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Trouts Farm, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Trouts Farm, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Public domain photograph of a historic place in Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lines of farmers waiting for cotton seed which they are buying cooperatively. Roanoke Farms, North Carolina

Lines of farmers waiting for cotton seed which they are buying coopera...

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower, junior size. Saturday's a holiday for most of the nation's small-fries, but to these youngsters of Roanoke, Virginia, it's fat collection day. As part of their junior commando activities, these boys and girls collect all fats and greases from local housewives during the week, and turn it over to school authorities on Saturday. From here, the fats are sent to a rendering plant where precious glycerin will be derived from it

Manpower, junior size. Saturday's a holiday for most of the nation's s...

Public domain photograph of a post office building, postal service, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower, junior size. Too young to help? Not the youngsters of Roanoke, Virginia. They're out to win the war by gathering up every piece of scrap metal, every bit of worn-out rubber, and all waste fats and greases in the town

Manpower, junior size. Too young to help? Not the youngsters of Roanok...

Public domain photograph - United States during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower, junior size. The charge of the scrap brigade in Roanoke, Virginia includes such methods of collection as this pony cart. The patriotic and energetic youngsters of the town are making an all-out effort to corner every available piece of scrap in the city, so that their soldier and sailor brothers will have the shells, guns, and tanks with which to beat the Axis

Manpower, junior size. The charge of the scrap brigade in Roanoke, Vir...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Manpower, junior size. Notes from parents giving permission to their sons and daughters to join the Roanoke, Virginia junior army are received by teacher Doris Jordan. Now these newly appointed junior commandos are ready to collect scrap for victory

Manpower, junior size. Notes from parents giving permission to their s...

Public domain photograph of Virginia, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower, junior size. Discussing the best ways to collect the maximum of scrap from the neighborhood, Mrs. Bertha Traynham of Roanoke, Virginia finds that her young grandson is well informed about locations of the most productive garrets and cellars. An evangelist, Mrs. Traynham promises to help the drive by talking about it at her meetings

Manpower, junior size. Discussing the best ways to collect the maximum...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, civil rights movement, African Americans, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. Schedule board

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. Powder room

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bureau, office furniture, desk, chair, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Salem, Virginia

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke...

Significance: Building #6, designed and constructed by the Veterans Administration in 1934-1935, is significant on a national and local level in the areas of architecture, science and social history. The build... More

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Salem, Virginia

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke...

Significance: Building #6, designed and constructed by the Veterans Administration in 1934-1935, is significant on a national and local level in the areas of architecture, science and social history. The build... More

A. J. McDonald Homeplace, 103 West Roanoke Drive, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, GA

A. J. McDonald Homeplace, 103 West Roanoke Drive, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill...

Significance: The architectural style of this particular structure was typical for this period of history. The home was used as a personal residence until 1978, a rental house from 1978-1981 and a commercial bu... More

Fort Hill Farm, Mansion, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, Mansion, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turk...

Significance: The Fort Hill Mansion is an example of a post-bellum, rural "manor," built circa 1880 for John, eldest son of William H. Sims of Black Walnut Farm. The house displays the stylistic influences of ... More

Fort Hill Farm, Tobacco Barn, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, Tobacco Barn, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between...

Significance: This agricultural building is a contributing element of Fort Hill Farm. Survey number: HABS VA-1288-I

Fort Hill Farm, Stable, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, Stable, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turke...

Significance: This stable is a contributing element of Fort Hill Farm. Survey number: HABS VA-1288-L

Fort Hill Farm, 1 1/2-Story Cabin, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, 1 1/2-Story Cabin, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River be...

Significance: This building is a contributing element of Fort Hill Farm. Survey number: HABS VA-1288-E

Fort Hill Farm, Residence, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, Residence, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Tu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Fort Hill Farm, Four-Room Cabin, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, Four-Room Cabin, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River betw...

