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RVNH4042 Frantz Flying Service
Frantz Flying Service opened in 1948 at Woodrum Field. It was owned by T.E. "Boots" Frantz (right); Wes Hillman (left) was an employee.
RVNH40420 N&W Radio Production
Radio production for Norfolk & Western broadcast heard on WSLS and other radio stations served by N&W. Left to right: J.L. Ramsey, material inspector; Ed Skotch, WSLS production manager; Tom Slater, WSLS announcer; Phillip Briggs, WSLS engineer.
RVNH40421 Engine 605
Class J-1 Engine No. 605 rolls out of the Norfolk & Western Shops. War rationing meant no streamlined cowling or roller bearings on the rods.
RVNH40422 Wheel Rollers
Norfolk & Western Shops wheel rollers put on an exhibition at the Virginia Press Association convention for cameras from MGM, Paramount, Fox Movietone News, and the Roanoke Times. Participants were John Canty, Pleas Casey, Charles Wiley, and Thomas…
RVNH40423 Blue Cross
Norfolk & Western Freight Car Department employees line up to submit their membership applications to Edith Davis of Blue Cross. Note that health insurance premiums were five cents per day.
RVNH40424 E.H. St. Clair
Lt. E.H. St. Clair of Roanoke is shown in the cockpit of his flying fortress, "The Roanoke Magician", in England. He was a veteran of over 30 combat attacks and a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
RVNH40425 Roanoke All-Stars
Roanoke All-Stars semi-pro baseball team. Front row, left to right: S. Robinson, M. Williams, R.F. Rice, Babe Easley, G. Hampton, H. Petey, Edward Jones, manager; Back row, left to right: Scrappy Brown, F. Boyd, G. Brown, R.R. McAsee, R. Wood, and…
RVNH40426 Larry Vinson
Marble shooter Larry Vinson with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl O. Vinson.
RVNH40427 Monroe Junior Band
Monroe Junior High School Band.
RVNH40428 N&W Veterans
Colored Division of the Norfolk & Western Veterans Association meeting in front of the Virginia Theatre.
RVNH40429 James Pullen
James Pullen (center, in conductor's cap) assists Norfolk & Western Passenger Station employees with removal of a war veteran's remains from the baggage car of Train No. 23.
RVNH4043 Navy Pilot Cadets
A class of Navy pilot cadets pose in front of a Douglas C-47 at Woodrum Field. Ground school was conducted at Roanoke College.
RVNH40431 Roanoke Cardinals
Roanoke Black Cardinals semi-pro baseball team. Front row, left to right: Palmer, Rice, Jones (manager), Dawson, Perry, Boyd; Back row, left to right: G. Brown, Craighead, C. Brown, and Williams.
RVNH40432 Julian Wise
Captain Julian S. Wise, with some equipment used by the Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, gives a presentation to a civic group at the Hotel Roanoke.
RVNH40433 N&W Band
Norfolk & Western Band in new uniforms. Kneeling at left is the director, L. Christensen.
RVNH40437 Dr. Walter Claytor
Dr. Walter Claytor, DDS.
RVNH40453 Control Tower
The first "control tower" at Woodrum Field, an 8-foot square shed built on top of the Cannaday home, could be accessed by going onto the roof.
RVNH40454 Cannaday House
The Cannaday home with the control tower on top.
RVNH40455 Navy Cadets
Class of Navy aviation cadets in front of a C-47 at Woodrum Field.
RVNH40458 Clifton Woodrum
Congressman Clifton Woodrum, Sr. stands in front of his Fairchild 24. Woodrum soloed in 1942
RVNH40459 Woodrum Field
Woodrum Field with the Cannaday home and control tower.
RVNH4046 Johnny Non-Voter
The "funeral procession" for "Johnny Non-Voter" on Jefferson Street in route to the municipal building. The funeral was a promotion by the Roanoke Junior Chamber of Commerce as a means to get Roanokers to vote in the Democratic primaries for…
RVNH4047 Eddie Rickenbacker
Famous aviator, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker (left foreground), who was president of Eastern Airlines, came to Roanoke for Eastern's inaugural flight to Woodrum Field. He was greeted by business leaders and others.
RVNH4048 Vinton Fire Department
Members of the Vinton Fire Department.
RVNH40500 Mt. Zion AME
The congregation of Mt. Zion AME Church.
RVNH40501 John Payne
Roy Kinsey, Jr., John Payne, and Bob Kinsey on the day the Mill Mountain Star was lit.
RVNH40518 Roy Hall
Roy Hall and his band with Roy Rogers. Left to right: Wayne Watson, Tommy Magness, Roy Hall, Roy Rogers, Woody Mashburn, Bill Brown, and Clayton Hall.
RVNH40519 Lester Kelly
Lester Kelly in Engine 10, a 1940 Dodge fire truck at the Williamson Road Station. The Williamson Road Station was annexed into the city on 1 January 1949
RVNH40520 Fire Station 1
Fireman drafted into military service at Fire Station No. 1.
RVNH40521 Fire Station 1
Firemen at Fire Station No. 1. Left to right: Earl Hawkins, Charles Nolley, James Nichols, William Barker, Edward Barker, Ernest Buford, Daniel Sink, Leonard Black, Maynard Peters, Eslie Knowles, and Earnest Ferguson.
RVNH40526 Starkey Baseball
Starkey Baseball Team. Front row, left to right: Randolf Reed, Joe Starkey, Edgar Musgrove, A.R. Meador, Jr., Edward Burris; Back row, left to right: John Slovensky, Minnix, Earnest Arthur, Junior Haislip, Clifton Meador, and David Mitchell. Bat…
RVNH40527 Charles Harris
Charles Harris at his home on Westover Avenue SW.
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The Zoo Choo in operation at the Children’s Zoo on Mill Mountain. The official name was the Jaycee Star Liner as it was sponsored by the Roanoke Jaycees.
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Singer Marian Anderson was welcomed at the N&W Railway passenger station by Roanoke Mayor A. R. Minton. Joining him were Rev. William Simmons (fifth from right) and some members of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
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This 1950s postcard shows the main entrance to the Children’s Zoo. The blocks spelling out the zoo’s name were added in 1954.
