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1. Envelope containing photographs etc. of May Day at Virginia College 1916-1923. - 1916-1923

   Front of envelope containing photographs, negatives, programs, and a newspaper clipping regarding May Day scenes at Virginia College during 1916, 1920, 1921, 1922, and 1923. Notations on the front of the envelope provide this information as well as the word "Buckner's". The reference is to Mary Buckner and Elizabeth Buckner who attended the college and participated in the May Day festivities during this era. Mary Buckner resided at 503 King Georg...

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Envelope containing photographs etc. of May Day at Virginia College in 1923. - 1923

   Front and back of envelope containing photographs and negatives regarding May Day scenes at Virginia College during 1923. The penciled notation "May Day" appears on the front of the envelope. The envelope carries the following printed address: "Roanoke Photo Finishing Co. (associated with Roanoke Cycle Company) Roanoke, Va." along with the suggestion that you should "cover the walls of your den with pictures of enjoyable outings you have snap...

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3. Envelope containing photographs of Mary Morris and Margaret Morris, participants in May Day events at Virginia College and Hollins College in 1916. - 1916

   Front and back of envelope containing photographs of Mary Buckner and Margaret Buckner, who were participants in May Day events at Virginia College and Hollins College, respectively, during 1916. The penciled notation "Mary Morris" appears on the front of the envelope because she later became the wife of Barton W. Morris. The penciled notation "Good" appears on the back of the envelope. The Buckner girls resided at 503 King George Avenue, Roanok...

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4. Melrose Athletic Club Baseball Team - Photograph of the Melrose Athletic Club baseball team. The typewritten caption on the reverse of the image reads as follows: "Melrose's baseball team of 1905 is pictured with coach, score keeper and what appears to be their mascot (standing before player second from left)". Handwritten notes at the bottom margin of the photograph are illegible. A similar photograph entered into the museum's collection as Object ID # 1983.42.38 describes this as the 1901-1902 team. The photograph was probably taken at the front door of one of the Roanoke Cycle Co. shops which were located at 103 Campbell Avenue S.W. and 107 First Street S.W. in the City of Roanoke, Virginia. According to Raymond Barnes' "A History of the City of Roanoke" each ward was represented by a baseball team.

   1965.2.1

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Roanoke Photo Finishing Envelope - c. 1920s

   Negative envelope (A) for Roanoke Photo Finishing Company . Folded brown paper with green ink logo - inside is made of two envelopes along the short edge. The exterior of the envelope is decroated with geometric and Art Deco designs, with the advertisement of 'Developing, printing, enlarging, tinting, copying, and framing.' The interior of the envelope includes price lists, guarantees, ordering enlargements, as well as how to take a less blurry...

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6. Roanoke, Virginia: A City of Enterprise, Energy and Progress - 1922

   A history of Roanoke including various photographs and drawings of Roanoke City and the surrounding area, published in 1922 for the Roanoke Booster Club.

   Record Type: Archive

   
7. The Acorn, Spring 1923 - 1923

   Roanoke High School yearbook for 1923. Paperback cover in a mauve-eggplant color. Yearbook contains photographs of the senior class, with anecdotes, class prophecies, class superlatives, poems, stories, clubs, and advertisements.

   Record Type: Archive