Significance: This building is a contributing element of Fort Hill Farm. Survey number: HABS VA-1288-D

Birds eye view of Roanoke City, Virginia

Birds eye view of Roanoke City, Virginia

Public domain photograph of historic place, landmark, 19th-century, vintage travel, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hobby Horse Farm, Hollins, Roanoke County, Virginia

Hobby Horse Farm, Hollins, Roanoke County, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fountain, historic landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Horton House, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Horton House, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: W.H. Horton. Near Fairview Cemetery. Was Old McClannahan place. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-81. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architectur... More

A black and white photo of a man and a dog, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a man and a dog, North Carolina. Farm Secur...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man holding a saw, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a man holding a saw, North Carolina. Farm S...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Barn on Roanoke Farms Project, North Carolina

Barn on Roanoke Farms Project, North Carolina

Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a roof, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a man sitting on a roof, North Carolina. Fa...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. Colored section

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. East wall

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. Interior I

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. General view of front

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The McArthur Memorial is housed in the city's nineteenth-century City Hall in Roanoke, Virginia

The McArthur Memorial is housed in the city's nineteenth-century City ...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass Rose window, hexagonal with Trinity symbol for New Chapel, First Baptist Church in Roanoke, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass Rose window, hexagonal with Trinity ...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Young spinner in Roanoke (Virginia) Cotton Mills. Said fourteen years old, but it is doubtful. See exterior photos and age comparisons in 2161 to 2163. Location: Roanoke, Virginia.

Young spinner in Roanoke (Virginia) Cotton Mills. Said fourteen years ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, workshop, workers, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A. J. McDonald Homeplace, 103 West Roanoke Drive, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, GA

A. J. McDonald Homeplace, 103 West Roanoke Drive, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill...

Significance: The architectural style of this particular structure was typical for this period of history. The home was used as a personal residence until 1978, a rental house from 1978-1981 and a commercial bu... More

A. J. McDonald Homeplace, 103 West Roanoke Drive, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, GA

A. J. McDonald Homeplace, 103 West Roanoke Drive, Fitzgerald, Ben Hill...

Significance: The architectural style of this particular structure was typical for this period of history. The home was used as a personal residence until 1978, a rental house from 1978-1981 and a commercial bu... More

[Design drawing for stained glass aisle memorial window for St. John's Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Virginia, with text "Our House Shall be Called a House of Prayer," showing pastel Christ with money-changers]

[Design drawing for stained glass aisle memorial window for St. John's...

Public domain image of watercolor painting from British-related collections, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

4533-39 Roanoke Parkway (Apartment Building), Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

4533-39 Roanoke Parkway (Apartment Building), Kansas City, Jackson Cou...

Significance: This building is one of nine two-story apartment buildings in the area of Roanoke Parkway that, together, present a unified urban streetscape that is enlivened by paired facades, interrelated cou... More

4533-39 Roanoke Parkway (Apartment Building), Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

4533-39 Roanoke Parkway (Apartment Building), Kansas City, Jackson Cou...

Significance: This building is one of nine two-story apartment buildings in the area of Roanoke Parkway that, together, present a unified urban streetscape that is enlivened by paired facades, interrelated cou... More

Fort Hill Farm, Mansion, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, Mansion, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turk...

Significance: The Fort Hill Mansion is an example of a post-bellum, rural "manor," built circa 1880 for John, eldest son of William H. Sims of Black Walnut Farm. The house displays the stylistic influences of ... More

Fort Hill Farm, North Shed, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, North Shed, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between T...

Significance: This building is a contributing element of Fort Hill Farm. Survey number: HABS VA-1288-G

Roanoke Municipal Building & Annex, 216 Campbell Avenue Southwest & 215 Church Avenue Southwest, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia

Roanoke Municipal Building & Annex, 216 Campbell Avenue Southwest & 21...

Significance: The Municipal Complex area (Courthouse, Municipal Building, Police Station, Jail, and Court Facility now being built) symbolize the steady growth and progress of the City. It also reflects the ce... More

"In Roanoke River." (after the capture of Plymouth N.C. Oct 31 '64)

"In Roanoke River." (after the capture of Plymouth N.C. Oct 31 '64)

Three steamships in the river. Signed lower left image, stylized monogram: HAM. Title inscribed below image. Inscribed on verso: H.A. Macomb. Fomerly attributed to Alfred R. Waud, with the call number DRWG/US -... More

[Bird's eye view, Roanoke, Virginia], Panoramic Photograph

[Bird's eye view, Roanoke, Virginia], Panoramic Photograph

H94839 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Stone Printing & Mnfg. Co.; June 3, 1907. Copyright claimant's address: Roanoke, Va. Title derived from copyright deposit records.

