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SR017 Belmont Christian

FILES

city017.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

SR017 Belmont Christian

Description

The Belmont section of Roanoke, long-served by the Christian Church there, began as a 40-home development around 1889. The Belmont School opened in 1893 and soon followed street car service (1905), the city’s first automobile fire steamer (1911), and jitney buses (1921).

Creator

unknown

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

1918

Contributor

Nelson Harris, George Wade

Rights

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

Format

Digital Postcard

Type

Still Image

Identifier

city017

Is Version Of

Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards by Nelson Harris (2005)

Citation

unknown, “SR017 Belmont Christian,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed July 2, 2024, http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/city017.