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The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

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The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

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The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

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The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

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The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School. Pages 16 and 17 partially missing.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

The Matador is the annual for James Madison Middle School.

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The Brigadier is the annual for James Breckinridge Middle School.

The Brigadier is the annual for James Breckinridge Junior High School.

The Brigadier is the annual for James Breckinridge Junior High School.

The Brigadier is the annual for James Breckinridge Junior High School.

The Brigadier is the annual for James Breckinridge Junior High School.

The Brigadier is the annual of James Breckinridge Junior High School.

Brigadier is the annual of James Breckinridge Junior High School

Headlight is a special edition periodical featuring Roanoke and scenes along the Norfolk & Western Railroad.

Native American mortar and grinding stone found near Cave Spring, owned by M.A. Janney

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"Concrete swimming lake, Lakeside, Roanoke, Virginia. Two million gallons fresh water changing constantly."

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"The Virginia College, Roanoke,Virginia"

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"Bird's-eye view of Roanoke,Virginia from Mill Mountain."

"Trolley car crossing stream near Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Jefferson Street, looking south, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Campbell Avenue, looking west at night, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Campbell Avenue, west from Jefferson Street, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"High School, Roanoke Virginia."

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" New Post Office, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Norfolk & Western Station, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Norfolk & Western Railway Office Building, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Scenes at Mountain Park by night, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Mill Mountain incline and Roanoke City Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"New Ponce de Leon Hotel, Roanoke, Virginia. Located at the intersection of Campbell Avenue and Commerce Street, within easy walking distance of business and shopping district and of theatres, which accessibility is so desirable. Every streetcar and…

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"Ponce de Leon Hotel and Annex, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Lewis-Gale Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Roanoke City Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Library, science hall and theatre, Hollins College, Hollins, Virginia."

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"Elks Home, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Country Club, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"First Presbyterian Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Greene Memorial Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"St. Andrew's Church and School. Roanoke, Virginia."

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"St. Andrews Roman Catholic Church, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Bird's eye view of the Viscose Silk Mills, Roanoke, Virginia"

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"View from N&W Bridge, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Campbell Avenue, looking east, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Shenandoah Club, Roanoke, Virginia."

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"Hollins Institute near Roanoke, Virginia."

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A series of comprehensive sketches of business enterprises, also some brief facts and business notices of Salem.

Pictorial booklet of scenes of and around Hollins Institute (now Hollins University).

Articles in this issue include:Roanoke and the Southwest in Virginia HistoryThe Enigmatic Stone Structures of Western VirginiaOrchard HillN&W, WWIIN&W ShopsLost ColonySlavery as America's "Peculiar" InstitutionRoanoke-Norfolk Photographer,…

Articles in this issue include:How the Mother County BeganThe Virginia Brewing Company: Roanoke's First BreweryTrees Provide Clues to Construction of Greenfield Kitchen and Slave QuartersTrouts, Father and Son, Were Early MayorsFrom the Front Porch…

Articles in this issue include:Armistice Ended "Greatest War in History" a Century AgoThe Humilitation of Lord BotetourtRoanoke Cotton MillsSunday Trouble on Back CreekThe Legacies of Junteenth 150 Years RunningBob Angell: An Early Mover and Shaker…

Articles in this issue include:Virginia's Western Counties and the Making of AmericaA New Road to be Opened: The Poplar Forest ParkwayRecalling Poplar Forest After Mr. JeffersonSegregated Souls in the Star CityThe Photographs of George Newton Wertz,…

Articles in this issue include: Roanoke Jews: A HistoryCrossing Roanoke Valley in Chains and HandcuffsOld Chapel Church is 247 Years OldLong Stained Glass Window is Coming to the Link MuseumRoanoke's First FlightNatural Bridge, A Landmark for the…

Articles in this issue include:Growing Up in Roanoke in the 1920s to 1930sO. Winston Link's 100th Birthday PartyBedford BarnsFrances Benjamin Johnston, Renowned Photographer, and the George Trout Farm in NW RoanokeRunaway Slaves: Mindset of Negroes,…

Articles in this issue include:Two Roads Diverged: Architectural History and Historic Preservation in the 21st CenturyCotton to Silk: An Oral HistoryHow Lyman Draper Saved HistoryDown on the MarketFurniture and Aviation History Reside in Fogotten…

Articles in this issue include:The New Day at AppomattoxRare Lee Letter Tells of "Thinning Ranks"George S. Bernard on the Causes of the Civil WarAn Army of Many Colors Trains in Salem in 1863Hollins Institute Prepares for a New Civilization in…

Articles in this issue include:An Interview with Carter BurgessWhere was Totera Town? A ReviewS.H. McVitty's Collection of Presidential SignaturesS.H. McVitty: Industrialist, Philanthropist, CollectorThe Late, Great Cattle BattleThe Two Michael…

Articles in this issue include: Defining and Dating Log Buildings in Southwest Virginia Lewis Miller: Folk Artist and Chronicler of the 19th Century Roanoke's Social Life in 1912: The Diary of Nina Quinn Blue Ridge Parkway: A Graceful Mountain Drive…

Articles in this issue include:A New Way of Looking at Old ThingsThe Career of Henry H. FowlerCol. John Smith: Unsung Hero of Virginia's Colonial FrontierOld County Courthouse is 100 Years Old16th Century Spanish Invasions of Southwest VirginiaThe…

Articles in this issue include: A Personal History of the Hotel RoanokeDust-Clad Motorcars Arrive in Roanoke in 1909Lincoln's Virginia RootsColonel J. Sinclair Brown: Hard to BeatWhat is it about the Civil War?Images from the Old BeltResidential…

