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CSE079.17
Photos from behind the crowd, looking toward the stage with banner, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE079.16
Photos from behind the crowd, looking toward the stage with banner, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE079.15
Photos from behind the crowd, looking toward the stage with banner, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE079.14
Photos from behind the crowd, looking toward the stage with banner, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg." Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE079.13
Aerial photo of the crowd of people gathered at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Hopkins hall in background with sign that reads, "Walter Hopkins Memorial Hall."
CSE079.12
Aerial photo of the crowd of people gathered at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Hopkins hall in background with sign that reads, "Walter Hopkins Memorial Hall."
CSE079.11
Aerial photo of the crowd of people gathered at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Hopkins hall in background with sign that reads, "Walter Hopkins Memorial Hall."
CSE079.10
Mrs. Ada Chapell and baby at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE079.9
President Sidney J. Phillips, right, and, possibly, his wife, Virgnia Hurt Phillips, left, at podium at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE079.8
Unidentified man at the podium, speaking to crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.
CSE079.7
Aerial photo of a group of people on stage and one man at the podium, addressing the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument. Tuck Industrial Hall in the back left.
CSE079.6
Photo taken from behind the stage. Virginia Cottage to the left, Tuck Industrial hall in the background, and Hopkins hall to the right of the stage. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE079.5
Aerial photo of a group of people on stage and one man at the podium, addressing the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument.
CSE079.4
Two speakers addressing the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument under a banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."
CSE079.3
Two speakers addressing the crowd at Booker T. Washington National Monument under a banner that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."
CSE078.3
Unidentified baby on a bed.
CSE078.2
Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips, on left, holding baby with Mrs. Ada Chapell on the right in front of mid-twentieth century Ford vehicle at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE077.1
March 11, 1967; Assumedly portrait of Mrs. Darlha Davis. Photo of her with glasses and without glasses in front of plain background.
CSE075.4
1982; Photo of a photo. Large group of people gathered outside for a picture.
CSE073.20
1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her. Mrs. Madeline Parham, Business, Biology, Cafeteria Manager, Carver School.
CSE073.12
1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her. Mrs. Florence Prunty, English, Civics, Carver School.
CSE073.11
1949-1950; Woman poses for portrait against plain background. Wall behind background is slightly in frame.
CSE073.10
1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her. Glasses on and off. Mrs. Flossie West, Home Economics, Carver School.
CSE073.8
1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her.
CSE073.5
1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her. Mrs. Edna Prunty, 1st grade, Carver School.
CSE073.4
1949-1950; Man posing for his portrait against a plain background. Wall behind background is slightly in frame. Mr. James Price, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, and coach at Carver School.
CSE073.3
1949-1950; Man posing for his portrait against a plain background. Wall behind background is slightly in frame. Mr. James Price, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, and coach at Carver School.
CSE073.1
1949-1950; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Books are lined up on shelves behind her. Mrs. Jessie Jones, 3rd grade teacher at Carver school.
CSE072.1
1956; Baby in a crib, facing a table with a cake, card, and floral arrangement.
CSE069.10
1982; A man and a woman have their portrait taken in a kitchen. More candid than portraiture.
CSE069.8
1982; Man sat for his portrait against a plain background. Appears to be in Clark Studio or another home. William D. Coleman, principal of Loudon Elementary School.
CSE069.5
1982; Woman sat for her portrait against a plain background. Appears to be in Clark Studio or another home. Sallye Coleman.
CSE068.11
1982; Man sat for his portrait against a plain background. Appears to be in Clark Studio or another home. William D. Coleman, principal of Loudon Elementary School.
CSE068.9
1982; Photo of the church "Garden of Prayer #7." Church is still standing at the corner of 8th and Madison in Roanoke, VA.
CSE068.6
1982; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Appears to be in Clark Studio or other home.
CSE068.5
1982; Woman posing for a portrait against a plain background. Appears to be in Clark Studio or other home.
CSE066.10
1982; Photo of a photo. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Girls gathered for a portrait inside someone's home.
CSE066.6
1982; Photo of a small house. Two adults and a small child appear in frame.
CSE066.5
1982; Photo of a small house. Two adults and a small child appear in frame.
CSE066.4
1982; Photo of a small house. Two adults and a small child appear in frame.
CSE065.24
1982; Young man on crutches posing for a portrait. His knee is wrapped up and he is wearing Converse High-Tops.
CSE065.22
1982; Young man on crutches posing for a portrait. His knee is wrapped up and he is wearing Converse High-Tops.
CSE065.18
1982; Woman posing for a photograph against a plain backdrop. Assumedly posed in Clark Studio.
CSE065.16
1982; Group of fifteen women posing for a photograph. Sign in the back reads, "Honor Post Membership 1943-1944."
CSE065.15
1982; Group of five graduates in graduation robes and caps by a staircase.
CSE065.13
1982; Image of a police officer possibly directing traffic.
CSE065.12
1982; Mt. Zion AME Roanoke Church; still standing on Melrose Ave. NW in Roanoke, VA.
CSE065.11
1982; Mt. Zion AME Roanoke Church; still standing on Melrose Ave. NW in Roanoke, VA.
CSE065.10
1982; Mt. Zion AME Roanoke Church; still standing on Melrose Ave. NW in Roanoke, VA.
CSE065.9
1982; Mt. Zion AME Roanoke Church; still standing on Melrose Ave. NW in Roanoke, VA.
CSE065.8
1982; Unidentified building. Assumedly a church; signs of stained glass in top center window.
CSE065.7
1982; Noel C. Taylor accepting an award from a man in robes in front of a crowd. Religious mural in the background.
CSE065.6
1982; Noel C. Taylor accepting an award from a man in robes in front of a crowd. Religious mural in the background.
CSE065.5
1982; Noel C. Taylor accepting an award from a man in robes in front of a crowd. Religious mural in the background.
CSE065.4
1982; Group of five women standing to the left side of the podium. Noel C. Taylor at the podium.
CSE065.3
1982; Group of five women standing to the left side of the podium. Noel C. Taylor at the podium.
CSE065.2
1982; Noel C. Taylor at the podium, handing a gift to a woman.
CSE065.1
1982; Assumedly High Street Baptist Church meeting area. Noel C. Taylor at the podium. Three other unidentified women to the left.
CSE064.12
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Group of three people holding an assumed birthday cake.
CSE064.11
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.
CSE064.10
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.
CSE064.9
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.
CSE064.8
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.
CSE064.7
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.
CSE064.6
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Crowds of people gathered around banquet table.
CSE064.5
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Group of five people standing behind a banquet table. Other people in the background walking in.
CSE064.4
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Group of eight choir singers gathered for a picture.
CSE064.3
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Two choirs singing in High Street Baptist.
CSE064.2
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Two choirs singing in High Street Baptist.
CSE064.1
High Street Church Party Sep. 1954; Large banquet tables set up with months of the year on them. In order from left to right, May, January, December, February, June.
CSE061.1
Two students atop a wooden structure. President Sidney J. Phillips in the foreground of the photo on the right. Possibly Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE059.39
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Baby chicks pictured in a chicken coop.
CSE059.38
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Baby chicks pictured in a chicken coop.
CSE059.37
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Class or group gathered in a room listening to unidentified woman talk about sewing.
CSE059.36
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Class or group gathered in a room listening to unidentified woman talk about sewing.
CSE059.35
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Class or group gathered in a room listening to unidentified woman talk about sewing.
CSE059.34
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Class or group gathered in a room listening to unidentified woman talk about sewing.
CSE059.33
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Three people gathered around a sewing desk. Unidentified woman speaks to the class.
