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Title |
Ladies of Old Virginia Lodge, 1948 |
Description |
This is a black and white photograph from the collection of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce. It depicts members of Old Virginia Lodge 377 - L. A. to B. R. T. (Ladies Auxiliary to Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen). The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen merged with three other railroad labor unions to form the United Transportation Union in 1969. There are three rows of ladies, all wearing identical long white or pastel chiffon dresses, each with a flower corsage on her left shoulder. The photograph was taken at Hotel Roanoke on August 20,1948. |
Object ID |
1998.24.211 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Studio |
Parker Studio |
Date |
August 20, 1948 |
Year Range from |
1948 |
Year Range to |
1948 |
Subjects |
Women Hotels Club women Lodges, Fraternal Corsages Parquet floors Pearls Necklaces Watches Eyeglasses Paneling Sconces Gilding Corinthian order Pilasters Arches Draperies Shoes Dresses Bows (Ribbon) Ladies' Auxiliaries Railroad employees Union Fraternal organizations Labor unions |
Search Terms |
Hotel Roanoke Parker Studio Old Virginia Lodge Roanoke, Virginia Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Ladies Auxiliary |
Collection |
Roanoke Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection |
Imagefile |
013\199824211.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |