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1. 1958 Aerial Photo of Rockydale Quarries - A black and white aerial photograph of Rockydale Quarries at its current location on Old Rocky Mount Road. The photo was taken in 1958, prior to the construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

   2006.31.4

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Blue Ridge Heritage Walking stick - Wooden walking stick with leather strap and rubber tip. "Blue Ridge Heritage Walking Stick" on the side.

   1998.08.44

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Blue Ridge Parkway - The First 50 Years - 1985

   Book cover for "Blue Ridge Parkway - The First 50 Years," a pictoral history book published in 1985 by longtime park historian Harley E. Jolley. Reproduced from the original in the possession of Kaye Anne Davis Aikins.

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Booklet - 1959(revised)

   A 16-page booklet in soft-cover titled "Mountain Farm Trail" located at Humpback Rocks on the Blue Ridge Parkway published (revised edition) by the Eastern National Park and Monument Association under the U.S. Department of the Interior. Humpback Rocks is a massive greenstone outcrop near the peak of Humpback Mountain with a summit elevation of 3,080 feet. The rock is so named for the visual effect of a "hump" it creates on the western face of t...

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Connie Hildreth - A black and white photograph of Connie Hildreth holding a Roanoke Valley travelers brochure featuring the Blue Ridge Parkway.

   1990.69.891

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - November/December 2010

   Historical Society of Western Virginia November/December 2010 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the museum's History is Served luncheon with Jon Meechum, Fantasyland, Breakfast with Santa, November's Kegley Lecture with David Hill, December's Kegley lecture with Vaughan Webb on Shaping Appalachian Music, a Richmond day trip, and news from the Virtual Museum a...

   Record Type: Archive

   
7. Historical Society of Western Virginia Newsletter - September/October 2010

   Historical Society of Western Virginia September/October 2010 newsletter. Newsletter includes highlights of the Museums and Historical Society activities. The newsletter talks about the museum's two separate upcoming tours to the Blue Ridge Parkway and Danville, as well as upcoming exhibits and events, including the Flood of 85 exhibit, War & Pieces - a lecture by Navona Hart, a lecture on tips for finding, documenting, and protecting cemeteri...

   Record Type: Archive

   
8. Mabry Mill - Black and photograph of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club at Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway in 1947.

   2011.50.06

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Mabry Mill - Photograph of Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Lower portion of photograph has "Mabry Mill" and "Stephenson".

   1990.69.003

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Mabry Mill - Visitors to Mabry Mill in Floyd County will discover restorers moved the building back from the Blue Ridge Parkway as the original building was too close to the roadway as construction got underway in the 1930s.

    1990.69.1124

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Mabry Mill in the fall - Color photograph of Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the fall.

    1990.69.004

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Map of Botetourt County Primary and Secondary Highway Systems - January 1, 1965

    An 18" x 23" Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Highways map depicting the primary and secondary highway systems in Botetourt County, Virginia. The map, dated January 1, 1965, is priced at 10 cents. The front has an illustration of the seal of the Commonwealth, and lists "District Engineer, Salem, Virginia" and "Resident Engineer, Salem, Virginia". The map shows the location of Botetourt County to the rest of the counties in the Commonwealth...

    Record Type: Archive

    
13. "Merry Christmas Happy New Year" - December 1951

    Vol. IV No., 11 of the Roanoke Record, December 1951, published monthly by the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce. The holiday edition showcases the Santa Claus Bowl and the players

    Record Type: Archive

    
14. Nearing Smart View Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway - A black and white photograph at Smart View on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia near Milepost 154.5. There is a 500 acre recreational area at this location with picnic facilities and hiking trails. Parkway construction began in the 1930's and was generally completed by the mid 1960's. This is one of several photographs taken on a Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce tour in 1956. "Nearing Smart View Park, Virginia" is handwritten in the margin beneath the Image.

    1998.24.565

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Program - April 3 through 7, 1967

    A one-page program titled "Entertainment for the FORTIETH SPRING CONGRESS." This program outlines lunches, banquets, day-trips, etc., hosted by the ladies associated with Gill Memorial Foundation The events occurred at Hotel Roanoke in 1967.

    Record Type: Archive

    
16. Sweet Annie Hollow from the Blue Ridge Parkway - A black and white photograph of Sweet Annie Hollow on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Floyd County, Virginia, near Milepost 138.5. The 470 mile parkway follows the Blue Ridge Mountains and at this location is at the mountain crest. Parkway construction began in the 1930's and was generally completed by the mid 1960's. This is one of several photographs taken on a Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce tour in 1956. "Sweet Annie Hollow, Virginia" is handwritten in the margin beneath the Image.

    1998.24.563

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. The Blue Ridge Parkway south of Roanoke, Virginia - A black and white photograph of the Blue Ridge Parkway south of Roanoke, Virginia. Parkway construction began in the 1930's and was generally completed by the mid 1960's. This is one of several photographs taken on a Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce tour in 1956. "High Road to the Wilderness, south of Roanoke,Virginia" is handwritten in the margin beneath the Image.

    1998.24.566

    Record Type: Photo

    
18. The Lynn Cove Viaduct on the Blue Ridge Parkway - A color photograph of the Lynn Cove Viaduct on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Grandfather Mountain north of Asheville, North Carolina. Parkway construction began in the 1930's and was generally completed by the mid 1960's. The viaduct in this photograph, which appears to be superimposed on the image, was not completed until 1987.

    1998.24.567

    Record Type: Photo