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RVNH40275 Schley Home
Home of William S. and Daisy Schley, located at 203 Gilmer Avenue NW.
RVNH40276 Blue Ridge Entertainers
The Blue Ridge Entertainers played regularly on local radio and played in the studio the day WROV went on the air. There was another group by the same name and this group was the "second unit". Back row, left to right: Rufus Hall, Hank Angle, Jay…
RVNH40277 Johnny Non-Voter
The "funeral procession" for "Johnny Non-Voter" on Jefferson Street in route to the municipal building. The funeral was a promotion by the Roanoke Junior Chamber of Commerce as a means to get Roanokers to vote in the Democratic primaries for…
RVNH40279 Jesse Owens
Olympian Jesse Owens signs autographs at Carver School in Salem.
RVNH40280 Viaud School
Viaud School was founded by Madame Viaud in 1926. The school was located at 105 Mountain Avenue SW when this photo was taken.
RVNH40281 Young Roanoke Sings
The "Young Roanoke Sings" Chorus was heard weekly on WSLS Radio.
RVNH40282 William Fleming High
William Fleming High School. This building would later become Breckinridge Middle School.
RVNH40283 Snow Queen
Coronation of first annual Snow Queen (Joanne Friend) at Jefferson High School during Christmas Dance.
RVNH40284 Jefferson vs. Byrd
Jefferson High School versus William Byrd High School in football.
RVNH40287 Victory Stadium
Aerial view of Victory Stadium during a Jefferson High School football game.
RVNH40288 Eddie Bennett
Eddie Bennett stands beside his father's (Joseph Bennett) brand new 1949 Mercury. Photo was taken at the family home on 30th Street, NW.
RVNH40291 Roanoke Police Department
Roanoke City Police Department, 3rd Platoon.
RVNH40292 Church Avenue
Looking west on Church Avenue near the Jefferson Street intersection.
RVNH40293 Mill Mountain Star
Close-up of the Mill Mountain Star shortly after completion.
RVNH40294 Gilmer Avenue
Gilmer Avenue NW. Reliable Service Grocers visible at left.
RVNH40295 Rish Equipment
Rish Equipment Company, formerly located at 405 Centre Avenue, NW.
RVNH40296 Salem Avenue
Intersection of 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW. M.J. Patsel Druggists visible at right.
RVNH40297 Parade
Soldiers march in a parade on Campbell Avenue at 3rd Street SW.
RVNH40299 Washington Park
Washington Park pool.
RVNH40300 Monroe Junior High
Monroe Junior High School, formerly located at 1122 19th Street NW.
RVNH40301 Fleming Avenue
Looking west on Fleming Avenue from the intersection of Winsloe Avenue NE.
RVNH40302 Tazewell Avenue
Looking east on Tazewell Avenue near the intersection with 8th Street SE.
RVNH40303 Hunter Memorial
W.P. Hunter Memorial at Hunter Viaduct. The inscription reads, "Hunter Memorial Bridge in grateful memorial of William Pearce Hunter; May 29, 1884 - March 13, 1956; first city manager, October 1, 1918 - December 31, 1947; member City Council,…
RVNH40304 Esso Station
Unidentified employees of an Esso Station.
RVNH40305 6th Street
Looking north on 6th Street near Marshall Avenue SW.
RVNH40306 Lucy Addison High
The second Lucy Addison High School (now Lucy Addison Middle School) under construction.
RVNH40307 Grandin Road
Looking north on Grandin Road.
RVNH40308 Grandin Road
Looking south on Grandin Road.
RVNH40309 N&W Station
Norfolk & Western passenger station.
RVNH40310 Henry Street Bridge
A snowy birds-eye view of the Henry Street bridge.
RVNH40311 Franklin Road
Intersection of Franklin Road and Marshall Avenue SW.
RVNH40312 Franklin Road
Looking north on Franklin Road from the intersection with Elm Avenue SW.
RVNH40313 Reserve Avenue
Birds-eye view of Reserve Avenue with Victory Stadium on left. Virginian Railway operations at right.
RVNH40314 Lansdowne
Construction of Lansdowne Park.
RVNH40315 Kirk Avenue
Looking east on Kirk Avenue SW.
RVNH40316 Detective Interview
The Detective Division of Roanoke City Police Department gives an interview to WSLS, WDBJ, and WROV radio stations in connection with the Dana Marie Weaver murder investigation.
RVNH40400 Albert Taugora
January 1940
RVNH40401 N&W Shops
Norfolk & Western East End Shops.
RVNH40402 N&W Band
Norfolk & Western Railway Band.
RVNH40404 Robertson Singers
The Robertson Singers of Roanoke. Seated, left to right: J.H. Robertson, Mrs. J.H. Robertson; standing, left to right: J.W. Harris, Charles Wiley, and V. Guerrant.
RVNH40405 Gun Club
Members of the Roanoke Gun Club on opening day. J.J. Barry was president.
RVNH40406 116th Infantry
Norfolk & Western members of the 23rd Battalion, US Marine Corps Reserve, 116th Infantry.
RVNH40407 N&W Shops
An aerial view looking east on the Norfolk & Western Shops.
RVNH40408 Jeanette MacDonald
Singer and actress Jeanette MacDonald arriving in Roanoke by train.
RVNH40409 Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey aboard the Pocahontas after refereeing a wrestling match at the Roanoke Auditorium. Dempsey was boxing heavyweight champ from 1919-1926.
RVNH40410 Bethel & Starkey Choirs
Choirs of Bethel AME Church and Starkey Church.
RVNH40411 N&W Veterans
Norfolk & Western Railway Veterans Association 10th Annual Meeting at the Roanoke Auditorium opens with "Stand By America", led vocally by Mrs. Ruth Thomas.
