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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Guide to the Marsteller Corporation Records Collection
description: 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 (surnames A-J). It is important to note that the year in which a marker was ordered does not necessarily indicate year of death. In many cases, markers were ordered years after an individual passed. Orders often contain the following information: • Name of decedent • Date of birth • Date of death • Burial location • Cost of marker • Name and address of the individual who ordered the marker Many orders contain more than one marker. In some cases, orders contain information regarding military service and familial relationships to the decedent. The earliest known date of birth contained in this collection is 1754. The latest date of death is 1960. While the majority of records contain complete dates of birth and death, in some cases this information was not known or provided at the time the marker was ordered. Unknown dates are indicated in the container list by NG (not given) in the appropriate column. The records are physically arranged first chronologically by order year and then alphabetically by surname. In cases where orders contain more than one surname, they are filed under the surname used by the Marsteller Corporation. For example, the surnames ‘Smith’ and ‘Adams’ appear on the same order, but they are filed under ‘Adams’; the container list indicates in which box and folder the information can be located. With the exception of two bound volumes, 1911-1914 and 1917-1919, records consist of loose pages. In an effort to better preserve the records, loose pages were removed from post-bindings and arranged as they were kept by the Marsteller Corporation in folders.
creator: Roanoke Public Libraries
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
format: pdf
type: Text

Oral History Interview with Michael Blankenship
description: Oral History Interview with Michael Blankenship Interviewer: Monica Taft Interviewee: Michael Blankenship Date: 21 February 2020 Location: Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 301 Patton Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia Total Duration: 75:38 Transcription prepared by: Monica Taft, Kayla Coursey, and Thomas Ziegenmeyer. Note: Transcription and audio must be accessed on site in the Virginia Room.
creator: Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 21 February 2020
contributor: Michael Blankenship, Monica Taft, Kayla Coursey, Thomas Ziegenmeyer
rights: All Rights Reserved.
format: mp3
type: Sound

Oral History Interview with Ashley Rhame
description: 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, Saja Alexander, and Sophia Morales
creator: Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 23 February 2020
contributor: Ashley Rhame, Julian Edwards, Saja Alexander, Sophia Morales
format: mp3
type: Sound

Oral History Interview with Joe Cobb
description: 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 Lawhorn, Buck Parrott, and Eve Allen.
creator: Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 21 February 2020
contributor: Joe Cobb, Eve Allen, Miranda Lawhorn, Buck Parrott.
format: mp3
type: Sound

Oral History Interview with Nathaniel Preston
description: 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 Doherty, Cara Totten, Sebastian Harlow, and Kerensa McElrath
creator: Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 22 February 2020
contributor: Nathaniel Preston, Cody Doherty, Cara Totten, Sebastian Harlow, Kerensa McElrath.
format: mp3
type: Sound

GB135
description: Rev. Lylburn L. Downing of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB130
description: Millie Paxton.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB128
description: St. Gerard’s Catholic Church.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB127
description: St. John’s AME Zion Church.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB124
description: Group portrait
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB123
description: Group of children participating in a pageant or play.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB122
description: Group of children sitting in a room.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB121
description: Geneva Ford, library staff member, at the Gainsboro Library.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB120.1
description: Children posing in front of a Book Week display at the Gainsboro Library.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB120
description: Children posing in front of a Book Week display at the Gainsboro Library.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB119
description: Mother and infant at the Gainsboro Library.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB118
description: Children working on a project at the Gainsboro Library.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB117
description: Children reading books at the Gainsboro Library.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB116
description: Young man reaching for a book at the Gainsboro Library
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB115
description: Gainsboro Library display with Virginia Y. Lee.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB114
description: Library display at the Gainsboro Library.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB113
description: Virginia Y. Lee at the Gainsboro Library.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB112.1
description: Gainsboro Library, interior.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB112
description: Gainsboro Library, interior.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB111
description: Gainsboro Library, interior, child sitting at a table.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB110.2
description: Gainsboro Library, interior, with children.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB110.1
description: Gainsboro Library, interior, with children.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB110
description: Gainsboro Library, interior, with children.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB109
description: Gainsboro Library, interior. Virginia Y. Lee, center.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB108
description: Gainsboro Library, interior, with a group of library patrons. YMCA location.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB107
description: Group of children in front of the Gainsboro Library.
creator: Reeves Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB106
description: Children dressed in costume in front of the Gainsboro Library.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB105
description: Gainsboro Library, exterior, with a children’s class.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB104.1
description: Economy Shoe Repair on Henry Street.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB104
description: Economy Shoe Repair on Henry Street. Shop owner Earnest O. Greene.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB103
description: Unidentified group photograph of men at a table.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB102
description: Unidentified group photograph of women.
creator: Lawson L. Reeves
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB101
description: Unidentified group photograph at night.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB100
description: Group of women in formal attire in front of a stage with instruments.
creator: Lawson L. Reeves
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB99
description: Gainsboro School First Grade Class 1946. Teacher Mattie Bell Morris (back row).
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1946
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB98
description: 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 right, Mr. Fulton (Addison High).
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Fall 1953
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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coverage: Gainsboro

GB97
description: 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.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB96
description: Ella F. Bowden, First Librarian of the Gainsboro Library, 1921-1923.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB95
description: Rev. Arthur L. James, First Baptist Church.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB94.6
description: Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1955
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB94.5
description: Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1955
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB94.4
description: Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1955
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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coverage: Gainsboro

GB94.3
description: Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1955
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB94.2
description: Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1955
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro
title: GB94.1