CSE059.32
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Three people gathered around a sewing desk. Unidentified woman speaks to the class.
CSE059.31
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of three men gathered around the grave of James Burroughs. One man plays the trumpet.
CSE059.30
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of three men gathered around the grave of James Burroughs. One man plays the trumpet.
CSE059.29
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of five men by Well sculpture. Virginia Cottage in background.
CSE059.28
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of six people in front of Burroughs house.
CSE059.27
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in frame.
CSE059.26
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in frame.
CSE059.25
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in frame.
CSE059.24
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Virginia Cottage in frame.
CSE059.23
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in frame.
CSE059.22
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified speakers talking to crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in frame.
CSE059.21
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of nine men on stage singing in front of Burroughs house.
CSE059.20
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Typewriters set up on stage in front of Burroughs house.
CSE059.19
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of students (possibly electricians or radio technicians) giving a demonstration.
CSE059.18
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of bricklayers giving a demonstration on stage.
CSE059.17
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Group of students in white jumpsuits ("Booker T. Washington Trade School") giving an automobile demonstration to another group of men.
CSE059.16
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial, April - May 1950; Unidentified man speaking to the crowd in front of Burroughs house. Hopkins hall in the background.
CSE035.17
June 10th; Assumedly mid-twentieth century era Ford car with someone in the driver's seat. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE035.16
June 10th; Six graduates in white graduation robes stand around the Well Sculpture to honor Booker T. Washington located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Portia Washington Pittman shakes hands with, possibly, Mrs. L. M. Jones, in front.
CSE035.15
June 10th; Six graduates in white graduation robes stand around the Well Sculpture to honor Booker T. Washington located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE035.14
June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips shakes hands with a graduate in white graduation robes. Portia Washington Pittman stands in the background. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE035.13
June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips shakes hands with a graduate in white graduation robes. Portia Washington Pittman stands in the background. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE035.12
June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips shaking hands with a graduate in white graduation robes. Unknown man in background. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE035.11
June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips assumedly speaking to others while seated at a desk, holding a hammer. Portrait of Booker T. Washington behind him. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Trade School.
CSE035.10
June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips assumedly speaking to others while seated at a desk, holding a hammer. Portrait of Booker T. Washington behind him. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE035.9
June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips and Portia Washington Pittman speaking at a desk. Portrait of Booker T. Washington behind them. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE035.8
June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips and Portia Washington Pittman speaking at a desk. Portrait of Booker T. Washington behind them. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of the Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE035.7
June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips speaking with a female student. Poster of Booker T. Washington behind them. Assumedly at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE035.5
June 10th; Room set up like a bedroom with laundry hanging as well. In a floral arrangement, there is a sign that reads, "Applied Home Economics and Sewing." Assumedly at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE035.4
June 10th; Room set up like a bedroom with laundry hanging as well. In a floral arrangement, there is a sign that reads, "Applied Home Economics and Sewing." Possibly located at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE035.3
June 10th; Picture of a cow with a car and the Tuck Industrial Hall in the background at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE035.2
June 10th; Portia Washington Pittman pictured with a cow in front of the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE035.1
June 10th; President Sidney J. Phillips and Portia Washington Pittman pictured with a cow alongside the Well Sculpture to honor Booker T. Washington at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE034.22
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Large circle of people in graduation robes and caps surrounding the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born.
CSE034.21
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Graduates and other school members process away from the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born. Also passing Virginia Cottage.
CSE034.20
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Graduates and other school members process away from the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born. Also passing Virginia Cottage.
CSE034.19
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Large circle of people in graduation robes and caps surrounding the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born.
CSE034.18
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Graduate standing with glass bottle of soda, another man inside the concession stand hands the graduate another.
CSE034.17
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Group of graduates and others stand for a portrait by a sign that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."
CSE034.16
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Group of graduates and others stand for a portrait by a sign that reads, "Thomas G. Burch Memorial Bldg."
CSE034.15
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Pictures inside of a classroom at Booker T. Washington Elementary.
CSE034.14
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Pictures inside of a classroom at Booker T. Washington Elementary.
CSE034.13
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Pictures inside of a classroom at Booker T. Washington Elementary.
CSE034.12
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Large circle of people in graduation robes and caps surrounding the memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born.
CSE034.11
Group of five men, two graduates, to perform. Assumedly at graduation. Assumedly at High Street Baptist in Roanoke.
CSE034.10
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; People, including President Sidney J. Phillips, giving speeches to graduates. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on the wall on the left, portrait of Booker T. Washington on the wall on the right.
CSE034.9
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; People, including President Sidney J. Phillips, giving speeches to graduates. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on the wall on the left, portrait of Booker T. Washington on the wall on the right.
CSE034.8
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; People, including President Sidney J. Phillips, giving speeches to graduates. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on the wall on the left, portrait of Booker T. Washington on the wall on the right.
CSE034.7
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; A.V. Mundy giving speeches to graduates. Portrait of Sidney J. Phillips on the wall on the left, portrait of Booker T. Washington on the wall on the right.
CSE034.5
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Four graduates sipping soda out of glass bottles in front of concession stand.
CSE034.4
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Three women sipping soda out of glass bottles in front of concession stand.
CSE034.3
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Three women sipping soda out of glass bottles in front of concession stand.
CSE034.2
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; President Sidney J. Phillips, right, shaking hands with another man in front of the Well Sculpture in honor of Booker T. Washington.
CSE034.1
May 13, 1951, Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial; Possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips, far right, holding a child next to two men in front of the Well Sculpture in honor of Booker T. Washington.
CSE032.2
Assumedly Rev. Stone of Hill St. Baptist. Portrait taken in front of plain background.
CSE032.1
Assumedly Rev. Stone of Hill St. Baptist. Portrait taken in front of plain background.
CSE031.2
Color Photo. Rev. James Goode standing with two people as the people eat their meal. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE031.1
Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE030.1
Unidentified Group Portrait.
CSE029.12
Color Photo. Long table of people eating in a wood-panelled room. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE029.11
Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE029.10
Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE029.9
Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE029.8
Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE029.7
Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE029.6
Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE029.5
Color Photo. People gathered in a room in line for a meal. Room has plain walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE029.4
Color Photo. People gathered in a room eating a meal. Wood-panelled walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE029.3
Color Photo. People gathered in a room eating a meal. Wood-panelled walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE029.1
Color Photo. People gathered in a room eating a meal. Wood-panelled walls. Possibly meeting room at St. Andrew's Catholic Church.
CSE028.10
Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Audience gathered for Mass at St. Andrew's. Stained glass panels along walls.
CSE028.9
Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Audience gathered for Mass at St. Andrew's. Stained glass panels along walls.
CSE028.8
Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.
CSE028.7
Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.
CSE028.6
Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.
CSE028.5
Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.
CSE028.4
Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.
CSE028.3
Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.
CSE028.2
Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.
CSE028.1
Interior of St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Color Photo. Assumedly Rev. James Goode, performing Mass. Other clergymen present on altar.
CSE026.8
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Two women shaking hands. Woman on left is Mrs. Ada Chapell. Woman on right is assumedly Mrs. Alice Smith Jones.
CSE026.7
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Assumedly Mrs. Alice Smith Jones being sworn in as Postmistress at Booker T. Washington Post Office. Mrs. Jones is facing a man and they both have their right hands raised.
CSE026.6
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Assumedly Mrs. Alice Smith Jones being sworn in as Postmistress at Booker T. Washington Post Office. Mrs. Jones is facing a man and they both have their right hands raised.
CSE026.5
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Two women shaking hands with man at far right. Assumedly Mrs. Alice Smith Jones in the middle.
