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Spring at Cave Spring.

Dr. Edward Tinsley ready to start rounds on horseback. His house is in background. Tinsley practiced from 1890 to 1940 in the Bent Mountain area.

Back Creek Elementary School

Bent Mountain Elementary School

Aerial view of Back Creek Orchard Company at foot of Bent Mountain; owned by Woodrum family, R.S. Stearnes, Dr. E.W. Senter, Jack Kefauver and Clinton Craighead

John Henry and Susie (Harris) Grisso.

Unidentified man examining remnants of splintered oak tree struck by lightning on J.H. Grisso farm, the strike of which killed J.H. Grisso

Erecting telephone poles and wire in Back Creek area.

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Grisso Family, L to R: Ellis Grisso, Mary Grisso, Susie (Harris) Grisso, Price Grisso (small child), John H. Grisso.

Charcoal drawing of Elmore Martin. Martin served with the 28th Virginia Infantry, CSA. He died in the war.

Scene at Woodrum Orchard.

Ben Lewis, resident of Haran area.

Sally Lewis, resident of Poages Mill area.

Ink sketch of Kittinger Chapel, artist unknown.

Haran Baptist Church

Students at Back Creek School.

Haran Baptist Church

Roland Ferguson School, located on Twelve O’Clock Knob Road. The teacher was Mildred (Edd) Bell, sister-in-law of Tom and Luther Bell; #1 is Ocie Ferguson, #2 is Icie Ferguson, #3 is Jim Ferguson

Haran School, front row, L to R: Blanche Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, Billy Bohon, Geneva Poage, Francis Martin, Mae Agee, Mamie Agee, Mina Day, Gladys Bohon, Claude Puckett, Omer Puckett, Floyd Bohon;
Second row, L to R: Lela Jenny, Nellie Ferguson,…

Back Creek High School 4-H Club, L to R: Mildred Bohon, Jane Coon, Josephine Grisso, Geraldine Grubb, Hazel Henderson, Mildred Jones, Sue Lane, Nancy Poage, Sara Lee Poage, Emily Rierson, Cornelia Simpson, Evelyn Webster, Irma Wright

School – probably the old log school house first used for Haran School before larger facility was built.

Mill wheel at Poage's Mill

May Day at Back Creek School, L to R: Catherine Bowling, Frances Grubb, Frances Gill, Lotherine Lavinder (Queen), Josephine Grisso, Evelyn Webster; in the front is crown-bearer Nadine Henderson

Back Creek High School, Junior Class, Front row, L to R: Nancy Poage, Pete Christley, Herbert Henderson, Jr., Norman Lavinder, Mary Bowling; Back row, L to R: Bertha Christley, Carl Wade, Bertha Bohon, Martha Jane Henry

Sophomore Class at Back Creek School: L to R: Billy Agee, Jane Coon, Edmund Chamberlain, Douglas Grisso, Louis Grisso, Hazel Henderson, John Jones, Mildred Jones, Lotherine Lavinder, Sara Lee Poage, Evelyn Webster

School group at old Back Creek School on Landmark Circle in Southwest Roanoke County.

School group at old Back Creek School on Landmark Circle in Southwest Roanoke County.

School group at old Back Creek School on Landmark Circle in Southwest Roanoke County.

School group at old Back Creek School on Landmark Circle in Southwest Roanoke County.

Back Creek School, back row L to R: Bernice Harmon, Charlie Blankenship, Lonzie Janney, Dempsey Grisso, Dean Dores; Second row, L to R: Buster Webster, Edison Likens, Isaac Sutphin, Grover Sink, Harry Cannaday, Grant Christley; Front row, L to R:…

Students at old Back Creek School on Landmark Circle in Southwest Roanoke County.

Stock car racing at Starkey Speedway.

Stock car racing at Starkey Speedway.

Aerial view of Starkey Speedway.

Fruit Growers Telephone Exchange (was also Luther Bell’s store) located on Landmark Circle in Roanoke County.

House across road from Reed's Store on Route 221. The house was formerly the Haran School.

Two unidentified persons at Reed's Store.

Lula Cole Reed, mother of Marvin “Fats” Reed, at Reed’s Store.

Reed's Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

Reed's Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

Cave Spring Baptist Church

Cave Spring Baptist Church

Cave Spring Baptist Church.

Brethren baptism in a creek in Floyd County.

Mount Union Church of the Brethren on Bent Mountain. The original 1896 church building is seen. Rev. Oscar Fike (right) and his parents are on the front steps.

Gas ration stamps from 1945.

“Heading the Barrels” at Doc Ferguson’s orchard. L to R: George Yates, Ben Owens, Mr. Minnix, A. Bohon, Doc Ferguson, Will Hokles, Wiley Lavinder.

Spectators at Back Creek Elementary School for Back Creek baseball game.

Ralph Henry of the Back Creek Baseball Team. Uniform says Finnell’s, as Finnell & Sons sponsored the team.

Present-day residence that was the former Haran School, located at 7910 Bent Mountain Road.

Elders of Pigg River Primitive Baptist Association at Basham Church in Stewartsville, Virginia.

Hezekiah Lavinder (seated) and his family at their home (located at entrance to Bridlewood, home still standing) off of Route 221.

Bellview Primitive Baptist Church, located on Roselawn Road.

Laurel Ridge Primitive Baptist Church, located on Roselawn Road.

Baptism of Mary Ann Conner, wife of G.W. Conner, by Elder Leonard Brammer of the Laurel Ridge Primitive Baptist Church, at Fralin home.

Reed’s Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

Reed’s Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

Interior of Reed's Store, located at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

Reed’s Store after the 1948 addition of Dairy Diner, located at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

Reed’s Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

Marble players at Bent Mountain School. L to R: Hilton King, Herbert Craighead, Namon Conner, Arnold Mills, Melvin Manning (school champion), Harold Thompson, Fletcher Wimmer.

May Court at Bent Mountain High School. May Queen (far right) is Carrie Marie Bell; Maid to the Queen (second from right) is Mamie Logan; crown bearer is John Poff, flower girl is Jean Ferguson; Maids are Laura Metz, Bertha Janney, Betty Sisson,…

Mount Olivet Baptist Church on Route 221, Bent Mountain.

Col. Fletcher Holt in his store on Bent Mountain.

Clyde Bohon, who bought Holt’s Store on Bent Mountain.

Col. Fletcher Holt with a snake around his neck. Holt was a taxidermist on Bent Mountain

Home of Dr. E.O. Tinsley on Bent Mountain. The home was called “Sunny Side”. Tinsley’s office was located on right, front corner of porch. The home was on Tinsley Lane. It was razed in the 2000s.

Ruby Holt in front of Holt’s Store on Bent Mountain.

Emily Bohon and Bessie Brown

Mary Catherine Sloan Poage

Kittinger Chapel was located on Landmark Circle in Roanoke County. It was razed in the early 2000s.

Students and teachers in front of Back Creek School.

Haran Baptist Church

Lucy Dyer Poage, Molly Gregson, Jeff Gregson, making apple butter at home in the Poages Mill area.

James C. Fralin being baptized in Back Creek at Poages Mill in 1925 by Chris Eller, Brethren minister.

Hubert Earl Harris & Ola Agee Harris lived where Starkey ball fields are today.

Ballard P. and Sarah Martin

Hubert Earl “Hub” Harris.

Look Out Lodge postcard, Bent Mountain.

Sarah and Ballard Martin in front of home. Ballard was a carpenter and farmer.

Bobby, Joyce, Hazel and Robert Altis.

Ed and Viola Sloan.

Charlie Altis in his apple orchard on hill behind Altice home.

Charlie amd Minnie Altis with Forrest and Florence Sloan.

Charlie and Minnie Altis home, formerly located on road leading into Old Mill Plantation subdivision from Route 221.

L to R: Martha Tinsley, Alrene Stanley, ?, Mauvieleen Altis, Hazel Tinsley, Ethel Stump.

Arlene Stanley and Clara Altis at Back Creek Elementary School.

Clara Altis and Arlene Stanley.

Mauvieleen Altis, Robert Carroll and Arlene Stanley.

Mauvieleen Altis in front of house.

House owned by Mrs. Saul, who lived at Starkey; torn down in the 1970s; across from Haran Baptist Church. Stanley family moved there in 1943. Photo taken on Easter Sunday shows Roma Stanley (left) and Clarence Altice.

House owned by Mrs. Saul, who lived at Starkey; torn down in the 1970s; across from Haran Baptist Church. Stanley family moved there in 1943. Clarence Altis (left) and Robert Carroll.

House owned by Mrs. Saul, who lived at Starkey; torn down in the 1970s; across from Haran Baptist Church. Stanley family moved there in 1943. Arlene Stanley on porch.

Aerial view to the northeast of current Route 419 at intersection with Ogden Road. Ogden Road is seen at the top of the photo. At top, right is Ogden Elementary School. The area to the right of the railroad tracks is Cox Communications and Old…

Aerial view showing Green Valley Elementary School, upper right.

Aerial view looking north at Route 419 construction. The house and barn were located at the current site of the Roanoke County Administrative Offices on Bernard Drive. The earth moving equipment is at the current intersection of Route 419 and…

Aerial view of Route 419 under construction at Chaparral Drive; Penn Forest Boulevard at bottom.

Grandle Meador, Tina, Alice and Buddy Welcher at Beckner home.

Mildred and Roscoe Meador wedding photo; Wheeler Beckner on porch.

Beckner homeplace on Cotton Hill Road.

Wheeler and Bessie Beckner and John Steele (left) at home on Cotton HIll Road. They logged timber for railroad ties.