Articles in this issue include: Historical Society Journal is 43Roanoke County and Valley: The Lessons of HistoryThe Past is Right Here for the ArchaeologistThe Great FloodSeeing Virginia in 1797Roanoke County in the 1840sHow the Mother County…

Articles in this issue include: The Progressive Reform Movement in Roanoke, 1900-1912The Victoria Courtship of Miss Emma and Mr. TinsleyLife in 1905Roanoke Families Built Many Roads from 1950-2005Bob Childress and His Six Rock ChurchesThe Early…

Articles in this issue include: No Contract Too Large or Too Small for C. Markley and SonThey Go Quietly: Agricultural Change in Franklin CountyMy Memories of Carvins Cove: A Long, Peaceful ValleyAfrican Americans Have a Proud AncestryGainsboro and…

Articles in this issue include: The Legend of Benjamin Deyerle RevisitedLest We Forget: A Vinton LandmarkThe New River on Mid-Eighteenth Century MapsThe Craft Revival in Appalachia, 1896-1937And The Mountains Sing with Joy: White Top MusicThe Great…

Articles in this issue include: Railroads and Their PeopleThe Virginia & Tennessee Railroad 150 Years AgoWorking with Winston Link at the End of Steam PowerThe Turnpikes of Southwest VirginiaThe Harris Family ArchivesWhat Do We Leave…

Articles in this issue include: Vice Presidential Candidate had Carvins Cove Summer Home Emma Comer, First Graduate of Roanoke City High School, 1894 Celebrating the Millennium, 1901Mrs. Breckinridge's BreweryGrowing Up and Having Fun in South…

Articles in this issue include: Threading a Parkway through the Blue RidgeHotel Roanoke, "Large and Well-Equipped"The Railroad OfficesTotera Town ReconsideredColonel William Fleming's OriginsKentland Farm, a New River PlantationArchitecture of…

Articles in this issue include: Roanoke County and the Valley: the Lessons of HistoryRoanoke County Communities Started Between the Mountains The Early Economy of Roanoke CountyOld City Point Railroad was N&W Forerunner in 1838Overlooked…

Articles in this issue include: First County Courthouse Stood from 1841-1909Fleming Backed ConstitutioRoanoke's First JudgesA Tale of Two HousesRoanoke Catholic ChurchesLetters from SchoolSalem MillsA Roanoke Visit in 1762Roanoke Fast Becoming Known…

Articles in this issue include: Farmers Supply Transformed into Center in the SquareRoanoke's First Dairy was on Orange AvenueVinton's BeginningHow Dr. Hart Lost His SightDr. William Fleming Made House CallsBenjamin Keagy's HomeDr. Landon Cabell…

Articles in this issue include: Roanoke History as Recorded in 1912Where We Were in 1864When Knights Were BoldA Jefferson Street StrollRoanoke's First Fire StationHow a Railway Clerk Saw the New CenturyLife on Highland Avenue in the Early 1900sHorace…

Articles in this issue include:Clifton A. Woodrum, Congressman with a FlairColonel James P. Woods, Lawyer, CongressmanJohn Hook, New London MerchantHow We BeganSpinning and Weaving in Montgomery County

Articles in this issue include: Seeing Virginia in 1797The Big FortCures From Mountain HerbsWhat They Owned in the 1840sLexington ArchitectureThe Washington Iron WorksThe National Register of Historic PlacesBringing an Old Pump to Life

Articles in this issue include: Government by Families in Botetourt CountyIndians Retreat from Virginians at Battle of Point PleasantThe Fincastle Resolutions, Southwest Virginia's CommitmentThe ResolutionsWho the 15 Signers WereSettlement, Defense…

Articles in this issue include: Old Barns of AppalachiaMontane Virginia in the RevolutionRoanoke Valley MedicineRecollections of Ballad CollectingEphraim Vause was RobbedWilliam Preston, Frontier Public ServantAlexander-Withrow BuildingCherry Tree…

Articles in this issue include: Benjamin Deyerle, Builder of Fine HomesRoanoke County Barns of the 19th CenturyColonel George Plater Tayloe, a Builder of Hollins CollegeWhere the Brethren SettledDigging at Looney's FerryNo. 1 Fire Station is…

Articles in this issue include: The Past is Right Here for the ArchaeologistThe 51st Virginia Infantry: Farmers Turned SoldiersTurner's Creek Valley-the Land that Time ForgotLog Buildings in the Valley of VirginiaMary Harvey Trigg, an Unusual…

Articles in this issue include: General James Breckinridge, Frontier Man for All Seasons Botetourt's Three CourthousesA Disastrous ConflagrationFire Remedy is 1,400 Years OldRoanoke's 300th AnniversaryEarly Lightning DevicesMontgomery Men in…

Articles in this issue include: The Great Flood of 1749Roanoke County in the 1840sA Misty Tour of HenryThe Town of NewbernOn Campus 70 Years AgoWoolen Mill, a Major Botetourt IndustryCivil War Draft Problems in the Shenandoah ValleyHales Ford…

Articles in this issue include: How the Mother County BeganFincastle-More Than a County SeatEarly CraftsmenMary Johnston, Writer of the PastCherry Tree BottomFire Destroys LandmarksThe Turnpike Through BotetourtWestern Inhabitants-An Incumbrance?The…

Articles in this issue include: Lewis Miller, Folk ArtistJohnny Rebs from Virginia and the Fairer SexThe Four Anderson BrothersRoanoke River: Once Called Saponi, Round Oak, Goose CreekSt. Mark's Fincastle Has Roots 200 Years OldAppalachian Dialect:…

Articles in this issue include: Collectors' Items Span Four CenturiesSaving Virginia's TreasuresEdward William Johnston and Roanoke Female SeminaryIs There an Older Roanoker?Five Rivers Flow WestLongwood was Salem's CastleRoanoke's Cows in 1898

