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Photo of members of the Steele Family. Front row, 3rd from left: Carl Steele; Back row, 3rd from left John Steele, 4th from left Alma Steele. All others unidentified.

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At left is Alma Beckner Steele with two unidentified women.

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Family Photo: Front row, 6th from left Isabell Clingenpeel, 7th from left Carl Steele, 8th from left Helen Clingenpeel, 9th from left Lewis Clingenpeel; Back row, 11th from left John Beckner, 12th from left Jackson Beckner, and 13th from left Ann…

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W.J. Rigney was Chief of Police for the City of Roanoke from 1919 through 1928. Rigney had been appointed Chief to fill the vacancy caused by the death of former Chief A.H. Griffin.

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Shooting gallery, The Thriller roller coaster, and bowling alley at Mountain Park.

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Crystal Spring reservoir and pump house. Crystal Spring was one of the city's earliest landscaped parks. It was designed and managed by Roanoke Gas and Water Works.

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Presentation of an auto to Reverend W. E. Lee, of High Street Baptist Church for the church’s 41st anniversary.

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Rockledge Inn on Mill Mountain.

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Group photo of members of Enon Baptist Church.

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Workers deliver ice for Roanoke Ice Corporation. Roanoke Ice Corportation began operations in 1913 after Consumer Ice Company and Griggs Packing Company.

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Horse and buggy in Downtown Roanoke.

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Auto Tire Shop, formerly located at 501 2nd Street SW.

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Eagles Band.

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Norfolk & Western employees in front of Norfolk & Western offices.

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Norfolk & Western baseball team.

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Roanoke Railway & Electric streetcar conductors.

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A busy day at the intersection of Campbell Avenue and Jefferson Street. The Terry Building is visible in the background.

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J.E. Blackwell Grocery, formerly located at 4 Market Square.

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Mr. and Mrs. Danmore at their home at 413 3rd Street NW.

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Chief of Police W. J. Rigney (front passenger) with other unidentified police officers.

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Ambulance in front of Burrell Memorial Hospital. Roanoke's first African-American hospital, Burrell Memorial, was founded in 1915 in a small cottage on Henry Street. It soon outgrew the Henry Street location and moved into the former Alleghany…

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A streetcar travels along Campbell Avenue near the intersection with Jefferson Street. Terry Building visible at right.

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Henry P. McGuire stands in a J.L. Dishong fruit and vegetable wagon.

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Women on a Daughters of Liberty float, likely for a Liberty Bonds parade.

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Roanoke College football team.

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Roanoke College baseball team.

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A fireworks explosion leveled the Junior Grocery located at 205 Franklin Road SW. Five people were injured in the explosion.

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A large crowd gathers to view the damage after a fireworks explosion at the Junior Grocery on Franklin Road.

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The Jackson Park Sandlot Football Team. Coach Sam Elliott on far right in back row.

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A group of young men at home located at 926 (later 1100 block) 14th Street SE. Roy Minnix is in the back row, second from right.

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As indicated by the caption, "a Southeast kiddie pool in the back yard with chickens" The child is Roy Minnix.

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A section of the Southeast neighborhood. Jamison School visible in the background.

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Houses along Dale Avenue SE.

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Wanderers of the Wasteland musical group. Left to right: Roy Lemmon, Bob Pauley, Glenwood Howell, and Woody "Lucky" Mashburn.

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Forbes-Hodges family reunion in Wirtz, Virginia.

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An unidentified woman works with strands of silk at American Viscose.

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An unidentified man in the reeling room at American Viscose.

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An unidentified woman in the reeling room at American Viscose.

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Hillcrest Hall was one of the dormitories for American Viscose employees.

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Yellow Cab began offering limousine service on 20 July 1947, under contract with American and Eastern Airlines. Seen next to this Desoto limousine at Woodrum Field at Mae Williams (left) and Margaret Franklin (right).

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A Mason-Dixon Airlines passenger plane at Woodrum Field.

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A Civil Aviation Authority control tower on top of the Cannaday farmhouse at Woodrum Field.

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A close-up view of the Civil Aviation Authority control tower on top of the Cannaday farmhouse.

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Looking toward Tinker Mountain from Woodrum Field.

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A Sikorsky helicopter hovers as spectators look on at Woodrum Field.

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Woodrum Field's first crash truck was a 1939 Cadillac that was modified at the city's garage..

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A Douglas C-47 takes off from Woodrum Field.

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Runway construction at Woodrum Field. The airfield was expanded when it became classified as a national defense project.

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Aerial view of Woodrum Field showing A-configuration of runways.

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Woodrum Field terminal building.

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Frantz Flying Service opened in 1948 at Woodrum Field. It was owned by T.E. "Boots" Frantz (right); Wes Hillman (left) was an employee.

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A class of Navy pilot cadets pose in front of a Douglas C-47 at Woodrum Field. Ground school was conducted at Roanoke College.

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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…

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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.

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Members of the Vinton Fire Department.

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Reverend William J. Simmons at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.

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Photo postcard of Smartwear-Irving Saks to promote opening of remodeled store.

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View of a flooded S. Jefferson Street. The Roanoke River crested at 21.6 feet in 1940. Roanoke City Mills is visible on left.

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The Community Drug Store, formerly located on the corner of Henry Street and Centre Avenue NW.

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Interior view of Community Drug Store on Henry Street. Dr. Beverly Adams was the pharmacist.

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Dr. Harry T. Penn, dentist, in his office on Henry Street.

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The Aristocrats were a popular local dance band. Seen here in the Morocco Club on Henry Street, they are, left to right: Ed Wright, Audrey Pitman, Shelton Ramey, Bill Harper, Raphael Jackson, James Morris, St. Paul Thomas, John J. Locklayer. …

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Interior of Jennings-Shepherd, formerly located at 411 1st Street, SW.

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Motorman Homer Turner poses with Car 45 under the Walnut Avenue Bridge. Car 45 served the Belmont/9th Street/West End line.

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A streetcar coming from American Viscose turns left onto Jamison Avenue from 9th Street, SE, en route to West End.

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Car 52 on Grandin Road near Westover Avenue, SW.

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A Jeep, driven by David McClung, II is nearly driven in to Andrew Lewis High School.

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Mary H. Brand and an unidentified student on the lawn of Andrew Lewis High School.

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Intersection of College Avenue and Fourth Street in front of Andrew Lewis High School.

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Boys on lawn at Andrew Lewis High School. Left to right: ? Young, Hunter Miller, David Minichan, Brewster Robertson, unidentified, George St. John.

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Sea Scout Ship 50 annual banquet attendees at Longwood Community Center.

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Ralph Koiner Baker (left) and Joe Hunter in France.

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Tucker 48 Car #15 in A.L. Nelson Company showroom on Shenandoah Avenue.

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Councilman Richard Edwards removes cover from a Tucker 48 car at A.L. Nelson Company. Far right to left: Bob Nelson, Dorothy Nelson, and Richard Nelson.

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Tucker 48 Car #15 in A.L. Nelson Company showroom on Shenandoah Avenue.

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Pyrofax gas truck in front on A.L. Nelson Truck Company on Shenandoah Avenue.

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A.L. Nelson Truck Company on Shenandoah Avenue.

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Employees of A.L. Nelson Company stand in front of a Tucker 48. Third from right: Mary Nelson (moving left) Richard Nelson, Dorothy Nelson, Mary Alice Nelson, and Bob Nelson. All others unidentified.

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A.L. Nelson Company with Tucker car showroom on Shenandoah Avenue. Mr. Nelson spent $40,000 to house one Tucker 48 model based on Tucker Company guidelines.

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A Tucker 48 car is displayed in Downtown Roanoke in front of Smartwear-Irving Saks.

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A truck customized by A.L. Nelson Truck Company for United Cooperage of Virginia.

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Jack Dempsey refereeing a wrestling match at Roanoke Auditorium.

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A balloon float in the Roanoke Christmas parade.

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Garst Brothers Dairy, formerly located at 14 W. Salem Avenue.

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Plaza Tourist Court, formerly located at 3011 Williamson Road.

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The Plaza Restaurant, formerly located at 3011 Williamson Road.

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Lucy Addison High School opened in 1928. Located at 40 Douglass Avenue NW, the building now houses Roanoke City Public Schools Administrative Offices.

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Postcard of Friendly Guest House, formerly located at 2606 Williamson Road. It was owned and operated by Blanche Myers and Addie Taylor.

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Archie’s Lobster House, formerly located at Williamson Road and Peters Creek Road, was Roanoke’s first seafood restaurant when it opened in 1947. Until 1978, it was operated by Archie Parrish. It was razed in 1981.

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Postcard of the Blue Jay Restaurant and Motel, formerly located on Route 11, 6 miles west of Salem.

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A postcard for Silver Gable Tourist Court, formerly located on Route 11.

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Big Lick in 1881. Location unknown.

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Aerial view of American Viscose.

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Postcard for Moonlight Tourist Camp, formerly located 2 miles south of Roanoke on Route 220.

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Looking east on Campbell Avenue from intersection with Jefferson Street.

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Hollins Inn Restaurant and Tourist Court, formerly located 5 miles north of Roanoke on Route 11.

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M.J. Patsel Druggists, formerly located at 202 2nd Street SW.

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Tom's Service Station, formerly located on the corner of Henry Street and Wells Avenue.

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Little River Baptist Church, located on Route 221 in Floyd County.

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Customers at the Coffee Pot on Brambleton Avenue. Bob Nelson (front left) and Dick Nelson (back left) are pictured. All others unidentified.

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Mary Alice Nelson demonstrating the new after-hours deposit box at the Appalachian Power Company building front entrance.

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First chapel and parsonage for Virginia Heights Baptist Church on Memorial Avenue.

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First chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church (left), construction on second church (middle), and parsonage (right).

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Grand opening of Ewald-Clark in Downtown Roanoke, formerly located at 17 Church Avenue.

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WSLS TV filming a show inside Ewald-Clark store.

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"Cousin" Irv Sharp in the studio of WDBJ Radio.

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Tommy Magness and the Orange Blossom Boys was a popular Roanoke radio and dance band. Left to right: Slim Idaho, Warren Poindexter, Tommy Magness, Dexter Mills, Clayton Hall, and Saford Hall.

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Looking north on S. Jefferson Street. Patrick Henry Hotel visible at left; Elmwood Diner visible at right.

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Virginian Railway Engine No. 127 in Roanoke.

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Postcard depicting High Street Baptist Church.

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Children collection scrap metal in their neighborhood in order to assist with the war efforts for World War II.

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Tinnell's Grocery, formerly located on Crystal Spring Avenue in South Roanoke.

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Virginia Heights Lutheran Church, formerly located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.

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Members inside Virginia Heights Lutheran Church, formerly located at what is now 1320 Grandin Road.

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Construction of Christ Lutheran Church at the corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue.

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Construction of Christ Lutheran Church at the corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue.

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Laying of cornerstone for Christ Lutheran Church.

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Corner of Grandin Road and Brandon Avenue which would become the site of Christ Lutheran Church.

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Ruins of Fort Lewis mansion after it was destroyed by fire on 25 July 1949.

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First chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Salem.

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Dr. Harry T. Penn. In addition to practicing dentistry, Dr. Penn was the first African American school board member for the City of Roanoke and a prominent civic and civil rights leader.

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Military airplane at Woodrum Field. Left to right: Lawrence Hall, Buddy Wingfield, and Raymond Hall.

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Home of William S. and Daisy Schley, located at 203 Gilmer Avenue NW.

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The Blue Ridge Entertainers played regularly on local radio and played in the studio the day WROV went on the air. There was another group by the same name and this group was the "second unit". Back row, left to right: Rufus Hall, Hank Angle, Jay…

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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…

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Olympian Jesse Owens signs autographs at Carver School in Salem.

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Viaud School was founded by Madame Viaud in 1926. The school was located at 105 Mountain Avenue SW when this photo was taken.

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The "Young Roanoke Sings" Chorus was heard weekly on WSLS Radio.

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William Fleming High School. This building would later become Breckinridge Middle School.

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Coronation of first annual Snow Queen (Joanne Friend) at Jefferson High School during Christmas Dance.

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Jefferson High School versus William Byrd High School in football.

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Aerial view of Victory Stadium during a Jefferson High School football game.

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Eddie Bennett stands beside his father's (Joseph Bennett) brand new 1949 Mercury. Photo was taken at the family home on 30th Street, NW.

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Roanoke City Police Department, 3rd Platoon.

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Looking west on Church Avenue near the Jefferson Street intersection.

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Close-up of the Mill Mountain Star shortly after completion.

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Gilmer Avenue NW. Reliable Service Grocers visible at left.

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Rish Equipment Company, formerly located at 405 Centre Avenue, NW.

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Intersection of 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW. M.J. Patsel Druggists visible at right.

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Soldiers march in a parade on Campbell Avenue at 3rd Street SW.

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Washington Park pool.

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Monroe Junior High School, formerly located at 1122 19th Street NW.

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Looking west on Fleming Avenue from the intersection of Winsloe Avenue NE.

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Looking east on Tazewell Avenue near the intersection with 8th Street SE.

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W.P. Hunter Memorial at Hunter Viaduct. The inscription reads, "Hunter Memorial Bridge in grateful memorial of William Pearce Hunter; May 29, 1884 - March 13, 1956; first city manager, October 1, 1918 - December 31, 1947; member City Council,…

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Unidentified employees of an Esso Station.

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Looking north on 6th Street near Marshall Avenue SW.

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The second Lucy Addison High School (now Lucy Addison Middle School) under construction.

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Looking north on Grandin Road.

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Looking south on Grandin Road.

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Norfolk & Western passenger station.

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Intersection of Franklin Road and Marshall Avenue SW.

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Looking north on Franklin Road from the intersection with Elm Avenue SW.

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Birds-eye view of Reserve Avenue with Victory Stadium on left. Virginian Railway operations at right.

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Construction of Lansdowne Park.

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Looking east on Kirk Avenue SW.

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The Detective Division of Roanoke City Police Department gives an interview to WSLS, WDBJ, and WROV radio stations in connection with the Dana Marie Weaver murder investigation.

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Norfolk & Western East End Shops.

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Norfolk & Western Railway Band.

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The Robertson Singers of Roanoke. Seated, left to right: J.H. Robertson, Mrs. J.H. Robertson; standing, left to right: J.W. Harris, Charles Wiley, and V. Guerrant.

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Members of the Roanoke Gun Club on opening day. J.J. Barry was president.

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Norfolk & Western members of the 23rd Battalion, US Marine Corps Reserve, 116th Infantry.

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An aerial view looking east on the Norfolk & Western Shops.

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Singer and actress Jeanette MacDonald arriving in Roanoke by train.

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Jack Dempsey aboard the Pocahontas after refereeing a wrestling match at the Roanoke Auditorium. Dempsey was boxing heavyweight champ from 1919-1926.

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Choirs of Bethel AME Church and Starkey Church.

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Norfolk & Western Railway Veterans Association 10th Annual Meeting at the Roanoke Auditorium opens with "Stand By America", led vocally by Mrs. Ruth Thomas.

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Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Hu Shih, shakes hands with Virginia Chamber of Commerce president J.S. Easley as George Dunglinson looks on.

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The Norfolk & Western Machine Shop balcony served as a platform for speakers and musicians during a war savings bond rally that observed an 88% participation rate by N&W employees.

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The USO Lounge at the Norfolk & Western Passenger Station formally opened on 13 May 1942.

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W.C. Driscoll demonstrates his patented new outdoor bowling game, Sok-A-Blok. The game was manufactured by Whitescarver and Dyal and sold in local hardware stores.

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Norfolk & Western Shops Noon-Day Chorus. The group rehearsed and sang each day at lunchtime.

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US Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr. speaks at a speakers platform at the Roanoke Auditorium.

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Norfolk & Western Male Chorus singing, "I've Been Working on the Railroad", for a system-wide radio broadcast.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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…

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Marble shooter Larry Vinson with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl O. Vinson.

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Monroe Junior High School Band.

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Colored Division of the Norfolk & Western Veterans Association meeting in front of the Virginia Theatre.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Norfolk & Western Band in new uniforms. Kneeling at left is the director, L. Christensen.

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Dr. Walter Claytor, DDS.

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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.

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The Cannaday home with the control tower on top.

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Class of Navy aviation cadets in front of a C-47 at Woodrum Field.

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Congressman Clifton Woodrum, Sr. stands in front of his Fairchild 24. Woodrum soloed in 1942

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Woodrum Field with the Cannaday home and control tower.

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The congregation of Mt. Zion AME Church.

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Roy Kinsey, Jr., John Payne, and Bob Kinsey on the day the Mill Mountain Star was lit.

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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.

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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

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Fireman drafted into military service at Fire Station No. 1.

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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.

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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…

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Charles Harris at his home on Westover Avenue SW.

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A crowd gathers for the dedication of Woodrum Field. The plane in the background is an American Airlines DC-3.

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Hostesses gather for a group photograph at the dedication of Woodrum Field. Front row, left to right: Jean Fishburn, Claudine Pendleton, Louise Frantz, Evelyn Correll, Dot Donahoe. Back row, left to right: Mae Williams, Marion Elliott, Jessie Mae…

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Martha Woodrum and R.J. "Bob" Donahoe at Woodrum Field.

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Crystal Spring Laundry and Cleaners, formerly located at 720 Franklin Road SW.

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Crystal Spring Laundry and Cleaners, formerly located at 3008 Williamson Road NW.

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Crystal Spring Laundry and Cleaners, formerly located at 2049 E. Main Street in Salem.

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William Ruffner Middle School, formerly located at 3601 Ferncliff Avenue NW. The school opened in 1970 and closed in 2009. The building is used as an operations center by Roanoke City Public Schools.

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An aerial view of Victory Stadium. Victory Stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.

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Ferris wheel and Scrambler at Lakeside Park

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McNease Shoe Company, formerly located at 14 Campbell Avenue SE. At left is the owner, Wallace M. McNease. Others unidentified.

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Home located at 528 Marshall Avenue SW.

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Virginia Heights Elementary School is located at 1210 Amherst Street SW.

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William H. Startzman
Date of Birth: January 6, 1830
Mayor, Town of Big Lick: July 1, 1878 to June 30, 1880
Date of Death: January 5, 1908

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Marshall Waid
Date of Birth: 1841
Mayor, Town of Big Lick from July 1, 1880 to February 3, 1882, and Town of Roanoke, February 3, 1882 to June 30, 1882
Date of Death: March 7, 1887

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Date of Birth: c. 1839
Mayor from July 1, 1884 to June 30, 1885
Date of Death: September 21, 1902

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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

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Date of Birth: February 17, 1829
Mayor from July 1, 1886 to April 20, 1890
Date of Death: April 20, 1890

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Date of Birth: January 16, 1852
Mayor from July 1, 1890 to June 30, 1892
Date of Death: April 15, 1915

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Date of Birth: October 15, 1841
Mayor from July 1, 1892 to June 30, 1894
Other offices held: Virginia House of Delegates, December 5, 1877 to December 3, 1879; Senator, Virginia's 4th District, December 5, 1883 to December 8, 1887; City Council,…

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Date of Birth: February 1859
Mayor from July 1, 1894 to June 30, 1896
Date of Death: January 14, 1902

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Date of Birth: 1834
Mayor from July 1, 1896 to November 2, 1896
Other offices held: City Council, 1891-1896
Date of Death: November 2, 1896.

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Date of Birth: December 23, 1850
Mayor from November 2, 1896 to June 30, 1898
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1884 to July 1, 1890 and April 10, 1894 to November 2, 1896
Date of Death: March 22, 1931

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Date of Birth: January 9, 1868
Mayor from July 1, 1900 to February 13, 1902
Date of Death: August 1, 1909

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Date of Birth: October 5, 1850
Mayor from February 13, 1902 to June 30, 1902
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1887 to July 1, 1902
Date of Death: June 10, 1935

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Date of Birth: February 2, 1846
Mayor from July 1, 1902 to April 9, 1912
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1898 to July 1, 1902
Date of Death: September 20, 1917

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Date of Birth: September 2, 1869
Mayor from April 9, 1912 to June 30, 1912 and September 1, 1930 to August 31, 1934
Other offices held: City Council, July 1897 to 1914
Date of Death: October 11, 1943

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Date of Birth: July 27, 1858
Mayor from July 1, 1912 to December 23, 1912
Other offices held: Virginia House of Delegates, 1889-1900
Date of Death: December 23, 1912

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Date of Birth: October 23, 1849
Mayor from February 1, 1913 to October 18, 1915
Date of Death: October 18, 1915

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Date of Birth: July 14, 1862
Ex-Officio Mayor from October 18, 1915 to August 31, 1918
Other offices held: City Council, September 1, 1912 to August 31, 1918
Date of Death: July 29, 1938

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Date of Birth: July 17, 1861
Mayor from September 1, 1918 to August 31, 1922
Date of Death: January 12, 1940

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Date of Birth: June 25, 1876
Mayor from September 1, 1922 to August 31, 1926
Other offices held: City Council, May 6, 1907 to September 1, 1918; Virginia House of Delegates, 1932-1936
Date of Death: June 13, 1962

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Date of Birth: January 31, 1869
Mayor from September 1, 1926 to August 31, 1930
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1895 to July 1, 1899
Date of Death: August 3, 1942

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Date of Birth: October 31, 1892
Mayor from September 1, 1934 to June 2, 1938
Date of Death: March 24, 1973

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Date of Birth: March 12, 1896
Mayor from September 1, 1938 to October 15, 1943
Other offices held: City Council 1936-1938; Virginia House of Delegates, 1944-1945
Date of Death: January 14, 1977

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Date of Birth: October 31, 1894
Mayor from October 15, 1943 to August 31, 1946
Date of Death: November 14, 1974

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Date of Birth: January 3, 1893
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1949 to August 31, 1950 and September 1, 1951 to August 31, 1952
Other offices held: City Council, 1946-1954
Date of Death: March 6, 1962

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Date of Birth: August 22, 1914
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1954 to August 31, 1956
Other offices held: City Council, July 28, 1952 to August 31, 1954
Date of Death: April 28, 2011

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Date of Birth: July 20, 1901
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1956 to August 31, 1958
Other offices held: City Council, September 1, 1950 to November 9, 1964
Date of Death: July 1, 1973

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Date of Birth: May 11, 1952
Mayor from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 2000 and July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2016

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Date of Birth: July 19, 1942
Mayor from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2004
Other offices held: Senator, Virginia 22nd District, 2008-2012; Senator, Virginia 19th District, 2012-2016

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Cutting a cake celebrating Glenn-Minnich's Rub Jubilee or forty years in business are, left to right, Estelle Penn, Nancy P. Deyerle, LeCompte Glenn Deyerle, unidentified, and Mildred Glenn.

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The Boy Scout Department after a recent remodel at Glenn-Minnich, formerly located 108 W. Campbell Avenue.

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Amy Jo Glenn (left) and Vetty Beckwith Glenn cutting cake inside Glenn-Minnich on the occasion of the store's Ruby Jubilee or fortieth anniversary.

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LeCompte Glenn in front of Glenn-Minnich, formerly located at 108 W. Campbell Avenue.

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Window display of Glenn-Minnich after remodeling. The slogans of the store were, "The store with the friendly door." and "Clothes for men and men who stay young."

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The original American Theatre building was located at 217 S. Jefferson Street. Built by the Young Men's Christian Association in 1902, it would later be sold to an investment group and converted into a theatre in 1913. This building was razed in…

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The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973.

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Julian Stanley Wise founded the Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew in 1928. Wise had witnessed a drowning in the Roanoke River as a child. This incident greatly impacted his life, resulting in the formation of the first volunteer rescue squad…

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Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew equipment display, including the crew's first ambulance, a Cadillac donated by John M. Oakey and Sons Funeral Home.

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Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew purchased it first ambulance in 1932, a Ford panel truck.

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Some equipment, including an "iron lung" and 1947 Oldsmobile 78 emergency vehicle on display at Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew.

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John M. Oakey and Sons garage, located at 321 Luck Avenue SW, provided the first ambulance and garage for Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew.

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Thomas A. Kinsey home, formerly located at 1510 Franklin Road SW.

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Thomas A. Kinsey home, formerly located at 1510 Franklin Road SW.

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Thomas A. and Josephine Kinsey in front of their home at 1510 Franklin Road, SW.

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The Thomas A. Kinsey family on front porch of the home at 1510 Franklin Road, SW.

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Original A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church is being moved to make way for the construction of brick sanctuary.

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The original A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church is being moved to make way for the construction of a new sanctuary.

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Wooden chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church on what is now the 2000 block of Memorial Avenue, SW (then Virginia Avenue) near the intersection with Grandin Road.

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Interior of the original wooden chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church.

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Laying of the cornerstone for the new sanctuary of Virginia Heights Baptist Church.

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The new sanctuary of Virginia Heights Baptist Church under construction on Memorial Avenue (then Virginia Avenue).

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Looking west on Memorial Avenue (then Virginia Avenue) from Grandin Road at the original A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church (foreground) and construction of new brick sanctuary.

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Attendees at the last worship service in the wooden A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church before moving worship to the new brick sanctuary.

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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.

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A montage of attractions at Lakeside Amusement Park.

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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.

AndersonWillis.pdf
The collection consists of four scrapbooks documenting Willis M. “Wick” Anderson’s political career from 1958 through 1969. The scrapbooks were comprised primarily of newspaper clippings glued to paper. One scrapbook was traditional in style; the…

RoanokeCountryClub.pdf
The Roanoke Country Club was founded in 1899 as a golf and tennis club. Its first clubhouse was a repurposed home near where it rented land from the Crystal Spring Land Company for a golf course; tennis courts were also built on adjacent lots…

FirstBaptistChurch.pdf
While its history can be traced back to the Big Lick Baptist Church founded in 1875, it was in 1929 that the congregation of First Baptist Church moved to its newly constructed church on Third Street between Franklin and Luck Avenues. The church…

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Sign for Roanoke Metropolitan Area noting population as 160,0000.

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Panoramic view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain.

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Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.

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The former general office building of Norfolk and Western, located at 108 N. Jefferson Street, now houses the Roanoke Higher Education Center.

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General Electric, located at 1531 Roanoke Boulevard in Salem.

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ITT Exelis is located at 7635 Plantation Road.

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Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company. Located at 1242 S. Colorado Street, the building is now used by Graham-White.

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Rowe Furniture Company was located at 239 Rowan Street in Salem before moving to Elliston.

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Shenandoah Life Insurance Company, formerly located at 2301 Brambleton Avenue.

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A newly constructed First Federal Savings and Loan. The building is located on the corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street.

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Sears Town, formerly located at 1502 Williamson Road NE.

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Crowds gather for the grand opening of the new Miller & Rhoads. The department store was located at 32-38 Campbell Avenue SW.

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Heironimus was located at 401 S. Jefferson Street.

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Two 500 space parking garages were constructed on the corner of Bullitt Avenue and Jefferson Street to provide greater accessibility to downtown shopping facilities.

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Shenandoah Life was affiliated with WSLS radio and TV services. The building is located at 401 3rd Street.

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The Times-World building was home to Roanoke's two newspapers and the CBS affiliate, WDBJ radio and television.

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The Norfolk & Western Passenger Station is located at 101 Shenandoah Avenue NE. The building now houses the Visit Blue Ridge Visitor's Center, O. Winston Link Museum, and History Museum of Western Virginia.

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Hotel Roanoke

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A crowd gathers for the dedication of the new terminal at Woodrum Field.

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The Main Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries, located at 706 S, Jefferson Street.

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A new YMCA building was completed in 1958 at 425 Church Avenue SW.

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The second Lucy Addison High School was built in 1951. Located at 1220 5th Street NW, the high school was in operation until 1973. The building now houses Lucy Addison Middle School.

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Home located at 2524 Cornwallis Avenue SE.

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Home located at 2652 Cornwallis Avenue.

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Home located at 4102 Mudlick Road.

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Home located at 3612 Troutland Avenue.

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Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.

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Aerial view of Carvins Cove.

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Aerial view of Carvins Cove.

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Two workers stand inside the Elkhorn Tunnel during construction in Mercer County, West Virginia. The 7,100 foot tunnel opened to rail traffic in June 1950, replacing a single-track tunnel constructed in 1887.

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Employees of Haley, Chisolm, and Morris pose next to company trucks. The company was contracted by Norfolk & Western to build the Elkhorn Tunnel.

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Construction of the Elkhorn Tunnel in Mercer County, West Virginia. The 7,100 foot tunnel opened to rail traffic in June 1950, replacing a single-track tunnel constructed in 1887.

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Employees stand inside the Elkhorn Tunnel during construction. The 7,100 foot tunnel opened to rail traffic in June 1950, replacing a single-track tunnel constructed in 1887.

SmitheyBoynton.pdf
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…

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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.

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B.E. Conner Market was located at 3676 Colonial Avenue SW. It was owned and operated by Bob Conner.

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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.

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A view of Campbell Avenue looking west from Williamson Road.

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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.

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Construction of the Sherwood Burial Park amphitheater.

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The Roanoke Drag Strip at Starkey Speedway. The dragstrip opened in June 1958

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The Colony House Motor Lodge is located at 3560 Franklin Road.

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Lakeside Amusement Park. The Wildcat roller coaster was replaced by the Shooting Star in 1968.

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1905 postal receipt for Haran Post Office, signed by “D. Kittinger, postmaster”.

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"Military Classic of the South - More than 25,000 persons fill Victory Stadium at Roanoke, Virginia for the annual VMI-VPI football game on Thanksgiving Day. The Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets (seen in foreground) from Lexington,…

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"Crystal Spring Reservoir, Roanoke, Virginia."

ViaudSchool1976.pdf
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.

ViaudsSchool1950.pdf
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.

Spectator1949.pdf
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.

Spectator1962.pdf
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.

Spectator1948.pdf
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.

VirginiaCookPapers.pdf
This collection consists primarily of secondary sources related to the Clay Family.

CooperVirginia.pdf
The Virginia Cooper papers consist of records, publications and research notes pertaining to Revolutionary War patriot William Faris of Cumberland and Roanoke Counties, Virginia, son Benjamin Faris and their families. The collection includes…

Virginia Y. Lee Celebrity Memorabilia Collection.pdf
This is a guide to the Virginia Y. Lee Celebrity Memorabilia Collection. Items in the collection were collected by Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries librarian Virginia Y. Lee. The collection relates to celebrities Paul Laurence Dunbar, W.…

Copy of Gainsboro Library Records.pdf
This is a guide to the Gainsboro Library Records Collection. The collection consists of items related to the history of the Gainsboro Branch Library of Roanoke Public Libraries. The collection dates from 1920 to 2009.

