMCA
CS 085.4
Shriners group portrait. Envelope: Prints of groups made at Lodge Hall and YMCA
CS 085.5
Shriners group portrait. Envelope: Prints of groups made at Lodge Hall and YMCA
CS 086
Shriners group portrait
CS 087.2
Group portrait
CS 087.4
Pictured: Front row (left to right)--Ruth Lash, unidentified, Mary Curtis Steptoe, Kitty McCain, Middle row (left to right)--Elizabeth Snyder, Edna Prunty, next two unidentified, Back row--Sister Hall Martin, Prunty
CS 090.4
Group portrait. Front row (left to right): Connie Johnson Hamlar, unidentified, unidentified, Gwendolyn Lawrence (Connie and Gwendolyn are sisters). Back row (left to right) : unidentified, Doris Elam, Nina Bolden, Baylice Cooper
CS 091.5
Group portrait. From left to right: Nona Harris, Bessie Coles, Helen or Halle or Hall, unidentified, unidentified, Becky Hale
CS 092.1
Unknown children’s meal, possibly at Hunton YMCA Daycare
CS 092.2
Unknown children’s meal, possibly at Hunton YMCA Daycare
CS 093.1
Unknown award recognition
CS 093.2
Unknown award recognition
CS 097
Atwood’s capital view tour with unknown members of the Booker T. Washington Trade School
CS 098
Unknown banquet. Located in the Ballroom of the Hotel Roanoke. Circa 1960s.
CS 099.3
Group Portrait. St. Matthew Church of God, Abbot St. Front row (left to right): Florine Fulford or Fuller, Nona Harris, Dorothy Taylor or Walker. Back row (left to right): E. Hash or Nancy Hash, Prunty, Edna Nash (Temple of the Way Out Church?) or…
CS 100
Group portrait not identified.
CS 102
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. Front row (left to right): Donna Lee, Elizabeth Thomas or Coltman, Carolyn Patterson (or Koger?), Nadine Davis Wheaton, Sadie B. Lawson. Middle row (left to right): Katy Wheaton? (or Butler), rest unidentified. Back row…
CS 103
Unknown ceremony or an award reception
CS 104
Unknown group portrait
CS 105
Freemasons. Herbert Shovley identified in the front row on the far lefthand side
CS 106
Debutante ball
CS 108.2
Unknown male walking in an aisle past an audience, possibly a debutante escort
CS 111
Colonial Stores storefront
CS 112.1
Debutante portrait
CS 112.2
Debutante portrait
CS 112.3
Debutante portrait
CS 112.4
Pictured: Far left: Elmer Thomas. Far right: Maxine Thomas, Carolyn Law and Curtis Parker center.
CS 113
Award reception. Envelope: Mary Rayford, Audrey Wheaton’s Mom
CS 114
Envelope: Rev. Horatio Edwards
CS 118
Unknown portrait of two working females, possibly waitresses
CS 120.1
High Street Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir. Front row (left to right): Marilyn Curtis, next 2 unidentified, Frances Keene, Barbara Taylor, William Keene (Buster), Broady or Brown. Back row (left to right): unidentified, Rev. Ulas Broady, rest…
CS 121.4
Hunton Life Saving Crew
CS 122.2
Gathering for Hunton Crew INC.
CS 122.5
Gathering for Hunton Crew INC.
CS 122.6
Gathering for Hunton Crew INC. Far left corner--Richard Penly and Mrs. Shirlene Penly. Estelle McCadden is pictured 3rd from the right in the first row of chairs and Mr. Lewis Peery is pictured in the farthest row, 2nd from the left
CS 122.7
Gathering for Hunton Crew INC.
CS 122.12
Gathering for Hunton Crew INC.
