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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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.…

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…

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

The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.

The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.

The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.

The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.

The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.

"Crystal Spring Reservoir, Roanoke, Virginia."

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

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

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

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

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Construction of the Sherwood Burial Park amphitheater.

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The 2,000-seat amphitheater in Sherwood Burial Park.

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Kroger formerly located at the corner of 9th Street and Bullitt Avenue SE.

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Participants in Vacation Bible School at Belmont Baptist Church.

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A view of Campbell Avenue looking west from Williamson Road.

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

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Judy Holladay was crowned as Salem's Sesquicentennial Queen.

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Participants in Vacation Bible School at Melrose Baptist Church. 390 children were enrolled.

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Bart Galbraith is in the shop of his Virginia Armature Company at 314 Salem Avenue SW.

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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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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…

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.

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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 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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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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Aerial view of Carvins Cove.

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Aerial view of Carvins Cove.

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Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.

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Home located at 3612 Troutland Avenue.

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Home located at 4102 Mudlick Road.

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Home located at 2652 Cornwallis Avenue.

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Home located at 2524 Cornwallis Avenue SE.

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Roanoke Memorial Hospital

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

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

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

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Hotel Roanoke

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

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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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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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Heironimus was located at 401 S. Jefferson Street.

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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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Sears Town, formerly located at 1502 Williamson Road NE.

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

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

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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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ITT Exelis is located at 7635 Plantation Road.

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General Electric, located at 1531 Roanoke Boulevard in Salem.

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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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Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.

Panoramic view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain.

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

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…

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…

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…

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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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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Bradford’s Seafood Restaurant was located at 2523 Franklin Road, SW.

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Roy Minnix poses in front of his new 1951 Chevrolet in Belmont Park.

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Riverside School was located on Riverdale Road SE. The school closed in 1952.

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Lee-Hy Auto Court was located on Route 11 west of the Roanoke City limits.

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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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The Howard Johnson's Restaurant opened in January 1952 on Route 11 east of Roanoke.

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A montage of attractions 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 view of the midway 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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The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,

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Aerial view of Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

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Postcard depicting the "Willy the Whale" exhibit at the Children's Zoo on Mill Mountain.

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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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The Times-World Building on Campbell Avenue.

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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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This postcard depicts Archie’s Lobster House and Town House.

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

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

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

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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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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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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 Thomas A. Kinsey family on front porch of the home 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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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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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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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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Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew purchased it first ambulance in 1932, a Ford panel truck.

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

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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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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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,…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Home located at 528 Marshall Avenue SW.

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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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Ferris wheel and Scrambler at Lakeside Park

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The Sky-Tram at Lakeside Park.

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

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

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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 720 Franklin Road SW.

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

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

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Charles Harris at his home on Westover Avenue SW.

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

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

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The congregation of Mt. Zion AME Church.

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Woodrum Field with the Cannaday home and control tower.

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

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

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The Cannaday home with the control tower on top.

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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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Dr. Walter Claytor, DDS.

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

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

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Monroe Junior High School Band.

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

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

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

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

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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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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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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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Choirs of Bethel AME Church and Starkey Church.

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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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Singer and actress Jeanette MacDonald arriving in Roanoke by train.

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

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

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

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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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Norfolk & Western Railway Band.

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Norfolk & Western East End Shops.

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January 1940

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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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Looking east on Kirk Avenue SW.

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Construction of Lansdowne Park.

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

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

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Intersection of Franklin Road and Marshall Avenue SW.

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A snowy birds-eye view of the Henry Street bridge.

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Norfolk & Western passenger station.

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Looking south on Grandin Road.

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Looking north on Grandin Road.

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

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Looking north on 6th Street near Marshall Avenue SW.

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Unidentified employees of an Esso Station.

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

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

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

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Washington Park pool.

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

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

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

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Gilmer Avenue NW. Reliable Service Grocers visible at left.

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

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Looking west on Church Avenue near the Jefferson Street intersection.

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Roanoke City Police Department, 3rd Platoon.

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

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Jefferson High School versus William Byrd High School in football.

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

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

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

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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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Olympian Jesse Owens signs autographs at Carver School in Salem.

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

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

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

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

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

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Laying of cornerstone for Christ Lutheran Church.

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

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

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

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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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Postcard depicting High Street Baptist Church.

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Virginian Railway Engine No. 127 in Roanoke.

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

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WSLS TV filming a show inside Ewald-Clark store.

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Grand opening of Ewald-Clark in Downtown Roanoke, formerly located at 17 Church 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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First chapel and parsonage for Virginia Heights Baptist Church on Memorial Avenue.

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

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

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

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

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Looking east on Campbell Avenue from intersection with Jefferson Street.

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

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Aerial view of American Viscose.

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Big Lick in 1881. Location unknown.

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

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

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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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The Plaza Restaurant, formerly located at 3011 Williamson Road.

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Plaza Tourist Court, formerly located at 3011 Williamson Road.