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This early 1950s postcard shows the Noah’s Ark animal exhibit at the Children’s Zoo on Mill Mountain.
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This postcard depicts Archie’s Lobster House and Town House.
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In 1954, S&W Cafeteria moved from Jefferson Street to 16 Church Avenue in the former Greyhound Bus Terminal.
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The Times-World Building on Campbell Avenue.
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During her visit to Roanoke, Sheena visited local businesses. Here the “Queen of the Jungle” (center) is at the Harris & Huddleston Super Market on Pollard Street in Vinton. William Harris (left) and Warren Huddleston (right) pose with her.
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Postcard depicting the "Willy the Whale" exhibit at the Children's Zoo on Mill Mountain.
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Aerial view of Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
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The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,
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The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,
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The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,
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A view of the midway at Lakeside Amusement Park.
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Postcard depicting Lewis-Gale Hospital when it was located at the corner of 3rd Street and Luck Avenue.
RVNH5016
A montage of attractions at Lakeside Amusement Park.
RVNH5017
The Howard Johnson's Restaurant opened in January 1952 on Route 11 east of Roanoke.
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A billboard for Piedmont Airlines atop storefronts in the 500 block of South Jefferson Street Piedmont was one of the main air carriers serving the Roanoke Valley during the 1950s. The company was headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.
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Lee-Hy Auto Court was located on Route 11 west of the Roanoke City limits.
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Riverside School was located on Riverdale Road SE. The school closed in 1952.
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Roy Minnix poses in front of his new 1951 Chevrolet in Belmont Park.
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Bradford’s Seafood Restaurant was located at 2523 Franklin Road, SW.
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Roy Kinsey (fourth from right) and his employees pose in front of the Roy C. Kinsey Sign Company at 22 Wells Avenue, NE.
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Members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity stand in front of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Rev. William Simmons, the church’s pastor, is fifth from right.
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Davidson's Esso was located at the intersection of Williamson Road and Peters Creek Road. The station was owned by C.R. Davidson.
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Bart Galbraith is in the shop of his Virginia Armature Company at 314 Salem Avenue SW.
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Participants in Vacation Bible School at Melrose Baptist Church. 390 children were enrolled.
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Judy Holladay was crowned as Salem's Sesquicentennial Queen.
RVNH5030
B.E. Conner Market was located at 3676 Colonial Avenue SW. It was owned and operated by Bob Conner.
RVNH5031
Roy and June Holcomb (center right) and the employees of State Office Supply. The Holcombs were the owners of the store located at 511 S. Jefferson Street.
RVNH5032
A view of Campbell Avenue looking west from Williamson Road.
RVNH5033
Participants in Vacation Bible School at Belmont Baptist Church.
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Kroger formerly located at the corner of 9th Street and Bullitt Avenue SE.
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The 2,000-seat amphitheater in Sherwood Burial Park.
RVNH5036
Construction of the Sherwood Burial Park amphitheater.
RVNH5037
The Roanoke Drag Strip at Starkey Speedway. The dragstrip opened in June 1958
RVNH5038
The Colony House Motor Lodge is located at 3560 Franklin Road.
RVNH5039
Lakeside Amusement Park. The Wildcat roller coaster was replaced by the Shooting Star in 1968.
Salem and the Roanoke Valley
A circular of information including location, railroad facilities, business interests, manufacturing prospects, water power, mineral wealth, fertile lands, healthful climate, social, moral, religious and educational advantages.
Salem, Virginia: Its Advantages and Attractions
A circular of information on Salem as a place of residence, business, investment, and manufacturing.
Samuel G. Williams
Date of Birth: January 26, 1828
Mayor from July 1, 1885 to June 30, 1886
Other offices held: Missouri State Legislature, 1860-1862
Date of Death: November 28, 1903
Mayor from July 1, 1885 to June 30, 1886
Other offices held: Missouri State Legislature, 1860-1862
Date of Death: November 28, 1903
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
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Lucy Addison High School. Choir.
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Lucy Addison High School, stage performance
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Lucy Addison High School, stage performance
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Lucy Addison High School, stage performance
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Lucy Addison High School, stage performance
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Lucy Addison High School, stage performance
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Lucy Addison High School, stage performance
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Lucy Addison High School, performance
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Lucy Addison High School, performance
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Lucy Addison High School, performance.
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Lucy Addison High School, performance.
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Lucy Addison High School, performance.
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Lucy Addison High School, dancers
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Lucy Addison High School, dancers
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Lucy Addison High School, dancers
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Lucy Addison High School, performer
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing.
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing
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Lucy Addison High School, young woman posing, "August 1956, Mary.”
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Lucy Addison High School, “Ruth Robinson” posing
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Lucy Addison High School, portrait of a young woman
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Lucy Addison High School, portrait of a young woman
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Lucy Addison High School, “Lou Robin Roseboro.”
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Lucy Addison High School, “Connie Isabel.”
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Lucy Addison High School. Couple in formal attire.
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Lucy Addison High School, three young women posing
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Lucy Addison High School, two young women posing
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Lucy Addison High School, three young women posing
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Lucy Addison High School, three young women posing
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Lucy Addison High School, two young women posing
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Lucy Addison High School, Group of young women
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Lucy Addison High School, Young women dancing
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Lucy Addison High School, group of students
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Lucy Addison High School, "Homecoming"
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Lucy Addison High School, Student leaving school
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Lucy Addison High School, Group of students
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Lucy Addison High School, Graduation Photograph "Mary Brandon"
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Lucy Addison High School Majorettes.
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Lucy Addison High School Majorettes.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes at school.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes at school.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes at school.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes at school.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes at school.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes at Victory Stadium.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes at Victory Stadium.
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Lucy Addison High School. School Band and Majorettes on parade through Gainsboro Neighborhood.
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Lucy Addison High School. School Band and Majorettes on parade through Gainsboro Neighborhood.
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Lucy Addison High School. School Band and Majorettes on parade through Gainsboro Neighborhood.
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Lucy Addison High School. School Band and Majorettes on parade through Downtown Roanoke.