GB94
description: Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1955
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB93
description: Order of the Eastern Star group photograph.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB91
description: Order of the Eastern Star group photograph in front of the Allegany-Dunbar Freemason’s Prince Hall.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB87
description: Ebenezer A. M. E. Church.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB81
description: Virginia Y. Lee at the Gainsboro Library.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB80.1
description: 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
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB80
description: Gainsboro Library when it was located in the old Odd Fellows/YMCA Building. Gainsboro Reading Club
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB79
description: Virginia Y. Lee and unidentified woman in front of the Gainsboro Library.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB78
description: Woman’s Professional & Business Club.
creator: Sonny "Bay" Hale
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB77.1
description: Unidentified group photograph in front of a transformer station.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB77
description: Unidentified group photograph in front of a transformer station.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB75
description: Unidentified man playing piano and unidentified woman singing. Far right: Mr. Dowe and third from right: Rev. Edwards.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB74
description: Rev. Douglas and unidentified woman.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB73.1
description: Bishop L. E. Willis and Shadrack Brown Jr.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB73
description: Bishop L. E. Willis, Wilbert McNair, Shadrack Brown Jr., Samuel Wade, and Norton B. Wilder.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB72.3
description: First Baptist Church of Gainsboro. Dr. Noel C. Taylor.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB72.1
description: First Baptist Church Gainsboro. Rev. Charles Green.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB72
description: First Baptist Church of Gainsboro. Roy Williams.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB71
description: Dinner at the Hunton Branch YMCA, Gainsboro Road. Circa late 1930’s or Early 1940’s.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB41
description: Group photograph.. Dr. Harry Penn, back row, first from left.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB40
description: Large group at a long table. Dr. Harry Penn, second from right, back row, plaid suit.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB39
description: Left to right: John Claytor III, Sandra Elizabeth Claytor Peery, John B. Claytor Jr., and Ruth Williams Claytor. “Easter 1969.”
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB37
description: Group photograph with Ruth Claytor (in light colored coat) in front of Canada’s Ice Cream on Henry Street.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB36
description: Dr. Elwood D. Downing, front far left, and an unidentified group of men.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB35
description: Dr. John B. Claytor Jr.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB28
description: Virginia Y. Lee and unknown woman.
creator: Sonny Hale
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB22
description: Group photograph with Atwood’s Capitol View Tours bus.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB14
description: Girls’ athletics group and spectators.
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

GB05
description: Aladdin Temple #34 on parade, Patton Avenue in front of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church.. “Miss Bertha White, Ill. Commandress, Roanoke, VA.”
creator: Steve Brody
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
coverage: Gainsboro

A Guide to the Gainsboro Library Records Collection
description: 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.
creator: Virginia Dare Young Lee and Caralene (Carla) Levern Mathis Lewis
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries

A Guide to the David H. Steinberg Streetcar Manuscripts
description: 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 was begun November 8, 1983. the donation was received at the Virginia Room on December 29, 1999.
creator: Roanoke Public Libraries
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
format: pdf
type: Text

Ruffner Rock 1977
subject: William Ruffner Middle School
description: The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School
creator: William Ruffner Middle School
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1977
type: Text

Oral History Interview with Myer S. Reed
description: 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
creator: Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 21 October 2019
contributor: Myer S. Reed; G.S. Rosenthal, Megan Reynolds; Kierra Burda
rights: All rights reserved.
format: mp3
type: Sound

Oral History Interview with Amanda Ervin
description: 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
creator: Salvation Army; Roanoke College Public History Program
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 2 October 2019
contributor: Amanda Ervin; Vanessa Dotson; Miu Iwasaki; Kierra Burda
rights: All rights reserved.
format: mp3
type: Sound

Oral History Interview with Nicole
description: 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
creator: Salvation Army; Roanoke College Public History Program
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 7 October 2019
contributor: Shannon Baker; Paul Martin
rights: All rights reserved.
format: mp3
type: Sound

Oral History Interview with J
description: 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
creator: Salvation Army; Roanoke College Public History Program
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 25 October 2019
contributor: Samantha Meyer; Liz Lee; Megan Reynolds
rights: All rights reserved.
format: mp3
type: Sound

Oral History Interview with ShaNeika Mitchell-Peters
description: 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
creator: Salvation Army; Roanoke College Public History Program
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 9 October 2019
contributor: ShaNeika Mitchell-Peters; Grace Priddy; Garrett Channell, Rebecca Smith
rights: All rights reserved.
format: mp3
type: Sound

RNRV54 RC Baseball
description: Roanoke College baseball team.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV53 RC Football
description: Roanoke College football team.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1910
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV52 Daughters of Liberty
description: Women on a Daughters of Liberty float, likely for a Liberty Bonds parade.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1918
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV51 Henry McGuire
description: Henry P. McGuire stands in a J.L. Dishong fruit and vegetable wagon.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1910
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV50 Campbell Avenue
description: A streetcar travels along Campbell Avenue near the intersection with Jefferson Street. Terry Building visible at right.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1905
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV49 Burrell Memorial
description: 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 Institute, a school for boys located at 611 McDowell Avenue, in 1921. By the early 1950s, Burrell Memorial had outgrown this building and a new hospital was constructed in 1955 on the same site.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV48 Police Officers
description: Chief of Police W. J. Rigney (front passenger) with other unidentified police officers.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV47 Danmore Family
description: Mr. and Mrs. Danmore at their home at 413 3rd Street NW.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1910
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV46 Blackwell Grocery
description: J.E. Blackwell Grocery, formerly located at 4 Market Square.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1910
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV45 Campbell and Jefferson
description: A busy day at the intersection of Campbell Avenue and Jefferson Street. The Terry Building is visible in the background.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV44 Streetcar Conductors
description: Roanoke Railway & Electric streetcar conductors.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV42 N&W Baseball Team
description: Norfolk & Western baseball team.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1916
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV41 N&W Employees
description: Norfolk & Western employees in front of Norfolk & Western offices.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: November 1912
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image
title: RNRV40 Eagles Band
description: Eagles Band.
date: Circa 1920

RNRV39 Auto Tire Shop
description: Auto Tire Shop, formerly located at 501 2nd Street SW.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV38 Horse and Buggy
description: Horse and buggy in Downtown Roanoke.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Early 1900s
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV37 Roanoke Ice
description: Workers deliver ice for Roanoke Ice Corporation. Roanoke Ice Corportation began operations in 1913 after Consumer Ice Company and Griggs Packing Company.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV36 Enon Baptist
description: Group photo of members of Enon Baptist Church.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1910
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV35 Rockledge Inn
description: Rockledge Inn on Mill Mountain.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1907
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV34 High Street Baptist
description: Presentation of an auto to Reverend W. E. Lee, of High Street Baptist Church for the church’s 41st anniversary.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 25 September 1927
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV33 Crystal Spring
description: 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.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1910s
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV32 Mountain Park
description: Shooting gallery, The Thriller roller coaster, and bowling alley at Mountain Park.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1910s
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV31 W.J. Rigney
description: 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.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 25 December 1927
contributor: Beckner and Steele Families
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV30 Beckner Family
description: 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 Beckner. Others unidentified.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1928
contributor: Beckner and Steele Families
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV29 Alma Steele
description: At left is Alma Beckner Steele with two unidentified women.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1919
contributor: Beckner and Steele Families
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV28 Steele Family
description: 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.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1926
contributor: Beckner and Steele Families
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV27 Men in Park
description: Two unidentified men in a park.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1910s
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV26 Peach Orchard
description: Three unidentified men in a peach orchard,
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1910s
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV25 Country Drive
description: Three unidentified men and a little girl pose with a Mitchell automobile.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1918
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image
title: RNRV24 Wagon
description: Wagon pulled by oxen travels through an unidentified residential neighborhood.
date: Circa 1910s
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