CS 123.1
Dr. J.H. Roberts and his wife pictured at Christmastime
CS 125.1
A. Byron Smith and wife, Miriam (from left, seated), Deacon Hanks (man standing to the right with gray hair).
CS 125.2
Front row (left to right)--A. Byron Smith, wife, Miriam, Lessie Polk, Raymond Polk
CS 126.1
Freemasons outside Prince Hall. Front row (left to right): Frank Broady, unidentified, J. Luvelle Taylor, unidentified, William Beane, unidentified. Middle row (left to right): unidentified, Billy Taborn, unidentified, Clifton Whitworth, William…
CS 127
The Harrison Baseball Team. 1928-1930. Numerical order: 1. Crawford 2. Jim Jones 3. Bob Jefferson 4. Jess Smith 5. “Bubber” McAfee 6. Edward Calloway 7. Bobley Colson 8. Lee Calloway 9. Jack Calloway 10. Banks 11. Matthews 12. “Wildman” Coffer 13.…
CS 128.1
Debutante Ball
CS 129.1
Unknown group portrait, possibly a sorority
CS 130
Group portrait. From left to right: Patricia Waller, Ruth Anderson, Edna Prunty, Delia or Leila Bryant, unidentified, Fulford, unidentified, Maxine Thomas, unidentified, Mrs. Broady
CS 133.1
St. Paul’s Methodist Church. Far-right corner: Marionetta Sprauve Shaw (far left corner is unidentified). First row (left to right): Lillie Patterson, unidentified, Christine Payne or Arnesia Keeling Payne, unidentified, Fizer-Simmons. Second row…
CS 134.4
Group portrait. First row (left to right): Rev. Metz Coker, Patricia Waller Henry, Jack Watson, next 2 unidentified, McCarthy Woods. Second row: Leroy Campbell, next 4 unidentified, Valerie Lash. Third row: Ms. Woods, Mr. Williams, Mr. Meadows, next…
CS 135
Portrait of Joseph Fuller Jr
CS 136.2
High Street Baptist Church event. February 1976. Deacon William Whitaker.
CS 137
Same church as CS 136, possibly a pageant.
CS 139
Group portrait. From left to right: first 2 unidentified, Dorothy Sheppeson (?) Greene, Odelle Mebane, Eunice Poindexter, unidentified, Alma Finney Tyree Robertson (?), unidentified, Nina Charlton, Bolden, Ed Green, Markhiem or Macklain
CS 140.1
Group portrait. Front row (left to right): first 2 unidentified, Mary Jeffries, Juanita Ford, unidentified, Mrs. Brown or B. Kasey. Back row: S. Ford (?), Bill Thompson, W. Jeffries (?), Al Holland Sr., unidentified
CS 141.1
Group portrait of the Dining Car Employees or The Moles on Henry St. Front row (left to right): Ruth Anderson, Hazel Hall, Hershey Steptoe (Mary Steptoe), James or Pete Woodliff, Irene or Estelle Woodliff. Back row (left to right): Gertrude Logan,…
CS 142
Unknown church service
CS 143
Heller Kindergarten portrait made behind the Gainsboro Library during the May Day festival
CS 144.1
Debutante Ball
CS 144.2
Debutante Ball
CS 150
Unknown textile factory workers
CS 158
Alphas Sorority and Fraternity pictured in front of St. Andrews Catholic Church
CS 159
Unknown group portrait, possibly Sunday school or another church-related event
CS 160
Classroom portrait. Ruth Anderson identified top left by the tree. Ms. Taylor, the teacher, identified in the center of the second row
CS 161
Classroom portrait. Ronnie Jordan (?) pictured top left by the door
CS 162.1
Esquire Club. From left to right: Jeremiah Robertson Sr., John Dillon, unidentified, Walter Allen, Jack Hilton, unidentified, Mose Lipscomb, Lilburn Hilton, William Johns, Alton Sharper, Joe, unidentified, unidentified, Thomas Robertson, George…
CS 163
Unknown group portrait
CS 164
Unknown banquet
CS 165
Picture made at YMCA Gainsboro Rd. and Patton Ave. Heller Kindergarten.
CS 045.2
Possible debutante portrait. Envelope: Ms. Ida Kerne
CS 166
Unknown audience, man in second row, middle, center, sitting alone is either Tony or Terry Atwater.
CS 168
High Street Baptist Church event. Man with white shirt and black bowtie is Dr. Frederick G. Sampson
CS 170
Identified: Mary March (center), Samuel Williams (front row, far left), Charell (front row, second from left), Gilbert March (front row, second from right), and O.W. Jones (front row, far right)
CS 171
Unknown female’s exchange of an envelope
CS 176
Group portrait holding commemorative Booker T. Washington stamps at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial in Franklin County, VA. President Sidney J. Phillips third from left, Portia Washington Pittman, daughter of Booker T. Washington, is the…
CS 177
Unknown group portrait outside a Piedmont Airlines plane, A. Byron Smith is man in middle.
CS 180
Ruth Lash pictured on the left, in front of Harrison School
CS 181
Front row (left to right): Reginald Clark, Reverend Ulsa Broady, MiKenley Craighead, Mason. Middle row (left to right): Murall Yvall, Mitchell Hankis, Robert Scaks, Alex Hancock. Back row (left to right): Armstead, E.C. Preston, Abner Jones, Joe…
CS 182
Church service.
CS 184
Della Downing pictured on the left side, second from the back
CS 185
Downing family portrait. Dr. Ellwood Downing pictured center-right and his wife Della Downing pictured center-left
CS 188
Unknown school play, possibly on American history
CS 191
Either Saint Paul United Methodist Church or First Baptist Church. Identified: Constance Johnson (first row, far right), Mary Jeffries? (front row, second from the left)
CS 192
Pictured: Mr. J. Lovelle Taylor (Freemason)
CS 193
Unknown makeup artist, possibly at the Booker T. Washington Trade School.
