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ET1 Elkhorn Tunnel
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.
ET2 Haley, Chisolm, & Morris
Employees of Haley, Chisolm, and Morris pose next to company trucks. The company was contracted by Norfolk & Western to build the Elkhorn Tunnel.
ET3 Elkhorn Tunnel
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.
ET4 Elkhorn Tunnel
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.
Eyrie 1975
The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.
Eyrie 1977
The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.
Eyrie 1980
The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.
Eyrie 1985
The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.
Eyrie 1986
The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.
Eyrie 1988
The Eyrie is the annual for Hidden Valley Middle School.
Family Tracings, 1714-1894
Family tracings of the Callaway, Tilly, Early, Anderson, Franklin and Cook Families of the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell.
FC001 Willis High School
Willis High School in Floyd County, VA. The school closed after the 1961-62 school year.
FC002 Mountain Normal School
Mountain Normal School dormitory at Willis in Floyd County, VA.
FC003 Old Mountain Normal
The long abandoned old Mountain Normal School at Willis in Floyd County, VA. The Normal School opened in 1893.
FC004 Willis High School
Willis High School under construction.
FC005 WHS Cornerstone
The cornerstone of Willis High School.
FC007 Willis High School
Willis High School shortly after opening.
FC008 Willis High School
Willis High School after the addition was completed.
FC010 Willis Elementary School
Willis Elementary School.
FC011 Rollie Phillips Store
Rollie N. Phillips store and gas station, located in the Indian Valley area of Floyd County. Phillips opened his service station in 1927.
FC012 Floyd Esso
Floyd Esso Service Center in Floyd County.
FC013 Mountain Normal School
Mountain Normal School students posing in front of the dormitory building.
FC014 Willis High School
Willis High School. The agricultural building is at right.
FE00 GW Sisler
G.W. Sisler Funeral Home, formerly located at 23 First (Salem) Avenue.
FE001 First Auto
Roanoke's first automobile parked in front of a bicycle shop at 109-111 Church Avenue SW. The first auto was believed to have been owned by T.T. Fishburn. In two years, in 1906, this building would become Roanoke Automobile Company selling Rambler…
FE003 Grand Piano
Grand Piano Furniture was located at 312 2nd Street SW.
FE005 Carolina Cotton Mills
Carolina Cotton and Woolen Mills, formerly located at 505 6th Street SW.
FE006 JE Bernards
J.E. Bernard's Machine Shop, formerly located at 109-111 Church Avenue SW. Roanoke Automobile Company is located next door, specializing in the sale of Ramblers.
FE007 Armistice Day Parade
A contingent of veterans march in the Armistice Day Parade on Campbell Avenue.
FE009 Union Lunch
Union Lunch, formerly located in the area where the Market Building is today.
FE010 Campbell Avenue
Looking east on Campbell Avenue toward the Market Building from the roof of the Colonial American National Bank building.
FE011 McGuire Building
The McGuire Building, located at 1 Market Square, was built in 1914 and housed W. E. McGuire’s Farmers’ Supply Co. that sold buggies, wagons, fertilizer, seed, and other farm-related equipment and supplies.
FE012 Alleghany Institute Students
Group portrait of Alleghany Institute students. Individuals unidentifed.
FE013 McGuire Building
The McGuire Building, located at 1 Market Square, was built in 1914 and housed W. E. McGuire’s Farmers’ Supply Co. that sold buggies, wagons, fertilizer, seed, and other farm-related equipment and supplies. Tenants in this photo include A&P…
FE014 Campbell Avenue
Looking west on Campbell Avenue. The Rialto Theatre is visible at left.
FE015 Municipal Building
The Municipal Building from 2nd Street.
FE017 Mountain Trust
Mountain Trust Bank was located in the Strickland Building at 302 S. Jefferson Street.
FE019 Lakeside
Lakeside Amusement Park was built in 1920 on Mason's Creek. The "lake" seen here was the area's first public swimming pool, complete with sand beach. Also visible is the "Thriller" rollercoaster and the bumper car pavilion.
FE022 Church and Jefferson
Intersection showing the Williamson Building on the northwest corner of Church Avenue and Jefferson Street. At the time of this photo, the building housed T.L. Deyerle Company. It would later be home to the Sportsman. The building was razed in…
FE023 Big Lick Hotel
Formerly located on the southwest corner of Williamson Road and Salem Avenue, the Big Lick Hotel would go through several iterations, including a portion of the Shenandoah Hotel, the Lee Hotel and Hotel Earle. The building was gutted by fire in 1991…
FE024 Jefferson Street
Looking south on Jefferson Street. American Theatre on right.
FE027 Title Guarantee
Title Guarantee Trust and Savings Bank, formerly located at 34 Church Avenue SW.
FE028 Fire Ladder
Firemen pose on a ladder pulled by horses. The building in the background was on the corner of 1st Street and Church Avenue.
FE029 Fire Station #1
Fire Station No. 1, located at 13 Church Avenue SE.
FE032 Post Office
Roanoke's second federally funded post office was constructed on the same site as the first, the corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street. It was built in 1914 and replaced in 1933.
FE033 Big Lick Livery
In 1898, the Big Lick Livery Stable stood on Henry Street (1st Street SW) just north of Roanoke's first federally funded post office (located on the NE corner of Henry (1st) Street and Church Avenue) which can be seen in the background. In 1890 this…
FE034 Horton Livery
Horton and Roberts Livery Stable stood on Henry Street (now 1st Street SW) just north of the northeast corner of Henry Street and Church Avenue.
FE036 Hotel Roanoke
Hotel Roanoke
FE037 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street.
FE038 Mill Mountain Incline
Mill Mountain Incline.
FE041 Almshouse
The Almshouse or "poor house" was built in 1925. The building is now part of Virginia Western Community College.
FE044 Civil War Veterans
Civil War veterans reunion at Hotel Roanoke.
FE045 Elmwood Pond
The pond once in Elmwood Park.
FE046 Patrick Henry Lobby
Interior view of the Patrick Henry Hotel lobby.
FE047 Market Building
Roanoke's first Market Building. Built in 1886, it was replaced by the current Market Building in 1922.
FE048 FNEB
The First National Exchange Bank building is located at 201 S. Jefferson Street.
FE049 1st Street
Looking north on 1st Street from Church Avenue.
FE050 Patrick Henry Hotel
Patrick Henry Hotel
FE052 Mill Mountain
A view of Mill Mountain. Roanoke Hospital, the Mill Mountain Incline, and the observation tower are all visible.
