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circa 1925
A scrapbook of images of Roanoke area businesses on postcards, circa 1925.
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Framed newspaper clippings from The Roanoke Times on photographs Tommy Firebaugh, Festival in the Park. Includes Firebaugh's photograph of the N&W class A #1218 steam engine crossing the James River in Glasgow, Virginia, in 1987.
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Afloat on the James - 1907
Small book, published for the 300 anniversary of the permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown. Published in 1907 by the Virginia Navigation Company, Richmond. The book talks about the different plantation homes, people, and attractions along the James River.
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Artillery Experiences at Petersburg & Elsewhere by Dr. Joseph W. Eggleston - January 3, 1895
Eggleston's letter is fragile, the paper is aged, and the edges are beginning to break off. The type is also very light. The letter was used as a talk given to the A. P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans, January 3, 1895. Eggleston's opening remarks mention that the current generation shows little interest in the events that occurred between 1861-1865. They are neglecting to preserve the history for future generations. But their children will ...
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Balcony Falls, James River - March 1874
Engraving of Balcony Falls, Virginia, by J.D. Woodward. Image is similar to 2020.01.03 , but contains more of the engraving than the previous entry. A standing man in a row boat pushes from the shore, his oar disappearing in the water. Image is from the magazine The Aldine.
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Beauregard at Drewry's Bluff & Petersburg - April 12, 1893
Johnson Hagood was born in South Carolina, educated at the South Carolina Military Academy (The Citadel), practiced law, and was a member of the state militia. He entered the Confederate service at the start of the Civil War and in 1862 was ranked as a Brigadier General. In early 1864 he was in charge of the Seventh Military District of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, commanded by Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard. When Beauregard wa...
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Bedford is link in area's rich railroad heritage - February 11, 2004
Article in the Bedford Bulletin about Bedford's first Railroad Day dinner which was held in conjunction with Bedford County's 250th anniversary celebration. The article covers highlights of a speech by Lewis Newton about the history of the railroad in the area and mentions that O. Winston Link photographs were on display at the dinner.
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Bedford is link in area's rich railroad heritage - February 11, 2004
Article in the Bedford Bulletin about Bedford's first Railroad Day dinner which was held in conjunction with Bedford County's 250th anniversary celebration. The article covers highlights of a speech by Lewis Newton about the history of the railroad in the area and mentions that O. Winston Link photographs were on display at the dinner.
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Bedford is link in area's rich railroad heritage - February 11, 2004
Article in the Bedford Bulletin about Bedford's first Railroad Day dinner which was held in conjunction with Bedford County's 250th anniversary celebration. The article covers highlights of a speech by Lewis Newton about the history of the railroad in the area and mentions that O. Winston Link photographs were on display at the dinner.
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Captain C. T. Allen at Fort Harrison. - 1894 (approximate)
The first image indicates a chapter number that Bernard wrote down, and the name Captain C. T. Allen. This is the only indication that the letter was written by Allen. The notation is written on scrap paper that Bernard used and is on the reverse of an old legal transcript. The actual first page of the letter has been glued to another page and the page number is not visible. The content appears to be in Bernard's handwriting. In September o...
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Closing Days of the Army of Northern Virginia by William Mahone - July 25, 1895
Bernard has cut and pasted the first two pages of Mahone's transcribed letter, and has inserted a biography of Mahone, along with a third page (inserted by Bernard) to finish the biography. The letter then continues for 29 pages, where at the bottom of the page an addendum is inserted. The last two pages are by Bernard. Mahone was born in Southhampton County on December 1, 1826; he was educated at VMI, graduating in 1847. He taught school for ...
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Cockade City's Surrender by J. P. Williamson - June 17, 1894
The first four pages are newspaper strips that have been glued to scrap paper. The paper is from Bernard's old legal cases; the typing on the reverse is visible through the paper. At the bottom of the first page is a biography, written by Bernard, of Mr. Williamson. Inserted between the cut newspaper articles are photo images that are referred to within the text. Following the first four pages are four pages, titled "Addendum", that pertain to an...
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Elmodam Nathaniel Poarch letter on Malvern Hill/Second Manassas - November 9, 1895
The full image of the letter by Poarch is split in half, as the paper is folded in the middle. Image one is actually pages 7 and 1, followed by pages 4 and 2, 8 and 3 and ends with 5 and 6. The half that is page 1 has aged so that it is hard to read. The last image is a note sheet written by George Bernard. Three battles are mentioned "The Seven Days (25 June-1 July, 1862)," "Malvern Hill (1 July, 1862) ",and "Second Manassas (29 August-30 August...
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Fight at Malvern Hill - Article written by George S. Bernard - September 23, 1897
This article, printed in the September 26, 1887 issue of the Petersburg Index Appeal, was written by George S. Bernard on September 23, 1887. The newspaper is in pieces and some lines can not be read. The article is very detailed. Many paragraphs were taken from the reports of the officers (Northern and Southern) directly involved in the battle. To help summarize the article the names of the individuals who gave a report or relate their recoll...
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Forest & Stream Magazine, Vol LXX No. 14 - 1908
Forest & Stream Magazine - A Journal of Outdoor Life, Travel, Nature Study, Shooting, Fishing, and Yachting. Cover includes a photograph of several African Americans holding a line and hauling in a seine. Boats line the shore, as do small shacks. Magazine includes a number of advertisements and articles regarding outdoor life.
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Goshen Pass, James River
Engraving of Goshen Pass from Picturesque America at center of text. A man with a hunting rifle walks along the edge of a small rocky stream, framed by a mountain at right and trees at left. WLS signed in lower right corner of engraving.
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Goshen Pass, James River - July 17, 1871
Engraving of Goshen Pass from the magazine Every Saturday. A fanciful and oversized view of a river, trees, cliffsides and mountains. A small person sits on a path at a rocky outcropping, holding an umbrella over his or her head.
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Harper's Weekly, Vol. VIII No. 392 - 1864
Saturday July 2, 1864 edition of Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. Cover has an engraving of Robert E. Lee, with a brief biography of the gentleman, as well as a report oon General Sherman's Campagin. Interior of magazine has a number of engravings and other drawings of the Civil War.
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Harper's Weekly, Vol. VIII No. 399 - 1864
Saturday August 20, 1864 edition of Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. Cover has engravings and drawings of scenes from the American Civil War, plus an article 'Before Petersburg.' Interior of magazine is filled with more scenes from the Civil war
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Harper's Weekly, Vol. VI No. 291 - 1862
Saturday July 26, 1862 edition of Harper's Weekly: A Journal of Civilization. Cover of magazine has a number of engravings: Brigadier-General Daniel Butterfield, Brigadier-General Truman Seymore, and a few views of the Confederate iron clad 'Virginia'
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