RNRV23 Views
description: Looking north from South Roanoke toward Downtown. Tinker Mountain is visible in the background.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV22 Mountain Park
description: Dance Pavilion and The Thriller roller coaster in Mountain Park.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1910s
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV21 Market Street
description: Farmer in wagon pulled by oxen on Market Street.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1910s
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV20 City Market
description: Customers peruse the City Market.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1910s
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV19 Mountain Park
description: Popcorn stand at Mountain Park. Lillie Solleday on right.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1910s
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV18 Mountain Park
description: Check Room and Snack Stand in Mountain Park.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1910s
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV17 Confederate Veterans
description: Parade participants for Confederate veterans ride a float through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: September 1913
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV16 Confederate Veterans
description: Confederate veterans parade through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: September 1913
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV15 Confederate Veterans
description: Confederate veterans parade through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: September 1913
contributor: Robert Stauffer
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image
title: RNRV14 Vest Furniture
description: Vest Furniture Company, formerly located at 109 Campbell Avenue SW. Sid Vest, owner, is pictured in white shirt.
date: 7 July 1919
contributor: Sandy Webster

RNRV13 VFW Banquet
description: Professor Charles Rowe and his Rhythm Boys perform for a Veterans of Foreign Wars banquet at the Hotel Roanoke.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: June 1926
contributor: Family of Charles Rowe
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV12 John Gibson Davis
description: Dr. John Gibson Davis.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1885
contributor: Family of Dr. Robert E. Paine, Jr.
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV11 Edith Paine
description: Edith Davis Paine holds an air rifle at the Davis home on Salem Avenue.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
contributor: Family of Dr. Robert E. Paine, Jr.
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV10 Davis Family
description: Zora and Dr. John G. Davis and children with longtime housekeeper, Vivvie.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1929
contributor: Family of Dr. Robert E. Paine, Jr.
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV9 Ruth and Edith
description: Ruth Mason (left) and Edith Davis Paine.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920s
contributor: Family of Dr. Robert E. Paine, Jr.
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV8 Paine Family
description: William Henry and Rosa Proffit Paine with children Helen and Robert Edward.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1890s
contributor: Family of Dr. Robert E. Paine, Jr.
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV6 Davis Men
description: Dr. John Gibson Davis (2nd from right) with his sons Hal, Algie, Fred, John Jr., and Paul. Dr. Davis' sons also became doctors.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1929
contributor: Family of Dr. Robert E. Paine, Jr.
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV5 Davis Children
description: Paul, Edith, and Frangie Davis with Frank the horse at Davis home on Salem Avenue.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1900
contributor: Family of Dr. Robert E. Paine, Jr.
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV4 Paul Davis
description: 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.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1918
contributor: Family of Dr. Robert E. Paine, Jr.
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV2 McAfee Knob
description: 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.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1900
contributor: Kathy Tucker
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

RNRV1 Appalachian Power
description: 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.
creator: unknown
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 27 April 1927
contributor: Kenneth A. Stockton
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Digital Photograph
type: Still Image

The Addisonion 1962
subject: Lucy Addison High School
description: The Addisonian was the annual for Lucy Addison High School.
creator: Lucy Addison High School
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1962
format: pdf
type: Text

A Guide to the Junior League of the Roanoke Valley Records Collection
description: 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 projects, programs, scrapbooks, photographs, yearbooks, and artifacts such as awards and plaques. While some items date to the 1928 creation of the League, the bulk of materials range from the 1960s through the 2010s. In some cases depending upon condition, scrapbooks were photocopied or dismantled to preserve the contents; others were left intact. Containers housing numerous photographic slides were maintained as they were received. Numerous loose photographs were sleeved based on date of creation or where possible, grouped according to the event depicted.
creator: Roanoke Public Libraries
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
format: pdf
type: Text

A Guide to the Virginia Cooper Papers
subject: Genealogy
description: 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 information relating to the families of their wives with surnames Weissenburger, Baldwin, Petty, Garwood and Watkins. Additional Farises are documented in census, deeds, land grants, tax lists, wills, vital and court records from Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Fluvanna, Franklin, Goochland, Halifax and Henry counties.
creator: Virginia Cooper
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
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type: Text

Slavery as America’s Peculiar Institution: An Economic, Social Psychology and Value Relative Analysis
description: This presentation was given as part of the Kegley Lecture Series at the Historical Society of Western Virginia by Dr. Reginald Shareef.
creator: Historical Society of Western Virginia
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 24 September 2019
contributor: Historical Society of Western Virginia
rights: All rights reserved by the Historical Society of Western Virginia.
format: mp4
type: Moving Image