CSE026.4
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Portrait of an unidentified woman.
CSE026.2
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; Five women standing behind desk for portrait. Woman on far right is possibly Postmistress Virginia Hurt Phillips. 2nd from left is Mrs. Ada D. Chapell.
CSE026.1
Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial June 30, 1955; President Sidney J. Phillips, left, shaking hands with unidentified woman in front of memorial cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved.
CSE025.5
May 9, 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips talks to another man by the chickens and chicken coops. Virginia Industrial Hall, Burroughs house, Virginia Cottage, and other cars in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE025.4
May 9, 1950; Chickens running around a coop. Virginia Industrial Hall, Burroughs house, Virginia Cottage, and other cars in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE025.3
May 9, 1950; Chickens running around a coop. Virginia Industrial Hall, Burroughs house, Virginia Cottage, and other cars in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE025.2
May 9, 1950; Chickens running around a coop. Virginia Industrial Hall, Burroughs house, Virginia Cottage, and other cars in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE025.1
May 9, 1950; President Sidney J. Phillips with adult and baby pigs. Assumedly Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE024.17
People gathered inside of a building assumedly at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Portia Washington Pittman in front row.
CSE024.16
People gathered inside of a building assumedly at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE024.15
People congregating and coming from inside the Virginia Industrial Hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE024.14
Four people in front of Virginia Cottage. In front, there is a sign that reads, "Buildings On These Grounds Are Being Renovated and Remodeled By Community Workers Teachers and Students Of The ROANOKE BRANCH Of the Booker T. Washington Memorial Trade…
CSE024.13
Crowd listening to speaker, assumedly at 4th Annual Booker T. Washington Birthday Celebration at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Standing in front of Burroughs house.
CSE024.12
Three people addressing the crowd assumedly at 4th Annual Booker T. Washington Birthday Celebration. Standing in front of Burroughs house. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. A.V. Mundy is woman to the right.
CSE024.11
Three people addressing the crowd assumedly at 4th Annual Booker T. Washington Celebration at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Standing in front of Burroughs house.
CSE024.10
Three people addressing the crowd assumedly at 4th Annual Booker T. Washington Birthday Celebration. Standing in front of Burroughs house. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. A.V. Mundy is woman to the right.
CSE024.9
Two men working at some sort of machine. Man at back seems to be holding a saw, and man at the front seems to be stretching some sort of material. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE024.8
Group of three at a table. Middle person is possibly Mrs. Virginia Hurt Phillips, wife of President Sidney J. Phillips and one of the postmistresses of the Booker T. Washington National Monument Post Office at Booker T. Washington Birthplace…
CSE024.7
Large group of people circled around what is assumedly a musical performance. Virginia Industrial Hall in the background at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE024.6
Large group of people circled around what is assumedly a musical performance. Virginia Industrial Hall in the background at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE024.5
Large group of people outside of a bus. Black dog in front of the people. Concession stand in the back right. Located at the Booker T. Washington Memorial Birthplace.
CSE024.4
Same group of people as 24.3, but taken from behind the group. The people are facing the Post Office and Burroughs house building and the reconstructed cabin where Booker T. Washington was born enslaved at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE024.3
Group of people seated, assumedly for Booker T. Washington 4th Annual Birthday Celebration at the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Virginia Industrial Hall in the back.
CSE024.2
Car entering for "Booker Washington Birthplace, VA The 4th Annual Booker T. Washington Birthday Celebration Will be Held on These Grounds April 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Public is Invited."
CSE024.1
Four students work on bricklaying. Assumedly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE023.11
Sept. 15, 1954; Farmer looking at the camera with the Booker T. Washington Elementary School building in the back right of the image.
CSE023.10
Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.
CSE023.9
Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.
CSE023.8
Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.
CSE023.7
Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.
CSE023.6
Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.
CSE023.5
Sept. 15, 1954; Class pictures outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Classes range in size.
CSE023.4
Sept. 15, 1954; Mrs. Ada Chapell and daughter in line to speak to teacher at Booker T. Washington Elementary. Other girls lined up behind Mrs. Chapell's daughter.
CSE023.3
Sept. 15, 1954; Mrs. Ada Chapell and daughter in line to speak to teacher at Booker T. Washington Elementary. Other girls lined up behind Mrs. Chapell's daughter.
CSE023.2
Sept. 15, 1954; Mrs. Ada Chapell and daughter inside Booker T. Washington Elementary.
CSE023.1
Sept. 15, 1954; Mrs. Ada Chapell and daughter outside of Booker T. Washington Elementary. Both in dresses.
CSE022.20
Pictures of the Virginia Industrial Hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE022.19
Pictures of the Virginia Industrial Hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE022.17
Group of two people at a gathering. There is a man on the left holding a cigarette, and the woman on the right is in a long dress.
CSE022.16
Group of eleven people pictured outside the Virginia Industrial Hall. Assumedly some sort of board or group of teachers. President Sidney J. Phillips fifth from left, Portia Washington Pittman, far right. Attorney T. C. Walker second from left, A.V.…
CSE022.15
Large group of people gathered in front of buildings. Building on far left is the building designated as the US Post Office, and the building on the far right is the replica cabin of Booker T. Washington's birthplace at Booker T. Washington…
CSE022.14
Two people, Portia Washington Pittman on right, Attorney T. C. Walker on left, looking at a sculpture of a well. Quote on top reads, “Cast down your bucket where you are” from Booker T. Washington. It is designated for those a part of Industrial…
CSE022.13
Two people, Portia Washington Pittman on right, Attorney T. C. Walker on left, looking at a sculpture of a well. Quote on top reads, “Cast down your bucket where you are” from Booker T. Washington. It is designated for those a part of Industrial…
CSE022.12
Four students work on bricklaying for what appears to be a chimney or fireplace structure. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE022.11
Four students work on bricklaying for what appears to be a chimney or fireplace structure. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE022.10
Three students offer a bricklaying demonstration to some of the group members from CSE022.7. Portia Washington Pittman is the woman that is pictured. Attorney T. C. Walker on far right. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington…
CSE022.9
Three students offer a bricklaying demonstration to some of the group members from CSE022.7. Portia Washington Pittman is the woman that is pictured. Attorney T. C. Walker on far right. Possibly located at the Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington…
CSE022.8
Assumedly a group of students offering a demonstration of building to some of the group members pictured in CSE022.7. Portia Washington Pittman looking at camera. Attorney T. C. Walker on far-right side of image. Possibly located at Roanoke Branch of…
CSE022.7
Group of eleven people pictured outside the Virginia Industrial Hall at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Assumedly some sort of board or group of teachers.President Sidney J. Phillips fifth from left, Portia Washington Pittman, far right,…
CSE022.5
Four women and one child pictured holding dresses in front of a photo of Booker T. Washington and two quotes from Mr. Washington. Possibly located at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE022.4
Attorney T. C. Walker and Portia Washington Pittman pictured holding a mop in the air at Booker T. Washington Trade School.
CSE022.3
Group of five men; one man is assumedly giving a demonstration on an automobile part. Portia Washington Pittman at the far right. Possibly located at Roanoke Branch of Booker T. Washington Industrial Trade School.