CS 194
First Baptist Church
CS 195
Unknown assembly audience
CS 196.1
Tracy Broady is 5th girl from left.
CS 197
Reverend Robert James Jr. and his family. His wife Bernice is pictured center with the Reverend to her right.
CS 199
Dr. Walter S. Claytor and Nurse Daisy Schley pictured with a patient
CS 200.1
Debutante Ball
CS 017.1
Sallye Coleman
CS 019.1
William D. Coleman, principal of Loudon Elementary School.
CS 072.1
A. Byron Smith
CS 072.3
Unknown woman speaking. Elsie Scott standing
CS 072.4
Willaim Bernard Robertson (far right), Elsie Scott standing.
CS 101
Freemasons
Slavery as America’s Peculiar Institution: An Economic, Social Psychology and Value Relative Analysis
This presentation was given as part of the Kegley Lecture Series at the Historical Society of Western Virginia by Dr. Reginald Shareef.
A Guide to the Virginia Cooper Papers
The Virginia Cooper papers consist of records, publications and research notes pertaining to Revolutionary War patriot William Faris of Cumberland and Roanoke Counties, Virginia, son Benjamin Faris and their families. The collection includes…
A Guide to the Junior League of the Roanoke Valley Records Collection
The Junior League of the Roanoke Valley (JLRV) Records Collection consists of materials generated by the League throughout its existence. Items include administrative documents, annual reports, new clippings, newsletters, information regarding JLRV…
The Addisonion 1962
The Addisonian was the annual for Lucy Addison High School.
RNRV1 Appalachian Power
Group photo of Appalachian Power Company workers in Anawalt, West Virginia to install power lines. Arch Stockton holds rolled blue prints and reins of horse.
RNRV2 McAfee Knob
An unidentified man stands on the rock formation known as McAfee Knob. McAfee Knob is one of the most photographed places on the Appalachian Trail.
RNRV4 Paul Davis
Dr. Paul Davis holds his daughter Pauline while on leave during World War I. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre for his service in French hospitals.
RNRV5 Davis Children
Paul, Edith, and Frangie Davis with Frank the horse at Davis home on Salem Avenue.
RNRV6 Davis Men
Dr. John Gibson Davis (2nd from right) with his sons Hal, Algie, Fred, John Jr., and Paul. Dr. Davis' sons also became doctors.
RNRV8 Paine Family
William Henry and Rosa Proffit Paine with children Helen and Robert Edward.
RNRV9 Ruth and Edith
Ruth Mason (left) and Edith Davis Paine.
RNRV10 Davis Family
Zora and Dr. John G. Davis and children with longtime housekeeper, Vivvie.
RNRV11 Edith Paine
Edith Davis Paine holds an air rifle at the Davis home on Salem Avenue.
RNRV12 John Gibson Davis
Dr. John Gibson Davis.
RNRV13 VFW Banquet
Professor Charles Rowe and his Rhythm Boys perform for a Veterans of Foreign Wars banquet at the Hotel Roanoke.
RNRV14 Vest Furniture
Vest Furniture Company, formerly located at 109 Campbell Avenue SW. Sid Vest, owner, is pictured in white shirt.
RNRV15 Confederate Veterans
Confederate veterans parade through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.
RNRV16 Confederate Veterans
Confederate veterans parade through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.
RNRV17 Confederate Veterans
Parade participants for Confederate veterans ride a float through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.
RNRV18 Mountain Park
Check Room and Snack Stand in Mountain Park.
RNRV19 Mountain Park
Popcorn stand at Mountain Park. Lillie Solleday on right.
RNRV20 City Market
Customers peruse the City Market.
RNRV21 Market Street
Farmer in wagon pulled by oxen on Market Street.
RNRV22 Mountain Park
Dance Pavilion and The Thriller roller coaster in Mountain Park.
RNRV23 Views
Looking north from South Roanoke toward Downtown. Tinker Mountain is visible in the background.
RNRV24 Wagon
Wagon pulled by oxen travels through an unidentified residential neighborhood.
RNRV25 Country Drive
Three unidentified men and a little girl pose with a Mitchell automobile.
RNRV26 Peach Orchard
Three unidentified men in a peach orchard,
RNRV27 Men in Park
Two unidentified men in a park.
RNRV28 Steele Family
Photo of members of the Steele Family. Front row, 3rd from left: Carl Steele; Back row, 3rd from left John Steele, 4th from left Alma Steele. All others unidentified.
RNRV29 Alma Steele
At left is Alma Beckner Steele with two unidentified women.
