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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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Construction of the Roanoke Times & World News building located at the corner of 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW.

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Construction of the Roanoke Times & World News building located at the corner of 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW.

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The Roanoke Times & World News building located at 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW. Although it has gone through changes over the years, the building is still used by the Times.

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Construction of the Roanoke Times & World News building located at 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW.

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Construction of the Roanoke Times & World News building located at 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW.

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Construction of the Roanoke Times & World News building located at 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW.

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Construction of the Roanoke Times & World News building located at 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW.

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Construction of the Roanoke Times & World News building located at 2nd Street and Salem Avenue SW.

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The Times-World Building on Campbell Avenue.

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The Roanoke Times was the first daily paper in Roanoke, having been started by M.A. Claytor in 1886. In 1909, the Times was purchased by J. B. Fishburn, Edward L. Stone, and W.S. Battle and became the Roanoke Times, Incorporated. The Times…

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The Times Building (left) and J.M. Oakey Funeral Home once occupied the buildings located at 122-124 Campbell Avenue SW.

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The building at 17 Campbell Avenue SW once housed the Evening World offices.
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