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1. Black Horse Tavern Notebook - 1935

   Notes, copies of correspondence, and plans assembled by P.H. Trout in 1935 regarding Black Horse Tavern. President Andrew Jackson purportedly overnighted at the Black Horse on his journeys between Nashville, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C. Included correspondence to Trout from Ben P. Ainsworth of Lexington, Virginia, places Jackson at the Blackhorse through statements made to Ainsworth by Hezekiah Kyle of Amsterdam, Virginia, who recalled seeing ...

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Bond Referendum - November 1940

   Political advertisement promoting the passage of a bond referendum on November 5, 1940 for a new library, library branch, armory, and stadium and athletic field in Roanoke City.

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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.

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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.

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5. Cocke-Spur view 25 from scrapbook - May 4, 1914

   A photograph of the dining room at "Cocke-Spur", the Orchard Hill residence of Mr. Lucian Hayward Cocke and Sarah Johnson Hagan Cocke, his wife, during the May 4, 1914 reception for Vice President, and Mrs.Thomas R. Marshall. The May 4, 1914 issue of The World News gives the following account: "At 1 o'clock the Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. J.W. Kern, Hon. Harry St. George Tucker, Col. Alfred B. Williams, Miss Frances Mingea, of Abingdon...

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6. Correspondence with attachments - August 22, 1966

   This article consists of a one-page letter, four pages of minutes, a two-page summary and a two-page outline. From Anna Louise Haley, Museum Chairman of the local AAUW to Mrs. John M. Chaney of the Junior League of Roanoke, this is a study of the beginnings of a Roanoke Valley Museum.

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7. Photograph album of May Day pageants at Virginia College - 1916-1928

   This album contains photographs of May Day programs staged by the students of Virginia College during the period 1916-1928. These programs or pageants were standard fare at women's colleges each spring, the high point of each pageant being the crowning of the Queen of the May. Each pageant typically featured a large cast engaged in dancing, singing, and some elocution. The basic theme of the pageants at Virginia College was the change of seasons;...

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8. Roanoke Public Library, Circa 1930 - View of the former Roanoke Public Library building, formerly "Elmwood," the Peyton Terry home, located in Elmwood Park in the city of Roanoke at 712 S. Jefferson Street. Two women stand at the end of the building's driveway, and a car is parked in front. A monument stands to the side of the building, in the middle of the photograph. A sign for the library stands in the right foreground. The building has since been razed.

   1990.69.1077

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9. Roanoke Public Library, Circa 1940 - Roanoke Public Library in Elmwood Park, formerly home of Peyton Terry. Home is stucco over brick and was located in Elmwood Park. At bottom, photograph shows a road and at left is top of an automobile in front of the building. A stone wall stands beside the driveway, and a grass lawn lies in front of the building with a sidewalk leading to a double-door entry. The building is covered in ivy. On the left side is a wing (perhaps an enclosed porch). The building is two stories with a chimney on the left with windows on either side. In front of the building stands a concrete base with what appears to be a metal-frame electric pole. A bench stands beside this structure, and there are trees on both sides of the builidng. The building was razed in the 1960s.

   1990.69.1103

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10. They Built Roanoke: Celebrating the individuals who developed Roanoke's History, and the Architecture associated with those people. - 1997

    A 1997 calendar created by the Roanoke Valley Historical Society & Museum: Celebrating the individuals who developed Roanoke's History, and the Architecture associated with those people. Cover - black and white drawing of Salem Avenue; Interior - black and white photographs of people and places of Roanoke, Virginia.

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