RNRV30 Beckner Family
Family Photo: Front row, 6th from left Isabell Clingenpeel, 7th from left Carl Steele, 8th from left Helen Clingenpeel, 9th from left Lewis Clingenpeel; Back row, 11th from left John Beckner, 12th from left Jackson Beckner, and 13th from left Ann…
RNRV31 W.J. Rigney
W.J. Rigney was Chief of Police for the City of Roanoke from 1919 through 1928. Rigney had been appointed Chief to fill the vacancy caused by the death of former Chief A.H. Griffin.
RNRV32 Mountain Park
Shooting gallery, The Thriller roller coaster, and bowling alley at Mountain Park.
RNRV33 Crystal Spring
Crystal Spring reservoir and pump house. Crystal Spring was one of the city's earliest landscaped parks. It was designed and managed by Roanoke Gas and Water Works.
RNRV34 High Street Baptist
Presentation of an auto to Reverend W. E. Lee, of High Street Baptist Church for the church’s 41st anniversary.
RNRV35 Rockledge Inn
Rockledge Inn on Mill Mountain.
RNRV36 Enon Baptist
Group photo of members of Enon Baptist Church.
RNRV37 Roanoke Ice
Workers deliver ice for Roanoke Ice Corporation. Roanoke Ice Corportation began operations in 1913 after Consumer Ice Company and Griggs Packing Company.
RNRV38 Horse and Buggy
Horse and buggy in Downtown Roanoke.
RNRV39 Auto Tire Shop
Auto Tire Shop, formerly located at 501 2nd Street SW.
RNRV40 Eagles Band
Eagles Band.
RNRV41 N&W Employees
Norfolk & Western employees in front of Norfolk & Western offices.
RNRV42 N&W Baseball Team
Norfolk & Western baseball team.
RNRV44 Streetcar Conductors
Roanoke Railway & Electric streetcar conductors.
RNRV45 Campbell and Jefferson
A busy day at the intersection of Campbell Avenue and Jefferson Street. The Terry Building is visible in the background.
RNRV46 Blackwell Grocery
J.E. Blackwell Grocery, formerly located at 4 Market Square.
RNRV47 Danmore Family
Mr. and Mrs. Danmore at their home at 413 3rd Street NW.
RNRV48 Police Officers
Chief of Police W. J. Rigney (front passenger) with other unidentified police officers.
RNRV49 Burrell Memorial
Ambulance in front of Burrell Memorial Hospital. Roanoke's first African-American hospital, Burrell Memorial, was founded in 1915 in a small cottage on Henry Street. It soon outgrew the Henry Street location and moved into the former Alleghany…
RNRV50 Campbell Avenue
A streetcar travels along Campbell Avenue near the intersection with Jefferson Street. Terry Building visible at right.
RNRV51 Henry McGuire
Henry P. McGuire stands in a J.L. Dishong fruit and vegetable wagon.
RNRV52 Daughters of Liberty
Women on a Daughters of Liberty float, likely for a Liberty Bonds parade.
RNRV53 RC Football
Roanoke College football team.
RNRV54 RC Baseball
Roanoke College baseball team.
Oral History Interview with ShaNeika Mitchell-Peters
Oral History Interview with ShaNeika Mitchell-Peters
Interviewer: Grace Priddy
Date: 9 October 2019
Location: Williamson Road Branch Library
Duration: 56:05
Transcription prepared by: Garrett Channell, Grace Priddy, Rebecca Smith
Interviewer: Grace Priddy
Date: 9 October 2019
Location: Williamson Road Branch Library
Duration: 56:05
Transcription prepared by: Garrett Channell, Grace Priddy, Rebecca Smith
Oral History Interview with J
Oral History Interview with J
Interviewer: Samantha Meyer
Date: 25 October 2019
Location: Salvation Army
Duration: 40:42
Transcription prepared by: Liz Lee and Megan Reynolds
Interviewer: Samantha Meyer
Date: 25 October 2019
Location: Salvation Army
Duration: 40:42
Transcription prepared by: Liz Lee and Megan Reynolds
Oral History Interview with Nicole
Oral History Interview with Nicole
Interviewer: Shannon Baker
Date: 7 October 2019
Location: Salvation Army
Duration: 35:19
Transcription prepared by: Shannon Baker and Paul Martin
Interviewer: Shannon Baker
Date: 7 October 2019
Location: Salvation Army
Duration: 35:19
Transcription prepared by: Shannon Baker and Paul Martin
Oral History Interview with Amanda Ervin
Oral History Interview with Amanda Ervin
Interviewer: Vanessa Dotson and Miu Iwasaki
Date: 2 October 2019
Location: Salvation Army
Duration: 45:22
Transcription prepared by: Kierra Burda
Interviewer: Vanessa Dotson and Miu Iwasaki
Date: 2 October 2019
Location: Salvation Army
Duration: 45:22
Transcription prepared by: Kierra Burda
Oral History Interview with Myer S. Reed
Oral History Interview with Myer S. Reed
Interviewer: G.S. Rosenthal
Date: 21 October 2019
Location: Roanoke Public Library
Duration: 1:13:49
Transcription prepared by: Megan Reynolds and Kierra Burda
Interviewer: G.S. Rosenthal
Date: 21 October 2019
Location: Roanoke Public Library
Duration: 1:13:49
Transcription prepared by: Megan Reynolds and Kierra Burda
Ruffner Rock 1977
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School
A Guide to the David H. Steinberg Streetcar Manuscripts
The collection consists of 1 box containing 12 folders. Included in the box are the original manuscript and photocopies of the typed 318 pages, photocopies of trolley photographs, and correspondence about the collection. The manuscript compilation…
A Guide to the Gainsboro Library Records Collection
This is a guide to the Gainsboro Library Records Collection. The collection consists of items related to the history of the Gainsboro Branch Library of Roanoke Public Libraries. The collection dates from 1920 to 2009.