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Lucy Addison High School. School Band and Majorettes on parade through Downtown Roanoke.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes. on parade near St. Andrews Catholic Church.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes. on parade near St. Andrews Catholic Church.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes. School Band and Botetourt County School Bus.
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Lucy Addison High School. Majorettes. Students at a school function in the school’s gymnasium.
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Lucy Addison High School. Students at a school pep rally in the school’s gymnasium.
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Lucy Addison High School. Group of female students in gym clothes.
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Lucy Addison High School. Group portrait of female students outside.
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Lucy Addison High School. Group portrait of students in formal attire.
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Lucy Addison High School. Group portrait of male students in formal attire.
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Young couple in formal attire. “Byron Morris and Carolyn C. Patterson.”
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Lucy Addison High School. Music teachers playing piano. “Finny and Powell.”
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Lucy Addison High School. Singers.
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Lucy Addison High School. Cheerleaders.
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Lucy Addison High School. Dancers.
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Lucy Addison High School. Dancer.
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Lucy Addison High School. Dancer. “Joann Smith.”
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Lucy Addison High School. Dancers.
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Lucy Addison High School. Students dancing. “Carolyn Law and Louis Claytor.”
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Lucy Addison High School. Dancers. “Olivia Skipper and Carolyn Carpenter.”
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Lucy Addison High School. Group portrait of female students in formal attire.
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Lucy Addison High School. Students in Home Economics Class.
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Lucy Addison High School. Students in Home Economics Class.
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Lucy Addison High School. Students gathered around a food cart.
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Lucy Addison High School. Students in Shop Class.
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Lucy Addison High School. “Track meet, Lynchburg, VA.”
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Lucy Addison High School. Basketball game.
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Lucy Addison High School. Basketball game.
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Lucy Addison High School. Basketball game.
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Lucy Addison High School. Basketball game.
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Lucy Addison High School. Basketball game.
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Lucy Addison High School. Basketball game.
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Lucy Addison High School. Basketball game.
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Lucy Addison High School. Basketball game.
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Lucy Addison High School. Basketball game.
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Lucy Addison High School. Basketball game.
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Lucy Addison High School. Basketball game.
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Lucy Addison High School. Cheerleaders. "Addison Middle School."
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Lucy Addison High School. Football team.
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Lucy Addison High School. Two football players and a young woman.
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Lucy Addison High School. Students attending a school function in the school's gymnasium.
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Lucy Addison High School. Students attending a school function in the school's gymnasium.
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Lucy Addison High School. Football player.
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Lucy Addison High School. Football player.
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Lucy Addison High School. Girls' basketball.
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Lucy Addison High School. Girls' basketball.
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Lucy Addison High School. Girls' basketball.
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Lucy Addison High School. Girls' basketball.
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Lucy Addison High School. Girls' basketball.
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Lucy Addison High School. Girls' basketball.
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Lucy Addison High School. Girls' basketball. 1956.
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Lucy Addison High School. Football game at Victory Stadium.
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Lucy Addison High School. Football game at Victory Stadium.
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Lucy Addison High School. Two young women posing with a child.
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Lucy Addison High School. Portrait of a group of young women.
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Lucy Addison High School. Portrait of a group of young women.
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Lucy Addison High School. Burrell Memorial Hospital School of Practical Nursing student.
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Lucy Addison High School. "Hancock."
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Lucy Addison High School. Staff. "Homecoming. Sorrell."
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Lucy Addison High School. Staff.
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Lucy Addison High School. Staff.
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Lucy Addison High School. Staff.
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Lucy Addison High School. Staff.
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Lucy Addison High School. Staff.
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Lucy Addison High School. Staff.
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Lucy Addison High School. Dancers.
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Lucy Addison High School. Burrell Memorial Hospital School of Practical Nursing graduate.
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Lucy Addison High School. Burrell Memorial Hospital School of Practical Nursing graduate.
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Lucy Addison High School. Burrell Memorial Hospital School of Practical Nursing student.
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Lucy Addison High School. Art class projects.
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Musician Earl Grant signing autographs.
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Marguerite Belafonte, wife of Harry Belafonte, signing autographs. April 7, 1959.
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Group photograph.
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Group photograph.
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Musical performance
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Lucy Addison High School. Three young women.
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Group photograph.
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Two men in formal attire.
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Dancer.
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Group photograph.
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School dance.
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Beauty pageant.
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Lillian Paxton (wife of Dr. Paxton?) February 1954.
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Dr. Harry Penn and unknown woman.
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"This is Your Life" program.
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Dancer. "Dodd, Addison High."
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Unidentified man receiving a plaque.
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Two unidentified women and an unidentified man drinking tea.
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A woman and a man with a stack of books.
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Musicians
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Musicians
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Musicians
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Junior Y sports team.
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Group of young adults snow sledding.
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Buffett line.
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Unidentified clergyman.
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Three women in formal attire.
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Two men and two women in formal attire sitting at a table.
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Group of young adults celebrating. "Claytor, Olivia Skipper (second from right.)"
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Group portrait, men in formal wear.
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Group portrait, men wearing boutonnieres and women wearing corsages.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait
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Two men and a woman in conversation in a library.
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A man and three women around a table.
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Group portrait.
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Boy Scouts Troop 100, Roanoke, VA.
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Boys' football team.
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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
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Group Portrait
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Circle-Lets Inc. Roanoke Chapter.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait.
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Group portrait.
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An audience.
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Group portrait, in front of the Gainsboro Library.
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Group portrait, in front of the Robert C. Ogden Auditorium at Hampton University
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National Honor Society Addison Chapter
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Formal Pageant
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Group photograph of five women wearing corsages.
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Group portrait.
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Formal pageant.
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Formal pageant.
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Two couples in formal attire.
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Dance.
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Dance.
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Dance.
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Dance.
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Two young women drinking Coca-Cola at Lucy Addison High School. "Angel Law."
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Young woman posing in front of Lucy Addison High School.
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Young woman posing at Lucy Addison High School. August 1956.
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Young woman posing at Lucy Addison High School. "Diana." October 25, 1956.
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Young woman posing at Lucy Addison High School. "Janet." 1956.
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Young woman posing at Lucy Addison High School. 1957.
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"Ruth Robinson."
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Young woman posing on a stage
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Young woman posing on a stage.