Articles in this issue include: Montgomery White, 19th Century Social CenterVirginia's Neglected Soldiers28th Regiment, Virginia VolunteersSamuel Rader, 1801-1891, Botetourt Brick MasonHistory Grows in BotetourtPennsylvania Dutch Fashions and Early…

Articles in this issue include: 28th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, 1861-1865Roanoke at the BeginningNew River: First of the Western WatersThe Teays: Ancestral River of Mid-AmericaA New Brick House for $105 and a Horse Critter Walled in by the…

Articles in this issue include: The Pennsylvania Dutch Culture of the Shenandoah Valley Interstate Interchange Covers Town of GainsboroBell Mont-the Fleming PlantationLet's All Make WhiskeyLocust LevelEarly Lutherans in Western Virginia

Articles in this issue include: Hollins College and the Civil WarHenry Ford and Friends on TourSearching for Your AncestorsRoanoke Valley's Early Iron MinesRecollections of Bent Mountain

Articles in this issue include: Shot Tower at Jackson's FerryHome Life in Virginia, 1776-1835Big Lick Home Front, 1816-1865The Society Circles Franklin CountyMountain Lake; Historic Preservation-A Challenge to Virginians

Articles in this issue include:John Nolen's Roanoke City Plan of 1907Southwest Virginia Turnpikes1753-Saga of Pioneer Pilgrimage Through the Roanoke Region You Could Take a Legal Gamble in 1796Butler in RichmondMachine Age 1832Fort Vause-The Site and…

Articles in this issue include: The South Western Turnpike RoadToll Gates in this CenturyBoyhood Collection is Remembrance of PastThomas and Tasker ToshLone Oak-1767?-1964Founding of Patrick CountyPeaks of OtterBeginnings of the Virginia Historical…

Articles in this issue include: Forgotten Graveyards of the Roanoke ValleyThree-Layer Cake of Prehistoric VirginiaFincastle Springs, Resort of the '80sCivil War Comes to BuchananA Key Which Stayed HomeBuena Vista-Roanoke PlantationWilliam Fleming's…

Articles in this issue include: Treasure TroveSome Phases of the Civil War in the Roanoke AreaThe Case of the Warrantless PrisonersTwo Ladies of the MuseumNewspaper Days, 1790The Borden Patent

This presentation was given as part of the Kegley Lecture Series at the Historical Society of Western Virginia by Dr. Reginald Shareef.

The donated collection consisted of scrapbooks, binders, and photo albums, as well as some loose items, across the active years of the organization, though the depth of information varies. The years from the organization’s founding through the 1930s…

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.

Dec. 1949; Group of nine people stand under a portrait of Booker T. Washington. President Sidney J. Phillips stands in the middle of the group. Attorney T. C. Walker second from right. A.V. Mundy is at the far right of the group. Located at Booker T.…

Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

Photo of a photo. Group of women in Order of the Eastern Star apparel posed for a photograph.

Man posed for his portrait in front of a plain backdrop. Assumedly taken in Clark Studio or other home. William D. Coleman, principal of Loudon Elementary School.

Photo of a photo. Group of women in Order of the Eastern Star apparel posed for a photograph.

Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

Photo of a photo. Women posing in Order of the Eastern Star apparel.

Photo of a photo. Group of four women standing together.

April-May 1950; Unidentified group of people gathered on stage in front of Burroughs house. Assumedly board members, teachers, or other supporters of teaching efforts at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

April-May 1950; Unidentified man speaking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. President Sidney J. Phillips looking at notecards behind the speaker. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; Aerial photos of demonstrators on stage. Assumedly Booker T. Washington students. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; Aerial photos of demonstrators on stage. Assumedly Booker T. Washington students. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; Photos of the crowd gathered in front of the Burroughs house. Tuck Industrial hall and concession stand are shown in the background. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; Photos of the crowd gathered in front of the Burroughs house. Tuck Industrial hall and concession stand are shown in the background. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; Unidentified man speaking to the crowd gathered in front of Burroughs house. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking to the crowd gathered in front of Burroughs house. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; Small group preparing musical performace. Majorettes preparing a performance as well. Assumedly students from Lucy Addison High School. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; Small group preparing musical performance. Majorettes preparing a performance as well. Assumedly students from Lucy Addison High School. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; Large crowd gathered in front of Burroughs house. Tuck Industrial Hall in back left. Many cars and buses parked in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; Crowd gathered in front of Burroughs house. President Sidney J. Phillips is at the bottom right of the photo, looking over his shoulder. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; Fully constructed Hopkins Hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April-May 1950; Large crowd gathered in front of Burroughs house. Booker T. Washington memorial cabin on right. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Nov. 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips, right, is talking with another man over a model set. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

Nov. 1950; A student is showing another adult a measuring tape for a project. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

Oct. 1954; A group of farmers picking cotton on the land outside of the Booker T. Washington Elementary School.

Oct. 1954; A group of farmers picking cotton on the land outside of the Booker T. Washington Elementary School.