FE054 Dog Mouth Fountain
Th Dog Mouth Fountain stands on the northwest corner of Salem Avenue and Market Street. Legend has it that those who drink from the fountain will always return to Roanoke.
FE055 Lewis-Gale
Lewis-Gale Hospital was built in 1909 as a partnership between Dr. Sparrell Gale and Dr. J.N. Lewis. The original hospital stood at the northwest corner of 3rd Street and Luck Avenue.
FE056 Downtown Roanoke
Looking north on Jefferson Street from the Colonial National Bank building.
FE057 1st Street
Looking north on 1st Street from Church Avenue.
FE058 Campbell Avenue
Crowds gather along Campbell Avenue to watch the Armistice Day Parade.
FE061 UCT Carnival
Spectators watch the highwire act, part of the Order of United Commercial Travelers of American carnival.
FE062 Natural Bridge Hotel
The original Natural Bridge Hotel. The hotel burned in 1963 and was replaced by the current hotel in 1964.
FE064 View from Mill Mountain
A view of Roanoke from Mill Mountain with the Riverland neighborhood in the foreground.
FE065 WDBJ
WDBJ station at its third location on the corner of Colonial Avenue and Brandon Avenue.
FE066 Observation Tower
The second observation tower once atop Mill Mountain. The first observation tower was destroyed in a wind storm in 1914. This tower replaced it until 1936, when it was destroyed by fire. George Davis at left.
FE068 Greene Memorial
Greene Memorial United Methodist Church at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd Street. In this photograph, a crowd is gathered to watch as the new La France Fire Engine was hauled to the corner to see if it could throw water as high as the steeple…
FE069 Ponce de Leon Hotel
The original Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW. The elegant verandas are gone by the time this photograph was taken. In December 1930, the building was totally destroyed by fire, killing one resident and injuring others. It was…
FE071 Ponce de Leon Hotel
The second Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW.
FE072 Jefferson Hospital
Jefferson Hospital, founded in 1907 by Dr. Hugh Trout, was the predecessor of Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital. Formerly located at 1313 Franklin Road SW, the hospital closed in 1967 and was later razed. The two-story porches no longer exist…
FE073 Jefferson High School
Jefferson High School
FE075 Alleghany Institute Students
Group portrait of students and faculty of the Alleghany Institute. Front row, left ot right: Ott Coleman, Jack Airheart, William ?; back row, left to right: B.S. Brooke, Eugene Turner, Ernest B. Fishburn, Billy Malone, D. Thomas Taylor, Romeo…
FE077 City Market
A bustling Market Square.
FE079 RHS Gymnasts
Roanoke High School gymnasts. Caption reads, "Winners Intermediate Gym Contest, '07-'08".
FE080 Poages Mill
Close-up view of Poage's Mill waterwheel on Back Creek.
FE081 Carvins Cove
Waterfall at Carvins Cove.
FE082 Almshouse
The Almshouse or "poor house" was built in 1925. The building is now part of Virginia Western Community College.
FE083 Natural Bridge Hotel
The original Natural Bridge Hotel. The hotel burned in 1963 and was replaced by the current hotel in 1964.
FE084 Muse Family
Calvin and Harriet Muse stand with their sons, George and Willie, after the family is reunited in 1927. George and Willie's story is detailed in 'Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest' by Beth Macy.
FE085 Webster Brick
Webster Brick Company (now General Shale), located at 2351 Webster Road.
FE086 Old 97
The wreck of the "Old 97" was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the Fast Mail, while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903. Due to excessive speed in…
FE088 Machine Works Band
Led by the Roanoke Machine Works band, the funeral procession of William Nolty winds slowly past "Brick Row" on E. Campbell Avenue. "Brick Row" was built as a low-rent housing area for mostly less skilled workers at Roanoke Machine Works. The…
FE089 Old 97
The wreck of the "Old 97" was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the Fast Mail, while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903. Due to excessive speed in…
FE090 Red Mens Band
Hiawatha Tribe Number 66, Red Men's Band at Hotel Roanoke.
FE091 Roanoke Country Club
Golf Course at Roanoke Country Club.
FE092 Neal Tavern
Armistead Neal tavern and boarding house was located on Shenandoah Avenue. For many years, it served the town of Big Lick as a hotel.
FE093 Mill Mountain
A view of Mill Mountain. Building in foreground was the Adams, Payne, Gleaves, Livery Stable No. 2. Abandoned by the time of this photograph, it is used to promote the purchase of war bonds.
FE094 Old 97
The wreck of the "Old 97" was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the Fast Mail, while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903. Due to excessive speed in…
FE098 Pythian Castle
Groundbreaking for Pythian Castle Hall, Osceola Lodge No. 47 on Franklin Road. Shown are George Davis, Stuart A. Barbour, Frank N. Smith, and Charles D. Keffer.
FE103 Natural Tunnel
Natural Tunnel in Scott County. The massive naturally formed cave is so large, it is used as a railroad tunnel.
FE107 Roanoke Bankers
Group portrait of Roanoke bankers in front of the Terry Building.
FE109 Spanish-American Vets
Spanish-American War United States Veterans, Company G, 2nd Virginia Volunteers, Dewey Mess. Pictured are : H.H. Zink, E.M. Carr, Pat Sullivan, A.T. Day, F.M. Moore, C.W. Rolen, J.T. Donnelly, G.D. Black, J.L. Bonavita, G.W. Misel, R.L. Tremain,…
FE111 Hancock-Clay
In the Coulter Building, the Hancock-Clay Company opened a department store in 1926. This interior view shows some of the dry goods and notions sold by Hancock-Clay. The firm became bankrupt in the early 1930s.
FE112 First Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church, located at 2101 Jefferson Street SW.
FE116 Roanoke Country Club
Roanoke Country Club, located at 3360 Old Country Club Road NW, shortly after completion of the clubhouse.
FE117 Salvation Army Hotel
Salvation Army Hotel, formerly located at 201 2nd Street SW.
FE120 N&W General Offices
Norfolk & Western General Offices, located at 8 N. Jefferson Street, replaced the old General Offices after they were destroyed by fire in 1896. This building would be used in this capacity until 1932 when the new office building was completed.
FE121 Belmont School
Belmont Elementary School was located on Dale Avenue in southeast Roanoke. The school was built in 1891 and remained in operation until 1974 when Fallon Park Elementary School was completed.