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Young woman posing on a stage.
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Young woman posing on a stage.
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Young woman posing on a stage.
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Young woman posing on a stage
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Young woman posing on a stage.
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Young woman posing on a stage.
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Young woman posing on a stage.
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Young woman posing on a stage.
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Young woman posing on a stage. 1957.
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Young woman posing on a stage. 1957.
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Young woman posing on a stage. 1957.
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Young woman posing on a stage. 1957.
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Young woman posing on a stage. February 6, 1957.
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"Shirley." March 1957.
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Choir.
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Nurse.
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Candy striper, hospital volunteer.
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Lucy Addison High School, Group of young women posing outside of the school with a car.
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Portrait of a Young Woman at Desk.
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Portrait of a Young Woman Outside Building. February of 1956.
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"Grandin Court School"
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"Grandin Court School"
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"Grandin Court School"
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"Mrs. Hollyfield" and Students
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Grandin Court School Band
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Grandin Court School Band
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Grandin Court School Band
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Students Boarding Bus
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Grandin Court School Choir Performance
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Grandin Court Choir Group Photo
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Student Group Photo
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Student Group Photo
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Student Group Photo, 26th of March 1952
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Student Group Photo, June of 1953
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Grandin Court Students at Play
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Grandin Court Students at Play
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Grandin Court Students at Play
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Grandin Court Students at Play
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Grandin Court Students at Play
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Grandin Court Students at Play
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Grandin Court Students at Play
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Grandin Court Students on Playground
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Grandin Court Students on Playground
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Grandin Court Students on Playground
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Grandin Court Student Cowboy group photo
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Grandin Court Student Cowboy group photo
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Grandin Court students, May of 1952
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Grandin Court students, May of 1952
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Portrait of Grandin Court Teacher / Staff
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Lucy Addison High School. School band.
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Musical performance
Scyphers1 View from Mill Mountain
A view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain.
Scyphers11 Japanese Magnolia
The Japanese Magnolia in Elmwood Park.
Scyphers12 Shenandoah Life
Shenandoah Life Insurance Company, formerly located at 2301 Brambleton Avenue.
Scyphers13 Jefferson Street
Looking south on Jefferson Street from Franklin Road. Visible are John Norman Clothing, the Park Theatre, State Office Supplies and Gifts, the Coulter Building, People's Drugstore and the Patrick Henry Hotel.
Scyphers14 Campbell Avenue
Looking west on Campbell Avenue from 1st Street. Visible are Leggett's, George T. Hitch Jewelers, Singer Sewing Machines, Beckner's and Easter's.
Scyphers15 Elmwood Park
A view of the pond in Elmwood Park. The Terry House is visible on the hill.
Scyphers16 Elmwood Park
The pond in Elmwood Park. The Greyhound Bus Station is visible in the background.
Scyphers17 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street. Visible are State Office Supply and Gifts, Hammond's Printing & Litho Works, Johnnie's Steakhouse, Jefferson Theatre, Heironimus, Sidney's and Thornton & Creasy Drugs.
Scyphers18 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street from Franklin Road. Visible are State Office Supply and Gifts, Hammond's Printing & Litho Works, Johnnie's Steakhouse, Jefferson Theatre, Heironimus, Sidney's and Thornton & Creasy Drugs.
Scyphers19 View from Mill Mountain
A view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain.
Scyphers20 Pocahontas
The Norfolk & Western Pocahontas passenger train, possibly on its last excursion. The passenger train ran from November 1926 through May 1971.
Scyphers21 Pocahontas
Passengers aboard the Norfolk & Western Pocahontas, possibly on its last excursion. The passenger train ran from November 1926 through May 1971.
Scyphers23 N&W GP9
Norfolk & Western GP9 #516 locomotive pulling the Pocahontas near the N&W shops.
Scyphers24 Mill Mountain Overlook
Overlook once on Mill Mountain in front of Rockeldge Inn seen at dusk.
Scyphers25 Jefferson Street
A view of the Jefferson Theatre and Heironimus on Jefferson Street.
Scyphers26 Pocahontas
Norfolk & Western employees stand in the doorway of the Pochontas, possibly on its last excursion. The passenger train ran from November 1926 through May 1971.
Scyphers28 Pocahontas
Passengers aboard the Norfolk & Western Pocahontas, possibly on its last excursion. The passenger train ran from November 1926 through May 1971.
Scyphers3 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street at the Franklin Road intersection. Visible at left is the Elks Lodge and the Elmwood Diner. Also visible is Hammond Printing and Litho Works.
Scyphers33 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street at the Church Avenue intersection. Visible are The Sportsman Restaurant, Bernard's Menswear, Thomas McAn Shoes, Kann's Apparel, Hoffheimer's Shoes, Holiday's Shoe Store and the American Theatre.
Scyphers4 1st Street
Looking south on 1st Street.
Scyphers5 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street at the Church Avenue intersection. Visible are The Sportsman Restaurant, Bernard's Menswear, Thomas McAn Shoes, Kann's Apparel, Hoffheimer's Shoes, Holiday's Shoe Store and the American Theatre.
Scyphers6 Jefferson Street
Looking south on Jefferson Street. Visible are Holiday's Shoe Store, Hoffheimer's Shoes, Kann's Apparel, Thomas McAn Shoes, The Sportsman Restaurant and Heironimus.
Scyphers7 Church Avenue
Looking west on Church Avenue from Jefferson Street. Visible are the Sportsman Restaurant, Parker Photo Studio, Junior Achievement of the Roanoke Valley, Kaybee Store and Moskin's Store.
Scyphers8 Franklin Road
Looking west on Franklin Road from Jefferson Street. Visible are the Knights of Pythias building, Star Barber Shop, Roanoke Valley Heart Association, GAC Finance, Riley's Cafe, Thornton & Creasy Drugs, and Holdren's
Scyphers9 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street. Visible are Heironimus, The Sportsman Restaurant, Thomas McAn Shoes, Kann's Apparel, Hoffheimer's Shoes, Holiday's Shoe Store and the American Theatre.
SF001 Church Avenue Bus Depot
Bus depot, formerly located at 16 West Church Avenue.