Hobby Horse Farm, Hollins, Roanoke County, Virginia

Hobby Horse Farm, Hollins, Roanoke County, Virginia

Public domain photograph of Virginia, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Raleigh Tavern, Roanoke County, Virginia

Raleigh Tavern, Roanoke County, Virginia

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s house, porch, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of a group of men, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of a group of men, North Carolina. Farm Securi...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A black and white photo of horses in a field, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of horses in a field, North Carolina. Farm Sec...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Farmer plowing. Roanoke County, Virginia

Farmer plowing. Roanoke County, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a farmer, 1930s, 20th-century dust bowl era, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wh...

Picryl description: Public domain image of bicyclist, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Information Photograph

A black and white photo of a group of people. Office of War Informatio...

Public domain photograph - United States during the 1930s and 1940s, Farm Security Administration, New Deal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower, junior size. Junior commando spirits ran high when children of all creeds and colors sang together the national anthem. Roanoke, Virginia school children took the initiative in mobilizing the first intensified junior commando organization to collect scrap for America's fighting forces

Manpower, junior size. Junior commando spirits ran high when children ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a school, preschool, children, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Manpower, junior size. What's a home without its sidewalk scrap pile? Junior commandos of Roanoke, Virginia see to it that each home has given enough scrap to make the scrap collectors monthly visit worthwhile. When the truck appears, every youngster in the neighborhood pitches in to help load it

Manpower, junior size. What's a home without its sidewalk scrap pile? ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of military vehicle, automobile, tractor truck, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Manpower, junior size. It takes a good right arm to collect all the household scrap that's needed for the nation's armaments, and these Roanoke, Virginia youngsters have just what it takes. Note the badge on the boy's collar; it reads "Lieutenant: Junior Commando Salvage Drive"

Manpower, junior size. It takes a good right arm to collect all the ho...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower, junior size. Soldiers without uniforms but determined home front fighters, nevertheless. These newly appointed junior commandos of Roanoke, Virginia, are so eager to get into the "scrap" that not even a heavy rain can stop them from work. They map plans for the distribution of leaflets on their block to inform housewives that the "Scrap for Victory" campaign is on

Manpower, junior size. Soldiers without uniforms but determined home f...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower, junior size. Too young to help? Not the youngsters of Roanoke, Virginia. They're out to win the war by gathering up every piece of scrap metal, every bit of worn out rubber, and all waste fats and greases in the town

Manpower, junior size. Too young to help? Not the youngsters of Roanok...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a rural farming landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, farmers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Manpower, junior size. The charge of the scrap brigade in Roanoke, Virginia includes such methods of collection as this pony cart. The patriotic and energetic youngsters of the town are making an all-out effort to corner every available piece of scrap in the city, so that their soldier and sailor brothers will have the shells, guns, and tanks with which to beat the Axis

Manpower, junior size. The charge of the scrap brigade in Roanoke, Vir...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Manpower, junior size. Johnny's got a man-sized job for the duration. His role in this war is a vital one, for every bit of household scrap must be collected to feed America's wartime steel furnaces. Like this Roanoke, Virginia youngster, boys and girls from coast to coast are organizing into squads to collect all available neighborhood scrap

Manpower, junior size. Johnny's got a man-sized job for the duration. ...

Public domain photograph related to Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A group of people standing around a bus. Office of War Information Photograph

A group of people standing around a bus. Office of War Information Pho...

Title and other information from caption sheet entry. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is a... More

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. To track

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. Baggage II

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Salem, Virginia

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke...

Significance: Building #6, designed and constructed by the Veterans Administration in 1934-1935, is significant on a national and local level in the areas of architecture, science and social history. The build... More

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Salem, Virginia

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke...

Significance: Building #6, designed and constructed by the Veterans Administration in 1934-1935, is significant on a national and local level in the areas of architecture, science and social history. The build... More

North River Canal System, Pedlar Gap Run Aqueduct, West side of Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Roanoke City, Virginia

North River Canal System, Pedlar Gap Run Aqueduct, West side of Buena ...

Significance: The North River Navigation represents a rare example of stone lock construction in Virginia, exhibiting remarkable similarities to earlier structures of the Potomac Canal at Great Falls, Virginia.... More

North River Canal System, Pedlar Gap Run Aqueduct, West side of Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Roanoke City, Virginia

North River Canal System, Pedlar Gap Run Aqueduct, West side of Buena ...