FE123 Ponce de Leon Hotel
The second Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW.
FE124 Commerce Street School
Commerce Street School, also called First Ward School, was located at the corner of Church Avenue and 2nd (Commerce) Street. Built in 1890, it was razed in 1929 to make room for the post office.
FE126 Harrison School
The Harrison School was completed in 1916. Two years later, the first high school classes for African American students began at Harrison School. Three students graduated in 1924, due largely to the persistence of Harrison's principal, Lucy…
FE128 Sherwood Forest
Entrance to Sherwood Forest subdivision, located at Yellow Mountain Road and Nottingham Road.
FE130 Morice Twine Mills
The Morice (formerly Roanoke) Twine Mill in Norwich. Built to house the Norwich Lock Company in 1891, the lock company was a short-lived enterprise. In 1901, the Roanoke Cotton Mill moved into the abandoned building.
FE131 Boggs & Havnaer
Boggs & Havnaer Laundry and Dry Cleaning supplies and equipment, formerly located at 912 3 1/2 Street SE.
FE136 Morningside Elementary
Morningside Elementary School, located at 1716 Wilson Street SE.
FE137 Stonewall Jackson Middle
Stonewall Jackson Middle School located at 1004 Montrose Avenue SE shortly after completion. The school's name was changed to John P. Fishwick Middle School in 2018.
FE138 Jamison School
Jamison Elementary School was located on the southwest corner of Jamison Avenue and 14th Street SE. The school was built in 1916 and razed in 1975.
FE139 Lucy Addison High
Lucy Addison High School opened in 1928. Located at 40 Douglass Avenue NW, the building now houses Roanoke City Public Schools Administrative Offices.
FE140 Stonewall Jackson Middle
Stonewall Jackson Middle School located at 1004 Montrose Avenue SE. The school's name was changed to John P. Fishwick Middle School in 2018.
FE142 Roanoke Printing Company
Roanoke Printing Company occupies the Bolling Building, formerly located on the southwest corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street SW.
FE144 Highland Park Elementary
Built in 1920, Highland Park Elementary School is located at 1212 5th Street SW.
FE146 Roanoke Hospital
Roanoke Hospital was built in 1893 with the aid of Norfolk & Western and the Roanoke Gas and Water Company. Carilion Roanoke Memorial now occupies the site of the old hospital.
FE147 State & City Bank
Built in 1905, the building located at 116 Campbell Avenue SW was home to two banks in its early years, State & City Bank in this photograph and Day & Night Bank.
FE150 Jefferson High School
Originally constructed in 1922, Jefferson High School was Roanoke's largest high school for half a century.
FE151 Wasena Elementary
Wasena Elementary School is located at 1125 Sherwood Avenue SW.
FE153 Roanoke Country Club
Roanoke Country Club, located at 3360 Old Country Club Road NW.
FE156 Crystal Spring Laundry
Crystal Spring Laundry was located at 720 Franklin Road SW.
FE157 Ole Monterey
Built in 1920, Ole Monterey Golf Course is the second oldest golf course in the City of Roanoke.
FE159 Mountain View
Mountain View, a 40 room elegant turn-of-the-century mansion, was built in 1907 by Junius B. Fishburn. Mr. Fishburn donated Mountain View to the City in 1955 with the stipulation that it be used solely and exclusively for public recreation purposes.…
FE162 N&W General Offices
Completed in 1883 by the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, the general office building housed the offices for Norfolk & Western after they were moved from Lynchburg. The building was located on the northwest corner of Jefferson Street and Shenandoah…
FE171 Roanoke Photo Finishing
An interior view of Roanoke Photo Finishing Company with George Davis behind counter.
FE175 Roanoke High School
Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…
FE178 Elmwood Park
A scene in Elmwood Park.
FE182 Jefferson Street
Looking south on Jefferson Street from the Colonial Bank building.
FE185 Campbell Avenue
Looking east from the 100 block of Campbell Avenue.
FE188 Burrell Memorial
Roanoke's first African American hospital, Burrell Memorial, was founded in 1915 in a small cottage on Henry Street. It soon outgrew the Henry Street location and moved into the former Alleghany Institute, a school for boys located at 611 McDowell…
FE189 Fenton China
Fenton China and House Furniture, formerly located at 306 S. Jefferson Street.
FE195 Campbell Avenue
Lyle's Drugstore occupied the right half of this building, located at 101 Campbell Avenue SW.
FE196 Roanoke Baseball
Roanoke Baseball Team. Front row, left to right: Dusty Coons, ? Wrigley, ? Lynch; middle row, L to R: unidentfied, unidentfied, Pop Tate (manager), G. McGann, ? Hill; back row, L to R: Ed McGinnis, unidentified, unidentified, and ? Williams.
FE198 Mountain Trust Bank
The temporary quarters of Mountain Trust Bank, formerly located at 34 W. Church Avenue.
FE199 Terra Alta
"Terra Alta" located at 1348 Prospect Road SE.
FE200 WDBJ Radio
Virginia's second commercial radio station, WDBJ-AM, had been broadcasting for twelve and a half years when it moved to its new quarters at 124 Kirk Avenue SW in January 1937.
FE201 State & City Building
State & City Building, located at 102 Campbell Avenue SW.
FE202 Blue Ridge Springs
Blue Ridge Springs was one of a number of summer resorts in Southwestern Virginia. It boasted the healing powers of dyspepsia in its natural spring. Like many resorts of its kind, Blue Ridge Springs fell into disrepair during the Great Depression. …
FE203 Virginia College
The Virginia College for Young Women was located in the South Roanoke neighborhood at the end of Rosalind Avenue. The college closed in 1933.
FE205 Police Switchboard
Switchboard at Police headquarters. Sargeant Dick Arnold uses the phone as motorcycle officer John Lemon looks on.
FE206 Mountain Lake
Canoers on Mountain Lake. The second Mountain Lake Lodge, built in 1875, can be seen in the distance. The current stone lodge replaced this structure in 1936.
FE208 Crockett Springs
Crockett Springs Resort, near Shawsville, was one of a number of summer resorts in Southwestern Virginia that boasted the healing powers of its spring waters. The resort opened in 1889 and closed shortly before 1940. The hotel was razed in 1966.
FE211 Witten-Martin Furniture
Located at 213 1st Street SW, the Masonic temple was constructed in 1911. For many years, the first floor was occupied by various retail establishments, as evidenced in this photograph when Witten-Martin Furniture Company occupied the space.