SHH001 Revlon Display
Window display for Revlon's Ultraviolet line of cosmetics at Heironimus.
SHH002 Poland Display
Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Poland after it was invaded by the Nazis in World War II.
SHH003 N&W Display
Window display at Heironimus chronicling the history of Norfolk & Western Railway during Roanoke's Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary.
SHH004 Hara-Kiri Display
Window display at Heironimus for Hara-Kiri robes. Sign reads, "Newest, most popular in Hon. Japanese fashion apparel...authentic ceremonial Hara-robe."
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…
SHH006 Revlon Display
Window display at Heironimus advertising Revlon's Ultaviolet line of cosmetics.
SHH007 Heironimus Float
Heironimus Christmas parade float encouraging children to "Go on the air with Santa" on WSLS.
SHH008 Tableware Displays
Displays of tableware at Heirnomimus.
SHH009 Christmas Display
Christmas window display for children's art supplies at Heironimus.
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".
SHH011 Calexico Colorama
Floor displays at Heironimus for the Calexico Colorama clothing line.
SHH012 Luxembourg Display
Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Luxembourg.
SHH013 Children's Department
A view inside the children's department at Heironimus.
SHH014 Redwood Display
Window display at Heironimus promoting products made from California redwoods.
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".
SHH018 Czechoslovakia Display
Window display at Heironimus promoting war bonds, featuring Czechoslovakia.
SHH019 Virginia College Display
Window display at Heironimus dedicated to the history of Virginia College.
SHH020 McGregor Displays
Floor displays at Heironimus for McGregor Menswear
SHH021 Fabric Department
View of the fabric department of Heironimus.
SHH022 Housewares
View of the housewares department of Heironimus decorated with a fairy tale motif.
SHH023 Heironimus
Exterior of Heironimus decorated for Christmas.
SHH024 Heironimus Shoppers
Throngs of Christmas shoppers at Heironimus.
SHH025 Parade Spectators
A crowd gathers in front of Heironimus on Campbell Avenue to watch the Roanoke Christmas parade.
SHH026 Children's Department
The children's department at Heironimus decorated for Christmas.
Slavery as America’s Peculiar Institution: An Economic, Social Psychology and Value Relative Analysis
This presentation was given as part of the Kegley Lecture Series at the Historical Society of Western Virginia by Dr. Reginald Shareef.
Smithy & Boynton, Architects & Engineers Scrapbook
The collection consists of one scrapbook that documents the activities of the firm, its leaders, and its employees from 1980 through 1992. It includes ephemera and newspaper articles related to projects the firm was involved in designing or…
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia
Part I: 1763 Thomas Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, His Wife Mary (___) Wright, and Their Descendants
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia is a multipart project. Each part will discuss a separate Wright family, beginning with the oldest known ancestor of that line.
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia
Part II: John Wright of Goochland County, Virginia, His Wife Judith (Easly) Wright, and Their Descendants
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia is a multipart project. Each part will discuss a separate Wright family, beginning with the oldest known ancestor of that line.
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia
Part XII: Harrison Wright of Rockbridge County, Virginia, His Wife Permelia (Watts) Wright, and His Descendants
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia is a multipart project. Each part will discuss a separate Wright family, beginning with the oldest known ancestor of that line.
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia
Part XIII: Lewis Wright of Lynchburg, Virginia, His Wife Elizabeth (Hill) Wright, and His Descendants
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia is a multipart project. Each part will discuss a separate Wright family, beginning with the oldest known ancestor of that line.
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia
Part XIV: 1877 Joseph Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, His Wife Ann (Hill) Wright, and His Descendants
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia is a multipart project. Each part will discuss a separate Wright family, beginning with the oldest known ancestor of that line.
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia
Part XIX: Grief Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, His Possible Wife Sally (Candler) Wright, His Wives Nancy (___) Wright, and Leanna (Hanes) Wright, and His Descendants
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia is a multipart project. Each part will discuss a separate Wright family, beginning with the oldest known ancestor of that line.
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia
Part XV: Augustine Wright of Amherst County, Virginia, His Wife Alice or Alcey (Ball) (Wright) Edmunds, and His Descendants
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia is a multipart project. Each part will discuss a separate Wright family, beginning with the oldest known ancestor of that line.
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia
Part XVI: 1814 Parmenos Wright of Nelson County, Virginia, His Wife Elizabeth (___) Wright, and His Descendants
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia is a multipart project. Each part will discuss a separate Wright family, beginning with the oldest known ancestor of that line.
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia
Part XVIII: Jesse Wright of Amherst County, Virginia, His Wives Susannah (Harper) Wright and Rachel (Welch) Wright, and His Descendants
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia is a multipart project. Each part will discuss a separate Wright family, beginning with the oldest known ancestor of that line.
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia
Part XVII: Achilles Wright of Oldham County, Kentucky, His Wife Nancy (__) Wright, and His Descendants
Sorting Some of the Wrights of Southern Virginia is a multipart project. Each part will discuss a separate Wright family, beginning with the oldest known ancestor of that line.
Souvenir: A Brief Reflection of Points of Interest About Roanoke, Vicinity and Valley of Virginia
Issued as a promotional souvenir for the German Baptist Association Annual Conference.
SR001 Virginia Bridge & Iron
The Virginia Bridge and Iron Works began in 1888 as the American Bridge Works, changing its name in 1893. Other branch plants were located in Memphis, Tennessee, and Atlanta, Georgia. The Roanoke Branch was involved in hundreds of bridge projects…
SR002 Jefferson Apartments
The Jefferson Apartments were built in 1912 on South Jefferson Street. The apartments existed for several decades before being razed in the late 1990s. The site of the apartment building was occupied by a house that was moved across Mountain Avenue…
SR003 Roanoke Times
The Roanoke Times was the first daily paper in Roanoke, having been started by M.A. Claytor in 1886. In 1909, the Times was purchased by J. B. Fishburn, Edward L. Stone, and W.S. Battle and became the Roanoke Times, Incorporated. The Times…
SR004 Calvary Baptist
The Calvary Baptist Church on Campbell Avenue had as its early sanctuary this beautiful building which was located directly across the street from the present-day facility. Needing more space for the growing congregation and with the completion of…
SR005 Martha Washington Candies
This interior view of the Martha Washington Candies store shows what the company considered its “Southern Factory.” Martha Washington Candies Roanoke franchise was started by W.G. Baldwin at 310 S. Jefferson Street in 1914. Mr. Baldwin was of the…
SR006 Shenandoah Hospital
Construction of Shenandoah Hospital commenced in 1912, opening the next year. The hospital was located on West Campbell Avenue between 7th and 8th Streets. Dr. J.H. Dunkley was president and assisted by Dr. Ira Huff, Dr. W.S. Slicer, Dr. J.T.…
SR010 YMCA
The top image is of the Central YMCA and the bottom image is of the Railroad Department YMCA. The Railroad YMCA opened on November 10, 1903. The Young Men’s Christian Association began in Roanoke in 1883.