Wheeler and Bessie Beckner in front of home, presently located at 7041 Cotton Hill Road

L to R: Arthur “Ott” Poage, Henry Lee Poage, Charles Claytor Poage (1848-1931), Harvey Claytor Poage, David Meador

L to R: Henry Lee Poage (1891-1960), Arthur Seibert “Ott” Poage (1897-1971), Harvey Claytor Poage (1893-1928) in front of Poage farmhouse

Ed Sloan, auctioneer, with Harold Ferguson in background

Johnnie and Bertha Grubb making apple butter.

Turner home on Martins Creek Road in its final days.

Students and teachers in front of Back Creek School. Ann Hogan w/tie upper left of group (principal/teacher),

Back Creek Elementary School.

Miss Annie Bohon sells ice cream during lunch at Back Creek Elementary School. The ice cream cooler was inside the front door of the school.

6th graders in Back Creek School classroom.

Unidentified children at Back Creek School.

Charlie Poage, son of William Poage, with team of horses in front of Poage farmhouse on Route 221.

Poage Family in front of engine on farm. L to R: Harvey Poage, Bill Poage, Lee Poage, Lucy Poage

Harvey Claytor Poage.

Packing label for L.D. Bell and T.M. Bell at Poages Mill.

Portion of rock wall, built by Ralph Henry’s great grandfather, along Corntassel Lane. The wall still exists today.

Charcoal drawing of Henry Booker Wade.

1. Isadora Ferguson Wade, 2. William Lee Wade, 3. Oren Wade, 4. Henry Wade, 5. Barney Owens. Photo was taken at the apple orchard at the Wade home. All others unidentified.

Margaret Rachel Owens Ferguson and William H. Ferguson.

Top photo, pictured: Jim Ferguson, Ivie Ferguson, Herbert Henderson, Maggie Ferguson, Margaret Rachel Ferguson, William H. Ferguson, Bertha Wade, Henry Wade . Bottom photo, pictured L to R: Ivie Ferguson, Jim Ferguson, Icie Ferguson, Aunt Paulina,…

L to R: Rachel Ferguson, Walter Ferguson, Ocieola Ferguson, Isadora Ferguson, Ivie Ferguson, Charles Ferguson, James Ferguson, William H. Ferguson

Ferguson sisters (top) and Christley home on Mt. Chestnut.

W.L. and Icie Wade (seated center) Family.

First Mormon chapel in Southwest Roanoke County, located on Bearing Road.

Students at Back Creek School.

Back Creek School girls basketball team. Pictured are Margaret Henry Hartman and Mildred Henry Dimond. All others unidentified.

James and Sarah Henry and three daughters in Poages Mill area.

Home of Samuel Henry.

Sarah Rettinger Henry (left) and Nannie Rettinger Grisso.

Back Creek 4-H Club.

1840 deed for 66 acres belonging to Jane Poage as part of land granted to her from her father, John Poage.

Poage home and farm along Route 221.

Home of Mary (Mollie) Poage across the creek from the Poage farm on Route 221.

Omer Simpson barn on Martins Creek Road.

Raleigh “Buck” Owens' spray engine for use in orchard.

Sam Hailey and his work mules.

Idle band saw at Lamar Martin farm on Martins Creek Road.

Tilden Martin and Lamar Martin barn on Martins Creek Road.

Olvin Martin home, built in 1877, was located on Martins Creek Road.

Back row, far left Annie Blankenship Martin, Olvin Martin; far right Louisa Martin, Daniel N. Simpson. Photo taken in front of the Martin-Simpson homeplace on Martins Creek Road. All others unidentified.

L to R: Tilden H. Martin, Gertrude Martin Duling, Alfonso Martin, Otey Martin.

Nelson Simpson, a resident of Martins Creek Road. Photo probably taken at home of his parents O.C. and Mary Simpson.

Omer C. Simpson, Jr., Christine Simpson, Lorene Simpson, residents of Martins Creek Road.

Tilden Hendrix Martin, a resident of Martins Creek Road.

Alfonso Martin, a resident of Martins Creek Road.

Photo taken at Thelma Willett’s home. Seated front, L to R: Marilyn Givens, Norma Jean Martin; Seated middle, L to R: Mae Austin Martin, Pearl Martin Wertz; Standing, L to R: Edith Martin Filson, Dorothy Martin Bass.

The woman sitting in the wagon is Annie Blankenship Martin, the man at right is Olvin Martin; American Chestnut in background; photo probably taken in Martins Creek Road area of Roanoke County. All others unidentified.

L to R: Ned Martin, Omer .C. Simpson, Jr., Charles Day and Gordon Willett (background) at Haran Baptist Church.

Back Creek Elementary School under re-construction.

Rock store near Poage Farm on Route 221.

Rierson’s Grocery on Route 221.

Marvin P. “Fats” Reed at the counter in Reed's Store at the intersection of Martins Creek Road and Route 221.

