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The Virginia Room Digital Collection includes photographs, oral histories, books, pamphlets and finding aids to items in the Virginia Room. Continue to check back for new additions.

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PS 273 Junior Womens Club.jpg
Composite photograph of Roanoke Junior Woman's Club members. Pictured are: Florence Chick, Naomi Wade, Louise Simmerman, Frances Parrish, Catherine Phipps, Terecia Wingate, Mildred Stickley, Helen Lorenzen, Dorothy Snedegar, Betty Norris, Vivian…

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PS 109.7 RSO.jpg
Group photograph of Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

PS 272 RRE Employees.jpg
Composite photograph of Roanoke Railway & Electric Company/Safety Motor Transit Corporation employees. Pictured are: R.M. Pendleton, L.O. Kesler, R.C. Richards, R.B. Crider, B.F. Spencer, E.R. Mitchell, J.W. Hale, E.H. Hammersley, R.C. Nimmo, T.H.…

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PS 283 Capitol Saloon.jpg
Unidentified men stand outside the Capitol Saloon once located at 23 Salem Avenue, SW.

PS 281 WFHS Band.jpg
Group photograph of the William Fleming High School band.

PS 275 USPS Employees.jpg
Composite photograph of personnel of the Roanoke United States Post Office. Pictured are: E.M. Wright, B.S. Sisson, C.D. Spangler, I.C. Barnhart, J.P. Broughman, O.E. Hammer, C.H. Owen, John Robertson, R.W. Adams, R.P. Grogan, D.T. Alley, W.A. Clark,…

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PS 263.1 WT Grant.jpg
Interior view of W.T. Grant department store, formerly located at 27 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 263 WT Grant.jpg
Interior view of W.T. Grant department store, formerly located at 27 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 261.2 Davidsons Menswear.jpg
Window displays at Davidson's Menswear.

PS 261.1 Davidsons Menswear.jpg
Window displays at Davidson's Menswear.

PS 260.1 Noland.jpg
Noland Company's former location at 1226 Centre Avenue, NW.

PS 260.0 Noland.jpg
Noland Company's former location at 1226 Centre Avenue, NW.

PS 209 Liberty Limestone.jpg
Liberty Limestone Corporation office building, formerly located at 19857 Main Street in Buchanan.

PS 176.2 Roanoke Youth Symphony.jpg
Group photograph of Roanoke Youth Symphony.

PS 176.1 Roanoke Youth Symphony.jpg
Group photograph of Roanoke Youth Symphony.

PS 176.0 Roanoke Youth Symphony.jpg
Group photograph of Roanoke Youth Symphony.

PS 142.0 Greene Memorial Choir.jpg
Group photograph of Greene Memorial United Methodist Chuch choir.

PS 110.10 HSMM.jpg
Hayes, Seay, Mattern, and Mattern architecural firm, formerly located at 1615 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 110.6 HSMM.jpg
Employees working in drafting room at Hayes, Seay, Mattern, and Mattern.

PS 109.0 RSO and Chorus.jpg
Group photograph of Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

PS 108 Last Supper.jpg
Reenactment of the Last Supper at Greene Memorial United Methodist Church.

PS 106.0 JH Rutherfoord Family.jpg
Julian H. Rutherfoord Family portrait in front of home located at 412 King George Avenue, SW.

PS 104.0 BSA Troop 21.jpg
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 21 in the old Boy Scout room at Greene Memorial United Methodist Church. Pictured are Henry Deaton, Jr., Jimmy King, Alton B. Parker, and Joe Wright.

PS 102 Greene Memorial Choir.jpg
Greene Memorial United Methodist Church junior choir.

PS 101 Oral Roberts Campaign.jpg
View of Oral Roberts revival campaign taken from the top of Victory Stadium.

PS 90.0 Hitching Post Motel.jpg
The Hitching Post Motel, formerly located at 7656 Williamson Road.

PS 81.0 Oak Hill Academy Board.jpg
Group photograph of the Oak Hill Academy Board of Trustees.

PS 76.0 WP Swartz.jpg
W.P. Swartz & Company, formerly located at 421 Luck Avenue, SW.

PS 74.0 Whitehead Plumbing.jpg
Employees of Whitehead Plumbing next to trucks at 1114 Moorman Avenue, NW.

PS 71.0 Propst-Childress.jpg
Propst-Childress Shoe Company window display. Store was located at 306 S. Jefferston Street.

PS 66.0 Carlton Terrace.jpg
Carlton Terrace Apartments, formerly located at 924 S. Jefferson Street.

PS 64.0 Gulf Station.jpg
Gulf Service Station, formerly located at the corner of Plantation Road and Williamson Road. . Tinker Mountain is seen in the background.

PS 63.2 Cheds.jpg
Ched's Department Store, possible located on Route 460 in Blacksburg.

PS 63.1 Cheds.jpg
Ched's Department Store, possibly located on Route 460 in Blacksburg.

PS 59.2 Universal Ball.jpg
Universal Ball Company, formerly located in the 1900 block of Progress Drive, SE.

PS 59.1 Universal Ball.jpg
Universal Ball Company, formerly located in the 1900 block of Progress Drive, SE.

PS 53.0 VEC.jpg
Virginia Employment Commission, formerly located at 1204 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 49.0 Colonial Tourist Home.jpg
Colonial Tourist Home, formerly located at 3824 Williamson Road.

PS 37.0 Ferrum Graduates.jpg
Class graduates of Ferrum College in front of Vaughn Chapel.

PS 33.2 Second Presbyterian Choir.jpg
Second Presbyterian Church junior choir.

PS 33.0 Second Presbyterian Choir.jpg
Second Presbyterian Church junior choir.

PS 28.7 Leggetts.jpg
Interior view of salon in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 28.5 Leggetts.jpg
Interior view of fabric department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 28.4 Leggetts.jpg
Interior view of fabric department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 28.3 Leggetts.jpg
Interior view of Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 28.2 Leggetts.jpg
Interior view of men's department in Leggett's Department Store, formerly located at 112 Campbell Avenue, SW.

PS 22.0 JW Burress.jpg
J.W. Burress Construction and Industrial Equipment, formerly located at 1701 Shenandoah Avenue, NW.

PS 13.510 Poff Building.jpg
A newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.59 Poff Building.jpg
A newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.58 Poff Building.jpg
A newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.57 Poff Building.jpg
The entrance of a newly completed Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.31 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.24 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.21 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.12 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.10 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.8 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.6 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 13.2 Poff Building.jpg
Construction of Poff Federal Building, located at 210 Franklin Road, SW.

PS 10.1 MiniBank.jpg
MiniBank in Mick or Mack, formerly located in what is now Williamson Road Plaza.

PS 9.0 Mick or Mack.jpg
Mick or Mack, formerly located in the 5300 block of Williamson Road in what is now Williamson Road Plaza.

PS 6.1 Municipal Building.jpg
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, located at 215 Church Avenue.
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