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

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A balloon float in the Roanoke Christmas parade.

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Jack Dempsey refereeing a wrestling match at Roanoke Auditorium.

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

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

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

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

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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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Intersection of College Avenue and Fourth Street in front of 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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A Jeep, driven by David McClung, II is nearly driven in to Andrew Lewis High School.

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Car 52 on Grandin Road near Westover Avenue, SW.

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

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

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

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

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

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Reverend William J. Simmons at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.

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Members of the Vinton Fire Department.

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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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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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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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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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Woodrum Field terminal building.

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

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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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A Douglas C-47 takes off from 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 Sikorsky helicopter hovers as spectators look on at Woodrum Field.

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Looking toward Tinker Mountain from 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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A Civil Aviation Authority control tower on top of the Cannaday farmhouse at Woodrum Field.

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A Mason-Dixon Airlines passenger plane at Woodrum Field.

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

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An unidentified woman in the reeling room at American Viscose.

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An unidentified man in the reeling room at American Viscose.

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

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Forbes-Hodges family reunion in Wirtz, Virginia.

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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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Houses along Dale Avenue SE.

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

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

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

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Roanoke College baseball team.

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Roanoke College football team.

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

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

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

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

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

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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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Roanoke Railway & Electric streetcar conductors.

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Norfolk & Western baseball team.

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

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Eagles Band.

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

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Horse and buggy in Downtown Roanoke.

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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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Group photo of members of Enon Baptist Church.

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Rockledge Inn on Mill Mountain.

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

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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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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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At left is Alma Beckner Steele with two unidentified women.

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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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Two unidentified men in a park.

Three unidentified men in a peach orchard,

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Three unidentified men and a little girl pose with a Mitchell automobile.

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Wagon pulled by oxen travels through an unidentified residential neighborhood.

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Looking north from South Roanoke toward Downtown. Tinker Mountain is visible in the background.

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Dance Pavilion and The Thriller roller coaster in Mountain Park.

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Farmer in wagon pulled by oxen on Market Street.

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Customers peruse the City Market.

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Popcorn stand at Mountain Park. Lillie Solleday on right.

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Check Room and Snack Stand in Mountain Park.

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Parade participants for Confederate veterans ride a float through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.

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Confederate veterans parade through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.

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Confederate veterans parade through Downtown in conjunction with reunion.

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Vest Furniture Company, formerly located at 109 Campbell Avenue SW. Sid Vest, owner, is pictured in white shirt.

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Professor Charles Rowe and his Rhythm Boys perform for a Veterans of Foreign Wars banquet at the Hotel Roanoke.

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Dr. John Gibson Davis.

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Edith Davis Paine holds an air rifle at the Davis home on Salem Avenue.

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Zora and Dr. John G. Davis and children with longtime housekeeper, Vivvie.

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Ruth Mason (left) and Edith Davis Paine.

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William Henry and Rosa Proffit Paine with children Helen and Robert Edward.

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Dr. John Gibson Davis (2nd from right) with his sons Hal, Algie, Fred, John Jr., and Paul. Dr. Davis' sons also became doctors.

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Paul, Edith, and Frangie Davis with Frank the horse at Davis home on Salem Avenue.

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Dr. Paul Davis holds his daughter Pauline while on leave during World War I. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre for his service in French hospitals.

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An unidentified man stands on the rock formation known as McAfee Knob. McAfee Knob is one of the most photographed places on the Appalachian Trail.

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Group photo of Appalachian Power Company workers in Anawalt, West Virginia to install power lines. Arch Stockton holds rolled blue prints and reins of horse.

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Annie Vest and Helen Williams in front of Oswald L. Williams' Store on Bent Mountain.

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Two N&W locomotives prepare to pass one another heading to and from the West Virginia coal fields.

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Loaded coal cars awaiting shipment from an N&W coal tipple. Note the different grades of coal being loaded. During World War II, the United States Navy almost exclusively used N&W coal for its Atlantic fleet.

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Diesel Engine No. 322 pulls a consist of coal through Virginia. The switch to diesel was difficult for N&W given its commercial investment in coal.

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This is the view across the flat yard at Norfolk, Virginia. Hoppers would wait in the yard to be emptied.

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Engine No. 2146 pulls a load of coal. In the 1940s, N&W served the following seven coal districts: Kenova, Thacker, Tug River, Pocahontas, Clinch Valley 1 & 2, and Radford.

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This consist of coal includes some hoppers from the Virginia Railway, which had been acquired by N&W in 1959.

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Norfolk & Western's passenger service ceased in 1971. Here is the Pocahontas on her last run, traveling eastbound at Blue Ridge, Virginia. An estimated 100,000 spectators lined the route to catch a glimpse of a passing era.

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An industrial hoist rests in the yard at Roanoke. Notice the huge pulleys hanging from the arm. Engine No. 131 is in the background.

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The Birmingham Special moves northbound, having detoured through Waynesboro, Virginia, on account of a washout on the Southern Railway's main line between Monroe, West Virginia and Charlottesville, Virginia. The Special was among a number of other…

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Employees of the Roanoke freight office.

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Frederick J. Kimball was one of the most forward-thinking of the early N&W presidents. He was so respected, the citizens of Big Lick voted to change its name to Kimball in his honor. He declined and suggested the location be called Roanoke, which…

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An interior view of a Pullman car after being made into a sleeper.

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Norfolk & Western always kept a spare for every part necessary to cargo operations.

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Loaded coal cars await their turn at the car-dumping machine. Upwards of 400 cars of coal are required to fill the large colliers.

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This photograph shows one of the largest loads of coal cargo on a single ship at Lambert's Point. A total of 493 carloads were required.

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The Class J 600 is pulling a Southern Railway streamlined passenger train. The Class Js were built between 1941 and 1950.

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This passenger train stops in Ivanhoe, Virginia. Passenger service would serve as a popular form of distance travel until the emergence of the automobile.

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Passenger coach No. 1700.

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Passenger coaches changed significantly over time. Once elaborate and finely appointed coaches evolved into more basic design, as seen in passenger coach No. 1650.

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An interior view of a N&W passenger coach. Notice the oil lamps. Although beautiful design features, these lamps would often shatter during an accident, spilling their fuel into the car. Resultant fires sometimes killed more passengers than the…

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An interior view of an express car used by N&W. Express cars held all kinds of freight, from passenger baggage to commercial merchandise.

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A stock train rolls through the Virginia countryside. As a way to encourage agribusiness, N&W operated a working farm at Ivor, Virginia for some years around 1910-1915.

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Freight Locomotive No. 1203 rests on the turntable at Shaffer's Crossing in Roanoke.

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The old Class M engine was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1883. N&W owned two of these engines, Nos. 94 and 95, as shown here.

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Engine No. 93 was a small shifting engine used at Roanoke Machine Works. It was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1883.

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Engine No. 72 is another example of a Class U locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1892. This passenger locomotive weighed in excess of 132,000 pounds and was later converted to simple cylinders.

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Passenger Engine No. 90 was an example of many engines purchased by N&W in its early years from Baldwin Locomotive Works. Engine No. 90 was a Class A engine.

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Welch, West Virginia. The old N&W station is in the foreground; the courthouse is atop the hill and businesses are at left.

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The "Jawn Henry" was the nickname for this combination steam-electric locomotive. It was N&W's last-ditch effort to give steam one last try. The engine had 12 traction motors, weighed in at 1.1 million pounds, and was 161 feet long. Delivered in…

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Engine No. 102 rolls out of assembly at the Roanoke Shops and employees pose for the customary photograph of the engine.

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This engine was a Class W-1, 2-8-0 type and was originally built by the Roanoke Shops in October 1900.

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The Portsmouth Freight Office included (from left): L.M. Dory, Gus Kehrer, Fred Dressler, S.R. Crawford, T.M. O'Connor, and Theodore Doty.

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The Bluefield Yard in 1888. In that year, the N&W organized

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A hopper car loaded with coal coasts down the "hump" incline toward classification tracks at the Portsmouth, Ohio freight yard. This car is half-way through the master retarder. The scale house and assistant yard master's office are located in the…

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Freight cars line up outside a coal-cleaning and prep plant near Gary, West Virginia. The N&W relied heavily on many of the larger coal mines and facilities throughout West Virginia.

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To keep passenger coaches looking good, the railroad regularly sent them through a mechanical washing facility.

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Here is but one example of how mechanization assisted significantly in the maintenance of tracks. A machine removes cross ties for the crew.

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Interior view of a typical N&W dining car.

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Interior view of a typical N&W lounge car.

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A postcard image of the N&W depot at Salem, Virginia. The depot still remains, although the shed at the tracks was dismantled many years ago. During the 1930s, depots like this dotted the lines of the N&W. Few remain today, either abandoned or in…

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Wreck at Powhatan, West Virginia. Notice the double-tracking in the image. Unfortunately, the development of adequate rail safety technology was years from completion, making railroading a dangerous profession.

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An aerial view of Bellevue Yard in Ohio, looking east. The classification yard is at left center and immediately to the right is the car repair facility. In the distance are the receiving and departure yards.

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Engine No. 54 with her crew (from left): Engineer E.H. Jones, Fireman Guy Emery, and Conductor Lloyd Pugh. The train was running between Sardinia and Hillsboro branch, and the main line of the Cincinnati, Portsmouth, and Virginia Railroad.

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Shop employees and crew of Engine No. 205 in Roanoke, shortly after the locomotives construction.

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Class Q Engine No. 516 pulls into a depot at Nolan, West Virginia. The engine was originally put into service in April 1882. Crew members are servicing both passenger and express cars.

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An early example of freight locomotives used by N&W was Engine No. 264.

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The crew of Engine No. 19. This engine, like most of the engines used by N&W in its infancy, was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works.

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