CS 101
description: Freemasons
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Library
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 072.4
description: Willaim Bernard Robertson (far right), Elsie Scott standing.
creator: Clark Studio
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CS 072.3
description: Unknown woman speaking. Elsie Scott standing
creator: Clark Studio
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CS 072.1
description: A. Byron Smith
creator: Clark Studio
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CS 019.1
description: William D. Coleman, principal of Loudon Elementary School.
creator: Clark Studio
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CS 017.1
description: Sallye Coleman
creator: Clark Studio
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CS 200.1
description: Debutante Ball
creator: Clark Studio
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CS 199
description: Dr. Walter S. Claytor and Nurse Daisy Schley pictured with a patient
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1940's
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 197
description: Reverend Robert James Jr. and his family. His wife Bernice is pictured center with the Reverend to her right.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 196.1
description: Tracy Broady is 5th girl from left.
creator: Clark Studio
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CS 195
description: Unknown assembly audience
creator: Clark Studio
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CS 194
description: First Baptist Church
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 193
description: Unknown makeup artist, possibly at the Booker T. Washington Trade School.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 192
description: Pictured: Mr. J. Lovelle Taylor (Freemason)
creator: Clark Studio
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CS 191
description: 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)
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 188
description: Unknown school play, possibly on American history
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 185
description: Downing family portrait. Dr. Ellwood Downing pictured center-right and his wife Della Downing pictured center-left
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 184
description: Della Downing pictured on the left side, second from the back
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 182
description: Church service.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 181
description: 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 Dillard, Clarence Robinson, David Dunnaville St., Joseph Fuller.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 180
description: Ruth Lash pictured on the left, in front of Harrison School
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 177
description: Unknown group portrait outside a Piedmont Airlines plane, A. Byron Smith is man in middle.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 176
description: 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 only woman pictured.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 171
description: Unknown female’s exchange of an envelope
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 170
description: 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)
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 168
description: High Street Baptist Church event. Man with white shirt and black bowtie is Dr. Frederick G. Sampson
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 166
description: Unknown audience, man in second row, middle, center, sitting alone is either Tony or Terry Atwater.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 045.2
description: Possible debutante portrait. Envelope: Ms. Ida Kerne
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 165
description: Picture made at YMCA Gainsboro Rd. and Patton Ave. Heller Kindergarten.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1940
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 164
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 163
description: Unknown group portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 162.1
description: 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 Williams, William Sherman, obscured, Bill Darney, Curtis.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 161
description: Classroom portrait. Ronnie Jordan (?) pictured top left by the door
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 160
description: Classroom portrait. Ruth Anderson identified top left by the tree. Ms. Taylor, the teacher, identified in the center of the second row
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 159
description: Unknown group portrait, possibly Sunday school or another church-related event
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 158
description: Alphas Sorority and Fraternity pictured in front of St. Andrews Catholic Church
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 150
description: Unknown textile factory workers
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 144.2
description: Debutante Ball
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 144.1
description: Debutante Ball
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 143
description: Heller Kindergarten portrait made behind the Gainsboro Library during the May Day festival
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 142
description: Unknown church service
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 141.1
description: 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, rest unidentified except for Ms. Pullen on the far right
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 140.1
description: 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
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 139
description: 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
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 137
description: Same church as CS 136, possibly a pageant.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: December 1975
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 136.2
description: High Street Baptist Church event. February 1976. Deacon William Whitaker.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: February 1976
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 135
description: Portrait of Joseph Fuller Jr
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 134.4
description: 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 6 unidentified, Janice Huff-Woods, Thomas Woods, unidentified. Envelope: Greater Mount Zion Church
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 133.1
description: 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 (left to right): Rolanda Snydor Moore, unidentified, Glenice Coltman, Deane. Third row: unidentified, Winifred Carter, Lois Davis. Fourth row: Morrison, rest unidentified
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 130
description: Group portrait. From left to right: Patricia Waller, Ruth Anderson, Edna Prunty, Delia or Leila Bryant, unidentified, Fulford, unidentified, Maxine Thomas, unidentified, Mrs. Broady
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 129.1
description: Unknown group portrait, possibly a sorority
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 128.1
description: Debutante Ball
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 127
description: 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. Tom Payne
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1928-1930
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 126.1
description: 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 Bolen, unidentified, George Coleman, Rev. Burton, Andrew Brown. Back row (left to right): first 3 unidentified, Frank Penn or Dunnaville, rest unidentified.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 125.2
description: Front row (left to right)--A. Byron Smith, wife, Miriam, Lessie Polk, Raymond Polk
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 125.1
description: A. Byron Smith and wife, Miriam (from left, seated), Deacon Hanks (man standing to the right with gray hair).
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 123.1
description: Dr. J.H. Roberts and his wife pictured at Christmastime
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 122.12
description: Gathering for Hunton Crew INC.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 122.7
description: Gathering for Hunton Crew INC.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 122.6
description: 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
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 122.5
description: Gathering for Hunton Crew INC.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 122.2
description: Gathering for Hunton Crew INC.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 121.4
description: Hunton Life Saving Crew
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
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CS 120.1
description: 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 unidentified
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 118
description: Unknown portrait of two working females, possibly waitresses
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 114
description: Envelope: Rev. Horatio Edwards
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 113
description: Award reception. Envelope: Mary Rayford, Audrey Wheaton’s Mom
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 112.4
description: Pictured: Far left: Elmer Thomas. Far right: Maxine Thomas, Carolyn Law and Curtis Parker center.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 112.3
description: Debutante portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 112.2
description: Debutante portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 112.1
description: Debutante portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 111
description: Colonial Stores storefront
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 108.2
description: Unknown male walking in an aisle past an audience, possibly a debutante escort
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 106
description: Debutante ball
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 105
description: Freemasons. Herbert Shovley identified in the front row on the far lefthand side
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 104
description: Unknown group portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 103
description: Unknown ceremony or an award reception
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 102
description: 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 (left to right): Gertrude Claytor, next 3 unidentified, Foy?, Kitty Board Charlton, next 2 unidentified, Altha Dowe, Delores Johns?, Elaine Davis Stovall, Joan Coles, next 3 unidentified, Margaret Thompson, Althea Gravely Polk, Delia Bryant (or Lelia)
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 100
description: Group portrait not identified.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 099.3
description: 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 Ruth Anderson, unidentified, Harrison or Anna Johnson, unidentified, Audrey Wheaton or Whitlock.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 098
description: Unknown banquet. Located in the Ballroom of the Hotel Roanoke. Circa 1960s.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1960s
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 097
description: Atwood’s capital view tour with unknown members of the Booker T. Washington Trade School
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 093.2
description: Unknown award recognition
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 093.1
description: Unknown award recognition
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
identifier: CS 093.1

CS 092.2
description: Unknown children’s meal, possibly at Hunton YMCA Daycare
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
identifier: CS 092.2