FE214 Campbell Avenue
Looking west on Campbell Avenue.
FE222 Primitive Dentistry
Onlookers in Ballyhack watch as the seated gentleman in this photograph is having a tooth extracted by the lady in front of him, while the one behind him holds his head still.
FE224 Grandin Road
Looking south on Grandin Road from the 1700 block.
FE225a Westover Avenue
Looking east on the 2000 block of Westover Avenue SW. The neighborhood is still under development at the time of this photograph.
FE225b Maiden Lane
Looking east on the 2000 block of Maiden Lane SW. The neighborhood is still under development at the time this photograph was taken.
FE226 Maiden Lane
Looking west from the 1900 block of Maiden Lane. The neighborhood is still under development at the time of this photograph.
FE236 N&W Shops
Aerial view of Norfolk & Western east end shops.
FE239 Grandin Road
Looking northeast on Grandin Road at the intersection with Shirley Avenue.
FE241 Blue Ridge Springs
Blue Ridge Springs was one of a number of summer resorts in Southwestern Virginia. It boasted the healing powers of dyspepsia in its natural spring. Like many resorts of its kind, Blue Ridge Springs fell into disrepair during the Great Depression. …
FE250 Police Car
Parked in front of the city jail, is this blue and white, fifty horsepower Cadillac patrol wagon. It could carry as many as eight prisoners in its enclosed compartment, while the policeman had to ride exposed to the elements.
FE255 Jefferson Hospital
Jefferson Hospital, founded in 1907 by Dr. Hugh Trout, was the predecessor of Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital. Formerly located at 1313 Franklin Road SW, the hospital closed in 1967 and was later razed.
FE256 Stone Printing
Stone Printing Company began doing business at this location in 1891. The stone veneer was added to the building, located at 116 N. Jefferson Street, in 1907.
FE257 Lee Junior High
Lee Junior High School was built in 1912 at the intersection of Franklin Road and 2nd Street SW. It was razed in 1973 to clear the site for construction of the Richard H. Poff Federal Building.
FE258 Jefferson Street
Looking south on Jefferson Street from Salem Avenue.
FE260 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street from the 300 block.
FE261 Christ Episcopal
Christ Episcopal Church, located at 1101 Franklin Road SW.
FE263 Day & Night Bank
Built in 1905, the building located at 116 Campbell Avenue SW was home to two banks in its early years, Day & Night Bank in this photograph and State & City Bank.
FE265 Mill Mountain
A view of Mill Mountain showing a relatively undeveloped foreground.
FE266 Lorraine Apartments
Shown under construction are the Lorraine Apartments, located at 1221 S. Jefferson Street.
FE267 Williamson Building
Intersection showing the Williamson Building on the northwest corner of Church Avenue and Jefferson Street. At the time of this photo it was occupied by the Sportsman, Deb Fashions, Thom McCann Shoes. The building was razed in 1977.
FE268 Lorraine Apartments
Shown under construction are the Lorraine Apartments, located at 1221 S. Jefferson Street. This view shows the rear of the building from Maple Avenue SW.
FE269 Roanoke Knitting Mills
Roanoke Knitting Mills began operations in 1903 at 306 Elm Avenue SE. It closed by 1909.
FE270 Main Street
Aerial viewing showing Main Street in Salem near the intersection with Union Street and Academy Street.
FE271 Roanoke Public Warehouse
Roanoke Public Warehouse was located at 403 Salem Avenue.
FE272 Ponce de Leon Hotel
The original Ponce de Leon Hotel located at 131 Campbell Avenue SW. The elegant verandas are gone by the time this photograph was taken. In December 1930, the building was totally destroyed by fire, killing one resident and injuring others. It was…
FE273 Market Building
The Market Building appears largely unchanged today from when it was built in 1922.
FE274 Victory Stadium
Athletic field and grandstands at Victory Stadium. The stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.
FE275 Victory Stadium
Athletic field and grandstands at Victory Stadium. The stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.
FE276 Municipal Building
The Municipal Building was built in 1915.
FE277 Municipal Building
The Municipal Building at night.
FE278 Prospect Road
Mill Mountain’s Prospect Road, commonly called the Loop Road or Old Toll Road, still has the same basic design when it originated as a graded carriage road in 1891. Today, the road is part of the Roanoke Valley’s greenway system within Mill Mountain…
FE279 McBain Building
The McBain building, located at 34 Campbell Avenue.
FE280 Hammond Printing
Hammond's Printing and Litho Works, formerly located on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Luck Avenue,
FE281 Phelps & Armistead
Phelps & Armistead Furniture, formerly located at 312 2nd Street SW. The building would later be occupied by Grand Piano.
FE283 Post Office
Roanoke's second federally funded post office was constructed on the same site as the first, the corner of Church Avenue and 1st Street. It was built in 1914 and replaced in 1933.
FE284 Roanoke Lodge #197
Roanoke Lodge #197 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The lodge stood on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Franklin Road
FE285 Colonial Bank Building
Colonial National Bank building, located at 202 S. Jefferson Street.
FE286 Roanoke Auditorium
Roanoke Auditorium was located along Wells Avenue NE, between Williamson Road and 2nd Street. Built in 1916, it was purchased in 1947 by the American Legion and thence called the American Legion Auditorium. It served the city well as an all-purpose…
FE287 Roanoke High School
Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…
FE288 McBain Building
The McBain building, located at 34 Campbell Avenue.
FE289 Medical Arts Building
Located at 30 Franklin Road, the Professional (or Medical) Arts Building was built in 1929.
FE290 City Hotel
City Hotel was built in 1886 on the southeast corner of Jefferson Street and Salem Avenue.
FE291 School Administration
Roanoke High School was built in 1898 on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street SW. It became the school administration building in 1924 after Jefferson High School opened. It was razed in 1968 for construction of the Municipal…
FE292 Crystal Spring
A view of Crystal Spring Park, pump house, and reservoir. Crystal Spring was one of the city's earliest landscaped parks. It was designed and managed by Roanoke Gas and Water Works.
FE293 Jefferson Apartments
The Jefferson Apartments, formerly located at 820 S. Jefferson Street. This view looks west on Mountain Avenue.
FE294 Shenandoah Building
The Shenandoah Building is located at 305 1st Street.
FE295 Peoples Bank
People's Bank building located at 201 S. Pollard Street in Vinton.
FE296 McGuire Building
The McGuire Building and Market Square.