RVNH40412 Dr. Hu Shih
Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Hu Shih, shakes hands with Virginia Chamber of Commerce president J.S. Easley as George Dunglinson looks on.
RVNH40414 War Bond Rally
The Norfolk & Western Machine Shop balcony served as a platform for speakers and musicians during a war savings bond rally that observed an 88% participation rate by N&W employees.
RVNH40415 USO Lounge
The USO Lounge at the Norfolk & Western Passenger Station formally opened on 13 May 1942.
RVNH40416 Sok-a-Blok
W.C. Driscoll demonstrates his patented new outdoor bowling game, Sok-A-Blok. The game was manufactured by Whitescarver and Dyal and sold in local hardware stores.
RVNH40417 Noon-Day Chorus
Norfolk & Western Shops Noon-Day Chorus. The group rehearsed and sang each day at lunchtime.
RVNH40418 Henry Morgenthau Jr.
US Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr. speaks at a speakers platform at the Roanoke Auditorium.
RVNH40419 N&W Male Chorus
Norfolk & Western Male Chorus singing, "I've Been Working on the Railroad", for a system-wide radio broadcast.
RVNH40420 N&W Radio Production
Radio production for Norfolk & Western broadcast heard on WSLS and other radio stations served by N&W. Left to right: J.L. Ramsey, material inspector; Ed Skotch, WSLS production manager; Tom Slater, WSLS announcer; Phillip Briggs, WSLS engineer.
RVNH40421 Engine 605
Class J-1 Engine No. 605 rolls out of the Norfolk & Western Shops. War rationing meant no streamlined cowling or roller bearings on the rods.
RVNH40422 Wheel Rollers
Norfolk & Western Shops wheel rollers put on an exhibition at the Virginia Press Association convention for cameras from MGM, Paramount, Fox Movietone News, and the Roanoke Times. Participants were John Canty, Pleas Casey, Charles Wiley, and Thomas…
RVNH40423 Blue Cross
Norfolk & Western Freight Car Department employees line up to submit their membership applications to Edith Davis of Blue Cross. Note that health insurance premiums were five cents per day.
RVNH40424 E.H. St. Clair
Lt. E.H. St. Clair of Roanoke is shown in the cockpit of his flying fortress, "The Roanoke Magician", in England. He was a veteran of over 30 combat attacks and a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
RVNH40425 Roanoke All-Stars
Roanoke All-Stars semi-pro baseball team. Front row, left to right: S. Robinson, M. Williams, R.F. Rice, Babe Easley, G. Hampton, H. Petey, Edward Jones, manager; Back row, left to right: Scrappy Brown, F. Boyd, G. Brown, R.R. McAsee, R. Wood, and…
RVNH40426 Larry Vinson
Marble shooter Larry Vinson with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl O. Vinson.
RVNH40427 Monroe Junior Band
Monroe Junior High School Band.
RVNH40428 N&W Veterans
Colored Division of the Norfolk & Western Veterans Association meeting in front of the Virginia Theatre.
RVNH40429 James Pullen
James Pullen (center, in conductor's cap) assists Norfolk & Western Passenger Station employees with removal of a war veteran's remains from the baggage car of Train No. 23.
RVNH40431 Roanoke Cardinals
Roanoke Black Cardinals semi-pro baseball team. Front row, left to right: Palmer, Rice, Jones (manager), Dawson, Perry, Boyd; Back row, left to right: G. Brown, Craighead, C. Brown, and Williams.
RVNH40432 Julian Wise
Captain Julian S. Wise, with some equipment used by the Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, gives a presentation to a civic group at the Hotel Roanoke.
RVNH40433 N&W Band
Norfolk & Western Band in new uniforms. Kneeling at left is the director, L. Christensen.
RVNH40437 Dr. Walter Claytor
Dr. Walter Claytor, DDS.
RVNH40453 Control Tower
The first "control tower" at Woodrum Field, an 8-foot square shed built on top of the Cannaday home, could be accessed by going onto the roof.
RVNH40454 Cannaday House
The Cannaday home with the control tower on top.
RVNH40455 Navy Cadets
Class of Navy aviation cadets in front of a C-47 at Woodrum Field.
RVNH40458 Clifton Woodrum
Congressman Clifton Woodrum, Sr. stands in front of his Fairchild 24. Woodrum soloed in 1942
RVNH40459 Woodrum Field
Woodrum Field with the Cannaday home and control tower.
RVNH40500 Mt. Zion AME
The congregation of Mt. Zion AME Church.
RVNH40501 John Payne
Roy Kinsey, Jr., John Payne, and Bob Kinsey on the day the Mill Mountain Star was lit.
RVNH40518 Roy Hall
Roy Hall and his band with Roy Rogers. Left to right: Wayne Watson, Tommy Magness, Roy Hall, Roy Rogers, Woody Mashburn, Bill Brown, and Clayton Hall.
RVNH40519 Lester Kelly
Lester Kelly in Engine 10, a 1940 Dodge fire truck at the Williamson Road Station. The Williamson Road Station was annexed into the city on 1 January 1949
RVNH40520 Fire Station 1
Fireman drafted into military service at Fire Station No. 1.
RVNH40521 Fire Station 1
Firemen at Fire Station No. 1. Left to right: Earl Hawkins, Charles Nolley, James Nichols, William Barker, Edward Barker, Ernest Buford, Daniel Sink, Leonard Black, Maynard Peters, Eslie Knowles, and Earnest Ferguson.
RVNH40526 Starkey Baseball
Starkey Baseball Team. Front row, left to right: Randolf Reed, Joe Starkey, Edgar Musgrove, A.R. Meador, Jr., Edward Burris; Back row, left to right: John Slovensky, Minnix, Earnest Arthur, Junior Haislip, Clifton Meador, and David Mitchell. Bat…
RVNH40527 Charles Harris
Charles Harris at his home on Westover Avenue SW.