Reed’s Store at the intersection of Route 221 and Martins Creek Road.

Back Creek High School. L to R: Gertie Hopper, Glenna Christley, Camile Lavender, Cleda Grisso, Elsie Christley; man at back is Shelton Gates.

Photo taken in front of the Christley Homeplace on Mt. Chestnut Road in Roanoke County; Seated L to R: Margaret Powell Christley, Arlen F. “Pete” Christley; Standing, L to R: Keith B. Christley, Warren Christley, Joyce Christley Clowers, Michael…

Former Elijah Poage store/warehouse on Old Mill Road in Poages Mill.

Front row, L to R: Louise Christley Williams, George Franklin Christley, Iva Mae Christley Ferguson, Elsie Christley, Bertha Christley, ?, Back row, L to R: Bill Christley, Pauline Christley, Monroe Christley, Thora Christley, Milan Christley,…

Front row, L to R: William Gilford Christley Jr., Ivy Mae Christley, Louise Christley, William Gilford Christley Sr., Grant Christley; Back row, L to R: Monroe Christley, Elsie Christley, Milan Christley, Glenna Christley, Bertha Christley, Arlen…

L to R: Joe Beard, Mildred Beard, Charles Altis, Effie Beard, Willie Bracy, Mauvieleen Stanley, Clarence Altis

L to R: Joe Beard, Effie Beard, Mauvieleen Stanley, Nannie Bracy, Edna Altis, Mary Altis, Nannie Altis, Clarence Altis, Clara Altis, Willie Bracy

W.F. Bolton's 8th grade class at Back Creek School.

Hazel Tinsley and Mauvieleen S. Altis in front of Back Creek Elementary School.

First row, L to R: Albert Turner, ? Webster; Second row, L to R: Janette Turner, Nelson Simpson, ?, O.C. Simpson, Jr., Third row, L to R: Francis Simpson, Colleen Grubb, Christine Simpson, Beatrice Peters, ?, Lorene Simpson; Back row, L to R: Vinson…

Omer C. Simpson

Omer C. Simpson. Simpson lived on Martins Creek Road.

Youth in front of Haran Baptist Church. Front row, L to R: Gaynelle Simpson, Shirley Rierson; Second row, L to R: Preston Webster, Ruby Kirkwood, Nelson Simpson; Back row, L to R: Jimmy Kirkwood, Lorene Simpson, Polly Rierson, Norris Webster

Haran Baptist Church

Students in front of Back Creek School.

Back Creek School.

Back Creek School with "new" addition.

Aunt Nadine Henderson takes nephews and nieces for an afternoon ride in Back Creek. Standing L to R: Bobby, Nadine, David and Charles Ed Henderson; On horse L to R: Paige Riley, Ray Henderson Corky, Barbara & Kay Henderson, Brent Riley.

Riley T. Fralin, Sr, and Jr. at intersection of Ran Lynn Drive and Poage Valley Road.

Fralin home on Ran Lynn Drive in Roanoke County.

Fralin barn on Ran Lynn Drive in Roanoke County.

Fralin home in Cave Spring.

R.T. Fralin, Sr., Ran Lynn Drive in Roanoke County.

Cave Spring Baptist Church

Home of John and Susie (Harris) Grisso in Cave Spring, Roanoke County. The home burned in 1946.

William and Mary Katherine (Poage) Grisso residents of Cave Spring section in Southwest Roanoke County.

Home and family of Daniel Simpson on Martins Creek in Southwest Roanoke County.

Louisa (Martin) and Daniel Simpson. The Simpsons lived on Martins Creek Road in Southwest Roanoke County.

Mountain burial in family cemetery, probably Martin-Simpson cemetery near Martins Creek Road in Southwest Roanoke County.

Family of John and Sarah (Hayes) Harris. L to R: Sarah Jane, William, Lutie, Susie, Elisha, George, John, Eliza, and Benjamin. The family lived in the Back Creek section of Roanoke County.

Students at old Back Creek School on Landmark Circle in Southwest Roanoke County.

After the explosion of synthetic fabrics in the 1970s, Loebl Dye Works went out of business in 1981. The building was razed in 2001. The buildings at left in this photograph were also once used by the business and still stand today.

As seen here, Loebl Dye Works once filled a row of buildings on Salem Avenue.

Robert Loebl (left) and two unidentfied men in the next to the cleaning tumblers.

Robert Loebl (left) inspects the work of unidentified employees on the Hoffman Pressing Machine.

Unidentified Loebl employees in the dyeing area.

Unidentified Loebl employees in the cleaning area.

William Staples, Iva Staples and an unknown woman prepare garments for cleaning and alterations at Loebl Dye Works.

Josef Loebl (center) and two unidentified men in "storefront" of Loebl Dye Works

Robert Loebl, Hattie Mae Beck and Iva M. Spangler in the pick-up and drop-off area of Loebl Dye Works.

