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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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Customers peruse the City Market.

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In the days before trucks were ubiquitous, farmers brought their goods to the City Market in buckboards, carts, and Conestoga wagons.

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The McGuire Building and Market Square.

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The Market Building appears largely unchanged today from when it was built in 1922.

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Roanoke's first Market Building. Built in 1886, it was replaced by the current Market Building in 1922.

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The McGuire Building, located at 1 Market Square, was built in 1914 and housed W. E. McGuire’s Farmers’ Supply Co. that sold buggies, wagons, fertilizer, seed, and other farm-related equipment and supplies. Tenants in this photo include A&P…

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The McGuire Building, located at 1 Market Square, was built in 1914 and housed W. E. McGuire’s Farmers’ Supply Co. that sold buggies, wagons, fertilizer, seed, and other farm-related equipment and supplies.

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Looking east on Campbell Avenue toward the Market Building from the roof of the Colonial American National Bank building.

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Union Lunch, formerly located in the area where the Market Building is today.

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Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Vendor stalls along Market Street on the City Market.

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Looking north on Market Street toward the Market Building.

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Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls along Market Square.

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A view of vendor stalls along Market Square.

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Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

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An unidentifed woman shops for flowers at the City Market.

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A view of Market Square.

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Looking north on Market Street toward Market Square.

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Looking north on Market Street.

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Mountain Top Orchards sells produce on the City Market,

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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An unidentified vendor prepares produce to sell on the City Market.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Vendors on the City Market,.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

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Vendors on the City Market.

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Vendors on the City Market

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Crumpacker Orchards on the City Market.

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Vendors on the City Market.

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" Market Sqaure, Roanoke, Virginia."

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Cows on market for a livestock auction.

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Cows on market for a livestock auction.

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Old city market. Looking toward Hotel Roanoke.

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Old City Market. Old assembly hall in background. Circa 1890.

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