GB05
Aladdin Temple #34 on parade, Patton Avenue in front of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church.. “Miss Bertha White, Ill. Commandress, Roanoke, VA.”
GB14
Girls’ athletics group and spectators.
GB22
Group photograph with Atwood’s Capitol View Tours bus.
GB28
Virginia Y. Lee and unknown woman.
GB35
Dr. John B. Claytor Jr.
GB36
Dr. Elwood D. Downing, front far left, and an unidentified group of men.
GB37
Group photograph with Ruth Claytor (in light colored coat) in front of Canada’s Ice Cream on Henry Street.
GB39
Left to right: John Claytor III, Sandra Elizabeth Claytor Peery, John B. Claytor Jr., and Ruth Williams Claytor. “Easter 1969.”
GB40
Large group at a long table. Dr. Harry Penn, second from right, back row, plaid suit.
GB41
Group photograph.. Dr. Harry Penn, back row, first from left.
GB71
Dinner at the Hunton Branch YMCA, Gainsboro Road. Circa late 1930’s or Early 1940’s.
GB72
First Baptist Church of Gainsboro. Roy Williams.
GB72.1
First Baptist Church Gainsboro. Rev. Charles Green.
GB72.3
First Baptist Church of Gainsboro. Dr. Noel C. Taylor.
GB73
Bishop L. E. Willis, Wilbert McNair, Shadrack Brown Jr., Samuel Wade, and Norton B. Wilder.
GB73.1
Bishop L. E. Willis and Shadrack Brown Jr.
GB74
Rev. Douglas and unidentified woman.
GB75
Unidentified man playing piano and unidentified woman singing. Far right: Mr. Dowe and third from right: Rev. Edwards.
GB77
Unidentified group photograph in front of a transformer station.
GB77.1
Unidentified group photograph in front of a transformer station.
GB78
Woman’s Professional & Business Club.
GB79
Virginia Y. Lee and unidentified woman in front of the Gainsboro Library.
GB80
Gainsboro Library when it was located in the old Odd Fellows/YMCA Building. Gainsboro Reading Club
GB80.1
Gainsboro Library when it was located in the old Odd Fellows/YMCA Building. “First persons to register at GB.” Right to Left: Mrs. Sally Lawson, C. C. Williams, J. L. Reid, Mrs. E. R. Dudley, Rev. A. L. James, Dr. E. R. Dudley and Mrs. Ida Closs
GB81
Virginia Y. Lee at the Gainsboro Library.
GB87
Ebenezer A. M. E. Church.
GB91
Order of the Eastern Star group photograph in front of the Allegany-Dunbar Freemason’s Prince Hall.
GB93
Order of the Eastern Star group photograph.
GB94
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.1
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.2
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.3
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.4
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.5
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.6
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB95
Rev. Arthur L. James, First Baptist Church.
GB96
Ella F. Bowden, First Librarian of the Gainsboro Library, 1921-1923.
GB97
Group portrait of teachers. Front row seated, second from left, Mattie Bell Morris; third from left, Sadie Lawson; front row seated, first on right, Marie Bailey; third from right, Ms. Hackley. Back row, fourth from left, Ms. Hackley.
GB98
Teachers on an Appalachian Electric Power Company Tour. First from left, Hollis Williams (Carver High); fourth from left, unnamed but identified as a Home Economics teacher at Addison; first from right, Coach Cannanday (Carver High); third from…
GB99
Gainsboro School First Grade Class 1946. Teacher Mattie Bell Morris (back row).
GB100
Group of women in formal attire in front of a stage with instruments.
GB101
Unidentified group photograph at night.
GB102
Unidentified group photograph of women.
GB103
Unidentified group photograph of men at a table.