Loebl Dye Works dry cleaning trucks parked in front of Loebl Dye Works on Salem Avenue.

A fleet of four Loebl Dye Works dry cleaning trucks parked in front of Loebl Dye Works on Salem Avenue.

Hungarian born, Josef Loebl grew up in Austia. He set up his dyeing and cleaning shop on Salem Avenue in the 1920s.

In addition to dyeing, Loebl also provided dry cleaning and alteration services. Photo is labeled with the following names, though their order as they appear is unclear: Minnie Duncan, Gertrude Gentry, Mrs. Flippen, Stella Taylor, and Miss Sandberg

Unidentified students in front of Mt. Pleasant School in Roanoke County.

Looking south on 1st Street from the 1st Street Bridge. The bridge connected Henry Street to Downtown Roanoke. The bridge was renamed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 2003.

Looking east on busy Campbell Avenue from 1st Street. People's Drugstore, Standard Drug, Kress & Co. and Lerner Shops were several of the businesses along this block.

Looking east on Campbell Avenue from 1st Street during paving. People's Drugstore, Standard Drug, Krees & Co. and Lerner Shops were several of the businesses along this block.

"Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair Brown, Rev. G.L. Brown. Salem, Virginia October 20, 1908"

"Tourist Camp Fort Lewis Courts. Steam heat, tile private baths, innerspring mattresses, closed garages. One of the best in the east, 8 miles west of Roanoke, Virginia. One-half mile west of Salem, Virginia. US Route No. 11. Open all year. Mr. and…

"Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia"

"Central YMCA, Roanoke, Virginia"

"Virginia College (Young Ladies), Roanoke, Virginia"

"Virginia Heights Bridge and Roanoke River"

"Virginia Heights"

"South Roanoke"

"Roanoke Valley on the line of the Norfolk & Western Railway, Virginia."

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"View of Roanoke, Virginia"

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"Views of Roanoke"

Looking north on Jefferson Street at the Church Avenue intersection. Visible are The Sportsman Restaurant, Bernard's Menswear, Thomas McAn Shoes, Kann's Apparel, Hoffheimer's Shoes, Holiday's Shoe Store and the American Theatre.

Passengers aboard the Norfolk & Western Pocahontas, possibly on its last excursion. The passenger train ran from November 1926 through May 1971.

Norfolk & Western employees stand in the doorway of the Pochontas, possibly on its last excursion. The passenger train ran from November 1926 through May 1971.

A view of the Jefferson Theatre and Heironimus on Jefferson Street.

Overlook once on Mill Mountain in front of Rockeldge Inn seen at dusk.

Norfolk & Western GP9 #516 locomotive pulling the Pocahontas near the N&W shops.

Passengers aboard the Norfolk & Western Pocahontas, possibly on its last excursion. The passenger train ran from November 1926 through May 1971.

The Norfolk & Western Pocahontas passenger train, possibly on its last excursion. The passenger train ran from November 1926 through May 1971.

A view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain.

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Looking north on Jefferson Street from Franklin Road. Visible are State Office Supply and Gifts, Hammond's Printing & Litho Works, Johnnie's Steakhouse, Jefferson Theatre, Heironimus, Sidney's and Thornton & Creasy Drugs.

Looking north on Jefferson Street. Visible are State Office Supply and Gifts, Hammond's Printing & Litho Works, Johnnie's Steakhouse, Jefferson Theatre, Heironimus, Sidney's and Thornton & Creasy Drugs.

The pond in Elmwood Park. The Greyhound Bus Station is visible in the background.

A view of the pond in Elmwood Park. The Terry House is visible on the hill.

Looking west on Campbell Avenue from 1st Street. Visible are Leggett's, George T. Hitch Jewelers, Singer Sewing Machines, Beckner's and Easter's.

Looking south on Jefferson Street from Franklin Road. Visible are John Norman Clothing, the Park Theatre, State Office Supplies and Gifts, the Coulter Building, People's Drugstore and the Patrick Henry Hotel.

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

The Japanese Magnolia in Elmwood Park.

Looking north on Jefferson Street. Visible are Heironimus, The Sportsman Restaurant, Thomas McAn Shoes, Kann's Apparel, Hoffheimer's Shoes, Holiday's Shoe Store and the American Theatre.

Looking west on Franklin Road from Jefferson Street. Visible are the Knights of Pythias building, Star Barber Shop, Roanoke Valley Heart Association, GAC Finance, Riley's Cafe, Thornton & Creasy Drugs, and Holdren's

Looking west on Church Avenue from Jefferson Street. Visible are the Sportsman Restaurant, Parker Photo Studio, Junior Achievement of the Roanoke Valley, Kaybee Store and Moskin's Store.