Oct. 1949; Group of graduates gathering around the Booker T. Washington memorial cabin where he was born enslaved. Students are in black and white graduation robes and caps. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Oct. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips (far right) with three women, and a cow in front of the Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved. Well sculpture to honor Booker T. Washington is in the left foreground. Located at the…

Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School breaking for lunch in front of the concession stand at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School breaking for lunch in front of the concession stand at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School on the partially constructed roof of Hopkins Hall. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School on the partially constructed roof of Hopkins Hall. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School on the partially constructed roof of Hopkins Hall. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Oct. 1949; Group of students from Booker T. Washington Trade School on the partially constructed roof of Hopkins Hall. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Oct. 1949; group of students from the Booker T. Washington Trade School in front of a partially constructed Hopkins Hall, discussing. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Oct. 1949; group of students from the Booker T. Washington Trade School in front of a partially constructed Hopkins Hall, discussing. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Oct. 1949; Group of students from the Booker T. Washington Trade School constructing Hopkins Hall at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

Oct. 1949; Group of students from the Booker T. Washington Trade School constructing Hopkins Hall at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

Oct. 1949; Group of men surrounding a mid-twentieth century Ford vehicle. There is a man in the driver's seat. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

Dec. 1949; Group of nine people stand under a portrait of Booker T. Washington. President Sidney J. Phillips stands in the middle of the group. Attorney T. C. Walker second from right. A.V. Mundy is at the far right of the group. Located at Booker T.…

Dec. 1949; Group of nine people sit around two tables. President Sidney J. Phillips is seated in the center of the group. Attorney T. C. Walker second from right. A.V. Mundy is seated to the right of Sidney J. Phillips. Located at Booker T.…

Dec. 1949; Group of nine people sit around two tables. President Sidney J. Phillips is seated in the center of the group. Attorney T. C. Walker second from right. A.V. Mundy is seated to the right of Sidney J. Phillips. Located at Booker T.…

Dec. 1949; Group of nine people stand in front of the Virginia Industrial Hall before its construction is fully complete. President Sidney J. Phillips stands in the middle of the group. Attorney T. C. Walker second from left. A.V. Mundy off to far…

Dec. 1949; Group of nine people stand in front of the Virginia Industrial Hall before its construction is fully complete. President Sidney J. Phillips stands in the middle of the group. Attorney T. C. Walker second from left. A.V. Mundy off to far…

1947; One woman is being crowned by a man while two other women watch. Assumedly one of the women is Mrs. Brown.

Group of five women are pictured. Assumedly part of the Booker T. Washington Post Office Staff. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Group of three men stand in front of Well Sculpture for Booker T. Washington. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Unidentified man speaks to a crowd. President Sidney J. Phillips sits underneath portrait of Booker T. Washington. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Unidentified man speaks to a crowd. President Sidney J. Phillips sits underneath portrait of Booker T. Washington. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Unidentified man speaks to a crowd. President Sidney J. Phillips sits underneath portrait of Booker T. Washington. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Group of men looking at a part of, assumedly, a tractor. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Large group gathers around a large floral arrangement, seemingly a funeral arrangement. A man plays the trumpet. President Sidney J. Phillips is standing behind the woman (A.V. Mundy) who positions the arrangement. Located at Booker T. Washington…

Large group gathers around a large floral arrangement, seemingly a funeral arrangement. A man plays the trumpet. President Sidney J. Phillips is standing behind the woman (A.V. Mundy) who positions the arrangement. Located at Booker T. Washington…

Large group gathers around a large floral arrangement, seemingly a funeral arrangement. A man plays the trumpet. President Sidney J. Phillips is standing behind the woman (A.V. Mundy) who positions the arrangement. Located at Booker T. Washington…

Numerous speakers stand on the porch of the Burroughs house to speak to the gathered crowd. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Numerous speakers stand on the porch of the Burroughs house to speak to the gathered crowd. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Numerous speakers stand on the porch of the Burroughs house to speak to the gathered crowd. President Sidney J. Phillips at the podium. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

A.V. Mundy stands on the porch of the Burroughs house to speak to the gathered crowd. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Numerous speakers stand on the porch of the Burroughs house to speak to the gathered crowd. President Sidney J. Phillips at the podium. A.V. Mundy featured at far right. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

A man and a woman standing next to one another. Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved in the background. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Large group of people seemingly preparing for a musical performance. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Looking from beside the Burroughs house, the front of the crowd. Concession Stand is in the background. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Large crowd listening to a speaker in front of the Burroughs house and the Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Two boys sitting on the last row of seating in front of the Burroughs house and the Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Two boys sitting on the last row of seating in front of the Burroughs house and the Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Virginia Cottage in the background with Well Sculpture in the foreground. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Tuck Industrial Hall with several American flags. Two mid-twentieth century cars parked in the front. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

In driveway, looking toward Tuck Industrial Hall on the right, Virginia Cottage to its left, and Burroughs house farther to the left. Concession stand to the farthest left. Signs on the left read (going backward): Michigan, Mississippi, Kansas,…

1954; Several farmers picking cotton from the fields around Booker T. Washington Elementary School.

1954; Unidentified building at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

1954; Unidentified building at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

31 Aug. 1954; Photo of farmer standing in crops, Booker T. Washington Elementary School behind him.

31 Aug. 1954; View from Booker T. Washington Elementary School building, looking out into farmland.

31 Aug. 1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

31 Aug. 1954; Views from around the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building.

President Sidney J. Phillips looking within Booker T. Washington Trade School Auto Shop. Partially disassembled car in the foreground. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

President Sidney J. Phillips looking within Booker T. Washington Trade School Auto Shop. Partially disassembled car in the foreground. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

Group of three students working on a bricklaying assignment. Assumedly Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

Different groups of students all working on mid-twentieth century Ford car. Assumedly part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School Roanoke Branch.

Different groups of students all working on mid-twentieth century Ford car. Assumedly part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School Roanoke Branch.

Different groups of students all working on mid-twentieth century Ford car. Assumedly part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School Roanoke Branch.

Different groups of students all working on mid-twentieth century Ford car. Assumedly part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School Roanoke Branch.

Interior of mid-twentieth century car. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

Interior of mid-twentieth century car. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

Interior of mid-twentieth century car. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

Photos of a mid-twentieth century vehicle parked in front of wall. Wall has partially wiped away sign that reads, “Mapl__ Lea__” as well as, “Mechanical Department - Roanoke Branch Booker T. Washington Memorial Trade School A Field Service Booker T.…

June 4 June 5; Group of people walk from Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved, past Virginia Cottage and Burroughs House. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Graduates in both black and white graduation robes and caps pose in front of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin, where he was born enslaved at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Group of seven people outside of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved, seemingly placing a sign that reads, "1856." Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Assumedly taken during Electrical…

June 4 June 5; Photos of the crowd at Booker T. Washington Graduation Ceremony inside High Street Baptist Church.

