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PCS 6.4
Hill Crest Hall was the female dormitory for employees of American Viscose.
PCS 6.3
Birds-eye view of American Viscose. American Viscose, once the world's largest producer of artificial silk, opened in 1917. By the 1920s, the plant employed more than 5,000 people. American Viscose remained in business until 1948. Hill Crest Hall, a…
PCS 6.2
Birds-eye view of American Viscose. American Viscose, once the world's largest producer of artificial silk, opened in 1917. By the 1920s, the plant employed more than 5,000 people. American Viscose remained in business until 1948.
PCS 6.1
Birds-eye view of American Viscose. American Viscose, once the world's largest producer of artificial silk, opened in 1917. By the 1920s, the plant employed more than 5,000 people. American Viscose remained in business until 1948.
MIC8 Rowe Furniture
Rowe Furniture Company was located at 239 Rowan Street in Salem before moving to Elliston.
MIC7 Yale & Towne
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company. Located at 1242 S. Colorado Street, the building is now used by Graham-White.
MIC6 ITT
ITT Exelis is located at 7635 Plantation Road.
MIC5 General Electric
General Electric, located at 1531 Roanoke Boulevard in Salem.
RVNH40212 American Viscose
Aerial view of American Viscose.
RVNH4023 Hillcrest House
Hillcrest Hall was one of the dormitories for American Viscose employees.
RVNH4022 American Viscose
An unidentified woman in the reeling room at American Viscose.
RVNH4021 American Viscose
An unidentified man in the reeling room at American Viscose.
RVNH4020 American Viscose
An unidentified woman works with strands of silk at American Viscose.
CS 150
Unknown textile factory workers
FE005 Carolina Cotton Mills
Carolina Cotton and Woolen Mills, formerly located at 505 6th Street SW.
TNC 60.1 Corning
Corning plant, located at 3050 N. Franklin Street in Christiansburg.
SR149 Pierponts Brick Works
Pierpont's Brick Works was owned and operated by Salem businessman George E. Pierpont. In 1908, Pierpont was named as one of the privileged few in Salem to own an automobile.
SR145 Glass Plant
In 1911, the Piedmont Glass Company purchased and resurrected the old glass plant. During the early years, the plant employed some 125 workers who produced glass bottles for a variety of uses. The plant was closed for two months each summer due to…
SR050 Vinton Roller Mill
Vinton Roller Mills, along Glade Creek, grew out of mills originally built by David Gish that pre-dated the Civil War. By the Twentieth Century, the remaining mill was owned and operated by James Bowie and produced three kinds of flour. By 1924,…
SR001 Virginia Bridge & Iron
The Virginia Bridge and Iron Works began in 1888 as the American Bridge Works, changing its name in 1893. Other branch plants were located in Memphis, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia. The Roanoke Branch was involved in hundreds of bridge projects…
Davis 47.312 Roanoke City Mills
Roanoke City Mills, formerly located at 1750 Jefferson Street. The mill was raised in 2009.
PC 96.1 American Viscose
"Bird's eye view of the Viscose Silk Mills, Roanoke, Virginia"
Davis 47.221f C.L. Fielder
C.L. Fielder Structural Steel, formerly located at 745 Norfolk Avenue NW.
Davis 47.221e C.L. Fielder
C.L. Fielder Structural Steel, formerly located at 745 Norfolk Avenue NW.
Davis 45.512 Virginia Bridge Company
Virginia Bridge Company shops and yards.
Davis2 47.76 Roanoke Electric Steel
An aerial view of Roanoke Electric Steel, formerly located at 20 30th Street NW.
Davis2 45.643 ITT
Construction of ITT Exelis, located at 7635 Plantation Road.
Davis2 45.641 ITT
Construction of ITT Exelis, located at 7635 Plantation Road.
Davis2 45.642 ITT
Construction of ITT Exelis, located at 7635 Plantation Road.
Davis2 47.751 Webster Brick
Webster Brick (now General Shale), located at 2351 Webster Road.
Davis2 48.38 Tom Huston Peanut
Tom Huston Peanut Company, formerly located at 1340 W. Main Street in Salem.
Davis2 48.53 Sealtest Foods
Production equipment in Sealtest Foods, formerly located at 133 Albemarle Avenue SE.
Davis2 48.52 Sealtest Foods
Production equipment in Sealtest Foods, formerly located at 133 Albemarle Avenue SE.
Davis2 47.75 Webster Brick
Employees next to trucks at Webster Brick.
Davis2 47.7 Vinton Weaving
Vinton Weaving Company, now Precision Fabrics Group, is located at 323 West Virginia Avenue.
MP 2.4 Roanoke City Mills
An aerial view of the Roanoke City Mills, once located at 1750 Jefferson Street. The mill facility was razed in 2009.
Davis2 47.51 Johnson-Carper
Architectural rendering of Johnson-Carper Furniture Company, formerly located at 3322 Hollins Road NE.
Davis2 47.5 Thaden-Jordan Furniture
Thaden-Jordan Furniture Company, formerly located at 312 Kessler Mill Road.
Davis2 45.64 ITT
ITT Exelis, located at 7635 Plantation Road.
Davis 47.31 Model Mill Company
Model Mill Company in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Davis 47.221d C.L. Fielder
Unidentified building interior showing steel work completed by C.L. Fiedler Structural Steel.
Davis 47.221c C.L. Fielder
Factory floor of C.L. Fielder Structural Steel, formerly located on Norfolk Avenue.
Davis 47.221b C.L. Fielder
Unidentified building interior showing steel truss work completed by C.L. Fielder Structural Steel.
Davis 47.221a C.L. Fielder
An office at C.L. Fielder Structural Steel, formerly located on Norfolk Avenue.
Davis 47.221 C.L. Fielder
C.L. Fielder Structural Steel, formerly located on Norfolk Avenue.
Davis 45.72 Roanoke Industrial Center
Aerial view of Roanoke Industrial Center, formerly American Viscose, including a listing of the businesses who occupied each building. American Viscose, once the world's largest producer of artificial silk, opened in 1917. By the 1920s, the plant…
Davis 45.71 Blue Ridge Industrial Park
Aerial view of Blue Ridge Industrial Park between Brandon Avenue and Shenandoah Avenue. The park is now located on Aerial Way Drive. Brandon Avenue is the road bisecting the lower portion of the photo. Roanoke Electric Steel can be seen above the…
Davis 45.63 Burlington Mills
Aerial view of Burlington Mills Corporation. Located on West Virginia Avenue in Vinton, the building is now used by Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.
Davis 45.62 Yale & Towne
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company. Located at 1242 S. Colorado Street, the building is now used by Graham-White.
Davis 45.613 General Electric
Female workers at General Electric.
Davis 45.612 General Electric
Interior of General Electric.
Davis 45.611 General Electric
General Electric, located at 1531 Roanoke Boulevard in Salem.
Davis 45.61 General Electric
General Electric, located at 1531 Roanoke Boulevard in Salem.
Davis 45.53 Cook Electric Sign
Cook Electric Sign atop AEP plant, formerly located at Walnut Avenue and 3rd Street.
Davis 45.52 Levi Witt Carriage & Wagon
Levi Witt Carriage & Wagon Works, formerly located at 10 Kirk Avenue.
Davis 45.51 Virginia Bridge Company
"Panorama" of Virginia Bridge Company shops and yard.
Davis 45.31 Strietmann Biscuit
Strietmann Biscuit Company, formerly located at 1600 S. Jefferson Street.