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Unknown Negatives

Dublin Core

Title

Unknown Negatives

Description

This small collection of 5"x7" negatives includes miscellaneous images from around Roanoke. The photographer and provenance of the collection are unknown.

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Rights

Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

Collection Items

UC 1 Boyle-Swecker
Boyle-Swecker Tire Company, formerly located at 715 Patterson Avenue.

UC 10 Jacks Laundromat
Jack's Laundromat, formerly located at 5312 Williamson Road.

UC 12 Magnolia
Unidentified individuals with a carriage in front of Magnolia. Magnolia was located at the corner of Orange Avenue and Williamson Road,. Built in 1837 by Zachariah Robinson as a tavern, Magnolia was a popular stop for stagecoach traffic until 1850…

UC 13 Humble Esso
Humble Esso, formerly located at 3611 Brandon Avenue.

UC 14 Humble Esso
Humble Esso, formerly located at 3611 Brandon Avenue.

UC 15 Elmwood Park Pond
Unidentified nurses pose next the pond once located in Elmwood Park.

UC 16 Community Hospital
Community Hospital as seen from Elmwood Park.

UC 17 Brandon Avenue
Offices located at 701 Brandon Avenue.

UC 18 Colonial-American
Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 3002 Brandon Avenue.

UC 19 Colonial-American
Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 210 Washington Street in Vinton..

UC 2 Boyle-Swecker
Boyle-Swecker Tire Company, formerly located at 715 Patterson Avenue.

UC 20 Colonial-American
Hollins Branch of Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 7337 Williamson Road.

UC 21 Aerial of Downtown
Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.

UC 22 Aerial of Downtown
Aerial view of Downtown Roanoke.

UC 24 Hospital Computer Service
Hospital Computer Service, formerly located at 1147 2nd Street.

UC 25 Billys Barn
Billy's Barn, located at 1790 Thompson Memorial Drive.

UC 27 Kenneys
Kenney's, formerly located at 5324 Williamson Road.

UC 29 Bantam Market
Bantam Market, formerly located at 3515 Franklin Road.

UC 3 Harry Dixon
Harry Dixon Insurance, formerly located at 3226 Brambleton Avenue.

UC 30 American Motor Inns
American Motor Inns, formerly located at 103 Campbell Avenue.

UC 31 Colonial-American
Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 2112 Colonial Avenue.

UC 32 Colonial-American
Colonial-American National Bank, formerly located at 1953 Franklin Road.

UC 34 Windsor West
Sign at the entrance of the Windsor West neighborhood, located at the intersection of Grandin Road and Charing Cross Drive.

UC 35 Windsor West
Entrance to the Windsor West neighborhood at the intersection of Grandin Road and Charing Cross Drive.

UC 36 81-43 Restaurant Interior
Interior of the 81-43 Restaurant, formerly located at 8131 Plantation Road.

UC 37 81-43 Restaurant
81-43 Restaurant, formerly located at 8131 Plantation Road.

UC 38 81-43 Restaurant
81-43 Restaurant, formerly located at 8131 Plantation Road.

UC 39 Normandy Knoll
Construction of Normandy Knoll Apartments located at 3513 Normandy Lane. These apartments were built on a former 9-hole golf course called Devil's Elbow.

UC 41 Chewning Garage
Chewning Garage, formerly located at 3034 Wentworth Avenue.

UC 42 Kenneys
Kenney's, formerly located at 4317 Williamson Road.

UC 43 View from MM
View of the Roanoke Valley from Mill Mountain.

UC 45 Booth Supply
Booth Supply, formerly located at 828 Jamison Avenue.

UC 47 Roanoke Box
Roanoke Box, formerly located at 621 Ashlawn Street.

UC 48 Flora & Martin
Offices located at 701 Brandon Avenue, including Flora and Martin Insurance, Department of Taxation and Jean Moore Custom Frames.

UC 49 Andys Cards & Candies
Andy's Cards and Candies, formerly located in Townside Festival Shopping Center.

UC 50 Peters Realty
Peters Realty, formerly located at 623 Abney Road.

UC 51 Magic City Ford
Magic City Ford, located at 809 Williamson Road.

UC 53 Kroger Bakery
Kroger Bakery, formerly located at 541 Salem Avenue.

UC 54 Kelleys
Kelley's Restaurant, formerly located at 4328 Salem Turnpike.

UC 55 Crofton
The Crofton subdivision off of Hardy Road in Vinton.

UC 56 Kroger Bakery
Kroger Bakery, formerly located at 541 Salem Avenue.

UC 57 Loyd & Fralin
Loyd and Fralin Attorneys, formerly located at 301 Campbell Avenue.

UC 58 Gulf Truckstops
Gulf Truckstops at Troutville.

UC 62 Hundleys Market
Hundley's Market, formerly located at 3605 Shenandoah Avenue.

UC 64 Poff Hauling
J. Bill Poff Hauling dump truck.

UC 65 Flood Aerial
Aerial view showing flood damage brought on by Hurricane Camille.

UC 7 Northview UMC
Northview United Methodist Church, located at 521 Ridgecrest Drive.

UC 71 Thomas Rutherfoord
Thomas Rutherfoord Bonding and Insurance, located at 1 S. Jefferson Street.

UC 72 Allied Sales
Allied Sales Company, formerly located at 2480 Patterson Avenue.

UC 75 Roanoke EMS
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew hall, located at 374 Day Avenue.

UC 77 Southampton
Southampton townhomes, located off of Wyndham Drive in Vinton.

UC 78 Southampton
Southampton townhomes, located off of Wyndham Drive in Vinton.

UC 79 Southampton Model
3-dimensional scale model of Southampton Townhomes.

UC 8 Texaco
Texaco station formerly located in the 5200 block of Williamson Road.

UC 80 Cycle Center
Cycle Center, formerly located at 406 E. 4th Street.

UC 81 Colonial Avenue Baptist
Colonial Avenue Baptist Church, located at 4165 Colonial Avenue.

UC 9 Williamson Road Plaza
Williamson Road Plaza, located in the 5300 block of Williamson Road.

UC83 3459 Meadowlark Road
Home located at 3459 Meadowlark Road SW.

UC95 1400 Gratton Street
Homes in the 1400 block of Gratton Street in Salem.

UC104 1843 Dorset Drive
Home located at 1843 Dorset Drive in Cave Spring.

UC114 3718 London Circle
Home located at 3718 London Circle in Cave Spring.

UC115 3607 Bond Street
Home located at 3607 Bond Street in Cave Spring

UC119 Boyle-Swecker
Boyle-Swecker Tire Company, formerly located at 715 Patterson Avenue SW.
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