RAC78 Woodrum Field Dedication
A crowd gathers for the dedication of Woodrum Field. The plane in the background is an American Airlines DC-3.
RAC79 Woodrum Field Dedication
Hostesses gather for a group photograph at the dedication of Woodrum Field. Front row, left to right: Jean Fishburn, Claudine Pendleton, Louise Frantz, Evelyn Correll, Dot Donahoe. Back row, left to right: Mae Williams, Marion Elliott, Jessie Mae…
RAC80 Woodrum & Donahoe
Martha Woodrum and R.J. "Bob" Donahoe at Woodrum Field.
MP 50.1 Crystal Spring Laundry
Crystal Spring Laundry and Cleaners, formerly located at 720 Franklin Road SW.
MP 50.2 Crystal Spring Laundry
Crystal Spring Laundry and Cleaners, formerly located at 3008 Williamson Road NW.
MP 50.3 Crystal Spring Laundry
Crystal Spring Laundry and Cleaners, formerly located at 2049 E. Main Street in Salem.
MP 5.381 William Ruffner Middle
William Ruffner Middle School, formerly located at 3601 Ferncliff Avenue NW. The school opened in 1970 and closed in 2009. The building is used as an operations center by Roanoke City Public Schools.
MP 2.32 Victory Stadium
An aerial view of Victory Stadium. Victory Stadium was built in 1942 and razed in 2006.
MP 5.4 Lakeside
The Sky-Tram at Lakeside Park.
MP 5.41 Lakeside
Ferris wheel and Scrambler at Lakeside Park
MP 5.39 McNease Shoe Company
McNease Shoe Company, formerly located at 14 Campbell Avenue SE. At left is the owner, Wallace M. McNease. Others unidentified.
MP 5.37 528 Marshall Avenue
Home located at 528 Marshall Avenue SW.
MP 5.38 Virginia Heights Elementary
Virginia Heights Elementary School is located at 1210 Amherst Street SW.
William H. Startzman
William H. Startzman
Date of Birth: January 6, 1830
Mayor, Town of Big Lick: July 1, 1878 to June 30, 1880
Date of Death: January 5, 1908
Date of Birth: January 6, 1830
Mayor, Town of Big Lick: July 1, 1878 to June 30, 1880
Date of Death: January 5, 1908
Marshall Waid
Marshall Waid
Date of Birth: 1841
Mayor, Town of Big Lick from July 1, 1880 to February 3, 1882, and Town of Roanoke, February 3, 1882 to June 30, 1882
Date of Death: March 7, 1887
Date of Birth: 1841
Mayor, Town of Big Lick from July 1, 1880 to February 3, 1882, and Town of Roanoke, February 3, 1882 to June 30, 1882
Date of Death: March 7, 1887
John H. Dunstan
Date of Birth: c. 1839
Mayor from July 1, 1884 to June 30, 1885
Date of Death: September 21, 1902
Mayor from July 1, 1884 to June 30, 1885
Date of Death: September 21, 1902
Samuel G. Williams
Date of Birth: January 26, 1828
Mayor from July 1, 1885 to June 30, 1886
Other offices held: Missouri State Legislature, 1860-1862
Date of Death: November 28, 1903
Mayor from July 1, 1885 to June 30, 1886
Other offices held: Missouri State Legislature, 1860-1862
Date of Death: November 28, 1903
William Carr
Date of Birth: February 17, 1829
Mayor from July 1, 1886 to April 20, 1890
Date of Death: April 20, 1890
Mayor from July 1, 1886 to April 20, 1890
Date of Death: April 20, 1890
William G. Evans
Date of Birth: January 16, 1852
Mayor from July 1, 1890 to June 30, 1892
Date of Death: April 15, 1915
Mayor from July 1, 1890 to June 30, 1892
Date of Death: April 15, 1915
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,…
Sturgis E. Jones
Date of Birth: February 1859
Mayor from July 1, 1894 to June 30, 1896
Date of Death: January 14, 1902
Mayor from July 1, 1894 to June 30, 1896
Date of Death: January 14, 1902
Robert McClelland
Date of Birth: 1834
Mayor from July 1, 1896 to November 2, 1896
Other offices held: City Council, 1891-1896
Date of Death: November 2, 1896.
Mayor from July 1, 1896 to November 2, 1896
Other offices held: City Council, 1891-1896
Date of Death: November 2, 1896.