FE297 Jackson Ferry Shot Tower
Jackson Ferry Shot Tower in Wythe County. The tower is 75 feet tall and was used for manufacturing lead shot. Construction began shortly after the American Revolution and was completed in 1802. The shot tower is now Shot Tower State Park.
FE298 Coulter Building
Built in 1926, the Coulter Building is located at 601 S. Jefferson Street.
FE299 Buena Vista
Buena Vista was contructed by Colonel George P. Tayloe around 1840.
FE300 Roanoke Auditorium
Roanoke Auditorium was located along Wells Avenue NE, between Williamson Road and 2nd Street. Built in 1916, it was purchased in 1947 by the American Legion and thence called the American Legion Auditorium. It served the city well as an all-purpose…
FE301 Market Square
In the days before trucks were ubiquitous, farmers brought their goods to the City Market in buckboards, carts, and Conestoga wagons.
FE302 Melrose Baseball
Melrose Athletic Club baseball team and mascot.
FE303 Prospect Road
Mill Mountain’s Prospect Road, commonly called the Loop Road or Old Toll Road, still has the same basic design when it originated as a graded carriage road in 1891. Today, the road is part of the Roanoke Valley’s greenway system within Mill Mountain…
FE304 Observation Tower
The first observation tower on Mill Mountain was constructed in 1910 and destroyed by a violent wind storm in 1914. It was replaced shortly thereafter by another observation tower, which burned in 1936.
FE305 Roanoke Country Club
Greens and fairways at Roanoke Country Club. The clubhouse is just visible in the background.
Floyd Press Obituary Index: 1944-1990
This document is an alphabetical listing of nearly 10,000 obituaries printed in the Floyd Press from 1944-1990. The Floyd Press is available on microfilm in the Virginia Room for these years.
Gainsboro Library Funeral Program and Obituaries Index
The Funeral Program and Obituary Index includes funeral programs, in memoriam articles and obituaries that are housed at the Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries.
Gainsboro Library Vertical Files and Surname Files Index
The Vertical Files and Surname Files Index is an alphabetical list of over 250 topical files. Vertical files may include pamphlets, news clippings and other materials that do not merit a call number, but are arranged for ready reference on a given…
GB 142
“Old First Baptist Church & St. Andrews Catholic Church, November 3,1990-Roanoke Va.” (Reprint, library owns digital copy only, not original.)
GB 144
“Ricardo C. Stovall & Bike on Patton Ave. N.E (Claytor House in Background) about 1959” (Reprint, library owns digital copy only, not original.)
GB01 Dr. Lawrence E. Paxton
Dr. Lawrence E. Paxton operated a dental practice on Wells Avenue.
GB03 Lucy Addison High School Majorettes
Lucy Addison High School Majorettes in front of the Gainsboro Library.
GB04 Lucy Addison High School Girls' Basketball Team
Lucy Addison High School Girls' basketball team.
GB05
Aladdin Temple #34 on parade, Patton Avenue in front of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church.. “Miss Bertha White, Ill. Commandress, Roanoke, VA.”
GB06 Burrell Memorial Hospital
Groundbreaking for the new Burrell Memorial Hospital 2 August 1953. Photographer: Steve Brody.
GB08 W. F. Hughes
W. F. Hughes of Hughes Funeral Home.
GB09 Nursing staff of Burrell Memorial Hospital
The nursing staff of Burrell Memorial Hospital at an unidentified function on the hospital's grounds.
GB10 Lucy Addison High School Football Game
Lucy Addison High School football game at Victory Stadium.
GB100
Group of women in formal attire in front of a stage with instruments.
GB101
Unidentified group photograph at night.
GB102
Unidentified group photograph of women.
GB103
Unidentified group photograph of men at a table.
GB104
Economy Shoe Repair on Henry Street. Shop owner Earnest O. Greene.
GB104.1
Economy Shoe Repair on Henry Street.
GB105
Gainsboro Library, exterior, with a children’s class.
GB106
Children dressed in costume in front of the Gainsboro Library.
GB107
Group of children in front of the Gainsboro Library.
GB108
Gainsboro Library, interior, with a group of library patrons. YMCA location.
GB109
Gainsboro Library, interior. Virginia Y. Lee, center.
GB110
Gainsboro Library, interior, with children.
GB110.1
Gainsboro Library, interior, with children.
GB110.2
Gainsboro Library, interior, with children.
GB111
Gainsboro Library, interior, child sitting at a table.
GB112
Gainsboro Library, interior.
GB112.1
Gainsboro Library, interior.
GB113
Virginia Y. Lee at the Gainsboro Library.
GB114
Library display at the Gainsboro Library.
GB115
Gainsboro Library display with Virginia Y. Lee.
GB116
Young man reaching for a book at the Gainsboro Library
GB117
Children reading books at the Gainsboro Library.
GB118
Children working on a project at the Gainsboro Library.
GB119
Mother and infant at the Gainsboro Library.
GB12 Dr. J. H. Roberts
Dr. James H. Roberts was a co-founder of Burrell Memorial Hospital, Magic City Medical Society, and the William A. Hunton YMCA.
GB120
Children posing in front of a Book Week display at the Gainsboro Library.
GB120.1
Children posing in front of a Book Week display at the Gainsboro Library.
GB121
Geneva Ford, library staff member, at the Gainsboro Library.
GB122
Group of children sitting in a room.
GB123
Group of children participating in a pageant or play.
GB124
Group portrait
GB127
St. John’s AME Zion Church.
GB128
St. Gerard’s Catholic Church.
GB13 C. C. Williams
Christopher Chamberlin Williams of Williams Funeral Home, now Serenity Funeral Home. Mr. Williams served on the Board of Trustees for both the Gainsboro Library and the William A. Hunton YMCA.
GB130
Millie Paxton.
GB135
Rev. Lylburn L. Downing of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
GB136
Gainsboro Library from Gainsboro Rd., St Andrew's Church in background. Two automobiles present.
GB137
"Vacation Reading Club", "Gainsboro Branch Library" stamp, dated Dec.1959
GB138
Gainsboro Branch Library Vacation Reading Club. Not marked as such, but is near replica of GB137. “00907”
GB139
School Picture Outside. “00907.”
GB139.1
School Picture Outside. “00907.”
GB14
Girls’ athletics group and spectators.
