Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
"One-Man Booster Movement Publicizes City With Stamps" |
Dates of Creation |
1964 |
Scope & Content |
One newspaper clipping from a Roanoke newspaper titled "One-Man Booster Movement Publicizes City With Stamps." The article outlines the efforts by George V. Kromer to advertise Roanoke as an All-America City by having stamps printed for free distribution. The stamps show Mill Mountain with the city of Roanoke at its feet. Also located on the stamps are an outline of the state of Virginia with a star marking the location of Roanoke, the slogan "The Star City of the South," Roanoke, Virginia printed in bold letters, the Shenandoah Valley, and the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
Year Range from |
1964 |
Year Range to |
1964 |
Subjects |
City Newspaper clippings |
Search Terms |
All America City Blue Ridge Mountains Mill Mountain Roanoke, Virginia Sewing Machine Exchange Shenandoah Valley Star City of the South |
People |
Kromer, George V. |
Collection |
History Museum of Western Virginia |
Imagefile |
003\19648713a.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Object ID |
1964.87.13a |
Extent of Description |
1 each, 4" x 6 1/2" newspaper clipping |