Looking south on Jefferson Street. Visible are Holiday's Shoe Store, Hoffheimer's Shoes, Kann's Apparel, Thomas McAn Shoes, The Sportsman Restaurant and Heironimus.

Looking north on Jefferson Street at the Church Avenue intersection. Visible are The Sportsman Restaurant, Bernard's Menswear, Thomas McAn Shoes, Kann's Apparel, Hoffheimer's Shoes, Holiday's Shoe Store and the American Theatre.

Looking south on 1st Street.

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Looking north on Jefferson Street at the Franklin Road intersection. Visible at left is the Elks Lodge and the Elmwood Diner. Also visible is Hammond Printing and Litho Works.

A view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain.

A utility wagon of the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company and its companion mule.

Another view of Brill car Number 44 after a collision with a Virginian Railway locomotive under the Walnut Avenue Bridge.

Brill car Number 44 after a collision with a Virginian Railway locomotive under the Walnut Avenue bridge.

Roanoke Railway & Electric steam dummy Number 2, Carrie, with a Roanoke and Salem coach attached is shown, reportedly on its maiden run in 1890.

Frank Haley (left) and Al Firebaugh of the Meter Cut-In Crew.

A panoramic view showing Mill Mountain looming over the Walnut Avenue Steam Plant of the Roanoke Railway & Electric Company.

Line Crew of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company. From left are: Jim Payne (foreman), unidentified, Stannoke Maxey (lineman), last two unidentified.

Passengers board and disembark streetcars on 9th Street SE near American Viscose.

Looking north on Jefferson Street at the Campbell Avenue Intersection. The Didier Grocers building at right, in earlier days, housed the street railway offices and provided a waiting room for the cars. In the middle of Jefferson Street, a horsecar…

A bird's-eye view of Downtown Roanoke at Jefferson Street looking toward Mill Mountain. The St. James Hotel is visible in the foreground. At right can be seen the Terry Building.

Unidentified employees of Lynchburg Traction & Light Company in front of the "streetcar barn". Lynchburg Traction & Light Company was the predescessor to the Lynchburg Division of Appalachian Power.

Looking south on Jefferson Street from the Campbell Avenue intersection.

Group photo of Norfolk & Western Veterans Association Colored Division in front of the Lincoln Theatre. Originally built as the Strand Theatre (circa 1920). The Strand Theater took a new name “The Lincoln Theater”. The theater eventually became the…

Gathering for a 1942 postcard at the Lynhaven Smoke Shop, formerly located at 125 N. Henry Street are from left: Mr. Roberts, Lorenzo Redd, Hobart Eggleston, Dr. George A. Moore, owner Bill Marshall and his son, James "Anse" Marshall.

This medical complex on Henry Street at Centre Avenue NW included (top left) Community Drug Store, where Dr. Beverly Adams (bottom left) was a pharmacist. Also in the building was the dental office of Dr. H.T. Penn (on right).

Cannaday House, also known as Waverly Plantation was purchased by Woodrum Airport in 1934. The house was used as a weather station and terminal for the remainder of the 1928s. It was razed in 1955 to make room for growth of the airport.

Aerial view of New London in Campbell County, Virginia.

Aerial view of downtown Roanoke looking southeast

Aerial view of Roanoke from Stone Mountain

Aerial view of the Norfolk & Western Railway shops

Aerial view of Fincastle.

Aerial view looking north on Jefferson Street.

Aerial view of Troutville.

Aerial view of Vinton.

Aerial view of Falling Creek Reservoir.

Aerial view of mountains at the south edge of Roanoke.

Aerial view of Roanoke from the south. The road entering the photo at bottom right is Starkey Road heading north. The Shell country store is currently located where Starkey veers right in this photo. This section of the road is now the path of…

Aerial view of the Norwich neighborhood.

Aerial view looking east on Campbell Avenue.

Aerial view looking north of Roanoke. Williamson Road can be seen bisecting the photo from top to bottom. At the bottom left, the first street left of Williamson is Sycamore Avenue. The street above Sycamore is Thurston Avenue. The entire block…

Aerial view of Roanoke College.

Aerial View of Hollins College, now Hollins University.

Aerial view of Virginia College.

Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park.

Aerial view of Mountain View, the J.B. Fishburn home.

Aerial view of St. Andrews Catholic Church.

Aerial view of Roanoke Railway & Electric Company's hydroelectric plant

Aerial view of Roanoke Railway & Electric Company's power station, substation, car barn and shops.

Aerial view of downtown Roanoke looking southwest

Aerial view of Roanoke Railway & Electric Company's power station, substation, car barn and shops.

Aerial view of the Iron Furnace and Pyrites plant

Aerial view of Virginia Bridge & Iron Company.tif

Aerial view of the Norfolk & Western Railway shops

Aerial view of American Viscose Corporation.

Aerial view of Raleigh Court

Aerial view of northwest Roanoke

Aerial view of Virginia Heights

Aerial view of Roanoke looking west

Aerial view of the Norfolk & Western Railway yards.