CSE022.2
Group of eleven people pictured around two tables. Assumedly some sort of board or group of teachers at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured at center, Portia Washington Pittman third from right. Attorney T.…
CSE022.1
Group of eleven people pictured around two tables. Assumedly some sort of board or group of teachers at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. President Sidney J. Phillips pictured at center, Portia Washington Pittman third from right. Attorney T.…
CSE021.6
Feb. 26, 1955; Groups of people walking around pathways. Cars are pictured in the background as well as the Tuck Industrial Hall. Other buildings include Virginia Cottage, poultry houses, and a concession stand. Located at Booker T. Washington…
CSE021.5
Feb. 26, 1955; Large group of people; image from the front of the crowd. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE021.4
Feb. 26, 1955; Large group of peole; image from the back of the crowd. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE021.3
Feb. 26, 1955; Portia Washington Pittman appears to hand item off to man standing on stoop of Hopkins Hall. Other people are around them; there is a bed on the stoop as well. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE021.2
Feb. 26, 1955; Crowd of people gathered around machinery (most likely automotive or farm related) Hopkins Hall is pictured in the background. Located at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial.
CSE021.1
Feb. 26, 1955; Large crowd of people gathered in front of one of the buidlings at Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial. Tuck Industrial Hall in the background on the left; Burroughs house in the background in the center; and Hopkins Hall on the…
CSE003.2
Roanoke Dressed Poultry Co.; Owned and Operated by J. Brumberg and Sons" "1027 Norfolk Ave SE" Two men holding a chicken next to a truck full of caged chickens. Back of truck shown.
CSE003.1
Roanoke Dressed Poultry Co.; "Owned and Operated by J. Brumberg and Sons" "1027 Norfolk Ave SE" Two men holding a chicken next to a truck full of caged chickens.
CSE002.5
Banquet at High St. Church 1947; Photo taken from balcony area of High St. Baptist down toward pulpit area of the altar.
CSE002.4
Banquet at High St. Church 1947; Several tables set up and decorated for a banquet. People seated at all of the tables conversing and enjoying their meal.
CSE002.3
Banquet at High St. Church 1947; Several tables set up and decorated for a banquet. People seated at all of the tables conversing and enjoying their meal.
CSE002.2
Banquet at High St. Church 1947; Several tables set up and decorated for a banquet. People seated at all of the tables conversing and enjoying their meal.
CSE002.1
Banquet at High St. Church 1947; Several tables set up and decorated for a banquet. People seated at all of the tables conversing and enjoying their meal.
CSE001.11
16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation; Images of the crowd at graduation, including graduates. There is a balcony area above the ground floor pews.
CSE001.10
16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation; Images of the crowd at graduation, including graduates. There is a balcony area above the ground floor pews.
CSE001.9
16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation; Two men on stage; man on the left is in catcher's uniform, handing a baseball to the man on the right, dressed in a suit.
CSE001.7
16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation; Man giving speech in a graduation robe. Audience sits before him.
CSE001.6
16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation
Man giving a speech in a graduation robe. There are two men and a woman (A.V. Mundy) sitting in the background; Sidney J. Phillips is the man sitting next to the woman.
Man giving a speech in a graduation robe. There are two men and a woman (A.V. Mundy) sitting in the background; Sidney J. Phillips is the man sitting next to the woman.
CSE001.5
16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation
Man giving a speech in graduation attire. There are two men (Sidney J. Phillips to far left) and a woman (A.V. Mundy) sitting in the background.
Man giving a speech in graduation attire. There are two men (Sidney J. Phillips to far left) and a woman (A.V. Mundy) sitting in the background.
CSE001.4
16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation
Graduate (man) shaking hands with president, Sidney J. Phillips, in graduation attire. Other graduates in the background walking across the stage. A.V. Mundy, not in…
Graduate (man) shaking hands with president, Sidney J. Phillips, in graduation attire. Other graduates in the background walking across the stage. A.V. Mundy, not in…
CSE001.3
16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation
Graduate (man) shaking hands with president, Sidney J. Phillips, in graduation attire. A.V. Mundy, not in graduation clothes, hands diploma to man.
Graduate (man) shaking hands with president, Sidney J. Phillips, in graduation attire. A.V. Mundy, not in graduation clothes, hands diploma to man.
CSE001.2
16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation
Graduate (woman) shaking hands with other woman on stage. Graduate is wearing white. Graduate passed man in graduation robe and cap.
Graduate (woman) shaking hands with other woman on stage. Graduate is wearing white. Graduate passed man in graduation robe and cap.
CSE001.1
16 May 1951 at High St. Church; Booker T. Washington Trade School Graduation
Graduate (man) leaving the stage after shaking hands with two people. Woman on the left, man on the right; man is wearing graduation robe and cap.
Graduate (man) leaving the stage after shaking hands with two people. Woman on the left, man on the right; man is wearing graduation robe and cap.
A Guide to the Business Ledger of H.A. Webber
This is a guide to the business ledger of H.A. Webber. The H.A. Webber Ledger is a handwritten business ledger recording the transactions of H. A. Webber from 1873 to 1891, especially 1879-1880. H.A. Webber was a shoemaker and also ran the Roanoke…
PC 134.0 Woodrum Field
"Woodrum Field, Roanoke, Virginia. Located just outside the city limits of Roanoke, Virginia is the municipal terminal for three major airlines: Piedmont, Eastern and American - with a total of 50 flights daily. This ultra-modern airport serves as…
PC 132.10 Downtown Roanoke
"Night view of Roanoke, Virginia"
PC 132.4 Greetings from Roanoke
"Looking to the north on Jefferson Street, part of the business section can be seen with Elmwood Park shown in the foreground. Also known as the Star City of the South."
PC 130.0 Victory Stadium
"Victory Stadium, Roanoke, Virginia, as seen from atop Mill Mountain. With a seating capacity of 25,000, which can be increased to 29,000 with the use of bleachers, is where the Thanksgiving Day Classic Football Game is held each year between (VMI)…
PC 122.51 N&W Passenger Station
"Norfolk & Western Train Station, Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 122.0 General Offices
"General Offices, Headquarters of Norfolk & Western Railway, Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 116.835 Hotel Roanoke
"Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia. One of the South's finest of hostelries, catering to many state and national conventions yearly."
PC 115.6 Roanoke Memorial
"Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Belleview and Lake Avenues, SE, Roanoke, Virginia. Located at the base of Mill Mountain, this ultra-modern hospital has over 325 beds and serves Roanoke and Southwestern Virginia. It is also widely known for its…
PC 98.0 Carvin's Cove
"Aerial view of Carvin's Cove near Roanoke, Virginia, serving the latter as a water supply and recreational area. Favorite spot for picnicking, camping, swimming, boating, and fishing."
Williamson Road Corridor Urban Design Catalog
This draft of the Williamson Road Corridor Urban Design Catalog was created on 19 May 1986, and it details Design Concepts, Development Strategies, Planning Documents, and other Maps.
This project was never completed. It is assumed that this is…
This project was never completed. It is assumed that this is…
Samuel Griggs
Samuel Griggs
Date of Birth: April 1827
Mayor, Town of Big Lick: July 1, 1876 to June 30, 1878
Date of Death: June 21, 1903
Date of Birth: April 1827
Mayor, Town of Big Lick: July 1, 1876 to June 30, 1878
Date of Death: June 21, 1903
PC 116.834 Hotel Roanoke
"Hotel Roanoke and Motor Inn, Roanoke, Virginia 24006. A delightful, modern version of an Old English Inn, located in its own ten acre park in the center of Roanoke. 425 air-conditioned rooms. Gourmet restaurants. Free parking. Heated outdoor…
PC 116.833 Hotel Roanoke
"Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 116.83 Hotel Roanoke
"Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia. F.E. Foster, Proprietor. Open all Year."