William K. Andrews
Date of Birth: December 23, 1850
Mayor from November 2, 1896 to June 30, 1898
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1884 to July 1, 1890 and April 10, 1894 to November 2, 1896
Date of Death: March 22, 1931
Mayor from November 2, 1896 to June 30, 1898
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1884 to July 1, 1890 and April 10, 1894 to November 2, 1896
Date of Death: March 22, 1931
J. Randolph Bryan
Date of Birth: January 9, 1868
Mayor from July 1, 1900 to February 13, 1902
Date of Death: August 1, 1909
Mayor from July 1, 1900 to February 13, 1902
Date of Death: August 1, 1909
Robert A. Buckner
Date of Birth: October 5, 1850
Mayor from February 13, 1902 to June 30, 1902
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1887 to July 1, 1902
Date of Death: June 10, 1935
Mayor from February 13, 1902 to June 30, 1902
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1887 to July 1, 1902
Date of Death: June 10, 1935
Joel H. Cutchin
Date of Birth: February 2, 1846
Mayor from July 1, 1902 to April 9, 1912
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1898 to July 1, 1902
Date of Death: September 20, 1917
Mayor from July 1, 1902 to April 9, 1912
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1898 to July 1, 1902
Date of Death: September 20, 1917
Sylvester P. Seifert
Date of Birth: September 2, 1869
Mayor from April 9, 1912 to June 30, 1912 and September 1, 1930 to August 31, 1934
Other offices held: City Council, July 1897 to 1914
Date of Death: October 11, 1943
Mayor from April 9, 1912 to June 30, 1912 and September 1, 1930 to August 31, 1934
Other offices held: City Council, July 1897 to 1914
Date of Death: October 11, 1943
John W. Woods
Date of Birth: July 27, 1858
Mayor from July 1, 1912 to December 23, 1912
Other offices held: Virginia House of Delegates, 1889-1900
Date of Death: December 23, 1912
Mayor from July 1, 1912 to December 23, 1912
Other offices held: Virginia House of Delegates, 1889-1900
Date of Death: December 23, 1912
Cephas B. Moomaw
Date of Birth: October 23, 1849
Mayor from February 1, 1913 to October 18, 1915
Date of Death: October 18, 1915
Mayor from February 1, 1913 to October 18, 1915
Date of Death: October 18, 1915
Charles M. Broun
Date of Birth: July 14, 1862
Ex-Officio Mayor from October 18, 1915 to August 31, 1918
Other offices held: City Council, September 1, 1912 to August 31, 1918
Date of Death: July 29, 1938
Ex-Officio Mayor from October 18, 1915 to August 31, 1918
Other offices held: City Council, September 1, 1912 to August 31, 1918
Date of Death: July 29, 1938
W. W. Boxley
Date of Birth: July 17, 1861
Mayor from September 1, 1918 to August 31, 1922
Date of Death: January 12, 1940
Mayor from September 1, 1918 to August 31, 1922
Date of Death: January 12, 1940
Blair J. Fishburn
Date of Birth: June 25, 1876
Mayor from September 1, 1922 to August 31, 1926
Other offices held: City Council, May 6, 1907 to September 1, 1918; Virginia House of Delegates, 1932-1936
Date of Death: June 13, 1962
Mayor from September 1, 1922 to August 31, 1926
Other offices held: City Council, May 6, 1907 to September 1, 1918; Virginia House of Delegates, 1932-1936
Date of Death: June 13, 1962
Charles D. Fox
Date of Birth: January 31, 1869
Mayor from September 1, 1926 to August 31, 1930
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1895 to July 1, 1899
Date of Death: August 3, 1942
Mayor from September 1, 1926 to August 31, 1930
Other offices held: City Council, July 1, 1895 to July 1, 1899
Date of Death: August 3, 1942
Sydney F. Small
Date of Birth: October 31, 1892
Mayor from September 1, 1934 to June 2, 1938
Date of Death: March 24, 1973
Mayor from September 1, 1934 to June 2, 1938
Date of Death: March 24, 1973
Walter W. Wood
Date of Birth: March 12, 1896
Mayor from September 1, 1938 to October 15, 1943
Other offices held: City Council 1936-1938; Virginia House of Delegates, 1944-1945
Date of Death: January 14, 1977
Mayor from September 1, 1938 to October 15, 1943
Other offices held: City Council 1936-1938; Virginia House of Delegates, 1944-1945
Date of Death: January 14, 1977
Leo F. Henebry
Date of Birth: October 31, 1894
Mayor from October 15, 1943 to August 31, 1946
Date of Death: November 14, 1974
Mayor from October 15, 1943 to August 31, 1946
Date of Death: November 14, 1974
Archer R. Minton
Date of Birth: January 3, 1893
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1949 to August 31, 1950 and September 1, 1951 to August 31, 1952
Other offices held: City Council, 1946-1954
Date of Death: March 6, 1962
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1949 to August 31, 1950 and September 1, 1951 to August 31, 1952
Other offices held: City Council, 1946-1954
Date of Death: March 6, 1962
Robert W. Woody
Date of Birth: August 22, 1914
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1954 to August 31, 1956
Other offices held: City Council, July 28, 1952 to August 31, 1954
Date of Death: April 28, 2011
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1954 to August 31, 1956
Other offices held: City Council, July 28, 1952 to August 31, 1954
Date of Death: April 28, 2011
Walter L. Young
Date of Birth: July 20, 1901
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1956 to August 31, 1958
Other offices held: City Council, September 1, 1950 to November 9, 1964
Date of Death: July 1, 1973
Ex-Officio Mayor from September 1, 1956 to August 31, 1958
Other offices held: City Council, September 1, 1950 to November 9, 1964
Date of Death: July 1, 1973
David A. Bowers
Date of Birth: May 11, 1952
Mayor from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 2000 and July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2016
Mayor from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 2000 and July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2016
Ralph K. Smith
Date of Birth: July 19, 1942
Mayor from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2004
Other offices held: Senator, Virginia 22nd District, 2008-2012; Senator, Virginia 19th District, 2012-2016
Mayor from July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2004
Other offices held: Senator, Virginia 22nd District, 2008-2012; Senator, Virginia 19th District, 2012-2016
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.
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.
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."
MP 31.8 American Theatre
The original American Theatre building was located at 217 S. Jefferson Street. Built by the Young Men's Christian Association in 1902, it would later be sold to an investment group and converted into a theatre in 1913. This building was razed in…
MP 31.9 American Theatre
The American Theatre once stood on the corner of Jefferson Street and Kirk Avenue. Built in 1928, the theatre remained in operation until 1971; it was razed in 1973.
LSC1 Julian S. Wise
Julian Stanley Wise founded the Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew in 1928. Wise had witnessed a drowning in the Roanoke River as a child. This incident greatly impacted his life, resulting in the formation of the first volunteer rescue squad…
LSC2 Roanoke Life Saving Crew
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew equipment display, including the crew's first ambulance, a Cadillac donated by John M. Oakey and Sons Funeral Home.
LSC3 Roanoke Life Saving Crew
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew purchased it first ambulance in 1932, a Ford panel truck.