GB104
Economy Shoe Repair on Henry Street. Shop owner Earnest O. Greene.
GB104.1
Economy Shoe Repair on Henry Street.
GB105
Gainsboro Library, exterior, with a children’s class.
GB106
Children dressed in costume in front of the Gainsboro Library.
GB107
Group of children in front of the Gainsboro Library.
GB108
Gainsboro Library, interior, with a group of library patrons. YMCA location.
GB109
Gainsboro Library, interior. Virginia Y. Lee, center.
GB110
Gainsboro Library, interior, with children.
GB110.1
Gainsboro Library, interior, with children.
GB110.2
Gainsboro Library, interior, with children.
GB111
Gainsboro Library, interior, child sitting at a table.
GB112
Gainsboro Library, interior.
GB112.1
Gainsboro Library, interior.
GB113
Virginia Y. Lee at the Gainsboro Library.
GB114
Library display at the Gainsboro Library.
GB115
Gainsboro Library display with Virginia Y. Lee.
GB116
Young man reaching for a book at the Gainsboro Library
GB117
Children reading books at the Gainsboro Library.
GB118
Children working on a project at the Gainsboro Library.
GB119
Mother and infant at the Gainsboro Library.
GB120
Children posing in front of a Book Week display at the Gainsboro Library.
GB120.1
Children posing in front of a Book Week display at the Gainsboro Library.
GB121
Geneva Ford, library staff member, at the Gainsboro Library.
GB122
Group of children sitting in a room.
GB123
Group of children participating in a pageant or play.
GB124
Group portrait
GB127
St. John’s AME Zion Church.
GB128
St. Gerard’s Catholic Church.
GB130
Millie Paxton.
GB135
Rev. Lylburn L. Downing of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Oral History Interview with Nathaniel Preston
Oral History Interview with Nathaniel Preston
Interviewer: Sebastian Harlow
Interviewee: Nathaniel Preston
Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia
Date: 22 February 2020
Total Duration: 64:59
Transcription prepared by: Cody…
Interviewer: Sebastian Harlow
Interviewee: Nathaniel Preston
Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia
Date: 22 February 2020
Total Duration: 64:59
Transcription prepared by: Cody…
Oral History Interview with Joe Cobb
Oral History Interview with Joe Cobb
Interviewer: Eve Allen
Interviewee: Joe Cobb
Date: 21 February 2020
Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia
Total Duration: 82:58 (in four parts)
Transcription prepared by: Miranda…
Interviewer: Eve Allen
Interviewee: Joe Cobb
Date: 21 February 2020
Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia
Total Duration: 82:58 (in four parts)
Transcription prepared by: Miranda…
Oral History Interview with Ashley Rhame
Oral History Interview with Ashley Rhame
Interviewer: Julian Edwards
Interviewee: Ashley Rhame
Date: 23 February 2020
Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia
Total Duration: 66:45
Transcription prepared by: Julian Edwards,…
Interviewer: Julian Edwards
Interviewee: Ashley Rhame
Date: 23 February 2020
Location: Fintel Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia
Total Duration: 66:45
Transcription prepared by: Julian Edwards,…
A Guide to the Marsteller Corporation Records Collection
The Marsteller Corporation Records Collection contains acknowledgements of orders placed for grave markers. Orders in this collection begin in 1911 and continue through 1960; missing orders include the years 1915 and 1916, 1920-1924, 1938-1941…
RVNH4001 Junior Grocery
A fireworks explosion leveled the Junior Grocery located at 205 Franklin Road SW. Five people were injured in the explosion.
RVNH4002 Junior Grocery
A large crowd gathers to view the damage after a fireworks explosion at the Junior Grocery on Franklin Road.
RVNH4003 JP Sandlot Football Team
The Jackson Park Sandlot Football Team. Coach Sam Elliott on far right in back row.
RVNH4004 Young Men
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.
RVNH4005 Kiddie Pool
As indicated by the caption, "a Southeast kiddie pool in the back yard with chickens" The child is Roy Minnix.
RVNH4006 Southeast
A section of the Southeast neighborhood. Jamison School visible in the background.
RVNH4007 Dale Avenue
Houses along Dale Avenue SE.
RVNH4008 Wanderers of the Wasteland
Wanderers of the Wasteland musical group. Left to right: Roy Lemmon, Bob Pauley, Glenwood Howell, and Woody "Lucky" Mashburn.
RVNH4009 Forbes-Hodges Reunion
Forbes-Hodges family reunion in Wirtz, Virginia.
RVNH4020 American Viscose
An unidentified woman works with strands of silk at American Viscose.
RVNH4021 American Viscose
An unidentified man in the reeling room at American Viscose.
RVNH4022 American Viscose
An unidentified woman in the reeling room at American Viscose.
