Virginia Room Digital Collection

Welcome!

The Virginia Room Digital Collection includes photographs, oral histories, books, pamphlets and finding aids to items in the Virginia Room. Continue to check back for new additions.

Browse Items (24 total)

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.

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. …

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.

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. …

Spring at Cave Spring.

"Water works, Roanoke, Virginia."

"Crystal Springs Reservoir, Roanoke, Virginia."

"Crystal Spring Reservoir, Roanoke, Virginia."

"Crystal Spring Reservoir. Just below Crystal Spring, the Roanoke Gas and Water Company have built a fine reservoir of concrete, about 225 by 175 by 20 feet in size; it is surrounded by an iron fence and adorned with an artistic fountain. Roanoke is…

"Crystal Spring, Roanoke, Virginia."

"Crystal Springs, Roanoke, Virginia."

"Crystal Springs, Roanoke, Virginia."

A one story brick building, composition roof, open interior finish, concrete and wood floors, electric lighting; fire resistive addition. Building in good condition. Occupancy: Steam reciprocating pumps and boilers. Valuation: The sound value of…

A view of the grounds and guest cottages at Craig Healing Springs.

The Salem Cottage at Craig Healing Springs.

J.W. Ould Cottage at Craig Healing Springs.

Guests in the swimming pool at Craig Healing Springs.

Entrance gate at Craig Healing Springs.

The central office at Craig Healing Springs.

View of the spring once located in Weaver Heights Park.

View of two men standing beside Watts Springs.

Guests play cards at Craig Healing Springs

An unidentified group poses in front of the spring house at Craig Healing Springs.

A chef prepares biscuits in the Craig Healing Springs kitchen.
Output Formats

atom, dc-rdf, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2