LSC5 Roanoke Life Saving Crew
Some equipment, including an "iron lung" and 1947 Oldsmobile 78 emergency vehicle on display at Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew.
LSC6 Oakey & Sons
John M. Oakey and Sons garage, located at 321 Luck Avenue SW, provided the first ambulance and garage for Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew.
KH1 Kinsey Home
Thomas A. Kinsey home, formerly located at 1510 Franklin Road SW.
KH2 Kinsey Home
Thomas A. Kinsey home, formerly located at 1510 Franklin Road SW.
KH3 Thomas & Josephine Kinsey
Thomas A. and Josephine Kinsey in front of their home at 1510 Franklin Road, SW.
KH4 Kinsey Family
The Thomas A. Kinsey family on front porch of the home at 1510 Franklin Road, SW.
VHBC1 Virginia Heights Baptist
Original A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church is being moved to make way for the construction of brick sanctuary.
VHBC2 Virginia Heights Baptist
The original A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church is being moved to make way for the construction of a new sanctuary.
VHBC3 Virginia Heights Baptist
Wooden chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church on what is now the 2000 block of Memorial Avenue, SW (then Virginia Avenue) near the intersection with Grandin Road.
VHBC4 Virginia Heights Baptist
Interior of the original wooden chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church.
VHBC5 Virginia Heights Baptist
Laying of the cornerstone for the new sanctuary of Virginia Heights Baptist Church.
VHBC6 Virginia Heights Baptist
The new sanctuary of Virginia Heights Baptist Church under construction on Memorial Avenue (then Virginia Avenue).
VHBC7 Virginia Heights Baptist
Looking west on Memorial Avenue (then Virginia Avenue) from Grandin Road at the original A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church (foreground) and construction of new brick sanctuary.
VHBC8 Virginia Heights Baptist
Attendees at the last worship service in the wooden A-frame chapel of Virginia Heights Baptist Church before moving worship to the new brick sanctuary.
RVNH5001
The Zoo Choo in operation at the Children’s Zoo on Mill Mountain. The official name was the Jaycee Star Liner as it was sponsored by the Roanoke Jaycees.
RVNH5002
Singer Marian Anderson was welcomed at the N&W Railway passenger station by Roanoke Mayor A. R. Minton. Joining him were Rev. William Simmons (fifth from right) and some members of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
RVNH5003
This 1950s postcard shows the main entrance to the Children’s Zoo. The blocks spelling out the zoo’s name were added in 1954.
RVNH5004
This early 1950s postcard shows the Noah’s Ark animal exhibit at the Children’s Zoo on Mill Mountain.
RVNH5005
This postcard depicts Archie’s Lobster House and Town House.
RVNH5006
In 1954, S&W Cafeteria moved from Jefferson Street to 16 Church Avenue in the former Greyhound Bus Terminal.
RVNH5007
The Times-World Building on Campbell Avenue.
RVNH5008
During her visit to Roanoke, Sheena visited local businesses. Here the “Queen of the Jungle” (center) is at the Harris & Huddleston Super Market on Pollard Street in Vinton. William Harris (left) and Warren Huddleston (right) pose with her.
RVNH5009
Postcard depicting the "Willy the Whale" exhibit at the Children's Zoo on Mill Mountain.
RVNH5010
Aerial view of Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
RVNH5011
The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,
RVNH5012
The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,
RVNH5013
The Everly Brothers perform at Lakeside Amusement Park,
RVNH5014
A view of the midway at Lakeside Amusement Park.
RVNH5015
Postcard depicting Lewis-Gale Hospital when it was located at the corner of 3rd Street and Luck Avenue.
RVNH5016
A montage of attractions at Lakeside Amusement Park.
RVNH5017
The Howard Johnson's Restaurant opened in January 1952 on Route 11 east of Roanoke.
RVNH5018
A billboard for Piedmont Airlines atop storefronts in the 500 block of South Jefferson Street Piedmont was one of the main air carriers serving the Roanoke Valley during the 1950s. The company was headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.
RVNH5020
Lee-Hy Auto Court was located on Route 11 west of the Roanoke City limits.
RVNH5021
Riverside School was located on Riverdale Road SE. The school closed in 1952.
RVNH5022
Roy Minnix poses in front of his new 1951 Chevrolet in Belmont Park.
RVNH5023
Bradford’s Seafood Restaurant was located at 2523 Franklin Road, SW.
RVNH5024
Roy Kinsey (fourth from right) and his employees pose in front of the Roy C. Kinsey Sign Company at 22 Wells Avenue, NE.
RVNH5025
Members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity stand in front of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Rev. William Simmons, the church’s pastor, is fifth from right.
A Guide to the Willis M. Anderson Collection
The collection consists of four scrapbooks documenting Willis M. “Wick” Anderson’s political career from 1958 through 1969. The scrapbooks were comprised primarily of newspaper clippings glued to paper. One scrapbook was traditional in style; the…
A Guide to the Roanoke Country Club Collection
The Roanoke Country Club was founded in 1899 as a golf and tennis club. Its first clubhouse was a repurposed home near where it rented land from the Crystal Spring Land Company for a golf course; tennis courts were also built on adjacent lots…
A Guide to the First Baptist Church Collection
While its history can be traced back to the Big Lick Baptist Church founded in 1875, it was in 1929 that the congregation of First Baptist Church moved to its newly constructed church on Third Street between Franklin and Luck Avenues. The church…
BM 022 Haran PO
1905 postal receipt for Haran Post Office, signed by “D. Kittinger, postmaster”.
PC 130.1 Victory Stadium
"Military Classic of the South - More than 25,000 persons fill Victory Stadium at Roanoke, Virginia for the annual VMI-VPI football game on Thanksgiving Day. The Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets (seen in foreground) from Lexington,…
PC 103.21 Crystal Spring
"Crystal Spring Reservoir, Roanoke, Virginia."