CS 092.1
description: Unknown children’s meal, possibly at Hunton YMCA Daycare
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 091.5
description: Group portrait. From left to right: Nona Harris, Bessie Coles, Helen or Halle or Hall, unidentified, unidentified, Becky Hale
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 090.4
description: 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
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 087.4
description: 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
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 087.2
description: Group portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 086
description: Shriners group portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 085.5
description: Shriners group portrait. Envelope: Prints of groups made at Lodge Hall and YMCA
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 085.4
description: Shriners group portrait. Envelope: Prints of groups made at Lodge Hall and YMCA
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 085.1
description: Shriners group portrait. Envelope: Prints of groups made at Lodge Hall and YMCA
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 084.4
description: Dr. Noel C. Taylor pictured left, Dr. Maynard H. Law pictured center.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 084.3
description: Dr. Maynard H. Law pictured left of the podium and Rev. Wright pictured at the podium.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 084.2
description: Dr. Maynard H. Law pictured right.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 084.1
description: Dr. Noel C. Taylor pictured.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 082
description: Unknown children’s church choir performance
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 081.6
description: Interior of First Baptist Church. Envelope: Rev. Edwards
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 081.5
description: Interior of First Baptist Church.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 081.4
description: Interior of First Baptist Church.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 081.3
description: Interior of First Baptist Church.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 081.2
description: Interior of First Baptist Church.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 081.1
description: Interior of First Baptist Church. Noel C Taylor pictured
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 080.20
description: Unknown pageant. Interior of First Baptist Church.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 080.17
description: Unknown pageant. Interior of First Baptist Church.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 080.9
description: Unknown pageant. Interior of First Baptist Church.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 080.6
description: Unknown pageant. Interior of First Baptist Church.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 080.5
description: Unknown pageant. Interior of First Baptist Church.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 078.2
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 078.1
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 077.2
description: Unknown assembly, possibly debutant
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 077.1
description: Unknown assembly, possibly debutant
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 076.5
description: Unknown classroom portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 075.10
description: 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, unidentified, Ethal Holland, Brown, next 4 unidentified. Back row (left to right): first 3 unidentified, Howard Terry, next 4 unidentified, William Keene.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 075.3
description: 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 right): Broady, Helen Terry, Ethal Holland, Elsie Scott, unidentified, Marilyn Curtis, unidentified, Brown, unidentified. Back row (left to right): unidentified, Howard Terry, unidentified, Duniville, unidentified, William Keene.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 071.1
description: 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
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.19
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.18
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.17
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.16
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.15
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.14
description: Unknown conference
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.13
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.10
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.7
description: Left: George Harris, Center: unidentified, Right: Lawrence Hunter
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.4
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.2
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 070.1
description: Unknown banquet
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 069.1
description: Unknown school play or student performance
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 068.1
description: Unknown school choir performance
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 067.3
description: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Ceremony
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 066.6
description: Unknown group portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 067.2
description: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Ceremony
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 066.4
description: Unknown group portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 062.3
description: Unknown freemason portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 062.2
description: Unknown freemason portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 062.1
description: Unknown freemason portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 060.3
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 060.2
description: Unknown event
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 060.1
description: Unknown event
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 058.5
description: 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
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 057.6
description: Harrison Elementary School faculty Halloween costume portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1962
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 057.5
description: Harrison Elementary School costume party. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on top shelf.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1962
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 057.4
description: Harrison Elementary School costume party
creator: Clark studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1962
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 057.1
description: Harrison Elementary School. Left: Maxine Foutz Thomas (?). Center: Marionette Shaw Sprouve. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on top shelf.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1962
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 056.5
description: Sorority event
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 056.4
description: Sorority event
creator: Clark studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 056.1
description: 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 Carpenter, Beverly Carter, Ioa Kerns, Shirley Patterson. Mattie Cooper, Lena Kasey, Maxine Motley, Brenda Mitchell
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 055.2
description: Unknown banquet portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of the Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 055.1
description: Unknown banquet portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 054.5
description: Recognition ceremony at Burrell Hospital. Pictured: Dr. George Moore shaking Dr. Henry Penn's hand and Attorney Lawrence speaking at the podium
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 054.1
description: Recognition ceremony at Burell Hospital.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 053.2
description: Downing family portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 046
description: 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 Bolden, unknown, Martha Sae Smith (teacher), Dorothy Charles Curtis
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 026.3
description: Unknown portrait of a woman. Clothed in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 026.2
description: Unknown portrait of a woman. Clothed in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 026.1
description: Unknown portrait of a woman. Clothed in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.
creator: Clark studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 007.2
description: Unknown neighborhood portrait
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 014
description: Salem Baptist Church service.
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 007.1
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

CS 001.3
description: 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), Lois Davis (second from right), Clarissa Caldwell (first from right). Back Row: R. Lewis (second from left), Dorothy Green (eighth from left), Pearl ?, teacher (sixth from right), Dr. L. C. Downing (fifth from right), Gertrude Preston (first from right).
creator: Clark Studio
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1957
contributor: Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 33, Number 4 Supplement
subject: Botetourt County Death Records, Sprowl-Zollman
description: Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
creator: Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Fall 2009
format: Periodical
type: Text

Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 33, Number 4
subject: Botetourt County Death Records, Muse-Sprinkle
description: Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
creator: Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Fall 2009
format: Periodical
type: Text

Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 33, Number 3
subject: Mysterious Death in Covington: Agnes Pharr; Company F, 2nd Regiment, Virginia Reserves; William Mowles Family Bible records; James Fletcher Board, Jr. Family Bible records; Ernest Clifton Jennings Family Bible records; Two Centuries of Bedford County School Days; Botetourt County Death Records, Moseley-Murray.
description: Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
creator: Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Summer 2009
format: Periodical
type: Text

Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 33, Number 2
subject: Norman Eddie Marshall Family Records; Rev. Peter Vest Marriage Reocrds, Floyd County, 1881-1917; John Meador Deed Records, Franklin County; Botetourt County Death Records, Malow- Morrison.
description: Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
creator: Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Spring 2009
format: Periodical
type: Text

Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 33, Number 1
subject: Reminiscences of a Confederate Soldier of Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry (R.H. Peck), Chapters 3 & 4; Norfolk & Western Veterans Association, Colored Division Program 1933; Botetourt County Death Records, McClure-Malory.
description: Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
creator: Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Winter 2009
format: Periodical
type: Text

Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 32, Number 4
subject: Reminiscences of a Confederate Soldier of Company C, 2nd Virginia Cavalry (R.H. Peck) Chapters 1 & 2; Botetourt County Death Records, Linkenhoker-MCClure.
description: Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
creator: Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Fall 2008
format: Periodical
type: Text

Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 32, Number 3
subject: Calvin Shank Blackwell; The Woolridge Family of Rockbridge County; Botetourt County Death Records, Lantern-Linkenhoker.
description: Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
creator: Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Summer 2008
format: Periodical
type: Text

Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 32, Number 2
subject: Belmont School Days; Springwood Burial Park Cemetery Survey; 1800 Tax List of Bedford County; Botetourt County Death Records, Kessler-Lankford.
description: Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
creator: Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Spring 2008
format: Periodical
type: Text

Virginia Appalachian Notes, Volume 32, Number 1
subject: William Mead of Bedford County; Records of Coffin Marker Marion Thomas Hall of Floyd County; Patsey Blankenship Daughter of Hillery of Giles County; John Talbert Morgan; Botetourt County Death Records, Huffman-Kesler.
description: Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
creator: Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Winter 2008
format: Periodical
type: Text