A Guide to the Records of the Greater Raleigh Court Civic League
This items is a guide to the records of the Greater Raleigh Court Civic League. The Greater Raleigh Court Civic League Records (now Raleigh Court Neighborhood Association) document the neighborhood organization formed in 1978 to protect and further…
SHH005 Santa Claus
Christmas window display at Heironimus utilizing the editorial written by Virginia O'Hanlon to the New York Sun on 21 September 1897 asking 'Is there a Santa Claus?'. The editorial prompted the reply of one of the paper's editors, Frances Church, to…
Grandin Court Elementary School 1978
1978 annual for Grandin Court Elementary School.
Grandin Court Elementary School 1976
1976 annual for Grandin Court Elementary School.
PC 129.0 Terry Building
"Terry Building, Roanoke Virginia"
PC 122.2 Norfolk & Western Depot
"Norfolk & Western Depot, Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 112.04 General Offices
"General Offices, Norfolk & Western Railway Co., Roanoke, VA."
PC 119.10 Rockledge Inn
"Rockledge Inn, Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 116.8 Hotel Roanoke
"Depot, Offices and Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 114.1 Hollins College
"Hollins Institute near Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 108.0 Fire House
"Engine house and headquarters, Roanoke Fire Department, Roanoke, Virginia."
PC 92.2 Ruins of Old Mill
This old mill was located on Carvins Creek and is just below where the current Carvins Cove reservoir dam is located.
PC 92.0 Roanoke River
Scene of the Roanoke River.
Crusader 1988
The Crusader is the annual for Glenvar High School.
Crusader 1971
The Crusader is the annual for Glenvar High School.
Crusader 1970
The Crusader is annual for Glenvar High School.
Crusader 1969
The Crusader is the annual for Glenvar High School.
Crusader 1968
The Crusader is the annual for Glenvar High School.
MP 5.36 Oakeys Downtown
Interior of Oakey's Downtown chapel.
SHH025 Parade Spectators
A crowd gathers in front of Heironimus on Campbell Avenue to watch the Roanoke Christmas parade.
SHH023 Heironimus
Exterior of Heironimus decorated for Christmas.
Davis2 29d Calvary Baptist
Calvary Baptist Church, located at 608 Campbell Avenue SW.
JLSB1 J.L. Stern Battalion
Jo Lane Stern Battalion, Company B, in front of the Roanoke Auditorium. Col. Jo Lane Stern, inspector general of the State, mustered in the Jo Lane Stern Battalion of Virginia volunteers in Roanoke, composed of four full companies, numbering 267 men…
LSC4 Roanoke Life Saving Crew
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew equipment display arranged for the public.
FE305 Roanoke Country Club
Greens and fairways at Roanoke Country Club. The clubhouse is just visible in the background.
FE304 Observation Tower
The first observation tower on Mill Mountain was constructed in 1910 and destroyed by a violent wind storm in 1914. It was replaced shortly thereafter by another observation tower, which burned in 1936.
FE303 Prospect Road
Mill Mountain’s Prospect Road, commonly called the Loop Road or Old Toll Road, still has the same basic design when it originated as a graded carriage road in 1891. Today, the road is part of the Roanoke Valley’s greenway system within Mill Mountain…
FE302 Melrose Baseball
Melrose Athletic Club baseball team and mascot.
FE301 Market Square
In the days before trucks were ubiquitous, farmers brought their goods to the City Market in buckboards, carts, and Conestoga wagons.
FE300 Roanoke Auditorium
Roanoke Auditorium was located along Wells Avenue NE, between Williamson Road and 2nd Street. Built in 1916, it was purchased in 1947 by the American Legion and thence called the American Legion Auditorium. It served the city well as an all-purpose…
FE299 Buena Vista
Buena Vista was contructed by Colonel George P. Tayloe around 1840.
FE298 Coulter Building
Built in 1926, the Coulter Building is located at 601 S. Jefferson Street.
FE297 Jackson Ferry Shot Tower
Jackson Ferry Shot Tower in Wythe County. The tower is 75 feet tall and was used for manufacturing lead shot. Construction began shortly after the American Revolution and was completed in 1802. The shot tower is now Shot Tower State Park.
FE296 McGuire Building
The McGuire Building and Market Square.
FE295 Peoples Bank
People's Bank building located at 201 S. Pollard Street in Vinton.
FE294 Shenandoah Building
The Shenandoah Building is located at 305 1st Street.
FE293 Jefferson Apartments
The Jefferson Apartments, formerly located at 820 S. Jefferson Street. This view looks west on Mountain Avenue.
FE292 Crystal Spring
A view of Crystal Spring Park, pump house, and reservoir. Crystal Spring was one of the city's earliest landscaped parks. It was designed and managed by Roanoke Gas and Water Works.
FE291 School Administration
Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…
FE290 City Hotel
City Hotel was built in 1886 on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Salem Avenue.
FE289 Medical Arts Building
Located at 30 Franklin Road, the Professional (or Medical) Arts Building was built in 1929.
FE288 McBain Building
The McBain building, located at 34 Campbell Avenue.
FE287 Roanoke High School
Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…
FE286 Roanoke Auditorium
Roanoke Auditorium was located along Wells Avenue NE, between Williamson Road and 2nd Street. Built in 1916, it was purchased in 1947 by the American Legion and thence called the American Legion Auditorium. It served the city well as an all-purpose…
FE285 Colonial Bank Building
Colonial National Bank building, located at 202 S. Jefferson Street.
FE284 Roanoke Lodge #197
Roanoke Lodge #197 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The lodge stood on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Franklin Road
FE283 Post Office
Roanoke's second federally funded post office was constructed on the same site as the first, the corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street. It was built in 1914 and replaced in 1933.
FE281 Phelps & Armistead
Phelps & Armistead Furniture, formerly located at 312 2nd Street SW. The building would later be occupied by Grand Piano.
FE280 Hammond Printing
Hammond's Printing and Litho Works, formerly located on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Luck Avenue,
FE279 McBain Building
The McBain building, located at 34 Campbell Avenue.
FE278 Prospect Road
Mill Mountain’s Prospect Road, commonly called the Loop Road or Old Toll Road, still has the same basic design when it originated as a graded carriage road in 1891. Today, the road is part of the Roanoke Valley’s greenway system within Mill Mountain…
FE277 Municipal Building
The Municipal Building at night.
FE276 Municipal Building
The Municipal Building was built in 1915.
FE275 Victory Stadium
Athletic field and grandstands at Victory Stadium. The stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.
FE274 Victory Stadium
Athletic field and grandstands at Victory Stadium. The stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.
FE273 Market Building
The Market Building appears largely unchanged today from when it was built in 1922.
FE272 Ponce de Leon Hotel
The original Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW. The elegant verandas are gone by the time this photograph was taken. In December 1930, the building was totally destroyed by fire, killing one resident and injuring others. It was…
FE271 Roanoke Public Warehouse
Roanoke Public Warehouse was located at 403 Salem Avenue.
FE270 Main Street
Aerial viewing showing Main Street in Salem near the intersection with Union Street and Academy Street.
FE269 Roanoke Knitting Mills
Roanoke Knitting Mills began operations in 1903 at 306 Elm Avenue SE. It closed by 1909.
FE268 Lorraine Apartments
Shown under construction are the Lorraine Apartments, located at 1221 S. Jefferson Street. This view shows the rear of the building from Maple Avenue SW.
FE267 Williamson Building
Intersection showing the Williamson Building on the northwest corner of Church Avenue and Jefferson Street. At the time of this photo it was occupied by the Sportsman, Deb Fashions, Thom McCann Shoes. The building was razed in 1977.
FE266 Lorraine Apartments
Shown under construction are the Lorraine Apartments, located at 1221 S. Jefferson Street.