SR011 Fort Lewis Tourist Court
The sender of this postcard wrote, “Will spend New Years Eve here, rained all day, having a good time. This motel is very comfortable. See you in San Francisco.” The Fort Lewis Tourist Courts was ½ mile west of Salem on Route 11.
SR011 View from Incline
The postcard image shows what the vista would have looked like over a century ago atop the famous Mill Mountain Incline. In the bottom foreground is the back side of the old Roanoke Hospital, and in the top distant background one can see the former…
SR012 Goodwin's Motel
The Goodwin Motel’s postcard boasted “approved drinking water.” The motel was located west of Salem on Route 11, which served for many years as the modern-day equivalent of the interstate.
SR012 Jefferson Street
This card shows how Jefferson Street had changed over the years. This view looks north down Jefferson Street from Mountain Avenue, showing a variety of commercial buildings, apartments and hotels.
SR013 Masonic Temple
The Masonic Temple was located on the northwest corner of 1st and Kirk Street. In 1915, the street level was occupied by Reams, Jones and Blankenship furniture store. The store’s slogan was “Marry the girl – we’ll furnish the home.”
SR013 Poole's Motor Court
This motor court was managed by H.R. Poole, who mailed this particular card to Joseph Lang of West Hempstead, NY, with the simple message, “You’re welcome in Virginia.” The establishment lured visitors by claiming “no truck or railroad noise.” Its…
SR014 J.H. Marsteller
J.H. Marsteller created ornate marble monuments and headstones. This card was produced for Marsteller in 1907, showing on the left the exhibit of Marsteller at the 1907 Jamestown Exhibition’s Timber and Mineral Building. The image on the right shows…
SR014 Windsor Court Motel
Windsor Court Motel was at 1908 W. Main Street, Salem. Effie Snead was the owner and, at the time the card was published, Charles Snead was the manager.
SR015 Belmont Baptist
Belmont Baptist Church was organized on October 17, 1901. They dedicated their second sanctuary in Southeast Roanoke in 1904. Belmont Baptist continues to worship in the sanctuary depicted on this card.
SR015 Falls Near Hollins
Elva wrote to Albert Reinhold on the back of this card the following: “Received your postal from Washington, thank you so very much. Tell your dear mother that I will write to her tomorrow. This is a perfectly grand day to take a walk. Wish you…
SR016 First Christian
A member used this card to celebrate her new church sanctuary: “Our new church cost $15,000, pipe organ $2,650, pews $1,100. Expect to dedicate third Sunday in April.” Unfortunately, the church was badly damaged by a fire in 1917, but recovered.
SR016 Hollins College
The history of Hollins University actually begins in New York with Joshua Bradley, a Baptist minister. Bradley purchased the property of the defunct Roanoke Female Seminary in 1842 for the purpose of forming an education union to “conduct an…
SR017 Belmont Christian
The Belmont section of Roanoke, long-served by the Christian Church there, began as a 40-home development around 1889. The Belmont School opened in 1893 and soon followed street car service (1905), the city’s first automobile fire steamer (1911),…
SR018 Roanoke Sanatorium
This card’s description reads, “One of the bedrooms of the Roanoke Sanitarium, Inc. – Institution for the treatment of Nervous and Mental Diseases, Drug and Alcohol Addictions.”
SR019 St. Charles Hospital
The St. Charles Hospital was located at 533 Mountain Avenue. It opened in March of 1913 under the direction of Dr. J.C. Burke. The hospital closed in 1934, and the building was converted into apartments.
SR020 Hollins College
The “new” bridge shown here was built in 1908, replacing an older one. The bridge was part of an extensive landscape plan developed for the campus at the time that consisted of gardens, boardwalks, bridges and recreational areas.
SR021 Hollins College
Early in Hollins’ history, social life for the students was very structured and limited. For example, in 1925 students could receive “gentlemen callers” only on weekend nights and Sunday afternoons. Dates off campus required a chaperone and…
SR022 Hollins College
The sulphur spring on the Hollins campus was discovered in the early 1800s in the bed of Carvins Creek. The message on this card boasted, “Its water has wonderful curative powers, and many prominent men, among them President Andrew Jackson and…
SR023 Hollins College
When this postcard was sent, Hollins students were on a reinvigorated academic schedule that covered six days. Students could no longer attend for two years and get an “Academic Certificate.” They now must complete all four years. These academic…
SR025 Hollins College
The Main Building is one of the oldest structures on the campus. The building was erected in between 1861 and 1863. The day the building was started was the same day Virginia seceded from the Union. With the onslaught of the Civil War,…
SR027 Hollins College
The 1920s saw the emergence of student leadership in the affairs of the college. In 1920 a student forum was organized for the purpose of providing input on a variety of issues. One reoccurring issue was dress. Could students wear short skirts,…
SR028 Hollins College
The West Building was totally rebuilt in 1890. The left wing contained the infirmary, doctor’s office and faculty living quarters, and the right wing contained two large halls for Hollins’ two early literary societies. The portico, completed in…
SR031 Hollins College
The Little Theater was created largely through the spirited giving of Hollins students who, in the 1920s, raised $45,000 toward the total cost of $65,000 for the structure. The theater was built in 1924, replacing an old auditorium that was in the…
SR032 Hollins College
Construction on East Building began in 1856 and was completed two years later. The East Building, complimenting Main and West, completed the quadrangle courtyard. According to early Hollins historians, East was designed to imitate in appearance the…
SR033 Hollins College
Presser Hall was erected in 1925, a gift of Theodore Presser, music publisher. Presser was a music professor at Hollins from 1880 until 1883. Unfortunately, Presser died before the building was completed. At the time of its dedication, the…
SR034 Hollins College
The Bradley Chapel was built in 1883 but not named until the 1930s for Joshua Bradley. The chapel served as the center for campus religious activities. During the early years, Hollins students were expected to attend chapel services daily after…
SR035 Hollins College
The infirmary, constructed in 1910, was named for Susanna Cocke. Utilizing Georgian and Federal architecture, the infirmary was actually the first building included in part of new quadrangle on the southeast section of the campus.