GB140
School Book Week Set-up
GB141
Church Altar with Pulpit. Color Photograph. “Clark Studio Herman R. Clark Propriet Portrait and Commercial Photography Phone 342-3372 - Phone 342 [blurred] 20 Gilmer Ave., N.W., Roanoke, Va. 24016.”
GB143
Old First Baptist Church & St Andrews Catholic Church view from Gainsboro Rd (Reprint, library owns digital copy only, not original.)
GB145
“Oscar, Jr. Ronald, Patricia Jenkins Artie Lee Otey, Clarence Blake Jr. Ricardo Stovall about 1959” St Andrews Catholic Church in background (Reprint, library owns digital copy only, not original.)
GB16 African American Railroad Workers
African American railroad workers.
GB17 Harrison School Boys Choir
Harrison School Boys choir.
GB18 Oliver Hill
Civil rights attorney Oliver W. Hill in front of his childhood home at 401 Gilmer Avenue, now the Oliver Hill House.
GB21 First Baptist Church Gainsboro, interior
Interior of the original sancuary of the First Baptist Church in Gainsboro. The building was designed by architect Henry Harwell Huggins and was located at 407 North Jefferson Street. A cornerstone for the church was laid and ground was broken in…
GB22
Group photograph with Atwood’s Capitol View Tours bus.
GB23 Freemasons Group
African American Freemasons group.
GB24 Virginia Y. Lee
Virginia Y. Lee was the Gainsboro Library's fourth librarian (1928 – 1971). She was born on November 22, 1906 in McComas, West Virginia and raised in Roanoke, Virginia. She graduated Valedictorian from Lucy Addison High School in 1924 and earned her…
GB25 Virginia Y. Lee
Virginia Y. Lee was the Gainsboro Library's fourth librarian (1928 – 1971). She was born on November 22, 1906 in McComas, West Virginia and raised in Roanoke, Virginia. She graduated Valedictorian from Lucy Addison High School in 1924 and earned her…
GB28
Virginia Y. Lee and unknown woman.
GB29 Lucy Addison
Lucy Addison was born enslaved in Fauquier County, Virginia on December 8, 1861. After graduating from the Quaker-run Institute for Colored Youth in Philadelphia in 1882 with a degree in teaching, Addison began her life-long career as an educator. …
GB30 Daisy Schley
Daisy Schley was a nurse at Burrell Memorial Hospital.
GB31 Dr. John B. Claytor Sr.
Dr. John B. Claytor Sr. was born April 2, 1878 in Floyd County, Virginia. In 1907 Claytor began a medical practice in Roanoke, Virginia. Claytor was a founder of Burrell Memorial Hospital and was Emeritus Chief of the hospital’s department of…
GB32 Dr. John B. Claytor Sr.
Dr. John B. Claytor Sr. was born April 2, 1878 in Floyd County, Virginia. In 1907 Claytor began a medical practice in Roanoke, Virginia. Claytor was a founder of Burrell Memorial Hospital and was Emeritus Chief of the hospital’s department of…
GB33 Dr. F. W. Claytor
Dr. Frank William Claytor was born April 8, 1913 in Roanoke, Virginia. He was the oldest son of Dr. John B. Claytor Sr. and Roberta M. Woodfin Claytor. After graduating from Knoxville College in 1933, Claytor earned his medical degree from Meharry…
GB35
Dr. John B. Claytor Jr.
GB36
Dr. Elwood D. Downing, front far left, and an unidentified group of men.
GB37
Group photograph with Ruth Claytor (in light colored coat) in front of Canada’s Ice Cream on Henry Street.
GB39
Left to right: John Claytor III, Sandra Elizabeth Claytor Peery, John B. Claytor Jr., and Ruth Williams Claytor. “Easter 1969.”
GB40
Large group at a long table. Dr. Harry Penn, second from right, back row, plaid suit.
GB41
Group photograph.. Dr. Harry Penn, back row, first from left.
GB43 Dr. Ellwood Downing and Mrs. Della Downing
Dr. Ellwood Davis Downing was prominent dentist and civic leader. Downing was born September 9, 1891. He was the son of Rev. Lylburn L. Downing, pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Downing served as an officer in WWI and WWII and was an…
GB44 Bings Social Club
Bings Social Club
GB45 Dr. Elwood Downing
Dr. Ellwood Davis Downing was prominent dentist and civic leader. Downing was born September 9, 1891. He was the son of Rev. Lylburn L. Downing, pastor of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Downing served as an officer in WWI and WWII and was an…
GB58 First Baptist Church Gainsboro, interior
First Baptist Church Gainsboro can trace its origins back to September 30, 1867, when a small congregation held service, led by Rev. Edmond Johnson, in a dwelling on Hart Avenue, establishing the Big Lick Colored Baptist Church. As membership…
GB59 Rev. Arthur L. James
Rev. Arthur L. James was born August 1, 1877 in Madison, Florida Howard and Lula James. During WWI James served overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces as secretary under the War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A. From 1918 to 1957, James…
GB60 First Baptist Church Gainsboro, Bible School
First Baptist Church Gainsboro can trace its origins back to September 30, 1867, when a small congregation held service, led by Rev. Edmond Johnson, in a dwelling on Hart Avenue, establishing the Big Lick Colored Baptist Church. As membership…
GB61 Rev. E. E. Ricks
Rev. E. E. Ricks was served as pastor of First Baptist Church Gainsboro from 1915 to 1918.
GB67 Harrison School
Students playing on the basketball court at Harrison School.
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
GB67.1 Harrison School
Students playing on the basketball court at Harrison School.
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
GB67.2 Harrison School
Students playing on the basketball court at Harrison School.
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
GB67.3 Harrison School
Students playing on the basketball court at Harrison School.
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
GB67.4 Harrison School
Students playing on the basketball court at Harrison School.
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
GB67.5
Students playing on the basketball court at Harrison School.
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
GB67.6 Harrison School
Students playing on the basketball court at Harrison School.
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually…
GB68 Harrison School
Mr. Thomas Payne's first class.
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually expanding the curriculum to…
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually expanding the curriculum to…
GB69 Harrison School
Harrison School Faculty 1948/1950.
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually expanding the curriculum to…
Harrison School was built in 1916 for the cost of $31,818 and opened in the winter of 1917. Lucy Addison served as the school’s first principal. Addison was responsible for gradually expanding the curriculum to…
GB71
Dinner at the Hunton Branch YMCA, Gainsboro Road. Circa late 1930’s or Early 1940’s.