A Guide to the Glenna Garner Collection
subject: Genealogy
description: 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 Garner’s own genealogical research. The research is focused on primarily the following surnames: Akers, Garnand, Kefauver, Marken, Murray, Robertson, and Tilley. Garner often cites the sources for the information she gathered while researching her family history. Series II consists of records compiled by Garner, largely of cemetery surveys, but also deaths recorded in area funeral homes, and vital records attained from courthouses. In addition, there is an index of over four thousand obituaries from the Roanoke Times and The Roanoke World-News. The index was created from clippings Garner had collected over time with dates ranging from 1938 through 2010. While the original clippings were not retained, the obituaries can be retrieved from microfilm in the Virginia Room. Items in folders are maintained in the order in which they were compiled by Garner.
creator: Roanoke Public Libraries
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
format: pdf
type: Text

FE305 Roanoke Country Club
description: Greens and fairways at Roanoke Country Club. The clubhouse is just visible in the background.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE304 Observation Tower
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1912
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE303 Prospect Road
description: 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 Park.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE302 Melrose Baseball
description: Melrose Athletic Club baseball team and mascot.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1905
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE301 Market Square
description: In the days before trucks were ubiquitous, farmers brought their goods to the City Market in buckboards, carts, and Conestoga wagons.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1917
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE300 Roanoke Auditorium
description: 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 civic center until destroyed by fire in 1957.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE299 Buena Vista
description: Buena Vista was contructed by Colonel George P. Tayloe around 1840.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE298 Coulter Building
description: Built in 1926, the Coulter Building is located at 601 S. Jefferson Street.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE297 Jackson Ferry Shot Tower
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE296 McGuire Building
description: The McGuire Building and Market Square.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1941
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE295 Peoples Bank
description: People's Bank building located at 201 S. Pollard Street in Vinton.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1912
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE294 Shenandoah Building
description: The Shenandoah Building is located at 305 1st Street.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE293 Jefferson Apartments
description: The Jefferson Apartments, formerly located at 820 S. Jefferson Street. This view looks west on Mountain Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE292 Crystal Spring
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE291 School Administration
description: 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 Building annex.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1965
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE290 City Hotel
description: City Hotel was built in 1886 on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Salem Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1888
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE289 Medical Arts Building
description: Located at 30 Franklin Road, the Professional (or Medical) Arts Building was built in 1929.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE288 McBain Building
description: The McBain building, located at 34 Campbell Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE287 Roanoke High School
description: 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 Building annex.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1919
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE286 Roanoke Auditorium
description: 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 civic center until destroyed by fire in 1957.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE285 Colonial Bank Building
description: Colonial National Bank building, located at 202 S. Jefferson Street.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1928
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE284 Roanoke Lodge #197
description: Roanoke Lodge #197 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The lodge stood on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Franklin Road
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE283 Post Office
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE281 Phelps & Armistead
description: Phelps & Armistead Furniture, formerly located at 312 2nd Street SW. The building would later be occupied by Grand Piano.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE280 Hammond Printing
description: Hammond's Printing and Litho Works, formerly located on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Luck Avenue,
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE279 McBain Building
description: The McBain building, located at 34 Campbell Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE278 Prospect Road
description: 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 Park.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE277 Municipal Building
description: The Municipal Building at night.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE276 Municipal Building
description: The Municipal Building was built in 1915.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE275 Victory Stadium
description: Athletic field and grandstands at Victory Stadium. The stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE274 Victory Stadium
description: Athletic field and grandstands at Victory Stadium. The stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE273 Market Building
description: The Market Building appears largely unchanged today from when it was built in 1922.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1923
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE272 Ponce de Leon Hotel
description: 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 replaced with the current structure, known as the Crystal Tower, shortly thereafter.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE271 Roanoke Public Warehouse
description: Roanoke Public Warehouse was located at 403 Salem Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE270 Main Street
description: Aerial viewing showing Main Street in Salem near the intersection with Union Street and Academy Street.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1962
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE269 Roanoke Knitting Mills
description: Roanoke Knitting Mills began operations in 1903 at 306 Elm Avenue SE. It closed by 1909.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE268 Lorraine Apartments
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1935
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE267 Williamson Building
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1951
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE266 Lorraine Apartments
description: Shown under construction are the Lorraine Apartments, located at 1221 S. Jefferson Street.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1935
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE265 Mill Mountain
description: A view of Mill Mountain showing a relatively undeveloped foreground.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1910
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE263 Day & Night Bank
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1924
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE261 Christ Episcopal
description: Christ Episcopal Church, located at 1101 Franklin Road SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE260 Jefferson Street
description: Looking north on Jefferson Street from the 300 block.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE258 Jefferson Street
description: Looking south on Jefferson Street from Salem Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE257 Lee Junior High
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE256 Stone Printing
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE255 Jefferson Hospital
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE250 Police Car
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1913
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE241 Blue Ridge Springs
description: 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. The hotel burned in 1936.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1924
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE239 Grandin Road
description: Looking northeast on Grandin Road at the intersection with Shirley Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1928
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE236 N&W Shops
description: Aerial view of Norfolk & Western east end shops.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: circa 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE226 Maiden Lane
description: Looking west from the 1900 block of Maiden Lane. The neighborhood is still under development at the time of this photograph.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE225b Maiden Lane
description: Looking east on the 2000 block of Maiden Lane SW. The neighborhood is still under development at the time this photograph was taken.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image
title: FE225a Westover Avenue
description: Looking east on the 2000 block of Westover Avenue SW. The neighborhood is still under development at the time of this photograph.