SR036 Catawba Sanatorium
The Virginia Building of Catawba Sanatorium was constructed in 1913, four years after the Catawba Sanatorium opened. The original property for the sanatorium had been the Red Sulphur Springs.
SR037 Catawba Sanatorium
When Catawba Sanatorium opened in 1909, it consisted of 42 beds located primarily in the old hotel that served the sulphur springs resort area. The sanatorium would expand in both buildings and number of patients significantly over the next few…
SR038 Catawba Sanatorium
By 1937, Catawba Sanatorium was serving some 340 patients and the grounds totaled over 1100 acres, almost double the acreage contained in the original purchase. The many pavilions, such as the one above, were named for Virginia governors.
SR039 Catawba Sanatorium
Catawba Sanatorium became in many ways a self-sustaining community. For many years, the sanatorium operated its own dairy farm. The number of patients and employees were such that the area soon had its own post office, school, chapel, and other…
SR041 Catawba Sanatorium
Catawba Sanatorium developed its own nursing school to train healthcare professionals in the treatment of tuberculosis. Between 1912 and 1954, Catawba School of Nursing graduated 258 Certified Tuberculosis Nurses.
SR042 Catawba Sanatorium
This view of the women’s quarters shows the west end of the lean-to with lounging room in the center. Catawba ceased accepting tuberculosis patients on January 1, 1972. When it did, records indicated that some 25,000 tuberculosis patients had…
SR043 Enon Baptist
Enon Baptist Church is one of the oldest Baptist churches in the Roanoke Valley. Built in 1855 across from the entrance of present-day Hollins University, the church was established by Charles Cocke, president of Hollins Institute.
SR044 Twelve O'Clock Knob
One of the most prominent geographical features in the Roanoke Valley is Twelve O’Clock Knob with an altitude of 2,707 feet. According to local tradition, the mountain received its name prior to the Civil War when slaves, working west of Salem,…
SR045 Twelve O'Clock Knob
Exactly what road this might be cannot be determined. Historic records, however, show that interest in building a road from Salem across Twelve O’Clock Knob to Back Creek and then up Bent Mountain dated back to 1840.
SR046 High Cliffs
The official arrival of the Norfolk and Western Railroad (later Railway) into the Roanoke Valley occurred on June 18, 1882, when an N&W locomotive steamed into the newly-named Town of Roanoke. With the coming of the railroad, the population and…
SR047 Ward Haven Camp
This camp was originally constructed in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1941, it became an Army mechanical training camp. From 1943 until 1946, the camp housed 150 German POWs who worked in nearby orchards. Today, the camp is owned and…
SR050 Vinton Roller Mill
Vinton Roller Mills, along Glade Creek, grew out of mills originally built by David Gish that pre-dated the Civil War. By the Twentieth Century, the remaining mill was owned and operated by James Bowie and produced three kinds of flour. By 1924,…
SR051 Vinton Baptist
Vinton Baptist Church began in 1892. The building shown in this postcard rendering is one constructed in 1924, replacing the original sanctuary of 1894.
SR053 Vinton War Memorial
The Vinton War Memorial is a tribute to the 29 men of Vinton who gave their lives in military service during World War II and Vietnam. The building, seen here, was dedicated in 1948 as a community center and remains such today.
SR054 JC Cook Home
This fine residence belonged to prominent businessman, J.C. Cook originally of Bonsack. Cook later moved to the Vinton area and owned the land on which the Vinton War Memorial was built.
SR055 Methodist Church
This Methodist Church was an early sanctuary of the present-day Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church. The present sanctuary was built in 1963. The church was named for Paul and Sallie Thrasher, pioneer Methodists in the Roanoke Valley. The…
SR056 Hanging Rock
The name “Hanging Rock” was given due to the rock formation’s appearance as projecting from the mountainside. In the area of Hanging Rock occurred one of only two Civil War engagements within the bounds of Roanoke County.
SR057 Traveltown
Traveltown, located on Route 11 in Cloverdale, advertised “Every cottage heated with Private Bath.” In the mid-1920s, Route 11 became a link in the Washington-to-San Diego Lee Highway, making it a part of the transcontinental highway system.
SR058 Traveltown
The vast majority of tourist homes, motor courts, motels and other tourist-related businesses dried up after the emergence of President Eisenhower’s interstate highway system. Small towns were bypassed, and routes, such as Route 11, were no longer…
SR059 Camp Powhatan
Camp Powhatan was located in the Natural Bridge National Forest Reserve. Scouting, having reached the States in 1910, has a long history in Roanoke County. The Blue Ridge Mountains Council, No. 599, is headquartered in Roanoke County, having merged…
SR060 McAfee Knob
This card reads, “From the crest of McAfee’s Knob, near Salem, at an altitude of 4,000 feet, and commanding a view of entrancing beauty. ‘Point of Rocks’ projects over the Valley far below. With nearly 2,000 feet of space beneath him, the visitor…
SR061 Lakeside
Lakeside was opened in 1920 by Robert Lynn, Sr., and featured a public swimming pool, roller coaster and one additional ride. The original 50-acre tract on which Lakeside was built was an orchard owned by John Bower.