FE265 Mill Mountain
A view of Mill Mountain showing a relatively undeveloped foreground.
FE263 Day & Night Bank
Built in 1905, the building located at 116 Campbell Avenue SW was home to two banks in its early years, Day & Night Bank in this photograph and State & City Bank.
FE261 Christ Episcopal
Christ Episcopal Church, located at 1101 Franklin Road SW.
FE260 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street from the 300 block.
FE258 Jefferson Street
Looking south on Jefferson Street from Salem Avenue.
FE257 Lee Junior High
Lee Junior High School was built in 1912 at the intersection of Franklin Road and 2nd Street SW. It was razed in 1973 to clear the site for construction of the Richard H. Poff Federal Building.
FE256 Stone Printing
Stone Printing Company began doing business at this location in 1891. The stone veneer was added to the building, located at 116 N. Jefferson Street, in 1907.
FE255 Jefferson Hospital
Jefferson Hospital, founded in 1907 by Dr. Hugh Trout, was the predecessor of Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital. Formerly located at 1313 Franklin Road SW, the hospital closed in 1967 and was later razed.
FE250 Police Car
Parked in front of the city jail, is this blue and white, fifty horsepower Cadillac patrol wagon. It could carry as many as eight prisoners in its enclosed compartment, while the policeman had to ride exposed to the elements.
FE241 Blue Ridge Springs
Blue Ridge Springs was one of a number of summer resorts in Southwestern Virginia. It boasted the healing powers of dyspepsia in its natural spring. Like many resorts of its kind, Blue Ridge Springs fell into disrepair during the Great Depression. …
FE239 Grandin Road
Looking northeast on Grandin Road at the intersection with Shirley Avenue.
FE236 N&W Shops
Aerial view of Norfolk & Western east end shops.
FE226 Maiden Lane
Looking west from the 1900 block of Maiden Lane. The neighborhood is still under development at the time of this photograph.
FE225b Maiden Lane
Looking east on the 2000 block of Maiden Lane SW. The neighborhood is still under development at the time this photograph was taken.
FE225a Westover Avenue
Looking east on the 2000 block of Westover Avenue SW. The neighborhood is still under development at the time of this photograph.
FE224 Grandin Road
Looking south on Grandin Road from the 1700 block.
FE222 Primitive Dentistry
Onlookers in Ballyhack watch as the seated gentleman in this photograph is having a tooth extracted by the lady in front of him, while the one behind him holds his head still.
FE214 Campbell Avenue
Looking west on Campbell Avenue.
FE211 Witten-Martin Furniture
Located at 213 1st Street SW, the Masonic temple was constructed in 1911. For many years, the first floor was occupied by various retail establishments, as evidenced in this photograph when Witten-Martin Furniture Company occupied the space.
FE208 Crockett Springs
Crockett Springs Resort, near Shawsville, was one of a number of summer resorts in Southwestern Virginia that boasted the healing powers of its spring waters. The resort opened in 1889 and closed shortly before 1940. The hotel was razed in 1966.
FE206 Mountain Lake
Canoers on Mountain Lake. The second Mountain Lake Lodge, built in 1875, can be seen in the distance. The current stone lodge replaced this structure in 1936.
FE205 Police Switchboard
Switchboard at Police headquarters. Sargeant Dick Arnold uses the phone as motorcycle officer John Lemon looks on.
FE203 Virginia College
The Virginia College for Young Women was located in the South Roanoke neighborhood at the end of Rosalind Avenue. The college closed in 1933.
FE202 Blue Ridge Springs
Blue Ridge Springs was one of a number of summer resorts in Southwestern Virginia. It boasted the healing powers of dyspepsia in its natural spring. Like many resorts of its kind, Blue Ridge Springs fell into disrepair during the Great Depression. …
FE201 State & City Building
State & City Building, located at 102 Campbell Avenue SW.
FE200 WDBJ Radio
Virginia's second commercial radio station, WDBJ-AM, had been broadcasting for twelve and a half years when it moved to its new quarters at 124 Kirk Avenue SW in January 1937.
FE199 Terra Alta
"Terra Alta" located at 1348 Prospect Road SE.
FE198 Mountain Trust Bank
The temporary quarters of Mountain Trust Bank, formerly located at 34 W. Church Avenue.
FE196 Roanoke Baseball
Roanoke Baseball Team. Front row, left to right: Dusty Coons, ? Wrigley, ? Lynch; middle row, L to R: unidentfied, unidentfied, Pop Tate (manager), G. McGann, ? Hill; back row, L to R: Ed McGinnis, unidentified, unidentified, and ? Williams.
FE195 Campbell Avenue
Lyle's Drugstore occupied the right half of this building, located at 101 Campbell Avenue SW.
FE189 Fenton China
Fenton China and House Furniture, formerly located at 306 S. Jefferson Street.
FE188 Burrell Memorial
Roanoke's first African American hospital, Burrell Memorial, was founded in 1915 in a small cottage on Henry Street. It soon outgrew the Henry Street location and moved into the former Alleghany Institute, a school for boys located at 611 McDowell…
FE185 Campbell Avenue
Looking east from the 100 block of Campbell Avenue.
FE182 Jefferson Street
Looking south on Jefferson Street from the Colonial Bank building.
FE178 Elmwood Park
A scene in Elmwood Park.
FE175 Roanoke High School
Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…
FE171 Roanoke Photo Finishing
An interior view of Roanoke Photo Finishing Company with George Davis behind counter.
FE162 N&W General Offices
Completed in 1883 by the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, the general office building housed the offices for Norfolk & Western after they were moved from Lynchburg. The building was located on the northwest corner of Jefferson Street and Shenandoah…
FE159 Mountain View
Mountain View, a 40 room elegant turn-of-the-century mansion, was built in 1907 by Junius B. Fishburn. Mr. Fishburn donated Mountain View to the City in 1955 with the stipulation that it be used solely and exclusively for public recreation purposes.…
FE157 Ole Monterey
Built in 1920, Ole Monterey Golf Course is the second oldest golf course in the City of Roanoke.
FE156 Crystal Spring Laundry
Crystal Spring Laundry was located at 720 Franklin Road SW.
FE153 Roanoke Country Club
Roanoke Country Club, located at 3360 Old Country Club Road NW.
FE151 Wasena Elementary
Wasena Elementary School is located at 1125 Sherwood Avenue SW.
FE150 Jefferson High School
Originally constructed in 1922, Jefferson High School was Roanoke's largest high school for half a century.
FE147 State & City Bank
Built in 1905, the building located at 116 Campbell Avenue SW was home to two banks in its early years, State & City Bank in this photograph and Day & Night Bank.
FE146 Roanoke Hospital
Roanoke Hospital was built in 1893 with the aid of Norfolk & Western and the Roanoke Gas and Water Company. Carilion Roanoke Memorial now occupies the site of the old hospital.
FE144 Highland Park Elementary
Built in 1920, Highland Park Elementary School is located at 1212 5th Street SW.
FE142 Roanoke Printing Company
Roanoke Printing Company occupies the Bolling Building, formerly located on the southwest corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street SW.
FE140 Stonewall Jackson Middle
Stonewall Jackson Middle School located at 1004 Montrose Avenue SE. The school's name was changed to John P. Fishwick Middle School in 2018.
FE139 Lucy Addison High
Lucy Addison High School opened in 1928. Located at 40 Douglass Avenue NW, the building now houses Roanoke City Public Schools Administrative Offices.
FE138 Jamison School
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.
FE137 Stonewall Jackson Middle
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.
FE136 Morningside Elementary
Morningside Elementary School, located at 1716 Wilson Street SE.