RVNH4023 Hillcrest House
Hillcrest Hall was one of the dormitories for American Viscose employees.
RVNH4024 Yellow Cab
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).
RVNH4026 Mason-Dixon Airlines
A Mason-Dixon Airlines passenger plane at Woodrum Field.
RVNH4027 CAA Tower
A Civil Aviation Authority control tower on top of the Cannaday farmhouse at Woodrum Field.
RVNH4028 CAA Tower
A close-up view of the Civil Aviation Authority control tower on top of the Cannaday farmhouse.
RVNH4029 Woodrum Field
Looking toward Tinker Mountain from Woodrum Field.
RVNH4031 Sikorsky
A Sikorsky helicopter hovers as spectators look on at Woodrum Field.
RVNH4032 Crash Truck
Woodrum Field's first crash truck was a 1939 Cadillac that was modified at the city's garage..
RVNH4033 C-47
A Douglas C-47 takes off from Woodrum Field.
RVNH4034 Woodrum Field
Runway construction at Woodrum Field. The airfield was expanded when it became classified as a national defense project.
RVNH4035 Woodrum Field
Aerial view of Woodrum Field taken during its dedication weekend. The photographer was Lambert Martin of the Roanoke World-News.
RVNH4036 Woodrum Field
Aerial view of Woodrum Field showing A-configuration of runways.
RVNH4041 Woodrum Field
Woodrum Field terminal building.
RVNH4042 Frantz Flying Service
Frantz Flying Service opened in 1948 at Woodrum Field. It was owned by T.E. "Boots" Frantz (right); Wes Hillman (left) was an employee.
RVNH4043 Navy Pilot Cadets
A class of Navy pilot cadets pose in front of a Douglas C-47 at Woodrum Field. Ground school was conducted at Roanoke College.
RVNH4046 Johnny Non-Voter
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…
RVNH4047 Eddie Rickenbacker
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.
RVNH4048 Vinton Fire Department
Members of the Vinton Fire Department.
RVNH40113 Rev. William Simmons
Reverend William J. Simmons at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
RVNH40115 Smartwear Irving-Saks
Photo postcard of Smartwear-Irving Saks to promote opening of remodeled store.
RVNH40116 Jefferson Street
View of a flooded S. Jefferson Street. The Roanoke River crested at 21.6 feet in 1940. Roanoke City Mills is visible on left.
RVNH40117 Community Drug Store
The Community Drug Store, formerly located on the corner of Henry Street and Centre Avenue NW.
RVNH40118 Community Drug Store
Interior view of Community Drug Store on Henry Street. Dr. Beverly Adams was the pharmacist.
RVNH40119 Dr. Harry Penn
Dr. Harry T. Penn, dentist, in his office on Henry Street.
RVNH40120 The Aristocrats
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. …
RVNH40121 Jennings-Shepherd
Interior of Jennings-Shepherd, formerly located at 411 1st Street, SW.
RVNH40122 Homer Turner
Motorman Homer Turner poses with Car 45 under the Walnut Avenue Bridge. Car 45 served the Belmont/9th Street/West End line.
RVNH40123 Car 42
A streetcar coming from American Viscose turns left onto Jamison Avenue from 9th Street, SE, en route to West End.
RVNH40125 Car 52
Car 52 on Grandin Road near Westover Avenue, SW.
RVNH40148 David McClung
A Jeep, driven by David McClung, II is nearly driven in to Andrew Lewis High School.
RVNH40149 Mary Brand
Mary H. Brand and an unidentified student on the lawn of Andrew Lewis High School.
RVNH40150 College and Fourth
Intersection of College Avenue and Fourth Street in front of Andrew Lewis High School.
RVNH40151 ALHS Students
Boys on lawn at Andrew Lewis High School. Left to right: ? Young, Hunter Miller, David Minichan, Brewster Robertson, unidentified, George St. John.
RVNH40152 Sea Scouts
Sea Scout Ship 50 annual banquet attendees at Longwood Community Center.
RVNH40153 Ralph Baker & Joe Hunter
Ralph Koiner Baker (left) and Joe Hunter in France.
RVNH40186 Tucker 48
Tucker 48 Car #15 in A.L. Nelson Company showroom on Shenandoah Avenue.
RVNH40187 Tucker 48
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.
RVNH40188 Tucker 48
Tucker 48 Car #15 in A.L. Nelson Company showroom on Shenandoah Avenue.
RVNH40189 A.L. Nelson Truck Company
Pyrofax gas truck in front on A.L. Nelson Truck Company on Shenandoah Avenue.
RVNH40190 A.L. Nelson Truck Company
A.L. Nelson Truck Company on Shenandoah Avenue.
RVNH40193 A.L. Nelson Company
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.
RVNH40194 A.L. Nelson Company
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.