Significance: The North River Navigation represents a rare example of stone lock construction in Virginia, exhibiting remarkable similarities to earlier structures of the Potomac Canal at Great Falls, Virginia.... More

Fort Hill Farm, Stable, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, Stable, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turke...

Significance: This stable is a contributing element of Fort Hill Farm. Survey number: HABS VA-1288-L

Fort Hill Farm, South Shed, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, South Shed, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between T...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Design drawing for stained glass Great East window with many Christian symbols, Archangels and text "Life" for Christ Church in Roanoke, Virginia]

[Design drawing for stained glass Great East window with many Christia...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Roanoke Municipal Building & Annex, 216 Campbell Avenue Southwest & 215 Church Avenue Southwest, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia

Roanoke Municipal Building & Annex, 216 Campbell Avenue Southwest & 21...

Significance: The Municipal Complex area (Courthouse, Municipal Building, Police Station, Jail, and Court Facility now being built) symbolize the steady growth and progress of the City. It also reflects the ce... More

Sketch showing route of the Burnside expedition [to Roanoke Island, N.C., February 6, 1862]

Sketch showing route of the Burnside expedition [to Roanoke Island, N....

Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 317.12 From U.S. Congress. Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War. Supplemental report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, in two volumes. Suppleme... More

Mamie Witt. Runs one side in Roanoke Cotton Mills, Roanoke, Virginia She is twelve years old and helps support an able-bodied, dependent father. (see photo 2160). Location: Roanoke, Virginia.

Mamie Witt. Runs one side in Roanoke Cotton Mills, Roanoke, Virginia S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Horton House, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Horton House, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Public domain photograph of a historic place in Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Farm House (4 chimneys), Salem vic., Roanoke County, Virginia

Farm House (4 chimneys), Salem vic., Roanoke County, Virginia

Public domain photograph of a historic place in Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Trouts Farm, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Trouts Farm, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Public domain photograph of a historic place in Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Hobby Horse Farm, Hollins, Roanoke County, Virginia

Hobby Horse Farm, Hollins, Roanoke County, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fountain, historic landmark, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A couple of men standing on top of a wooden platform, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A couple of men standing on top of a wooden platform, North Carolina. ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A black and white photo of men working on wood, North Carolina. Farm Security Administration photograph

A black and white photo of men working on wood, North Carolina. Farm S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of industrial or agricultural worker, 1930s, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Manpower, junior size. "Who wants to be a junior commando?" teacher asks. Willing hands shoot up and eager voices cry "Yes!" Everyone in this Roanoke, Virginia class wants to be one of the thirty-million children banding together throughout the United States to form America's junior army, young fighters to collect scrap for ammunition

Manpower, junior size. "Who wants to be a junior commando?" teacher as...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, civil rights movement, African Americans, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

An old photo of a little girl holding a camera. Office of War Information Photograph

An old photo of a little girl holding a camera. Office of War Informat...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944... More

Manpower, junior size. "After this old tire's been done over, it will make twelve gas masks. Just think! You'll save the lives of twelve soldiers!" These fifth graders in the Gainsboro Elementary School in Roanoke, Virginia had been gathering scrap on their own, even before the junior commandos were organized there. Eagerly, they listen to teacher Nettie Traynham tell them that now--along with thirty-million other young Americans--they are part of America's junior army to collect scrap for our fighting men

Manpower, junior size. "After this old tire's been done over, it will ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classroom, college auditorium, school, students, teacher, teaching, studying, education, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Roanoke, Virginia. Trucks stopped for lunch along U.S. Highway Route no. 11

Roanoke, Virginia. Trucks stopped for lunch along U.S. Highway Route n...

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s Virginia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A sailor asleep on a bus enroute from Roanoke, Virginia to Washington, D.C.

A sailor asleep on a bus enroute from Roanoke, Virginia to Washington,...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a car, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. East and west facades

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a train station, railroad tracks, railway depot, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia. Main lobby

Roanoke station of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, Roanoke, Virginia...