The Spectator 1976
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.
The Spectator 1950
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.
The Spectator 1949
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.
The Spectator 1962
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.
The Spectator 1948
The Spectator was the annual for Viaud School.
A Guide to the Virginia Cooper Papers
The Virginia Cooper papers consist of records, publications and research notes pertaining to Revolutionary War patriot William Faris of Cumberland and Roanoke Counties, Virginia, son Benjamin Faris and their families. The collection includes…
A Guide to the Virginia Y. Lee Celebrity Memorabilia Collection
This is a guide to the Virginia Y. Lee Celebrity Memorabilia Collection. Items in the collection were collected by Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries librarian Virginia Y. Lee. The collection relates to celebrities Paul Laurence Dunbar, W.…
A Guide to the Gainsboro Library Records Collection
This is a guide to the Gainsboro Library Records Collection. The collection consists of items related to the history of the Gainsboro Branch Library of Roanoke Public Libraries. The collection dates from 1920 to 2009.
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 2
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 4
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 5
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 9
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 13, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 2
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 14, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 9
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 15, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 2
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 4
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 5
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 9
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 17, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 4
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 5
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 9
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 18, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 2
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 4
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 5
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 9
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 19, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 1
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 2
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 3
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 4
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 5
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 6
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 7
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 8
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 10
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 11
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Town & City
Volume 20, Number 12
Virginia Town & City is published 9 times per year by the league as a service to its members. The magazine’s mission is to serve as a medium of information and ideas for Virginia’s local governments, as well as to inform the league’s membership of…
Virginia Realtor: Roanoke
Issue on Roanoke, Virginia highlighting architecture and civic, educational and religious organizations.
PC 106.1 Evergreen Burial Park
"Partial view of Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Virginia. Established 1916. All lots perfectly cared for-free of charge."
PC 140.1 Lakeside
"Concrete swimming lake, Lakeside", Roanoke, Virginia. Two million gallons fresh water changing constantly."
PC 139.81 Roanoke County Courthouse
"Roanoke County Courthouse, Salem, Virginia. Roanoke County was established on March 230, 1838. The first courthouse was erected in 1841 (on site of the present courthouse). The present courthouse was built in 1909, added onto in 1949 and partially…
PC 139.116 Roanoke College
"Library, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia"
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…
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.
HNWR060
Steam Engine No. 130, a Class K-2A locomotive.
HNWR083
The Pocahontas moves east through Blue Ridge, Virginia pulled by Diesel No. 1014. The engine, though bearing the N&W name, was a diesel originally belonging to the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac. By the late 1950s, as the N&W was…
BM 061 Back Creek High School
Back Creek High School. Pictured are: Teachers Grant McGhee, Elsie Kennedy and Ann Hogan McGhee, George Beach, Paul Ferguson, Bowman Ferguson, Clifton Grisso, Wilson Moser, Edwin Garner, Aaron Martin, Clayton Tinnell Sr., Kenneth Grisso, Carl Wade,…
BM 097 Back Creek Students
Back Creek School students. Pictured are Principal Grant McGee, teacher Ann Hogan, who later married McGee. All others unidentified.
BM 178
Students and teachers in front of Back Creek School.
SR076 Main Street
W.G. Ronk took the picture that produced this card of turn-of-the-century Main Street, which James Simpson originally called Roanoke Street. The street was only a few blocks long when first developed, running from present-day Colorado Street to…
SR106 J.C. Langhorne Home
James C. Langhorne was prominent in the formation of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, helped develop Lake Spring Park, served on the Salem Town Council, and operated several business enterprises.
PC 114.5 Hollins College
"Campus scene-Hollins College near Roanoke, Virginia. This picture shows Pleasants Hall (science building), was founded in 1842 by Charles Lewis Cocke."
PC 115.7 Burrell Memorial
"Burrell Memorial Hospital, founded in 1914 by Drs. L.C. Downing, J.B. Claytor, Sr., J.H. Roberts, W.S. Williman, and J.S. Cooper and named in honor of Dr. I.D. Burrell, Physicial-Pharmacist, was reconstructed in 1955 and is a voluntary,…
The Black Swan 1955
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1958
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1959
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1960
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1936
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1937
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1939
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1952
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1946
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1956
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
The Black Swan 1957
The Black Swan is the annual for William Byrd High School.
Colonel 1940
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.
Beehive 1936
Beehive was the annual for William Fleming High School until 1937 when the title was changed to Colonel.
Colonel 1937
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1944
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1946
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1947
The Colonel is the annual of William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1949
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1950
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1951
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1952
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1953
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1954
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1955
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1956
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1957
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1958
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1959
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1960
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1961
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1962
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1963
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1964
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1965
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1966
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1967
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1968
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1971
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1972
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Beehive 1935
Beehive was the annual for William Fleming High School until 1937 when the title was changed to Colonel.
Colonel 1942
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1941
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1943
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1945
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1973
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1974
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1975
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1976
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1977
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1978
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1979
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1980
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1981
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1982
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1983
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Colonel 1984
The Colonel is the annual for William Fleming High School.
Ruffner Rock 1971
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1972
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1973
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1974
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1978
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1975
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1976
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1977
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School
Ruffner Rock 1979
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
Ruffner Rock 1980
The Ruffner Rock was the annual for William Ruffner Middle School.
A Guide to the Horton-Goodykoontz Genealogy Collection
The collection includes genealogical information and family photographs related primarily to the Horton and Goodykoontz Families. The information is well-organized and well-documented. It includes copies of bible records, newspaper articles, and…
PC 92.1 Barn Dinner Theatre
"Roanoke's first dinner theatre in the round, "The Barn", a Howard D. Wolfe production of old atmosphere, gourmet food, cocktails and the best of Broadway. Presenting nightly, year 'round to those who know the state's most attractive entertainment."