June 4 June 5; Photos of the crowd at Booker T. Washington Graduation Ceremony inside High Street Baptist Church.

June 4 June 5; President Sidney J. Phillips awarding diplomas to graduates of Booker T. Washington. A. V. Mundy seated to the left on stage. Image is at High Street Baptist.

June 4 June 5; President Sidney J. Phillips awarding diplomas to graduates of Booker T. Washington. Image is at High Street Baptist.

June 4 June 5; President Sidney J. Phillips awarding diplomas to graduates of Booker T. Washington. Image is at High Street Baptist.

June 4 June 5; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking to graduates both in and out of graduation cap and robe. Image is at High Street Baptist.

June 4 June 5; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking to graduates both in and out of graduation cap and robe. Image is at High Street Baptist.

June 4 June 5; Unidentified man in graduation robe giving speech to graduates. Assumedly High St. Church. Woman on far left is A.V. Mundy.

June 4 June 5; People on stage giving speeches to the crowd. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; People on stage giving speeches to the crowd. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Small bed and drawer set. Assumedly part of a student project. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Group of seven boys around mid-twentieth century car while trying to fix it. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Group of three inside mid-twentieth century car (left) and group of three around tractor (right). Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Photos showing various groups a part of Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Various signs read, "Goodwill Contest," "Campaign Dept.," and "Radio Repair."

June 4 June 5; Photos showing various groups a part of Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Various signs read, "Goodwill Contest," "Campaign Dept.," and "Radio Repair."

June 4 June 5; Photos showing various groups a part of Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Various signs read, "Goodwill Contest," "Campaign Dept.," and "Radio Repair."

June 4 June 5; Photos showing various groups a part of Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Various signs read, "Goodwill Contest," "Campaign Dept.," and "Radio Repair."

June 4 June 5; Photos showing various groups a part of Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Various signs read, "Goodwill Contest," "Campaign Dept.," and "Radio Repair."

June 4 June 5; Picture of the front of the stage. Bricks are laid. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Group of five students giving bricklaying demonstration in front of stage. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Large group of people on stage. President Sidney J. Phillips giving speech at main microphone. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Picture looking out at the Booker T. Washington graduates in robes and caps. Presumably family members and other supporters sit behind them. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Several people giving speeches to graduates at Booker T. Washington. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Several people giving speeches to graduates at Booker T. Washington. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Several people giving speeches to graduates at Booker T. Washington. A.V. Mundy seated by windows in background. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Several people giving speeches to graduates at Booker T. Washington. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Several people giving speeches to graduates at Booker T. Washington. President Sidney J. Phillips is seated behind the speakers. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. A.V. Mundy speaks at podium.

June 4 June 5; Tuck Industrial Hall on the left of the image with several mid-twentieth century cars parked beside it. People walking around in foreground. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 4 June 5; Tuck Industrial Hall with several American flags hanging on it. Two mid-twentieth century vehicles parked in front. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

24 Dec. 1950; Four people standing behind one person inside one of the buildings at Booker T. Washington National Memorial.

24 Dec. 1950; A more close-up view of the destruction of buildings. Cause of destruction is the fire of December 1950. Located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

24 Dec. 1950; Men looking in the rubble for what remains. A chimney and a portion of the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved remain. Cause of destruction is the fire of December 1950. Located at the Booker T. Washington…

24 Dec. 1950; Men looking in the rubble for what remains. A chimney and a portion of the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved remain. Cause of destruction is the fire of December 1950. Located at the Booker T. Washington…

24 Dec. 1950; Photographs of destroyed buildings and the memorial cottage where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved. Some of the brick structure remains standing. Cause of destruction is the fire of December 1950. Located at the Booker T.…

24 Dec. 1950; Photograph of dilapidated brick structure. Two chimneys are standing. Not believed to be caused by the Fire of December 1950. Possibly across the road from Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

24 Dec. 1950; Photographs of destroyed buildings and the memorial cottage where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved. Some of the brick structure remains standing. Cause of destruction is the fire of December 1950. Located at the Booker T.…

24 Dec. 1950; Photograph of dilapidated brick structure. Two chimneys are standing. Not believed to be caused by the Fire of December 1950. Possibly across the road from Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

5 Feb. 1951; Women in a room typing on typewriters, with a sign on the wall saying, "Nothing Great in LIFE is Ever Achieved without Enthusiasm." Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

5 Feb. 1951; Women in a room typing on typewriters, with a sign on the wall saying, "Nothing Great in LIFE is Ever Achieved without Enthusiasm." Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

5 Feb. 1951; Two women in white, baking. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

5 Feb. 1951; Two women in white, watching an older gentleman eat. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

5 Feb. 1951; A woman in white, on the right, pointing to a bag of "Pillsbury's BEST Flour." Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

5 Feb. 1951; Two women in white, watching an older gentleman eat. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

5 Feb. 1951; A woman in white, on the right, handing an older gentleman a plate of food. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

August 1951; Three men pictured in what is assumedly the Auto-Body Shop as part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

August 1951; Three men pictured in what is assumedly the Auto-Body Shop as part of the Booker T. Washington Trade School. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

Assumedly Mr. Myers, standing on the far right, in his graduation robe and cap with three other graduates, waiting to shake hands with President Sidney J. Phillips at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

17 Oct. 1951; Sign that reads, “Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Department - S. J. Phillips, President” hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. Another sign reads, “This Key Was Made…

