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1. 1913 Roanoke High School Football Team - Image #1 is a photograph of the state champion Roanoke High School football team in 1913. Mill Mountain and Roanoke Hospital (Roanoke Memorial Hospital) as well as the bridges crossing the Roanoke River can be seen in the background. The area was known for years as the "fairgrounds" as this was the venue for traveling fairs and circuses. This photograph also appears in the 1914 "Acorns of Roanoke", the school's yearbook. Handwritten notes setting forth the season schedule and scores on the reverse of the photograph mat are shown in image #2. Based on the notes and a review of the 1914 yearbook the team consisted of Sidney Spangler, left end, Clay Starkey, left tackle, Moss Noell, left guard, Frank Helvestine, center, Horace Wall, right guard, Allen Gibbons, right tackle, Warren "Pig"Hobbie, right end, Joe Engleby, quarterback and captain, George Engleby, left halfback, David Matson, fullback, and Tom Divers, right halfback. Substitutes were H. Bottomley, C. Schubert, B. Boyer, N. Webster, and J. Wright. Roanoke High School was the predecessor of Jefferson High School.

   1990.69.948

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. 1914 Roanoke High School Football Team - Image #1 is a photograph of the Roanoke High School football team in 1914. Mill Mountain and Roanoke Hospital (Roanoke Memorial Hospital) as well as the bridges crossing the Roanoke River can be seen in the background. The area was known for years as the "fairgrounds" as this was the venue for traveling fairs and circuses. This photograph also appears in the 1915 "Acorns of Roanoke", the school's yearbook. Handwritten notes setting forth the season schedule and scores on the reverse of the photograph mat are shown in image #2. Based on a review of the 1915 yearbook the team consisted of Howard Gibbons, left end, Robert Nelson, left tackle, Frank Helvestine, Jr., left guard, Harry Rosenbaum, center, Garth Clifford Boyer, right guard, Clay Starkey, right tackle, Warren Hobbie, right end, Lawrence Jennings, quarterback, Charles Shubert, left halfback, David Matson, fullback and captain, and George Engleby, right halfback. Roanoke High School was the predecessor of Jefferson High School.

   1990.69.946

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Booklet - circa 1966

   This booklet gives short and precise descriptions of the services and programs offered at Cherry Hill in the areas of community service, youth and adult education, exhibitions, and performing arts.

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Caricature Centennial Map of the Roanoke Valley - c. 1982

   Caricature Centennial Map of the Roanoke Valley, with advertising, characters, Roanoke's iconic landmarks, and more. People around the map give out facts about the 'All American City' from its history. Illustrated by Michael Salter and produced by David Lee and Wayne Ayers.

   Record Type: Archive

   
5. Downtown Roanoke Parade - Color photograph of Roanoke Memorial Hospital's mobile cat scan unit. Several staff members, or individuals representing Roanoke Memorial stand behind and around the unit in navy blue shirts, yellow shirts, and white knee socks. People mill around on the sidewalk behind the CT scanner, looking at something unrelated to the group in the photograph. Discarded hospital beds can be seen in the background. Printed on the reverse of the photograph in blue three times across the entire back of photograph is: Kodak / equipment used / to produce this picture / OCT 1984 / N9. Additionally, as a watermark on the reverse of the paper: This paper manufactured by Kodak.

   2018.24.30

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Nurse and polio patient - A black and white photograph of a nurse working with a polio patient in a Roanoke hospital, circa 1950s.

   1990.69.348

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Removal of Streetcar Rails and Ties, 1948 - A black and white photograph of six workmen removing the rail tracks of the Roanoke Railway and Electric Company between the Roanoke River and Roanoke Memorial Hospital in 1948.

   1964.53.3

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Roanoke Memorial Hospital-1924 - Roanoke Memorial Hospital as it appeared in 1924. The structure appears to be brick as opposed to the wooden building in 1990.69.1163. All the windows have awnings as the buildings probably do not have air conditioning in 1924. The Mill Mountain incline was still operating when this photo was taken and is seen to the west of the hspital..The road up MIll Mountain seen on the mountainside was started in 1924 and opened in 1925.

   1990.69.1164b

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Roanoke Memorial Hospital, circa 1970s - A black and white photograph of the front view of Roanoke Memorial Hospital's West Pavilion in Roanoke, Virginia. William Hamilton Flannagan was administrator of the hospital when the $15 million, 14-story West Pavilion was completed. The Roanoke Memorial Hospital sign was installed upon completion of the hospital, which was illuminated at night, and was a Roanoke landmark until it was replaced in 1999.

   1998.24.201

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. Roanoke Memorial Hospital, circa 1970s - A black and white photograph of the front view of Roanoke Memorial Hospital's West Pavilion in Roanoke, Virginia. William Hamilton Flannagan was administrator of the hospital when the $15 million, 14-story West Pavilion was completed. The Roanoke Memorial Hospital sign was installed upon completion of the hospital, which was illuminated at night, and was a Roanoke landmark until it was replaced in 1999.

    1990.69.729

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Roanoke Memorial Hospital, circa 1970s - A color photograph of the front view of Roanoke Memorial Hospital's West Pavilion in Roanoke, Virginia. William Hamilton Flannagan was administrator of the hospital when the $15 million, 14-story West Pavilion was completed. The Roanoke Memorial Hospital sign was installed upon completion of the hospital, which was illuminated at night, and was a Roanoke landmark until it was replaced in 1999.

    1998.24.202

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Roanoke Memorial Hospital's West Pavilion - A black and white photograph of the construction of Roanoke Memorial Hospital's West Pavilion, which was completed in 1971 in Roanoke, Virginia. The Roanoke Memorial Hospital sign was installed after the completion of the hospital and was illuminated at night, which was a Roanoke landmark until it was replaced in 1999.

    1998.24.224

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Shine: The Legacy of Roanoke's Advertising Men and Women - 2017

    Shine: The Legacy of Roanoke's Advertising Men and Women. A documentary dvd of the communications and advertising individuals who helped shape the Roanoke Valley through commercials, products, and the transformative power of ideas. Covering Valleydale, Lendy's Fried Chicken, Roanoke's iconic Mill Mountain Star, Advance Auto, Bill Davis and advertising Dr. Pepper, and more. the documentary features visual advertisements - billboards, print ad...

    Record Type: Archive

    
14. Towers Shopping Center - A black and white aerial photograph, dated November 1, 1961, of the newly opened Towers Shopping Center, located at Colonial Avenue and Brandon Avenue, in Roanoke, Virginia. The lower level is shown, facing Brandon Avenue. In the foreground is the Brandon Road Amoco Service Center and Fast Service Laundry & Cleaners (across the road from the service station). In the background can be seen the Roanoke City Mills, Victory Stadium, Graves-Humphreys Inc., Roanoke Memorial Hospital, and Mill Mountain.

    1998.24.078

    Record Type: Photo