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1. Casper Distillery corn whiskey bottle. - Corn whiskey bottle of clear fluted glass with a cork stopper. Etched on the bottle are the words: "VERY OLD CORN, CASPER, ROANOKE, VA., LOWEST PRICED WHISKEY HOUSE, WRITE FOR PRIVATE TERMS". According to "A History of Roanoke" by Raymond P. Barnes, the Casper Distillery was erected in 1906 when J. L. Casper purchased some of the old stockyard property on a hill later known as Casper's Hill. Mr. Casper and Associates constructed the Casper Distillery on the site of the former Stockyard Hotel on the north side of Route 460 just east of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. A big pipe passed over Old Hollins Road to carry slop from the distillery to feed cattle. The pure corn whiskey that was manufactured sold for $1.00 per quart, guaranteed five years old. If one cut an advertisement from the newspaper, an extra quart was given free with each purchase. The sweet mash whiskey sold for $.75 per quart and the distillery did a good business, particularly in West Virginia.

   1962.09.01

   Record Type: Object

   
2. Casper Distillery corn whiskey bottle. - Corn whiskey bottle of clear fluted glass with a cork stopper. Etched on the bottle are the words: "VERY OLD CORN, CASPER, ROANOKE, VA., LOWEST PRICED WHISKEY HOUSE, WRITE FOR PRIVATE TERMS". According to "A History of Roanoke" by Raymond P. Barnes, the Casper Distillery was erected in 1906 when J. L. Casper purchased some of the old stockyard property on a hill later known as Casper's Hill. Mr. Casper and Associates constructed the Casper Distillery on the site of the former Stockyard Hotel on the north side of Route 460 just east of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. A big pipe passed over Old Hollins Road to carry slop from the distillery to feed cattle. The pure corn whiskey that was manufactured sold for $1.00 per quart, guaranteed five years old. If one cut an advertisement from the newspaper, an extra quart was given free with each purchase. The sweet mash whiskey sold for $.75 per quart and the distillery did a good business, particularly in West Virginia.

   1964.62.01

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Davis road photo- 01/01/1915 - Railroad underpass on US 460 east of Roanoke, Virginia, near Caspar's Hill, showing the poor condition of the road. The photo is a part of series by George Davis, comissioned by Edward Stone, to show the poor condition of Roanoke streets. This series of photos can usually be identified by the presence of Davis's car in the scene.

   1990.69.1102

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Old Hollins Road (9th Avenue Northeast) - A George Davis photograph taken in Northeast Roanoke to show the poor condition of Roanoke streets. This photo is part of a series taken by Davis, commissioned by Edward Stone of Stone Printing to illustrate the poor condition of Roanokke streets.The engine on the tracks in the background bears the name of Vaughn Construction Co., Roanoke, Va. The large brick building is the Melrose Distilling Company,Rectifiers and Bottlers. The building on the hill advertises "Use Caspers' sweet mash whiskey". The car is George Davis's Buick coupe. This photograph is identical to the photograph entered in the History Museum Photograph Collection as Object ID 1990.69.1076.

   1990.69.1144

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Old Hollins Road (9th Avenue Northeast) - A George Davis photograph taken in Northeast Roanoke to show the poor condition of Roanoke streets. This photo is part of a series taken by Davis, commissioned by Edward Stone of Stone Printing to illustrate the poor condition of Roanokke streets.The engine on thre tracks in the background bears the name of Vaughn Construction Co., Roanoke, Va. The large brick building is the Melrose Distilling Company,Rectifiers and Bottlers. The building on the hill advertises "Use Caspers' sweet mash whiskey". The car is George Davis's Buick coupe.

   1990.69.1076

   Record Type: Photo