17 Oct. 1951; Sign that reads, “Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Department - S. J. Phillips, President” hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. Another sign reads, “This Key Was Made…

17 Oct. 1951; Sign that reads, “Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Department - S. J. Phillips, President” hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. Another sign reads, “This Key Was Made…

17 Oct. 1951; Sign that reads, “Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Department - S. J. Phillips, President” hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. Another sign reads, “This Key Was Made…

17 Oct. 1951; Sign that reads, “Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Department - S. J. Phillips, President” hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. Another sign reads, “This Key Was Made…

1949; Two unidentified men standing in front of the Booker T. Washington memorial cabin where he was born enslaved at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

1949; Unidentified partially constructed building. Assumedly at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

1949; Group of students working on the roof of the partially constructed Hopkins hall. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

1949; Unidentified building assumedly on the land of the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

1949; President Sidney J. Phillips looking at an unidentified building. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Brick fireplace. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Student looking down at two brick fireplaces. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Beauty school students completing client requests. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Beauty school students completing client requests. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Two women (assumedly A.V. Mundy on the left) sitting across from a desk from each other.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Unidentified men sitting at a desk in front of a chalkboard.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Unidentified men sitting at a desk in front of a chalkboard.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Group of students at typewriters. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Group of students being shown something on the chalkboard by a teacher. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Group of students being shown something on the chalkboard by a teacher. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Group of students working on radio, electrical, or mechanical machinery. Assumedly the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips (left), talking with an unidentified man with two students in the background. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips (left), talking with an unidentified man with two students in the background. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Group of students being shown a diagram. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Group of students working on a construction project. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Two students working on top of a construction project. President Sidney J. Phillips (right) speaking with an unidentified man. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Group of students working on bricklaying and construction exercises. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Group of students being shown a diagram. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Groups of students working on automobiles; assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Groups of students working on automobiles; assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Large group of students gathered around damaged mid-twentieth century vehicle. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Damaged mid-twentieth century automobile. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950, March 1950; Damaged mid-twentieth century automobile. Assumedly the Roanoke branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, 1950; Groups of students standing in front of bricklaying works. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

May 1949, 1950; Groups of students standing in front of bricklaying works. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

May 1949, 1950; Groups of students standing in front of bricklaying works. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

May 1949, 1950; Group of students participating in a bricklaying exercise. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, 1950; Group of students participating in a bricklaying exercise. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; Group of four women stand around a table sorting and packing mail. Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips second from right. Presumably in the Post Office within the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; Group of four women stand around a table sorting and packing mail. Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips second from right. Assumedly located at the Post Office within the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips standing at the open fridge.

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips and, possibly, Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips stand in a kitchen, looking at a piece of paper that says, "Nehi Bottling Company."

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips and, possibly, Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips stand in a kitchen, looking at a piece of paper that says, "Nehi Bottling Company."

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips and, possibly, Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips stand in a kitchen, looking at a piece of paper that says, "Nehi Bottling Company."

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; Group of five adults and one baby stand in front of a car at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial for a picture. President Sidney J. Phillips stands on the far left. Mrs. Ada Chapell on far right.

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; Group of five adults and one baby stand in front of a car at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial for a picture. President Sidney J. Phillips stands on the far left. Mrs. Ada Chapell on far right.

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking into some kind of radio equipment. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking into some kind of radio equipment. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Memorial Birthplace.

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips stands among the crops. Unknown building in the background. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips stands among the crops. Unknown building in the background. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips stands among the crops. Unknown building in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, 30 Aug. 1949; Group of eight people harvesting crops. Man on the far right is President Sidney J. Phillips. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

June 23, 1976; Assumedly Miss Rolling. Portrait in front of a plain background in graduation robe and cap.

Unidentified portrait of a woman.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Young man in costume standing over an uncostumed man and woman.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Two groups of young boys carry in carts with other boys playing trumpets inside.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Two groups of young boys carry in carts with other boys playing trumpets inside.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Group of young people process forward to put on a performance.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Group of young people process forward to put on a performance.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; A group of young people come together to put on a performance.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; A man and a woman enter the dance floor.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; A man and two women stand together for a photo.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Men and women stand together and smile for a photo.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Men and women stand together and smile for a photo.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Men and women stand together and smile for a photo.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; One woman stands and smiles for a photo.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Group of three women stand together and pose for a photo.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Group of five people seated at a table smile for a photo.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Group of women stand together seemingly watching the debutantes dance.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Group of women stand together seemingly watching the debutantes dance.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Dance partners enter the floor together in a line.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Group of men in suits in line for the debutante dance.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Groups of debutante attendees assembled in a half circle to take pictures.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Groups of debutante attendees assembled in a half circle to take pictures.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Groups of debutante attendees assembled in a half circle to take pictures.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Groups of debutante attendees assembled in a half circle to take pictures.

Debutante Dance Dec 1954; Groups of debutante attendees assembled in a half circle to take pictures.

President Sidney J. Phillips looking over the chickens at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Chickens inside of a chicken coop. Assumedly at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

President Sidney J. Phillips feeding adult and baby pigs at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Four chicken coops pictured with Hopkins Hall in background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1971; Unidentified group pictures taken at High Street Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA.

May 1971; Unidentified group pictures taken at High Street Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA.

May 1971; Unidentified group pictures taken at High Street Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA.

May 1971; Unidentified group pictures taken at High Street Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA.

May 1971; Unidentified group pictures taken at High Street Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA.

May 1971; Unidentified group pictures taken at High Street Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA.

May 1971; Unidentified group pictures taken at High Street Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA.

May 1971; Unidentified group pictures taken at High Street Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA.

1971; Color photo. Negatives are both of a group gathering at church. A woman is giving a speech at the podium.