Aerial view of Mill Mountain, including the Mill Mountain Incline and Roanoke Hospital.

Aerial view of athletic field that would become the location of Victory Stadium and Maher Field.

Aerial view of Highland Park Elementary School, known as Park Street School at the time of this photo.

Aerial view of Jefferson High School

Aerial view of Hotel Roanoke and Roanoke Auditorium.

Aerial view looking west on Campbell Avenue

Aerial view looking east down Campbell Avenue

Aerial view of Roanoke from 13500 feet.

Aerial view of Roanoke from Colonial Heights

The Memoir was the Annual for Troutville High School.

The Memoir was the annual for Troutville High School.

TR's Map of a portion of Roanoke.

Willett, Key, and Tatel Law Office, formerly located at 109 Highland Avenue, SW.

The former Roanoke YWCA building located at 605 1st Street, SW.

First National Exchange Bank, formerly locate at 1204 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

First Federal Savings of Roanoke, formerly located at 1206 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, located at 701 Church Street, Blacksburg.

First National Exchange Bank, formerly located at 200 N. Main Street, Blacksburg.

National Bank of Blacksburg, located at 100 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

Montgomery County Mutual, formerly located at 104 Jackson Street, Blacksburg,

Blacksburg Christian Church, located at 240 Watson Avenue, Blacksburg.

National Bank of Blacksburg, located at 901 N. Main Street in Blacksburg

Burruss Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech.

The old Blacksburg High School, later old Blacksburg Middle School, was located in the 500 block of S. Main Street in Blacksburg. The middle school closed in 2002 after completion of the new midle school on Prices Fork Road. The building was razed…

Shown under construction is the Marriott formerly located on Prices Fork Road in Blacksburg across from the Virginia Tech Golf Course.

Montgomery County Hospital, now LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, is located at 3700 S. Main Street, Blacksburg.

Corning plant, located at 3050 N. Franklin Street in Christiansburg.

The Gables Shopping Center, located at 1322 S. Main Street in Blacksburg. Tenenants included Leggett's, Mick or Mack, Sears, A&P, Gables Pharmacy, T,G,&Y, High's Ice Cream, First Virginia Bank, Firestone, and Sherwin Williams Paints.

Whipple Company Store, located at 7485 Okey L. Patteson Road, Scarbro, WV.

Aerial view showing site of future Appalachian Power Service Center, located at 803 River Avenue, SE. Roanoke Industrial Center in the foreground.

Aerial view of Richfield Living. View shows nursing care center built in 1971 located at 3615 W Main Street in Salem.

Aerial view of Richfield Living. View shows nursing care center built in 1971 located at 3615 W Main Street in Salem.

Aerial view of Richfield Living. View shows nursing care center built in 1971 located at 3615 W. Main Street in Salem.

J.M. Vaughn Market, formerly located at 140 Railroad Avenue in Eagle Rock, Virginia

Grand opening of the Glidden Paint store, formerly located at 3846 Electric Road.

Dominion Tower construction shown from the roof of 213 S. Jefferson Street.

Comfort Inn, located at 2545 Lee Highway in Troutville.

Comfort Inn, located at 2545 Lee Highway in Troutville.

Construction of Appalachian Power building from Franklin Road, located at 606 1st Street, SW.

Construction of Appalachian Power building viewed from 1st Street, SW.

Appalachian Power, located at 606 1st Street, SW.

Appalachian Power Company Service Center, located at 803 River Avenue, SE.

This is a guide to the Ladies United Aid Society Collection. The collection contains items relating to the Ladies United Aid Society and their members, including documents and a scrapbook. In 1893, the Ladies United Aid Society was founded as a…

Pamphlet with photos and text describing the first two years of the Mill Mountain Zoo

The Charger was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

The Stonewall was the annual for Stonewall Jackson Middle School.

Picturesque Roanoke is "a series of reproductions from photographic views , taken in the City of Roanoke, and the vicinity thereof, especially for this work".

"Jefferson Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia."

"Red Cross Canteen Station, Roanoke, Virginia."

Home located at 1405 Patterson Avenue SW.

Home located at 1130 2nd Street SW.

Botetourt Hall, located on the campus of Hollins University, was built in 1890 as a dining hall.

The home of Dr. Joseph A. Gale was located at 616 S. Jefferson Street.

First Presbyterian Church moved into its second location at the corner of 3rd Street and Church Avenue SW in 1875. This photo shows the 'new' building, constructed in 1888.

The building at 17 Campbell Avenue SW once housed the Evening World offices.

Since its inception in 1903, the Elks National Home has figured as one of the principal institutions of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, today the largest fraternal organization in the nation. The Home at first occupied the Hotel Bedford,…

A large group of hikers pose on McAfee Knob. The location is one of the most photographed places along the Appalachian Trail.