Public domain photograph of train station, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Porch, cabins, and grounds at Virginia's Explore Park off the Blue Ridge Parkway, Roanoke, Virginia

Porch, cabins, and grounds at Virginia's Explore Park off the Blue Rid...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Norfolk and Western Railroad's coal-fired 4-8-4 Class J streamlined locomotive, built in Roanoke in 1950, is on display at the Museum of Transportation, Roanoke, Virginia

Norfolk and Western Railroad's coal-fired 4-8-4 Class J streamlined lo...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

In far-away Roanoke, Virginia, a miniature model of Elvis Presley's Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee

In far-away Roanoke, Virginia, a miniature model of Elvis Presley's Gr...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Ronald Webb, twelve year old doffer boy and Frank Robinson, seven year old who helps sweep and doff. Father is cardroom boss, Roanoke (Virginia) Cotton Mills. Location: Roanoke, Virginia

Ronald Webb, twelve year old doffer boy and Frank Robinson, seven year...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Mills. Hine no. 2159. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisio... More

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Salem, Virginia

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke...

Significance: Building #6, designed and constructed by the Veterans Administration in 1934-1935, is significant on a national and local level in the areas of architecture, science and social history. The build... More

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke Boulevard, Salem, Salem, Virginia

Roanoke Veterans Administration Hospital, Building No. 6, 1970 Roanoke...

Significance: Building #6, designed and constructed by the Veterans Administration in 1934-1935, is significant on a national and local level in the areas of architecture, science and social history. The build... More

Howbert House, 106 Salem Turnpike, Roanoke, Roanoke City, VA

Howbert House, 106 Salem Turnpike, Roanoke, Roanoke City, VA

1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: The Howbert House is architecturally significant as a rare example of log construction and is historically significant as record of German immigra... More

4533-39 Roanoke Parkway (Apartment Building), Kansas City, Jackson County, MO

4533-39 Roanoke Parkway (Apartment Building), Kansas City, Jackson Cou...

Significance: This building is one of nine two-story apartment buildings in the area of Roanoke Parkway that, together, present a unified urban streetscape that is enlivened by paired facades, interrelated cou... More

North River Canal System, Locks No. 4, West side of Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Roanoke City, Virginia

North River Canal System, Locks No. 4, West side of Buena Vista, Buena...

Significance: The North River Navigation represents a rare example of stone lock construction in Virginia, exhibiting remarkable similarities to earlier structures of the Potomac Canal at Great Falls, Virginia.... More

Fort Hill Farm, Cool Storage Shed, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, Cool Storage Shed, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River be...

Significance: This building is a contributing element of Fort Hill Farm. Survey number: HABS VA-1288-M

[Shag Shaughnessy, Roanoke Team, baseball card portrait]

[Shag Shaughnessy, Roanoke Team, baseball card portrait]

Baseball card title devised by Library staff. Issued by: American Tobacco Company. Forms part of: Baseball cards from the Benjamin K. Edwards Collection.

North River Canal System, Indian Gap Run Aqueduct, West side of Buena Vista, Buena Vista, Roanoke City, Virginia

North River Canal System, Indian Gap Run Aqueduct, West side of Buena ...

Significance: The North River Navigation represents a rare example of stone lock construction in Virginia, exhibiting remarkable similarities to earlier structures of the Potomac Canal at Great Falls, Virginia.... More

Fort Hill Farm, Four-Room Cabin, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River between Turkey & Caesar's Runs, Clover, Halifax County, Virginia

Fort Hill Farm, Four-Room Cabin, West of Staunton (Roanoke) River betw...

Significance: This building is a contributing element of Fort Hill Farm. Survey number: HABS VA-1288-D

Roanoke Municipal Building & Annex, 216 Campbell Avenue Southwest & 215 Church Avenue Southwest, Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia

Roanoke Municipal Building & Annex, 216 Campbell Avenue Southwest & 21...

Significance: The Municipal Complex area (Courthouse, Municipal Building, Police Station, Jail, and Court Facility now being built) symbolize the steady growth and progress of the City. It also reflects the ce... More

A young spooler in Roanoke (Virginia) Cotton Mills. Location: Roanoke, Virginia.

A young spooler in Roanoke (Virginia) Cotton Mills. Location: Roanoke...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory worker, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions. show less

Buena Vista, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Buena Vista, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Horton House, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Horton House, Roanoke, Roanoke County, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Roanoke Farms, North Carolina. 1930s public domain photograph.

Roanoke Farms, North Carolina. 1930s public domain photograph.

Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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