1949; Memorial Cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

1949; Portia Washington Pittman pictured with cow in front of Memorial Cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

1949; Portia Washington Pittman pictured with cow in front of Well Sculpture at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

1949; Unidentified woman with cow in front of Memorial Cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved. Well sculpture pictured on far left at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

1949; Unidentified building at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; Three people laying concrete for the floor of a partially constructed building. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; Another angle of partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips looking at large stacks of bricks not yet laid on the building. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; President Sidney J. Phillips looking at large stacks of bricks not yet laid on the building. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; Partially constructed building made of brick. Possibly Hopkins hall. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School doing the bricklaying. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Feb 1950; Group of four students participating in bricklaying. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950; Group of six students participating in bricklaying. Poster of Booker T. Washington in background. Assumedly the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950; Group of eight students participating in bricklaying. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

May 1949, Feb. 1950; Group of eight students participating in bricklaying. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around participating in hair care and beauty salon exercises. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around participating in typewriting exercises. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around participating in what appears to be either mechanical, radio, or electrical exercises. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around participating in construction exercises. Presumably Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around participating in bricklaying exercises. Presumably Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950; Students gathered around automobiles and mechanic parts. Presumably Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May 1949, Feb. 1950; Group of students gathered around tables, presumably at one of the Booker T. Washington schools. Chalkboard, portrait of Booker T. Washington, and quotes from Booker T. Washington that read, “The happiest individuals are those…

May 1949, Feb. 1950; Group of students gathered around tables, presumably at one of the Booker T. Washington schools. Chalkboard, portrait of Booker T. Washington, and quotes from Booker T. Washington that read, “The happiest individuals are those…

Oct. 17, 1951; Sign that reads, "Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Departments - S. J. Phillips, President" hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured…

Oct. 17, 1951; Sign that reads, "Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Departments - S. J. Phillips, President" hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured…

Oct. 17, 1951; Sign that reads, "Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Departments - S. J. Phillips, President" hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured…

Oct. 17, 1951; Sign that reads, "Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial The Key to Prosperity Agricultural Departments - S. J. Phillips, President" hangs over a fruit, vegetable, and cotton stand set up inside. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured…

July 1951; Large group of men huddled around a woman as she writes something in front of a typewriter. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

July 1951; Large group of men huddled around a woman as she writes something in front of a typewriter. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Large group of students gathered around tables at the finished Carver School. Bottom Row (left to right): Reba Mae Terry, Lewey Boyd Hale, Frankye Hunter, Martha Ella Vineyard, Clara Frances Anderson, Joseph Curtis, Charles Thompson, Evelyn Irene…

Large group of students gathered around tables at the finished Carver School. Bottom Row (left to right): Reba Mae Terry, Lewey Boyd Hale, Frankye Hunter, Martha Ella Vineyard, Clara Frances Anderson, Joseph Curtis, Charles Thompson, Evelyn Irene…

Image of Carver School from the intersection of what is now 4th and Broad St.

Interior image of, assumedly, First Baptist Gainsboro, as a service is ongoing. There is someone giving a sermon, and multiple other people on the altar and in pews.

Carver High School men’s basketball team with twenty players and two coaches. Players are sitting in four rows of five on the bleachers, and coaches are in suits. First row (left to right) - Mr. James W. Price, Coach; William Gravely; Edward…

Carver High School men’s basketball team with twenty players and two coaches. Players are sitting in four rows of five on the bleachers, and coaches are in suits. First row (left to right) - Mr. James W. Price, Coach; William Gravely; Edward…

Three men are pictured; man on far left hands something to man in the middle while they shake hands. One of the men is assumedly Rev. Tunner.

1949; Group of students standing in front of the Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved. Well sculpture honoring Booker T. Washington is in front of the students. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

1949; Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Photo of four chicken coops at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

Large group of people gathered for a portrait in both Freemason and Order of the Eastern Star attire.

Large group of people gathered for a portrait in both Freemason and Order of the Eastern Star attire.

Large group of people gathered for a portrait in both Freemason and Order of the Eastern Star attire.

Group of eleven women gathered in Order of the Eastern Star attire.

Group of eight men gathered in Freemasons attire

April 1951; Group of men in white overalls posing with an unidentified woman in front of the Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April 1951; President Sidney J. Phillips, far left, standing with a group of people in front of the Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April 1951; Mrs. Ada Chapell (right) with unidentified woman posing in front of the Temporary Booker T. Washington Birthplace Post Office at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April 1951; Driveway to Booker T. Washington National Monument decorated for autumn. Several mid-twentieth century cars in the driveway. Tuck Industrial Hall on the left, and Virginia Cottage on the far left.

April 1951; President Sidney J. Phillips (left) shaking hands with an unidentified man (right) under a banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg" at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

April 1951; President Sidney J. Phillips (far left), standing with group of five other men on stage at Booker T. Washington National Monument under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Father Donlen is third from left.

April 1951; President Sidney J. Phillips (left) shaking hands with an unidentified man (right) under a banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

April 1951; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking to the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument under a banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

April 1951; Unidentified man speaking to the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

April 1951; Unidentified an speaking to the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

April 1951; Unidentified woman speaking to the crowd under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

April 1951; Unidentified woman speaking to the crowd under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

April 1951; Unidentified woman speaking to the crowd under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

April 1951; Unidentified woman being sworn in at the podium at Booker T. Washington National Monument under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

April 1951; Unidentified woman being sworn in at the podium at Booker T. Washington National Monument under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

April 1951; Unidentified woman being sworn in at the podium at Booker T. Washington National Monument under banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

April 1951; Group of women singing to the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

April 1951; Group of women singing to the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

April 1951; Group of women singing to the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

April 1951; Photo from the stage of the crowd gathering at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Tuck Industrial Hall in the background. A corner of Virginia Cottage off to the far left.