FE131 Boggs & Havnaer
Boggs & Havnaer Laundry and Dry Cleaning supplies and equipment, formerly located at 912 3 1/2 Street SE.
FE130 Morice Twine Mills
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.
FE128 Sherwood Forest
Entrance to Sherwood Forest subdivision, located at Yellow Mountain Road and Nottingham Road.
FE126 Harrison School
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…
FE124 Commerce Street School
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.
FE123 Ponce de Leon Hotel
The second Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW.
FE121 Belmont School
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.
FE120 N&W General Offices
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.
FE117 Salvation Army Hotel
Salvation Army Hotel, formerly located at 201 2nd Street SW.
FE116 Roanoke Country Club
Roanoke Country Club, located at 3360 Old Country Club Road NW, shortly after completion of the clubhouse.
FE112 First Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church, located at 2101 Jefferson Street SW.
FE111 Hancock-Clay
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.
FE109 Spanish-American Vets
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,…
FE107 Roanoke Bankers
Group portrait of Roanoke bankers in front of the Terry Building.
FE103 Natural Tunnel
Natural Tunnel in Scott County. The massive naturally formed cave is so large, it is used as a railroad tunnel.
FE098 Pythian Castle
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.
FE094 Old 97
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…
FE093 Mill Mountain
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.
FE092 Neal Tavern
Armistead Neal tavern and boarding house was located on Shenandoah Avenue. For many years, it served the town of Big Lick as a hotel.
FE091 Roanoke Country Club
Golf Course at Roanoke Country Club.
FE090 Red Mens Band
Hiawatha Tribe Number 66, Red Men's Band at Hotel Roanoke.
FE089 Old 97
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…
FE088 Machine Works Band
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…
FE086 Old 97
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…
FE085 Webster Brick
Webster Brick Company (now General Shale), located at 2351 Webster Road.
FE084 Muse Family
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.
FE083 Natural Bridge Hotel
The original Natural Bridge Hotel. The hotel burned in 1963 and was replaced by the current hotel in 1964.
FE082 Almshouse
The Almshouse or "poor house" was built in 1925. The building is now part of Virginia Western Community College.
FE081 Carvins Cove
Waterfall at Carvins Cove.
FE080 Poages Mill
Close-up view of Poage's Mill waterwheel on Back Creek.
FE079 RHS Gymnasts
Roanoke High School gymnasts. Caption reads, "Winners Intermediate Gym Contest, '07-'08".
FE077 City Market
A bustling Market Square.
FE075 Alleghany Institute Students
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…
FE073 Jefferson High School
Jefferson High School
FE072 Jefferson Hospital
Jefferson Hospital, founded in 1907 by Dr. Hugh Trout, was the predecessor of Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital. Formerly located at 1313 Franklin Road SW, the hospital closed in 1967 and was later razed. The two-story porches no longer exist…
FE071 Ponce de Leon Hotel
The second Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW.
FE069 Ponce de Leon Hotel
The original Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW. The elegant verandas are gone by the time this photograph was taken. In December 1930, the building was totally destroyed by fire, killing one resident and injuring others. It was…
FE068 Greene Memorial
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…
FE066 Observation Tower
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.
FE065 WDBJ
WDBJ station at its third location on the corner of Colonial Avenue and Brandon Avenue.
FE064 View from Mill Mountain
A view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain with the Riverland neighborhood in the foreground.
FE062 Natural Bridge Hotel
The original Natural Bridge Hotel. The hotel burned in 1963 and was replaced by the current hotel in 1964.
FE061 UCT Carnival
Spectators watch the highwire act, part of the Order of United Commercial Travelers of American carnival.
FE058 Campbell Avenue
Crowds gather along Campbell Avenue to watch the Armistice Day Parade.
FE057 1st Street
Looking north on 1st Street from Church Avenue.
FE056 Downtown Roanoke
Looking north on Jefferson Street from the Colonial National Bank building.
FE055 Lewis-Gale
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.
FE054 Dog Mouth Fountain
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.
FE052 Mill Mountain
A view of Mill Mountain. Roanoke Hospital, the Mill Mountain Incline, and the observation tower are all visible.
FE050 Patrick Henry Hotel
Patrick Henry Hotel
FE049 1st Street
Looking north on 1st Street from Church Avenue.
FE048 FNEB
The First National Exchange Bank building is located at 201 S. Jefferson Street.
FE047 Market Building
Roanoke's first Market Building. Built in 1886, it was replaced by the current Market Building in 1922.
FE046 Patrick Henry Lobby
Interior view of the Patrick Henry Hotel lobby.
FE045 Elmwood Pond
The pond once in Elmwood Park.
FE044 Civil War Veterans
Civil War veterans reunion at Hotel Roanoke.
FE041 Almshouse
The Almshouse or "poor house" was built in 1925. The building is now part of Virginia Western Community College.
FE038 Mill Mountain Incline
Mill Mountain Incline.
FE037 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street.
FE036 Hotel Roanoke
Hotel Roanoke
FE034 Horton Livery
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.
FE033 Big Lick Livery
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…
FE032 Post Office
Roanoke's second federally funded post office was constructed on the same site as the first, the corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street. It was built in 1914 and replaced in 1933.
FE029 Fire Station #1
Fire Station No. 1, located at 13 Church Avenue SE.
FE028 Fire Ladder
Firemen pose on a ladder pulled by horses. The building in the background was on the corner of 1st Street and Church Avenue.
FE027 Title Guarantee
Title Guarantee Trust and Savings Bank, formerly located at 34 Church Avenue SW.
FE024 Jefferson Street
Looking south on Jefferson Street. American Theatre on right.
FE023 Big Lick Hotel
Formerly located on the southwest corner of Williamson Road and Salem Avenue, the Big Lick Hotel would go through several iterations, including a portion of the Shenandoah Hotel, the Lee Hotel and Hotel Earle. The building was gutted by fire in 1991…
FE022 Church and Jefferson
Intersection showing the Williamson Building on the northwest corner of Church Avenue and Jefferson Street. At the time of this photo, the building housed T.L. Deyerle Company. It would later be home to the Sportsman. The building was razed in…
FE019 Lakeside
Lakeside Amusement Park was built in 1920 on Mason's Creek. The "lake" seen here was the area's first public swimming pool, complete with sand beach. Also visible is the "Thriller" roller coaster and the bumper car pavilion.
FE017 Mountain Trust
Mountain Trust Bank was located in the Strickland Building at 302 S. Jefferson Street.
FE015 Municipal Building
The Municipal Building from 2nd Street.
FE014 Campbell Avenue
Looking west on Campbell Avenue. The Rialto Theatre is visible at left.
FE013 McGuire Building
The McGuire Building, located at 1 Market Square, was built in 1914 and housed W. E. McGuire’s Farmers’ Supply Co. that sold buggies, wagons, fertilizer, seed, and other farm-related equipment and supplies. Tenants in this photo include A&P…
FE012 Alleghany Institute Students
Group portrait of Alleghany Institute students. Individuals unidentifed.
FE011 McGuire Building
The McGuire Building, located at 1 Market Square, was built in 1914 and housed W. E. McGuire’s Farmers’ Supply Co. that sold buggies, wagons, fertilizer, seed, and other farm-related equipment and supplies.
FE010 Campbell Avenue
Looking east on Campbell Avenue toward the Market Building from the roof of the Colonial American National Bank building.
FE009 Union Lunch
Union Lunch, formerly located in the area where the Market Building is today.
FE007 Armistice Day Parade
A contingent of veterans march in the Armistice Day Parade on Campbell Avenue.