An artist's rendering of the casino in Mountain Park. The amusement park opened at the base of Mill Mountain around 1903 and closed in 1922.

After the first N&W office building burned in 1896, this building took its place. A "twin" building was constructed in 1907.

This view of the Peaks of Otter includes the Elks' National Home (left) and Randolph-Macon Academy.

The home of John E. Penn was located at 1301 Franklin Road SW.

Randolph-Macon Academy (later Liberty Academy) was a Methodist preparatory school for boys. It was located in the 800 block of College Street in Bedford.

The Times Building (left) and J.M. Oakey Funeral Home once occupied the buildings located at 122-124 Campbell Avenue SW.

Rockledge Inn opened in the Spring of 1892 as a resort hotel. It featured sweeping verandas and views of the city, tennis and croquet courts, large stone fireplaces and a private coach that ran from the depot to the inn. Rockledge Inn would…

The Shenandoah Club was established in 1893 at 24 Franklin Road SW. It was later replaced by the current building.

The old St. Mark's Lutheran Church was located on the corner of Campbell Avenue and 3rd Street SW. The building was built in 1889 by Greene Memorial Methodist Church. In 1902 St Mark's Lutheran traded their church building at the SE corner of Church…

The home of J. Allen Watts was located at 116 Mountain Avenue SE.

Cadets on the drill field in front of Barracks No. 1, now Lane Hall, on the campus of Virginia Tech.

The Crawford Hotel stood on Main Street and was erected by W.D.F. Duval in 1871. It contained 40 to 50 rooms with bath tubs and running water. For a few years, the hotel was owned by the Chapman family and renamed the Lucerne.

A crowd is gathered in front of the Botetourt County Courthouse located at 1 W. Main Street in Fincastle for "Court Day".

Virginia Brewing Company was located at 1218 Wise Avenue SE.

An interior view of the United Commercial Travelers Hall, Roanoke Council No. 174. The building was located at 320 Loudon Avenue NW.

Crowds watch the high-wire act at the United Commercial Travelers carnival.

The home of Henry S. Trout was located at 606 Campbell Avenue SW.

Roanoke Hospital was built in 1893 with the aid of Norfolk & Western and the Roanoke Gas and Water Company. Carilion Roanoke Memorial now occupies the site of the old hospital.

R.H. Fishburn & Co. was located at 320-322 Loudon Avenue NW.

The original Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW. The elegant verandas are gone by the time this photograph was taken. In December 1930, the building was totally destroyed by fire, killing one resident and injuring others. It was…

Home located at 115 Mountain Avenue SW. The home was built by John H. Marsteller.

Home located at 617 6th Street SW.

The home of Samuel W. Jamison was located at 1016 Franklin Road SW.

S.H. Heironimus and Company was located at 37-39 Campbell Avenue SW.

The home of Tipton T. Fishburn was located at 1001 Patterson Avenue SW.

The old First Baptist Church, formerly located on opposite side of 3rd Street from the new building.

Home once located at 342 Campbell Avenue SW.

Commerce Street School, also called First Ward School, was located at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd (Commerce) Street. Built in 1890, it was razed in 1929 to make room for the post office.

The old sanctuary of St. Andrews Catholic Church. Built in 1883, the congregation outgrew the small church by 1897. The current structure was dedicated in 1902.

Home located at 732 13th Street SW.

The home of Robert A. Buckner was located at the corner of Mountain Avenue and 1st Street SW.

Belmont Elementary School was located on Dale Avenue in southeast Roanoke. The school was built in 1891 and remained in operation until 1974 when Fallon Park Elementary School was completed.

The home of William K. Andrews was located in the 600 block of Campbell Avenue.

Looking east on Campbell Avenue from the 1st Street intersection. S.H. Heironimus and Company visible at left. Its location was 37-39 Campbell.

The Crossroads was the annual for Stewartsville High School.

The Crossroads was the annual for Stewartsville High School.

Aladdin Temple #34 on parade, Patton Avenue in front of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church.. “Miss Bertha White, Ill. Commandress, Roanoke, VA.”

Lucy Addison High School football game at Victory Stadium.

The nursing staff of Burrell Memorial Hospital at an unidentified function on the hospital's grounds.

Groundbreaking for the new Burrell Memorial Hospital 2 August 1953. Photographer: Steve Brody.

Lucy Addison High School Majorettes in front of the Gainsboro Library.

A newly completed Williamson Road Branch Library.

The Eyrie is the annual for Staunton River High School.

"Lutheran Orphan Home, Salem Virginia. J.T. Crabtree, Supt."

"Mountain Park and Casino, Roanoke, Virginia."

"Mill Mountain"

"Hotel Roanoke and Lawn."

"Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia."

"Crystal Springs, Roanoke, Virginia."

" Market Sqaure, Roanoke, Virginia."

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.

Virginia Appalachian Notes was published quarterly by the Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society.
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