197801.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197802.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197803.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197804.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197805.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197807.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197808.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197809.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197810.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197811.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197812.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197901.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197902.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197903.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197906.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

197907.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198006.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198008.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198009.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198010.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198011.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198012.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198201.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198202.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198203.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198204.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198205.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198206.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198207.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198208.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198209.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198210.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198211.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198212.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198301.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198303.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198304.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198305.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198306.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198307.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198308.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198309.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198310.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198311.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198312.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198401.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198402.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198403.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198404.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198405.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198406.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198407.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198408.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198409.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198410.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198411.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198412.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198501.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198502.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198503.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198504.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198505.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198506.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198507.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198508.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198510.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198511.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

198512.pdf
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…

VAPhilatelistSept1897.pdf

VAPhilatelistOct1897.pdf

VAPhilatelistNov1897.pdf

VAPhilatelistDec1897.pdf

VAPhilatelistJan1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistFeb1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistMar1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistApr1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistMay1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistJun1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistJul1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistAug1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistSep1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistOct1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistNov1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistDec1898.pdf

VAPhilatelistJan1899.pdf

VAPhilatelistFeb1899.pdf

VAPhilatelistMar1899.pdf

VAPhilatelistApr1899.pdf

VAPhilatelistMay1899.pdf

VAPhilatelistJun1899.pdf

VAPhilatelistJul1899.pdf

VAPhilatelistAug1899.pdf

VirginiaRealtor.pdf
Issue on Roanoke, Virginia highlighting architecture and civic, educational and religious organizations.

PC 106.1 Evergreen Burial Park.jpg
"Partial view of Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia. Established 1916. All lots perfectly cared for-free of charge."

PC 140.1 Lakeside.jpg
"Concrete swimming lake, Lakeside", Roanoke, Virginia. Two million gallons fresh water changing constantly."

VWCC1969.pdf
Virginia Western Community College yearbooks.

PC 139.81 Roanoke County Courthouse.jpg
"Roanoke County Courthouse, Salem, Virginia. Roanoke County was established on March 230, 1838. The first courthouse was erected in 1841 (on site of the present courthouse). The present courthouse was built in 1909, added onto in 1949 and partially…

PC 139.116 Roanoke College.jpg
"Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia"

HNWR001.jpg
Locomotive No. 1219 arrives in Roanoke. The Class A was considered to be one of the "Magnificent Three" designs developed by a Norfolk & Western team headed by J.A. Pitcher, G.P. McGavok, and C.H. Faris. The Class A would break all previous…

HNWR028.jpg
Engine No. 2165 is northbound near Waynesboro, Virginia, hauling a small but varied freight load.

HNWR029.jpg
A freight train pulled by Engine No. 1228 moves eastbound near Bonsack.

HNWR060.jpg
Steam Engine No. 130, a Class K-2A locomotive.

HNWR083.jpg
The Pocahontas moves east through Blue Ridge, Virginia pulled by Diesel No. 1014. The engine, though bearing the N&W name, was a diesel originally belonging to the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac. By the late 1950s, as the N&W was…

BM061.jpg
Back Creek High School. Pictured are: Teachers Grant McGhee, Elsie Kennedy and Ann Hogan McGhee, George Beach, Paul Ferguson, Bowman Ferguson, Clifton Grisso, Wilson Moser, Edwin Garner, Aaron Martin, Clayton Tinnell Sr., Kenneth Grisso, Carl Wade,…

BM097.jpg
Back Creek School students. Pictured are Principal Grant McGee, teacher Ann Hogan, who later married McGee. All others unidentified.

BM178.jpg
Students and teachers in front of Back Creek School.

sr076.jpg
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…

sr106.jpg
James C. Langhorne was prominent in the formation of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, helped develop Lake Spring Park, served on the Salem Town Council, and operated several business enterprises.

PC 114.5 Hollins College.jpg
"Campus scene-Hollins College near Roanoke, Virginia. This picture shows Pleasants Hall (science building), was founded in 1842 by Charles Lewis Cocke."

PC 115.7 Burrell Memorial.jpg
"Burrell Memorial Hospital, founded in 1914 by Drs. L.C. Downing, J.B. Claytor, Sr., J.H. Roberts, W.S. Williman, and J.S. Cooper and named in honor of Dr. I.D. Burrell, Physicial-Pharmacist, was reconstructed in 1955 and is a voluntary,…

BlackSwan1955.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan1958.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan1959.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan1960.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan1936.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan1937.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan1939.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan1952.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan1946.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan1956.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan1957.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan1999.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

BlackSwan2008.pdf
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.

Colonel1940.pdf
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.

Beehive1936.pdf
Beehive was the annual for William Fleming High School until 1937 when the title was changed to Colonel.

Colonel1937.pdf
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.

Colonel1944.pdf
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.

Colonel1946.pdf
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.

Colonel 1947.pdf
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.

Colonel1949.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1950.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1951.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1952.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1953.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1954.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1955.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1956.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1957.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1958.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1959.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1960.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1961.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.

Colonel1962.pdf
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
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