April 1951; Small crowd gathering in front of stage at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Booker T. Washington memorial cabin where he was born enslaved, shown on the right.

April 1951; Aerial photo of a crowd gathering at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Hopkins hall in the top right corner.

April 1951; Chairs set up for a group of people at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Booker T. Washington memorial cabin where he was born enslaved on the right. Empty stage also shown.

April 1951; Driveway to Booker T. Washington National Monument decorated for autumn. Several mid-twentieth century cars in the driveway. Tuck Industrial Hall on the left.

April 1951; Crowd gathered at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Hopkins hall in the background.

April 1951; Crowd gathered at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Hopkins hall in the background.

February 28; Crowd gathered at banquet tables for Booker T. Washington Annual Banquet. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

February 28; Crowd gathered at banquet tables for Booker T. Washington Annual Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

February 28; Crowd gathered at banquet tables for Booker T. Washington Annual Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

February 28; Crowd gathered at banquet tables for Booker T. Washington Annual Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

February 28; Group of five men standing in white dress shirts and bowties. Buttons read, "Booker T. Washington Memorial Half-Dollars on Sale Here." Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

February 28; President Sidney J. Phillips (far right) standing with three adults and a baby for a photo at Booker T. Washington Annual Banquet. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

February 28; Group of six women standing around a table at Annual Booker T. Washington Banquet. Mrs. Ada Chapell is on the far left. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

February 28; Mrs. Ada Chapell walking around tables at Annual Booker T. Washington Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

February 28; President Sidney J. Phillips shaking hands with unidentified man at Annual Booker T. Washington Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

February 28; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking to the crowd at Annual Booker T. Washington Banquet. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

February 28; Two men changing a lightbulb in the banquet hall. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

February 28; Banquet tables set up and room decorated for Annual Booker T. Washington Banquet. Sign reads, "Cast Down Your Bucket Where You Are." Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Jan. 3, 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips standing over two unidentified men while also next to a portrait of Booker T. Washington at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Jan. 3, 1950; Outside of the temporary Booker T. Washington Post Office located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Jan. 3, 1950; Woman, possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips, stocking shelves at Post Office located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Jan 3, 1950; Woman, possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips, stocking shelves. Assumedly located in the Post Office at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Jan 3, 1950; Small baby sitting on a changing table in front of a portrait of Booker T. Washington.

Man and woman posed with three small children. Assumedly located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Male graduate in graduation robes with three other people in front of Tuck Industrial hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Male graduate in graduation robes with a woman. Assumedly located at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips (right) with baby and Attorney T. C. Walker in front of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Two unidentified speakers speaking on stage at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Banner above them reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."

Pile of rubble. Unidentified buildings in the back. Possibly Roanoke.

Aug. 1950; Mid-twentieth century Ford vehicle parked outside of what is presumably the Roanoke branch of the Booker T. Washington Trade School.

Unidentified church. Mural in the background and several chairs on the altar.

Painted signs at Booker T. Washington Trade School. Possibly located in the Roanoke Branch.

Three students of Booker T. Washington Trade School painting signs. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

May 1949, Oct. 1949; Three people laying concrete for the floor of a partially constructed building. Possibly Hopkins hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Presumably students of Booker T. Washington Trade School.

May-June 1949; Cow with President Sidney J. Phillips (right) with three other unidentified women in front of Well Sculpture and Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

May-June 1949; Cow outside of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. President Sidney J. Phillips featured.

May-June 1949; Cow outside of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. President Sidney J. Phillips featured.

6 June 1949; Cow outside of Booker T. Washington Memorial Cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

6 June 1949; Cow outside at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

6 June 1949; Cow outside at Booker T. Washington National Monument.

6 June 1949; Damaged mid-twentieth century car. Assumedly at Roanoke Branch Booker T. Washington Trade School.

6 June 1949; Mid-twentieth century Ford vehicle. Assumedly at Roanoke branch Booker T. Washington Trade School.

1949; Two women stand and pose for their candid picture. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Beauty School or Industrial Trade School.

1949; A group of four students listening to a teacher at the front of the room. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Beauty School or Industrial Trade School.

1949; A group of four students listening to a teacher at the front of the room. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Beauty School or Industrial Trade School.

1949; On the left, two students wash the hair of a client. On the right, two students sit with a client whose hair is being dried. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

1949; Two students styling the hair of a small client at the Booker T. Washington Beauty School. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

1949; One student styling a customer's hair at the Booker T. Washington Beauty School. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

1949; Two students washing someone's hair at the Booker T. Washington Beauty School. Assumedly Roanoke Branch.

1949; Several students performing bricklaying assignments inside. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

1949; Several students performing bricklaying assignments inside. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.

1949; President Sidney J. Phillips (second from left) looking at Well Sculpture at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

1949; Group of seven graduates in black and white graduation robes and caps. Portrait of Booker T. Washington behind them as well as his quote, "Case Down Your Bucket Where You Are." Assumedly located at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington…

1949; President Sidney J. Phillips pictured with cow at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

1949; Black and white cow at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

St. Gerard's Men's Basketball team. Group of seven men posed for their picture with Fr. Donlen.

St. Gerard's Men's Basketball team. Group of seven men posed for their picture.

St. Gerard's Men's Basketball team. Group of seven men posed for their picture.

Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips with Attorney T. C. Walker and baby in front of Booker T. Washington memorial cabin where he was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Group seated inside for an assumed seminar at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips off to the far left, standing.

Group seated inside for an assumed seminar at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Group seated inside for an assumed seminar at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Two men standing in front of corn and hay structures at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Unidentified man with baby at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Group of children running in front of a group of students playing musical instruments. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.

Photos from behind the crowd, looking toward the stage with banner, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
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