A Guide to the Williamson Road Woman's Club Collection
The collection consists of one record storage box and three flat storage boxes. It is located in the Special Collections of the Virginia Room.
The collection includes club-related documents from its founding in 1952 through its dissolution in 2005.…
The collection includes club-related documents from its founding in 1952 through its dissolution in 2005.…
A Guide to the Woman's Club of Roanoke Collection
The collection consists of club yearbooks spanning from the 1920s through the 1970s (not inclusive), which were given to the library over the years by various donors, and a club scrapbook for the years 1962-64, which had been in the possession of…
Presidents 1973-1974
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1974-1975
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1975-1976
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1976-1977
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1977-1978
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1978-1979
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1979-1980
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1980-1981
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1981-1982
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School
Presidents 1982-1983
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1984
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1985
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Presidents 1986
The Presidents is the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School.
Wilsonian 1954
The Wilsonian was the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School. Later editions were called the Presidents.
Wilsonian 1961
The Wilsonian was the annual for Woodrow Wilson Junior High School. Later editions were called the Presidents.
PC 139.1 Andrew Lewis
"Andrew Lewis High School, Salem, Virginia"
SR174 Veterans Administration
The VA facility erected structures such as the nurses’ home to house medical staff. The first patients were admitted on April 23, 1935. Some of the patients, as a form of therapy, actually conducted farming operations on the grounds of the…
A Guide to the Typescripts of the Roanoke District of the Virginia Writer's Project.
This guide of the Works Progress Administration Records consists primarily of typed manuscripts about historical topics of local interest written from 1936 to 1942. While the primary focus is on the city and county of Roanoke, several documents…
YMCA 001
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Loudon Avenue Christian Church
Loudon Avenue Christian Church
YMCA 002
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Lucy Addison High School Band at Victory Stadium.
Lucy Addison High School Band at Victory Stadium.
YMCA 003
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 004
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 005
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 006
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Parade to Loudon Avenue Christian Church
Parade to Loudon Avenue Christian Church
YMCA 008
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 009
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 011
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Lucy Addison High School Football game at Victory Stadium.
Lucy Addison High School Football game at Victory Stadium.
YMCA 012
William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
YMCA 013
William A. Huntun Branch YMCA
YMCA 014
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of Photograph: "With complements of your President, M. H. Means."
Back of Photograph: "With complements of your President, M. H. Means."
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Boys playing table tennis.
Boys playing table tennis.
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet, October 30, 1958."
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet, October 30, 1958."
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Father and Son Banquet
Father and Son Banquet
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Dr. Harry Penn, center, holding glass.
Dr. Harry Penn, center, holding glass.
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African American Baseball Team
African American Baseball Team
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Group photograph in front of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Group photograph in front of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
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Noel C. Taylor, at podium.
Back of photograph: "Golden Anniversary, High Street Baptist Church."
Noel C. Taylor, at podium.
Back of photograph: "Golden Anniversary, High Street Baptist Church."
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Dr. Harry T. Penn, third from left.
Dr. Harry T. Penn, third from left.
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of photograph: "1967 Father and Son Banquet, father and son who look alike."
Back of photograph: "1967 Father and Son Banquet, father and son who look alike."
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of photograph: " Father and Son Banquet."
Back of photograph: " Father and Son Banquet."
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Dr. Harry Penn on right and Dr. F. W. Claytor on far right, seated.
Dr. Harry Penn on right and Dr. F. W. Claytor on far right, seated.
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William A. Hunton Branch YMCA
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet."
Back of Photograph: "Father and Son Banquet."
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Back of Photograph: " Father and Son Banquet, November 19, 1957, Star City Auditorium, 6:30 pm."
Back of Photograph: " Father and Son Banquet, November 19, 1957, Star City Auditorium, 6:30 pm."
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RNC 65 2nd Street
Looking north on 2nd Street NE. Lick Run is the stream at right. Extreme right is the location of I581.
RNC 72 2nd Street
Looking north on 2nd Street just beyond Patton Avenue..
RNC 130 2nd Street
Looking north on 2nd Street NE.
RNC 66 2nd Street
Looking north on 2nd Street NE at the intersection with Patton Avenue.
RNC 120 6th Street SE
Looking north on 6th Street SE from Tazewell Avenue.
RNC 17 Windsor Apartments
Apartments located at 2049 Windsor Avenue at the corner of Brunswick Street.
RNC 94 Avon Road
Looking north on Avon Road at the intersection with Sherwood Avenue.
RNC 29 GW Copenhaver
Vacant storefront on Williamson Road between Church Avenue and Kirk Avenue. The building was once occupied by blacksmith G.W. Copenhaver. The site is now a parking lot.
RNC 37 Carvins Cove Dam
Carvins Cove Dam shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.
RNC 38 Carvins Cove Dam
Carvins Cove Dam shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.
RNC 147 Carvins Cove Dam
Carvins Cove Dam Shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.
RNC 148 Carvins Cove Dam
Carvins Cove Dam Shortly after completion. The reservoir would not be complete until the 1940s.
RNC 132 Church and 2nd
Buildings once located at 2nd Street and Church Avenue where the Commonwealth Building stands today.
RNC 81 Church Avenue
Looking east on Church Avenue from the 100 block.
RNC 60 Church Avenue
Demolition of St. John's Episcopal and a house on Church Avenue to make way for the post office.
RNC 52 Church Avenue
Commerce Street School being razed to make room for the post office. Greene Memorial United Methodist Church can be seen in background.
RNC 139 Commerce Street School
Demolition of the Commerce Street School, also known as the First Ward School.
RNC 10 Fire Station 7
The original Fire Station 7, located at 1742 Memorial Avenue.
