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1. circa 1925

   A scrapbook of images of Roanoke area businesses on postcards, circa 1925.

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2. Account of Riot - September 20, 1893

   An eight-page eye witness account, threat letter, summons, and notice of committee appointment relating to the riot and lynching of 1893 in Roanoke, Virginia.

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3. Bank Journal of 1879 Found - 1940

   Newspaper clipping from the Roanoke World News highlighting the the discovery of an 1879 bank journal from the Bank of Virginia, Big Lick. Kent Sink found the 756 page journal in the basement of the Mick or Mack warehouse on Second St and Norfolk Ave while doing some carpentry work. The Bank of Virginia, Big Lick, dissolved prior to 1882, when the First National Bank of Roanoke opened, but between 1879 and its dissolution, the bank dealt with...

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4. Campbell Ave & Jefferson Street looking west - This photo is part of the Roanoke Beautification Project. It is a copy of 1964.42.8. It shows the view of Campbell west from the intersection with Jefferson, but with the streetcar lines and overhead wires removed from the photo. The cornices of the buildings have also been altered.

   1964.42.4

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5. Delevan Bates February 11, 1896 letter - February 11, 1896

   Bates writes that he received Bernard's correspondence and makes the comment that Northern writers have flooded the country with literature on the Civil War, and it was nice to read the Southern view. When Bernard's second volume is on the market he will not hesitate to order a copy. Bates hopes Bernard has not forgotten his suggestion to use plenty of illustrations. He encloses a registrar of the Kansas Commandery for 1892 where Bernard can retr...

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6. Delevan Bates Letter - July 9, 1892

   Lieutenant Bates (later a General) was appointed Colonel of the Thirtieth U.S. Colored Troops. Their first charge was made in front of Petersburg, and Bates led the colored division. Colonel Bates was shot through the head inside the Confederate lines. After the war (1873), he went West, and eventually became Mayor of Aurora, Nebraska. He also was vice-president of the First National Bank of Aurora. Bates informs Bernard that he thinks Colonel...

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7. Delevan Bates letter of August 29, 1892 - August 29, 1892

   Bates has corrected any errors in the proof and is returning the same. He is happy that his letter will appear (in War Talks) as it fills a place that no other does: "the preparation of the colored troops for the charge". He also encloses another picture of himself and of a couple of colored soldiers. He suggests that Bernard put in as many illustrations as he can, because everybody likes pictures. He knows illustrations cost money but he will be...

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8. Delevan Bates letter of August 31, 1892 - August 31, 1892

   In writing his article for Bernard, while describing the "Battle of the Crater", Bates mentioned Ransom's Brigade of North Carolina Troops. He stated that it might have been "Ramseur's". He asks Bernard to make the change if Ransom was not there but Ramseur was. He then states that if neither officer was in command of the troops that fired the volley in which he was shot, he asks Bernard to change the name to correspond to the facts. Bates believ...

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9. Development of Roanoke and its vicinity. - March 30, 1911

   "Development of Roanoke and its Vicinity" by Mr. Albert Phenis, General Staff Correspondent for the Manufacturers Record of Baltimore, Maryland.

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10. Dominion Solutions Calendar - circa 1989

    A calendar by Dominion Solutions featuring a color image on the cover and black and white photographs on the interior pages of Roanoke in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

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11. First National Bank - A black and white photograph of the interior of the First National Bank, located on the southwest corner of Jefferson Street and Campbell Avenue in Roanoke, Virginia, taken prior to remodeling in 1924. A small sign on the customer service counter reads "We make loans to individuals in all walks of life". Roanoke’s first "modern" bank building, constructed in 1913, is an example of Academic Classicism and reminds of the city’s history as a banking center. This is the print. For the negative, see Object ID 2001.24.2.

    1981.63.2

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12. First National Bank - A black and white photograph of the interior of the First National Bank, located on the southwest corner of Jefferson Street and Campbell Avenue in Roanoke, Virginia, taken prior to remodeling in 1924. This photograph shows the office work areas. Roanoke’s first "modern" bank building, constructed in 1913, is an example of Academic Classicism and reminds of the city’s history as a banking center. This is the print. For the negative, see Object ID 2001.24.3.

    1981.63.3

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13. First National Bank - Small sepia snapshot of a steel structure being built on a small dirt road between buildings. On the reverse is written in graphite: Steel Work sst National Bank from Salem Ave. Horse drawn wagon can be seen in the distance.

    2010.07.2

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14. First National Bank, circa 1910 - A black and white photograph of the First National Bank, taken circa 1910, at 101 South Jefferson Street (at the southwest corner of intersection of Jefferson Street and Salem Avenue) in Roanoke, Virginia. It was erected after the plans of Norfolk architect John Kevan Peebles. Following its completion in 1910, the granite and buff-colored-brick, seven-story building was called in a contemporary newspaper account a "Temple of Finance" in the "French Renaissance" style .This building was also known as the People's Federal Building and the Liberty Trust Company. A detailed description can be found on the website for Virginia Department of History Resources, www.dhr.virginia.gov/.

    1990.69.410

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15. First National Exchange Bank - New American Theater and Roanoke Theater flank First National Exchange Bank after 1926 merger of First National and National Exchange banks Cars like one road, young men on the sidewalk on the adjecent road

    1983.42.11

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16. Helianthus - Randolph Macon Woman's CollegeYearbook - 1911-1912

    Hevy textured leather yearbook with embossed 'Helianthus' in gold across the center front of the book, '12 is in the lower right corner. Several endpapers in black flank the inside covers, and a Mahood drawing has been adhered next to the cover page, which includes a handwritten notation 'Burhman, 1912' in the upper right of the page. Yearbook includes the four classes of the women's college, with the seniors in cap and gowns, group photos ...

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17. Henry S. Trout - A black and white photograph of Mr. Henry S. Trout seated at his desk in the President's office at the old First National Bank (Peoples Federal). The photograph was taken prior to 1926. Henry S. Trout was born in Roanoke County, Virginia on October 15, 1841. He served as a lieutenant in the Confederate Army, and was twice slightly wounded during the war. He served as president of First National Bank for nearly 30 years, served as President of Roanoke Gas and Water Company, and served eight years in the Virginia Legislature. He was a member of the House of Delegates from 1877 to 1881 and represented the district of the county and city of Roanoke and counties of Montgomery and Craig from 1882 to 1886 in the State Senate. He served one term as Mayor of Roanoke from July 1,1892 to June 30, 1894.

    2007.43.1

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18. History Roanoke Police Dept. - 1915

    History of the Roanoke Police Department, published by the Union Printing and Manufacturing Company, Inc, out of Roanoke in 1915. Book recounts the full history of the department, with portraits of individuals who worked for the force, or individuals that worked with the fire department or other emergency services. Ad on the front inside of the cover is for electricity and wiring homes for electricty through the Roanoke Railway and Electric C...

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19. History Roanoke Police Dept. - 1915-1916

    History of the Roanoke Police Department, published by the Union Printing and Manufacturing Company, Inc, out of Roanoke in 1915. Book recounts the full history of the department, with portraits of individuals who worked for the force, or individuals that worked with the fire department or other emergency services. Ad on the front inside of the cover is for electricity and wiring homes for electricty through the Roanoke Railway and Electric C...

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20. Interior of First National Bank Building aka Liberty Trust Building - A black and white photograph of the interior of First National Bank Building (also known as Liberty Trust Building) at the southwest corner of the intersection of Campbell Avenue and Jefferson Street.

    1981.37.3

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