GB72
First Baptist Church of Gainsboro. Roy Williams.
GB72.1
First Baptist Church Gainsboro. Rev. Charles Green.
GB72.3
First Baptist Church of Gainsboro. Dr. Noel C. Taylor.
GB73
Bishop L. E. Willis, Wilbert McNair, Shadrack Brown Jr., Samuel Wade, and Norton B. Wilder.
GB73.1
Bishop L. E. Willis and Shadrack Brown Jr.
GB74
Rev. Douglas and unidentified woman.
GB75
Unidentified man playing piano and unidentified woman singing. Far right: Mr. Dowe and third from right: Rev. Edwards.
GB77
Unidentified group photograph in front of a transformer station.
GB77.1
Unidentified group photograph in front of a transformer station.
GB78
Woman’s Professional & Business Club.
GB79
Virginia Y. Lee and unidentified woman in front of the Gainsboro Library.
GB80
Gainsboro Library when it was located in the old Odd Fellows/YMCA Building. Gainsboro Reading Club
GB80.1
Gainsboro Library when it was located in the old Odd Fellows/YMCA Building. “First persons to register at GB.” Right to Left: Mrs. Sally Lawson, C. C. Williams, J. L. Reid, Mrs. E. R. Dudley, Rev. A. L. James, Dr. E. R. Dudley and Mrs. Ida Closs
GB81
Virginia Y. Lee at the Gainsboro Library.
GB87
Ebenezer A. M. E. Church.
GB91
Order of the Eastern Star group photograph in front of the Allegany-Dunbar Freemason’s Prince Hall.
GB93
Order of the Eastern Star group photograph.
GB94
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.1
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.2
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.3
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.4
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.5
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB94.6
Burrell Memorial Hospital. Construction of the 1955 building.
GB95
Rev. Arthur L. James, First Baptist Church.
GB96
Ella F. Bowden, First Librarian of the Gainsboro Library, 1921-1923.
GB97
Group portrait of teachers. Front row seated, second from left, Mattie Bell Morris; third from left, Sadie Lawson; front row seated, first on right, Marie Bailey; third from right, Ms. Hackley. Back row, fourth from left, Ms. Hackley.
GB98
Teachers on an Appalachian Electric Power Company Tour. First from left, Hollis Williams (Carver High); fourth from left, unnamed but identified as a Home Economics teacher at Addison; first from right, Coach Cannanday (Carver High); third from…
GB99
Gainsboro School First Grade Class 1946. Teacher Mattie Bell Morris (back row).
GBOV01
Unknown man. Donated by the Gainsboro Family YMCA in 2012.
GBOV02
Mr. Roscoe R. Banks. First YMCA Member, Past Chairman of the Board of Members, Elected Honorary Board Member William A. Hunton Branch YMCA, Roanoke, VA. 1927-1956. Photographer: Clark Studio. Donated by the Gainsboro Family YMCA in 2012.
GBOV03.01
Harrison School Trip to Washington D. C. May 1950.
GBOV03.02
Harrison School Trip to Washington D. C. May 1950.
GBOV04
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA.
GBOV07
Photograph of a young Virginia Y. Lee. She is seated in this sepia toned image.
General 1948
The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.
General 1949
The General was the annual of Lee Junior High School.
General 1950
The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.
General 1951
The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.
General 1952
The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.
General 1953
The General was the annual of Lee Junior High School.
General 1955-1956
The General was the annual of Lee Junior High School.
General 1956-1957
The General was the annual of Lee Junior High School.
General 1957-1958
The General was the annual of Lee Junior High School.
General 1959
The General was the annual of Lee Junior High School.
General 1960
The General is the annual for Lee Junior High School.
General 1961
The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.
General 1962
The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.
General 1964
The General was the annual of Lee Junior High School.
General 1965
The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.
General 1966
The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.
General 1967
The General was the annual for Lee Junior High School.
General 1970
The General was the annual of Lee Junior High School.
GM001 Glenn-Minnich
The Glenn-Minnich store, formerly located at 108 W. Campbell Avenue, on closing day. Glenn-Minnich operated from 1913 until 1960 and was founded by C.B. Minnich, Myrl Glenn, and H.A. Glenn.
GM002 Glenn-Minnich
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.
GM003 Glenn-Minnich
The Boy Scout Department after a recent remodel at Glenn-Minnich, formerly located 108 W. Campbell Avenue.
GM004 Glenn-Minnich
Interior of Glenn-Minnich after a recent remodel.
GM005 Glenn-Minnich
The College Shop in Glenn-Minnich shown after a recent remodel.
GM006 Glenn-Minnich
Interior of Glenn-Minnich after a recent remodel.
GM007 Glenn-Minnich
Interior of Glenn-Minnich after a recent remodel.
GM008 Glenn-Minnich
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.
GM009 Glenn-Minnich
Street-level entrance of Glenn-Minnich, formerly located at 108 W. Campbell Avenue.
GM010 Glenn-Minnich
The shoe department at Glenn-Minnich.
GM011 Glenn-Minnich
LeCompte Glenn in front of Glenn-Minnich, formerly located at 108 W. Campbell Avenue.
GM012 Glenn-Minnich
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."
Grandin Court Elementary School 1976
1976 annual for Grandin Court Elementary School.
Grandin Court Elementary School 1978
1978 annual for Grandin Court Elementary School.
Headlight
Headlight is a special edition periodical featuring Roanoke and scenes along the Norfolk & Western Railroad.
Henry S. Trout
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,…
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,…
Historic Garden Week in Virginia Homes Index
An index to homes from Roanoke, Salem, and the surrounding areas profiled in Historic Garden Week in Virginia, 1938-2010.
HNWR001
Locomotive No. 1219 arrives in Roanoke. The Class A was considered to be one of the "Magnificent Three" designs developed by a Norfolk & Western team headed by J.A. Pitcher, G.P. McGavok, and C.H. Faris. The Class A would break all previous…
HNWR002
Amongst the clerks, boilermakers, carpenters, mechanics, and engineers were a slew of instrumentalists, singers, song writers, and composers. Together, they formed the Roanoke Shop Band. Here the band stands on the grounds of the Hotel Roanoke. …
HNWR003
The carpenter crew has almost completed work on the station at Vicker, Virginia in this photo. Carpenters built everything from depots to boxcars and cabooses, to the finished interiors of passenger coaches.
HNWR004
This photograph captures the station and crew at Welch, West Virginia. It is believed that the building in the background is the courthouse. Notice the freight car to the left.