RNC 50 Franklin Road
A view of the 200 block of Franklin Road, where the Verizon building sits today. First Baptist Church can be seen over the buildings at left. The building on the right with the round portion was the original First Baptist Church.
RNC 84 Gregory Avenue
Gregory Avenue at the intersection with 2nd Street NE.
RNC 16 Heironimus
John Nolen's plans for the City of Roanoke on display in the windows of Heironimus.
RNC 55 Patrick Henry
The Patrick Henry Hotel.
RNC 56 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street from Campbell Avenue.
RNC 42 Jefferson Street
Looking north on Jefferson Street from Elmwood Park.
RNC 101 Jefferson Street
Home formerly located at 815 S. Jefferson Street.
RNC 5 Mick or Mack
Mick or Mack, formerly located at 310 2nd Street.
RNC 118 Mill Mountain
A view of Mill Mountain from Old Southwest.
RNC 47 Monticello
Side view of Monticello.
RNC 152 WWI Monument
This monument was erected in 1925 by the Margaret Lynn Lewis Chapter of the DAR to honor Roanoke soldiers who served in World War I. It is located in Argonne Circle on King George Avenue.
RNC 80 WWI Monument
This monument was erected in 1925 by the Margaret Lynn Lewis Chapter of the DAR to honor Roanoke soldiers who served in World War I. It is located in Argonne Circle on King George Avenue.
RNC 146 Municipal Building
View of the Municipal Building from 2nd Street and Campbell Avenue.
RNC 51 Municipal Building
A view of the municipal building from the YMCA.
RNC 73 N&W Underpass
One-lane road under a Norfolk & Western underpass through which traffic accessing 460 East would pass.
RNC 39 N&W Freight Station
Lots for sale in front of the Norfolk & Western freight station on Norfolk Avenue.
RNC 3 N&W Salvage
Norfolk & Western Salvage Warehouse, formerly located at 201 Campbell Avenue SE.
RNC 15 Norfolk Avenue
A view of Norfolk Avenue includes Bannister's Place (a boarding house) and HC Barnes Pharmacy. Buildings were located roughly where the Wells-Fargo Tower is today.
RNC 86 Orange Avenue
Driving could be a challenge on Orange Avenue in its early days. View is looking west near Gainsboro Road.
RNC 150 Orange Avenue
Orange Avenue, exact location unknown.
RNC 24 Memorial Avenue
Streetcar tracks on the 700 block of Memorial Avenue.
RNC 18 Quick Way
Quick Way convenience store, located at 2209 Brandon Avenue.
RNC 40 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.
RNC 64 Commerce Street School Site
A nearly gone Commerce Street or First Ward School. The school stood at Church Avenue and 2nd Street and was razed to make way for the post office.
RNC 63 Commerce Street School Site
A nearly gone Commerce Street or First Ward School. The school stood at Church Avenue and 2nd Street and was razed to make way for the post office.
RNC 2 Highland Park School
Highland Park Elementary School, located at 1212 5th Street.
RNC 11 Roanoke High School
Roanoke High School was formerly located on the northeast corner of Church Avenue and 3rd Street where the Noel C. Taylor Municipal building stands today.
RNC 41 Big Oak Filling Station
Big Oak Filling Station was located around the 2500 block of Williamson Road.
RNC 4 Shenandoah
Austin & Martin Auto Repair, formerly located at 223 Shenandoah Avenue NW.
RNC 9 St. Andrews
St. Andrews Catholic Church.
RNC 54 Jefferson Theatre
Jefferson Theatre, formerly located at 417 S. Jefferson Street.
RNC 70 Tinker Creek
A view of Tinker Creek.
RNC 85 Tinker Mountain
A view of Tinker Mountain.
RNC 8 Wilson & Company
Wilson & Company, seen in the foreground, was a wholesale meat company. It was located at 312 Campebell Avenue SE. Hotel Roanoke and N&W General Offices can be seen in background.
RNC 117 Woodlawn Avenue
Woodlawn Avenue at the intersection with Montgomery Avenue.
CPC 1 Goodwin Home
Rose arbor on the porch of the Thompson Goodwin home, once located in Orchard Hill. Orchard Hill, also known as "Official Hill" was located in the area where Community Hospital stands today.
CPC 100 Hanover Avenue
Looking west on Hanover Avenue from 10th Street.
CPC 10a 4th Street
View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.
CPC 10b 4th Street
View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.
CPC 10c 4th Street
View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.
CPC 10d 4th Street
View of 4th Street NE. Northside Filling Station was located at 1201 4th, roughly where the post office is located today.
CPC 11 Raleigh Tavern
Raleigh Tavern, Roanoke's first hotel, was located on Lynchburg (Orange) Avenue NE. Built in the early 1800s and long known as Pate's Tavern, it was a popular stopping-place on the north-south stages or on the road from Lynchburg west to Seven Mile…
CPC 12 Graybar Electric
Storefront of Graybar Electric Company, formerly located at 603 Salem Avenue.
CPC 128 4th Street
A view of 4th Street NE in the Gilmer School area. Exact location unknown.
CPC 13 2nd Street
Sign at intersection of 2nd Street NE and unknown cross street.
CPC 14c Riverside Park
People sitting on the knoll overlooking the pool in Riverside Park.
CPC 14b Riverside Park
Pool at Riverside Park
CPC 14a Riverside Park
Pool at Riverside Park
CPC 16 Orange Avenue
Looking east from about the 1100 block of Lynchburg (Orange) Avenue.
CPC 17 Wasena Bridge
A view of Wasena Bridge from Riverside Boulevard.
CPC 18 Dale and 8th
Structures once located at the corner of Dale Avenue and 8th Street.
CPC 19 Mill Mountain
Looking south from atop Mill Mountain.