FE224 Grandin Road
description: Looking south on Grandin Road from the 1700 block.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE222 Primitive Dentistry
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1890s
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE214 Campbell Avenue
description: Looking west on Campbell Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE211 Witten-Martin Furniture
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE208 Crockett Springs
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE206 Mountain Lake
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE205 Police Switchboard
description: Switchboard at Police headquarters. Sargeant Dick Arnold uses the phone as motorcycle officer John Lemon looks on.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE203 Virginia College
description: The Virginia College for Young Women was located in the South Roanoke neighborhood at the end of Rosalind Avenue. The college closed in 1933.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE202 Blue Ridge Springs
description: 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. The hotel burned in 1936.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE201 State & City Building
description: State & City Building, located at 102 Campbell Avenue SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1928
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE200 WDBJ Radio
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE199 Terra Alta
description: "Terra Alta" located at 1348 Prospect Road SE.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE198 Mountain Trust Bank
description: The temporary quarters of Mountain Trust Bank, formerly located at 34 W. Church Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE196 Roanoke Baseball
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1905
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE195 Campbell Avenue
description: Lyle's Drugstore occupied the right half of this building, located at 101 Campbell Avenue SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1890
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE189 Fenton China
description: Fenton China and House Furniture, formerly located at 306 S. Jefferson Street.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1926
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE188 Burrell Memorial
description: 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 Avenue, in 1921. By the early 1950s, Burrell Memorial had outgrown this building and a new hospital was constructed in 1955 on the same site.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE185 Campbell Avenue
description: Looking east from the 100 block of Campbell Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1945
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE182 Jefferson Street
description: Looking south on Jefferson Street from the Colonial Bank building.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE178 Elmwood Park
description: A scene in Elmwood Park.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE175 Roanoke High School
description: 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 Building annex.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE171 Roanoke Photo Finishing
description: An interior view of Roanoke Photo Finishing Company with George Davis behind counter.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1910
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE162 N&W General Offices
description: 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 Avenue where the present "old" general offices are located. The building was destroyed by fire on January 4, 1896.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1890
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE159 Mountain View
description: 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. It is located at 714 13th Street SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE157 Ole Monterey
description: Built in 1920, Ole Monterey Golf Course is the second oldest golf course in the City of Roanoke.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE156 Crystal Spring Laundry
description: Crystal Spring Laundry was located at 720 Franklin Road SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1945
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE153 Roanoke Country Club
description: Roanoke Country Club, located at 3360 Old Country Club Road NW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE151 Wasena Elementary
description: Wasena Elementary School is located at 1125 Sherwood Avenue SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE150 Jefferson High School
description: Originally constructed in 1922, Jefferson High School was Roanoke's largest high school for half a century.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE147 State & City Bank
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1928
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE146 Roanoke Hospital
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1902
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE144 Highland Park Elementary
description: Built in 1920, Highland Park Elementary School is located at 1212 5th Street SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE142 Roanoke Printing Company
description: Roanoke Printing Company occupies the Bolling Building, formerly located on the southwest corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE140 Stonewall Jackson Middle
description: Stonewall Jackson Middle School located at 1004 Montrose Avenue SE. The school's name was changed to John P. Fishwick Middle School in 2018.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1926
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE139 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: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1928
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE138 Jamison School
description: Jamison Elementary School was located on the southwest corner of Jamison Avenue and 14th Street SE. The school was built in 1916 and razed in 1975.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE137 Stonewall Jackson Middle
description: Stonewall Jackson Middle School located at 1004 Montrose Avenue SE shortly after completion. The school's name was changed to John P. Fishwick Middle School in 2018.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE136 Morningside Elementary
description: Morningside Elementary School, located at 1716 Wilson Street SE.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE131 Boggs & Havnaer
description: Boggs & Havnaer Laundry and Dry Cleaning supplies and equipment, formerly located at 912 3 1/2 Street SE.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1950
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE130 Morice Twine Mills
description: The Morice (formerly Roanoke) Twine Mill in Norwich. Built to house the Norwich Lock Company in 1891, the lock company was a short-lived enterprise. In 1901, the Roanoke Cotton Mill moved into the abandoned building.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE128 Sherwood Forest
description: Entrance to Sherwood Forest subdivision, located at Yellow Mountain Road and Nottingham Road.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE126 Harrison School
description: The Harrison School was completed in 1916. Two years later, the first high school classes for African American students began at Harrison School. Three students graduated in 1924, due largely to the persistence of Harrison's principal, Lucy Addison. The building is located at 523 Harrison Avenue, NW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1923
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE124 Commerce Street School
description: Commerce Street School, also called First Ward School, was located at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd (Commerce) Street. Built in 1890, it was razed in 1929 to make room for the post office.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1922
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE123 Ponce de Leon Hotel
description: The second Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE121 Belmont School
description: Belmont Elementary School was located on Dale Avenue in southeast Roanoke. The school was built in 1891 and remained in operation until 1974 when Fallon Park Elementary School was completed.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE120 N&W General Offices
description: Norfolk & Western General Offices, located at 8 N. Jefferson Street, replaced the old General Offices after they were destroyed by fire in 1896. This building would be used in this capacity until 1932 when the new office building was completed.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE117 Salvation Army Hotel
description: Salvation Army Hotel, formerly located at 201 2nd Street SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: December 1928
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE116 Roanoke Country Club
description: Roanoke Country Club, located at 3360 Old Country Club Road NW, shortly after completion of the clubhouse.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE112 First Presbyterian
description: First Presbyterian Church, located at 2101 Jefferson Street SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE111 Hancock-Clay
description: In the Coulter Building, the Hancock-Clay Company opened a department store in 1926. This interior view shows some of the dry goods and notions sold by Hancock-Clay. The firm became bankrupt in the early 1930s.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1926
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE109 Spanish-American Vets
description: Spanish-American War United States Veterans, Company G, 2nd Virginia Volunteers, Dewey Mess. Pictured are : H.H. Zink, E.M. Carr, Pat Sullivan, A.T. Day, F.M. Moore, C.W. Rolen, J.T. Donnelly, G.D. Black, J.L. Bonavita, G.W. Misel, R.L. Tremain, T.W. Trent, D.P. Bowman, "Sargeant Billy", C.P. Goggin, W.C. Cooper, and K.M. Zink.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1900
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE107 Roanoke Bankers
description: Group portrait of Roanoke bankers in front of the Terry Building.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1896
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE103 Natural Tunnel
description: Natural Tunnel in Scott County. The massive naturally formed cave is so large, it is used as a railroad tunnel.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE098 Pythian Castle
description: Groundbreaking for Pythian Castle Hall, Osceola Lodge No. 47 on Franklin Road. Shown are George Davis, Stuart A. Barbour, Frank N. Smith, and Charles D. Keffer.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE094 Old 97
description: The wreck of the "Old 97" was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the Fast Mail, while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903. Due to excessive speed in an attempt to maintain schedule, the train derailed at the Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia, where it careened off the side of the bridge, killing eleven on-board personnel and injuring seven others.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 28 September 1903
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE093 Mill Mountain