HNWR005
Here is the Old Yard Office located upstairs from the N&W Passenger Station at Radford. Pictured from right to left are Zince, Stump, E.E. Allen, Lawrence Allen, Louis Lucas, Horace Price, Tom Heslep, H.A. Hall, J.C. Turner, O.C. Charlton, J.H.…
HNWR006
Employees at the N&W roundhouse in Lynchburg. While Lynchburg served as the divisional point for the N&W during its first few years, increased coal and ore traffic caused the N&W to move its divisional points farther west in 1888.
HNWR007
Working for the railroad was not always about work. Here is the 1895 N&W General Office Building Baseball Team. Team members are from left to right: (front row) ? Coleman, Winfree Reed, Max Howe, and G.F. Butler; (middle row) Harry Moore, Garnet…
HNWR008
An early N&W mail car. The N&W purchased the car, which was built in 1892. Railroads were a popular and effective way to distribute mail around the country. Clerks aboard the cars would actually cancel the letters en route with the initials RPO,…
HNWR009
On July 2, 1889, a night storm swelled Wolf Creek near Thaxton, Virginia, which rose out of its banks just as passenger train No. 2 was crossing. The situation became N&W's first major disaster. There was only one survivor, trainmaster James…
HNWR010
An N&W passenger train speeds between Roanoke and Christiansburg, Virginia. The N&W provided extensive passenger service through southwestern and southeastern Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley, West Virginia, and into parts of North Carolina. With…
HNWR011
This photograph of the crew of Engine No. 82 was taken when Goodwin, West Virginia was a western terminus. The engine was standing on the Wye track. Crew members are S.D. Clowers, engineer; R.S. Brown, engineer; James Emmons, fireman; George…
HNWR012
Engine No. 500 pulls out of Norfolk with the Pocahontas. The Pocahontas' maiden run occurred on November 21, 1926, when she ran between Norfolk and Columbus, Ohio. That run replaced the former "Norfolk-Chicago Express".
HNWR013
Passengers board an N&W coach. Passenger service when into a steep decline after the mid-1940s. In 1946, for example, the N&W carried 3.4 million passengers. By 1950, that figure was about 900,000. The automobile was taking its toll on the…
HNWR014
The crew of Engine No. 102, shortly after the engine was taken over by the N&W, included Conductor Lawrence Boyles, Engineer George Agee, Fireman Harley Pugh, and Brakeman Jesse Honaker and R.C. Warden.
HNWR016
This photograph captures a proud moment in the development of the N&W. Rolled out from the shop is the first locomotive built by Roanoke Machine Works. Roanoke Machine Works would later become the N&W Roanoke Shops. The engine is a Class I.
HNWR019
This photograph was taken at east Radford coal wharf. It depicts Engine No. 138 and crew. Mr. Akers, engineer; Charlie Roby, fireman; Mr. Allen and Mr. Adkins.
HNWR020
Rail workers watch a safety film inside the N&W's motion picture car.
HNWR021
In the late 1920s, the N&W developed a new strategy in rail safety education - the motion picture car. Carrying the "Safety First" logo, the car traveled various rail lines of the N&W as a mobile classroom for the purpose of providing safety…
HNWR022
The caboose functioned in may was as the train's office. Often train orders and other paperwork were handled aboard the caboose, which come on the scene in the late 1800s to serve as living quarters as well as an office for the crew. With the…
HNWR023
A foreman gauges track to make certain the distance between the rails is exactly 4 feet, 8 inches. In 1883, the N&W operated primarily on a 5-foot gauge; however, on June 1, 1886, the N&W and other southern railroads adopted the now-standard gauge…
HNWR024
This photograph shows the interior of a 52-foot long baggage and express car built in 1892. Notice the hanging oil lamp and stove at the mid-point.
HNWR025
Commonly called the "boxcar", this particular model was used by N&W in 1960. The small numbers along the side under the logo indicated its hauling capacity, weight and load limits, measurements, when it was built, and when it was most recently…
HNWR026
A hopper with coal is ready to go. 1970 was the peak for N&W coal traffic, when the railway carried 90.6 million tons of coal. While coal was profitable, it was not always a source of revenue. Floods, miner strikes, and other labor disputes cut…
HNWR028
Engine No. 2165 is northbound near Waynesboro, Virginia, hauling a small but varied freight load.
HNWR029
A freight train pulled by Engine No. 1228 moves eastbound near Bonsack.
HNWR030
Locomotive No. 1212 pulls a load in a scene of the past: a steam engine at work. The N&W was the last major American railroad to abandon the steam engine in favor of the diesel engine. The designers and engineers of the N&W developed the steam…
HNWR031
Engine No. 1442 is placed on the new 115-foot turntable and in the new roundhouse of the Shenandoah Division. For this moment, the men of the roundhouse take a break to pose in recognition of achievement.
HNWR032
Electric engines acquired by the N&W were from Baldwin-Westinghouse. There were 16 locomotives in all. The system, including overhead catenary wires and a generating plant, was completed in 1916. Engine No. 2506 makes the Bluefield run. In 1950,…
HNWR033
This electric locomotive, Engine No. 126, was from the Virginian Railway. The Virginian was formed by Henry Rogers for $30 million in 1907. Having made his fortune in oil, Rogers died a month after the Virginian was officially formed and his…
HNWR034
Engine No. 1 was the switching locomotive used at the Roanoke Machine Works (later Roanoke Shops) in 1886. Standing in the cab of the engine is H.S. German. Others, from left, are Brakemen W.H. Hall and W.W. Rule, Engineer Paul DeArmond, and…
HNWR035
Engine No. 345 was the first compound engine owned by N&W. This photograph was taken at Crewe, Virginia. Crew members include A.D. Lane, engineer, and Julian Hark, fireman.
HNWR036
During the first part of the 20th Century, N&W tried to cultivate agricultural products and freight as possible revenue. Rail agents often advertised farmland near N&W depots to encourage such activity. Here a "farm train" stops as men gather…
HNWR037
The railroad employed a number of young boys to serve as apprentices during the advent of child labor laws. This photograph shows the Roanoke Shops machinist apprentices. A young apprentice would work a 10 hour day and often overtime on weekends. …
HNWR038
This photograph shows track crews at work along the N&W line. Track laying and maintenance was an awesome undertaking, given the thousands of miles of track owned and operated by N&W. Only in the middle part of the 20th Century did track work…