FE006 JE Bernards
J.E. Bernard's Machine Shop, formerly located at 109-111 Church Avenue SW. Roanoke Automobile Company is located next door, specializing in the sale of Ramblers.
FE005 Carolina Cotton Mills
Carolina Cotton and Woolen Mills, formerly located at 505 6th Street SW.
FE003 Grand Piano
Grand Piano Furniture was located at 312 2nd Street SW.
FE00 GW Sisler
G.W. Sisler Funeral Home, formerly located at 23 First (Salem) Avenue.
FE001 First Auto
Roanoke's first automobile parked in front of a bicycle shop at 109-111 Church Avenue SW. The first auto was believed to have been owned by T.T. Fishburn. In two years, in 1906, this building would become Roanoke Automobile Company selling Rambler…
HNWR191
Engine No. 550 is a later example of the steam locomotive used by N&W. The crew poses for a picture in Roanoke.
HNWR189
This photograph of a bygone era shows a racehorse car with an auction occurring on the platform car. Taken by George Davis of Roanoke, it hints at the possible location of the auction. There were several racehorse tracks in the Roanoke Valley at…
SHH022 Housewares
View of the housewares department of Heironimus decorated with a fairy tale motif.
SHH021 Fabric Department
View of the fabric department of Heironimus.
SHH019 Virginia College Display
Window display at Heironimus dedicated to the history of Virginia College.
SHH018 Czechoslovakia Display
Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Czechoslovakia.
SHH017 Calexico Display
Window display at Heironimus for Calexico Colorama clothing collection at Heironimus. Sign reads, " Calexico Colorama our color-drenched collection of California fashion by Air - Assembled in our newly decorated pation shop, 2nd floor".
SHH014 Redwood Display
Window display at Heironimus promoting products made from California redwoods.
SHH013 Children's Department
A view inside the children's department at Heironimus.
SHH012 Luxembourg Display
Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Luxembourg.
SHH011 Calexico Colorama
Floor displays at Heironimus for the Calexico Colorama clothing line.
SHH010 Calexico Display
Window display at Heironimus for Calexico Colorama clothing collection at Heironimus. Sign reads, " Calexico Colorama our color-drenched collection of California fashion by Air - Assembled in our newly decorated pation shop, 2nd floor".
SHH009 Christmas Display
Christmas window display for children's art supplies at Heironimus.
SHH008 Tableware Displays
Displays of tableware at Heirnomimus.
SHH002 Poland Display
Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Poland after it was invaded by the Nazis in World War II.
LDW16 Package
This package illustrates just how well known Loebl Dye Works was, not just locally, but globally. This was sent from a dry cleaner in New Zealand for dye work. Among other clients of Loebl were the White House, the Greenbrier, New York designers…
LDW3 Dyeing Vats
Left to right: Roy Hargraves, Josef Loebl and Robert Loebl in a dyeing room of Loebl Dye Works, formerly located on Salem Avenue.
LDW2 Loebl Dye Works
Left to Right: Josef Loebl, Robert Loebl, Julia Loebl, _____, and Roy Hargraves in front of Loebl Dye Works, formerly on Salem Avenue.
LDW1 Loebl, Josef
Josef Loebl stands next to a Vorclone drying tumbler in Loebl Dye Works, formerly located at 350 Salem Avenue.
Davis 66.301 Memorial Bridge
Crossing into Raleigh Court, the Memorial Bridge was dedicated on 30 August 1926. It was named to honor World War I veterans.
Davis 61.01 N&W Passenger Station
The Norfolk & Western Passenger Station was built in 1907. It is now home to the O. Winston Link Museum and History Museum of Western Virginia.
Davis 47.312 Roanoke City Mills
Roanoke City Mills, formerly located at 1750 Jefferson Street. The mill was raised in 2009.
Davis 45.237 Sunlight Bakery
The Roanoke Sunlight Bakery was located at 501 Salem Avenue. The building was also used by Kroger Bakery. It is now used as a warehouse.
Davis 43.301 First National Exchange Bank
The First National Exchange Bank building was built in 1912. Located at 204 Jefferson Street, it has been in continuous operation as a bank for over a century.
Davis 43.214 N&W General Offices
The former general office building of Norfolk and Western, located at 108 N. Jefferson Street, now houses the Roanoke Higher Education Center.
Davis 25.313 Our Lady of Nazareth
Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church. Formerly located at 820 Campbell Avenue, this structure was the first church, completed in 1926. It was used by the church until 1978 when the current structure was completed on Electric Road. The structure in…
Davis 24.02 St. Johns Episcopal
St. John's Episcopal Church, located on the corner of Jefferson Street and Elm Avenue.
Davis 22.22 Greene Memorial UMC
Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, located at 402 2nd Street SW.
Davis 19.141 YWCA
The Young Women's Christian Association formed a Roanoke chapter in 1914. This building was built around 1930 at the 605 1st Street SW.
Davis 19.01 Victory Stadium
Victory Stadium opened in 1942. It would host many events in its 6 decade existence, including the annual Thanksgiving Day Harvest Bowl football game between Virginia Tech and Virginia Military Institute. The stadium was razed in 2006.
Davis 14.22 Shenandoah Hospital
Shenandoah Hospital, formerly located at 712 Campbell Avenue. Built in 1912, the 65-bed hospital closed in 1974. The building was razed in 1976.
Davis 14.12 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…
Davis 13.14 Roanoke County Courthouse
The old Roanoke County Courthouse, located at 301 E. Main Street in Salem was completed in 1910. Offices moved to a new building in 1985. The building is now owned by Roanoke College.
Davis 12.4 Commonwealth Building
Originally constructed as the United States Post Office and Federal Courthouse in 1932, the Commonwealth Building is located at 220 Church Avenue.
Davis 2.163 Campbell Avenue
Looking east on Campbell Avenue near the Jefferson Street intersection. On the right is the First National Exchange Bank; visible on the left are Hanover Shoes, Virginia Dare Dresses and United Cigars.
Davis 2.28 Boxley Building
Still under construction in this photograph, the Boxley Building was built by W.W. Boxley, then mayor of Roanoke. The building is located at 416 S. Jefferson Street.
Davis 2.27 Professional Arts Building
Constructed in 1929, the Professional Arts Building, formerly known as the Medical Arts Building, is located at 30 Franklin Road.
Davis 16.9 Shenandoah Hotel
The Shenandoah Hotel opened on 5 November 1909. Originally consisting of two buildings, separated by an 8-foot alley, the Salem Avenue facing building seen here would later become the Hotel Lee followed by the Hotel Earle. The building was destroyed…
Davis 1.14 Mill Mountain
Looking southeast toward Mill Mountain from just across Day Avenue between 1st Street and Jefferson Street. The large multi-story building left of center was Jefferson Apartments. Nearly all of the buildings seen in the foreground have been razed.
RREC18 Roanoke Railway & Electric
Roanoke Railway & Electric Company Walnut Avenue Steam Plant. In front of the plant is the old streetcar barn
RREC8 Roanoke Country Club
Golfers teeing off at Roanoke Country Club.
Davis 30.2 2501 Inglewood Road
Home located at 2501 Inglewood Road SW.
Davis 31.6 Gale House
Home of Dr. Joseph Gale, formerly located on the corner of Jefferson Street and Bullitt Avenue.
Davis 14.95 Coyner Springs
A partial view of one of the wards in Coyner Springs Sanatorium.
Davis 14.94 Coyner Springs
View of main corridor on lower floor of Coyner Springs Sanatorium.
Davis 14.93 Coyner Springs
Rear view of Coyner Springs Sanatorium.