RVNH40195 Tucker 48
A Tucker 48 car is displayed in Downtown Roanoke in front of Smartwear-Irving Saks.
RVNH40196 United Cooperage Truck
A truck customized by A.L. Nelson Truck Company for United Cooperage of Virginia.
RVNH40197 Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey refereeing a wrestling match at Roanoke Auditorium.
RVNH40198 Roanoke Parade
A balloon float in the Roanoke Christmas parade.
RVNH40200 Garst Brothers Dairy
Garst Brothers Dairy, formerly located at 14 W. Salem Avenue.
RVNH40201 Plaza Tourist Court
Plaza Tourist Court, formerly located at 3011 Williamson Road.
RVNH40203 Plaza Restaurant
The Plaza Restaurant, formerly located at 3011 Williamson Road.
RVNH40204 Lucy Addison High
Lucy Addison High School opened in 1928. Located at 40 Douglass Avenue NW, the building now houses Roanoke City Public Schools Administrative Offices.
RVNH40206 Friendly Guest House
Postcard of Friendly Guest House, formerly located at 2606 Williamson Road. It was owned and operated by Blanche Myers and Addie Taylor.
RVNH40207 Archie's Lobster House
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.
RVNH40208 Blue Jay Motel
Postcard of the Blue Jay Restaurant and Motel, formerly located on Route 11, 6 miles west of Salem.
RVNH40210 Silver Gable
A postcard for Silver Gable Tourist Court, formerly located on Route 11.
RVNH40211 Big Lick
Big Lick in 1881. Location unknown.
RVNH40212 American Viscose
Aerial view of American Viscose.
RVNH40213 Moonlight Tourist Camp
Postcard for Moonlight Tourist Camp, formerly located 2 miles south of Roanoke on Route 220.
RVNH40214 Campbell Avenue
Looking east on Campbell Avenue from intersection with Jefferson Street.
RVNH40216 Hollins Inn
Hollins Inn Restaurant and Tourist Court, formerly located 5 miles north of Roanoke on Route 11.
RVNH40218 MJ Patsel Druggists
M.J. Patsel Druggists, formerly located at 202 2nd Street SW.
RVNH40218 Tom's Service Station
Tom's Service Station, formerly located on the corner of Henry Street and Wells Avenue.
RVNH40220 Little River Baptist
Little River Baptist Church, located on Route 221 in Floyd County.
RVNH40222 Coffee Pot
Customers at the Coffee Pot on Brambleton Avenue. Bob Nelson (front left) and Dick Nelson (back left) are pictured. All others unidentified.
RVNH40223 Appalachian Power
Mary Alice Nelson demonstrating the new after-hours deposit box at the Appalachian Power Company building front entrance.
RVNH40227 Virginia Heights Baptist
First chapel and parsonage for Virginia Heights Baptist Church on Memorial Avenue.
RVNH40228 Virginia Heights Baptist
First chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church (left), construction on second church (middle), and parsonage (right).
RVNH40240 Ewald-Clark
Grand opening of Ewald-Clark in Downtown Roanoke, formerly located at 17 Church Avenue.
RVNH20246 WSLS TV
WSLS TV filming a show inside Ewald-Clark store.
RVNH40247 Irv Sharp
"Cousin" Irv Sharp in the studio of WDBJ Radio.
RVNH40248 Orange Blossom Boys
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.
RVNH40249 Jefferson Street
Looking north on S. Jefferson Street. Patrick Henry Hotel visible at left; Elmwood Diner visible at right.
RVNH40250 Virginian Railway
Virginian Railway Engine No. 127 in Roanoke.
RVNH40251 High Street Baptist
Postcard depicting High Street Baptist Church.
RVNH40253 Scrap Drive
Children collection scrap metal in their neighborhood in order to assist with the war efforts for World War II.
RVNH40257 Tinnell's
Tinnell's Grocery, formerly located on Crystal Spring Avenue in South Roanoke.
RVNH40258 Virginia Heights Lutheran
Virginia Heights Lutheran Church, formerly located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.
RVNH40259 Virginia Heights Lutheran
Members inside Virginia Heights Lutheran Church, formerly located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.
RVNH40260 Christ Lutheran
Construction of Christ Lutheran Church at the corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue.
RVNH40262 Christ Lutheran
Construction of Christ Lutheran Church at the corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue.
RVNH40263 Christ Lutheran
Laying of cornerstone for Christ Lutheran Church.
RVNH40264 Christ Lutheran
Corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue which would become the site of Christ Lutheran Church.
RVNH40267 Fort Lewis
Ruins of Fort Lewis mansion after it was destroyed by fire on 25 July 1949.
RVNH40268 Our Lady of Perpetual Help
First chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Salem.
RVNH40269 Dr. Harry Penn
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.