description: A view of Mill Mountain. Building in foreground was the Adams, Payne, Gleaves, Livery Stable No. 2. Abandoned by the time of this photograph, it is used to promote the purchase of war bonds.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE092 Neal Tavern
description: Armistead Neal tavern and boarding house was located on Shenandoah Avenue. For many years, it served the town of Big Lick as a hotel.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE091 Roanoke Country Club
description: Golf Course at Roanoke Country Club.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE090 Red Mens Band
description: Hiawatha Tribe Number 66, Red Men's Band at Hotel Roanoke.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 11 February 1898
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE089 Old 97
description: The wreck of the "Old 97" was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the Fast Mail, while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903. Due to excessive speed in an attempt to maintain schedule, the train derailed at the Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia, where it careened off the side of the bridge, killing eleven on-board personnel and injuring seven others.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 28 September 1903
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE088 Machine Works Band
description: Led by the Roanoke Machine Works band, the funeral procession of William Nolty winds slowly past "Brick Row" on E. Campbell Avenue. "Brick Row" was built as a low-rent housing area for mostly less skilled workers at Roanoke Machine Works. The buildings were demolished in 1918.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1896
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE086 Old 97
description: The wreck of the "Old 97" was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the Fast Mail, while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903. Due to excessive speed in an attempt to maintain schedule, the train derailed at the Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia, where it careened off the side of the bridge, killing eleven on-board personnel and injuring seven others.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 28 September 1903
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE085 Webster Brick
description: Webster Brick Company (now General Shale), located at 2351 Webster Road.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE084 Muse Family
description: Calvin and Harriet Muse stand with their sons, George and Willie, after the family is reunited in 1927. George and Willie's story is detailed in 'Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest' by Beth Macy.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE083 Natural Bridge Hotel
description: The original Natural Bridge Hotel. The hotel burned in 1963 and was replaced by the current hotel in 1964.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE082 Almshouse
description: The Almshouse or "poor house" was built in 1925. The building is now part of Virginia Western Community College.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE081 Carvins Cove
description: Waterfall at Carvins Cove.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE080 Poages Mill
description: Close-up view of Poage's Mill waterwheel on Back Creek.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE079 RHS Gymnasts
description: Roanoke High School gymnasts. Caption reads, "Winners Intermediate Gym Contest, '07-'08".
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1907-1908
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE077 City Market
description: A bustling Market Square.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1892
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE075 Alleghany Institute Students
description: Group portrait of students and faculty of the Alleghany Institute. Front row, left ot right: Ott Coleman, Jack Airheart, William ?; back row, left to right: B.S. Brooke, Eugene Turner, Ernest B. Fishburn, Billy Malone, D. Thomas Taylor, Romeo Speams, William Donaldson.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1887-1888
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE073 Jefferson High School
description: Jefferson High School
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE072 Jefferson Hospital
description: 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. The two-story porches no longer exist after one of several renovations to the hospital.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1935
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE071 Ponce de Leon Hotel
description: The second Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1932
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE069 Ponce de Leon Hotel
description: 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 replaced with the current structure, known as the Crystal Tower, shortly thereafter.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE068 Greene Memorial
description: Greene Memorial United Methodist Church at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd Street. In this photograph, a crowd is gathered to watch as the new La France Fire Engine was hauled to the corner to see if it could throw water as high as the steeple on Greene Memorial.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: December 1905
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE066 Observation Tower
description: The second observation tower once atop Mill Mountain. The first observation tower was destroyed in a wind storm in 1914. This tower replaced it until 1936, when it was destroyed by fire. George Davis at left.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1920
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE065 WDBJ
description: WDBJ station at its third location on the corner of Colonial Avenue and Brandon Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1961
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE064 View from Mill Mountain
description: A view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain with the Riverland neighborhood in the foreground.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE062 Natural Bridge Hotel
description: The original Natural Bridge Hotel. The hotel burned in 1963 and was replaced by the current hotel in 1964.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE061 UCT Carnival
description: Spectators watch the highwire act, part of the Order of United Commercial Travelers of American carnival.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1900
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE058 Campbell Avenue
description: Crowds gather along Campbell Avenue to watch the Armistice Day Parade.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 11 November 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE057 1st Street
description: Looking north on 1st Street from Church Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE056 Downtown Roanoke
description: Looking north on Jefferson Street from the Colonial National Bank building.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE055 Lewis-Gale
description: Lewis-Gale Hospital was built in 1909 as a partnership between Dr. Sparrell Gale and Dr. J.N. Lewis. The original hospital stood at the northwest corner of 3rd Street and Luck Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE054 Dog Mouth Fountain
description: Th Dog Mouth Fountain stands on the northwest corner of Salem Avenue and Market Street. Legend has it that those who drink from the fountain will always return to Roanoke.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1930
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE052 Mill Mountain
description: A view of Mill Mountain. Roanoke Hospital, the Mill Mountain Incline, and the observation tower are all visible.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE050 Patrick Henry Hotel
description: Patrick Henry Hotel
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1938
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE049 1st Street
description: Looking north on 1st Street from Church Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1932
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE048 FNEB
description: The First National Exchange Bank building is located at 201 S. Jefferson Street.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1942
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE047 Market Building
description: Roanoke's first Market Building. Built in 1886, it was replaced by the current Market Building in 1922.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1915
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE046 Patrick Henry Lobby
description: Interior view of the Patrick Henry Hotel lobby.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE045 Elmwood Pond
description: The pond once in Elmwood Park.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: unknown
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE044 Civil War Veterans
description: Civil War veterans reunion at Hotel Roanoke.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 19 January 1910
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE041 Almshouse
description: The Almshouse or "poor house" was built in 1925. The building is now part of Virginia Western Community College.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1926
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE038 Mill Mountain Incline
description: Mill Mountain Incline.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1912
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE037 Jefferson Street
description: Looking north on Jefferson Street.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1927
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE036 Hotel Roanoke
description: Hotel Roanoke
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1940
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE034 Horton Livery
description: Horton and Roberts Livery Stable stood on Henry Street (now 1st Street SW) just north of the northeast corner of Henry Street and Church Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: April 1890
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE033 Big Lick Livery
description: In 1898, the Big Lick Livery Stable stood on Henry Street (1st Street SW) just north of Roanoke's first federally funded post office (located on the NE corner of Henry (1st) Street and Church Avenue) which can be seen in the background. In 1890 this stable was the Horton and Roberts Livery Stable.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1898
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE032 Post Office
description: 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.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE029 Fire Station #1
description: Fire Station No. 1, located at 13 Church Avenue SE.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1957
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE028 Fire Ladder
description: Firemen pose on a ladder pulled by horses. The building in the background was on the corner of 1st Street and Church Avenue.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: 1894
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image

FE027 Title Guarantee
description: Title Guarantee Trust and Savings Bank, formerly located at 34 Church Avenue SW.
creator: George C. Davis Photography
publisher: Roanoke Public Libraries
date: Circa 1925
rights: Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.
format: Photograph
type: Still Image