SR062 Lakeside
In 1936, Lakeside was purchased by H.L. Roberts, and his family owned and operated Lakeside for the next fifty years. When the amusement park opened it was described as “the largest pool anyone had ever seen,” complimented by a beach of imported…
SR064 Lakeside
Lakeside survived the Depression by offering low admission prices and cheap entertainment. During World War II, the USO provided servicemen complimentary tickets. There was even a movement in 1958 by nearby residents to constitute themselves as the…
SR065 Lakeside
Like most public venues in the South, Lakeside was not integrated until 1964. At about this same time, park owners closed the pool, filled it over, and the park expanded.
SR066 Lakeside
This card shows how much the park had developed under the ownership of the Roberts family. This card advertises, “South’s Finest Swimming Pool, Joy Rides for Children and Adults, Beautiful Picnic Grounds.”
SR067 Lakeside
Lakeside was for many decades the most popular draw for Valley residents and tourists in the region. Offering rides, amusements, recreation, and concerts, Lakeside was complimented by Dixie Caverns, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and being at the…
SR068 Lakeside
Aunt Katherine wrote her nephew in Salisbury, Maryland, using this card, the following: “How would you like to go in bathing here? Uncle Frank and the boys are in now. It is fresh water. They have slides and swings and acting bars and every kind…
SR069 Lakeside
Lakeside survived for over six decades, but the competition brought on by other more major theme parks took its toll. By 1983, the park was in financial trouble. Bought by Charles Fox in 1984, the park was struck by the Flood of 1985. The flood…
SR071 Salem
This century-old view of Salem showed the development of the town since its inception in 1802 by James Simpson when he created 40 lots on 16 acres. The lots fronted one main road which Simpson named “Roanoke Street.” The lots were two sizes,…
SR072 Pennsylvania Avenue
This early street scene illustrates the stately residential developments that marked Salem’s development at the turn of the last century.
SR073 Water Street
Water Street, later South Broad Street, was one of the earliest streets laid out in the 1802 plot of Salem. Water Street became the dominant center for Salem’s African-American community.
SR075 Main Street
Dirt streets and horse carriages marked town living one hundred years ago. In the foreground, one can see the outline of a crosswalk, probably brick, that allowed pedestrians to maneuver across streets avoiding ankle-deep mud that often plagued…
SR076 Main Street
W.G. Ronk took the picture that produced this card of turn-of-the-century Main Street, which James Simpson originally called Roanoke Street. The street was only a few blocks long when first developed, running from present-day Colorado Street to…
SR079 Main Street
Prominent on the left is a sign for W.B. Dillard Drug Co., Prescription Druggists, Soda and Mineral Waters. Watts Dillard was a prominent Salem business man involved in numerous civic projects. His drugstore, at the corner of Main and College, got…
SR080 East Main
On the back of this postcard was written the following message: “Dear Mama – Does this look like home? Not much, I guess you would like it down here because people are so easy going and don’t believe in working all the time…” Home, by the way, was…
SR081 East Main
After much discussion, Salem’s city fathers agreed to a streetcar route on Main Street (the tracks can be seen in this card) in 1894. The system served Salem and connected riders to the Roanoke line that crossed over Masons Creek. The streetcars…
SR082 Main Street
Main Street has become the setting for one of Salem’s most successful civic and commercial events – Olde Salem Days. The event began in 1981 with an estimated 12,000 visitors. By 1985, under the sponsorship of the Jaycees, “Days” drew some 40,000…
SR083 High Street
Salem’s first major population and economic boom occurred between 1880 and 1890 with the development of the railroad. The population during that decade nearly doubled. The Roanoke Collegian reported in 1891, “Building continues, High Street is…
SR084 College Avenue
Good streets have always been one of the basic services provided by any municipality to its citizens. In 1909, a Salem newspaper headline read, “Good Streets Coming.” The editor was congratulating Salem leaders for applying crushed limestone to the…
SR085 The Boulevard
For a few years, Salem’s residential streets were segregated. In 1913, Salem created racially segregated residential districts which were permitted by state law. District No. 1 (centered around Water Street) was for blacks, and District No. 2 was…
SR086 Broad Street
Business leaders in Salem and Roanoke sought to promote their respective communities through a variety of promotional pamphlets. Scenes, such as the one above, were often included to demonstrate progress and prosperity. Salem was labeled as the…
SR088 Courthouse
This photo postcard shows the old county courthouse. The structure was built in 1841 on a lot purchased by Roanoke County from John Gray of Missouri for $400. The courthouse was constructed by Salem hotelier William C. Williams. During the Civil…
SR090 Courthouse
Judge William Moffett convened the first session of Circuit Court in the new court room on April 1, 1910, and dedicated the day “for the hearing of matters and reading of papers of local historical interest.”
SR092 Baptist Orphanage
The Baptist Orphanage often brought visiting Baptists from around the state to Salem, who, according to the early Salem newspapers, would bring the children into town for entertainment and recreation.
SR093 Baptist Orphanage
As a measure of Salem’s hospitality, many of the local churches, regardless of denomination, became involved with both the Baptist and Lutheran orphanages. In fact, Roanoke College offered free tuition to qualified students from both orphanages.
SR094 Baptist Orphanage
Before the advent of modern medicine, quarantine was often the best strategy to avoid the spread of disease. Salem, like all communities, had to impose its fair share of them. In 1905, the Baptist Orphanage was quarantined for two weeks due to an…
SR095 Baptist Orphanage
The cornerstone on the Administration Building was laid on July 4, 1901, becoming occupied in 1902. It’s red-brick castle-like structure was an imposing piece of architecture on the campus. The Administration Building was razed in 1965.
SR096 Baptist Orphanage
The hill-top Baptist Orphanage prided itself on being self-sustaining in its early years. A generous donation of an additional 87 acres in 1897 allowed the orphanage to even operate a full-scale farm and dairy herd.
SR097 Baptist Orphanage
By 1905, the Baptist Orphanage, which was just a decade old, was caring for 165 orphans. Some were placed in the institution’s care due to loss of parents, while others came to live because their families were impoverished. All needs of the…
SR098 Baptist Orphanage
The original 16 acres on which the orphanage sat was donated by businessman John M. Evans. The very first cottage to be built, which was completed on July 1, 1892, was named for the philanthropist.
SR099 Baptist Orphanage
This second cottage to be built for the orphanage was named for the institution’s first superintendent, the Reverend George J. Hobday, who served from 1891 until 1906.