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1. 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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2. 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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3. Telegram from James "Junior" Riley to his mother, Bessie Tinnell RIley - 1943

   Western Union telegram from James "Junior" Riley to his mother, Bessie Tinnell RIley, letting his family know of his safe arrival in Lawton, Oklahoma, from his home in Roanoke. Text reads: NA145 10 Collect = Lawton Okla 17 1046A Mrs J B Riley = Route 7 Box 7 10 St Ex Phone 22246 RNKE= Arrived All Right Found VIrginia Room Love To All = Junior.

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