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Title |
An Aerial View of Elliston, Virginia |
Description |
A black and white aerial photograph of Elliston, Virginia, the place name of a community between Salem, Virginia, and Christiansburg, Virginia, lying along Route 460. It has a population of less than 1,000 people. Its most notable former inhabitant was the illustrator and artist, Walter Biggs, who was born there in 1886, studied in New York, and spent his later years in Salem, Virginia. In earlier times the stage coach traveling between Salem and Christiansburg would stop at the big spring located at Elliston to provide water for the team of horses and the passengers. This was documented in a work by Pennsylvania artist and sometimes Christiansburg resident, Lewis Miller. In more recent times a portion of Route 460 known as the "Elliston Straightaway", a lengthy and stright strip of rural flat divided highway, has provided a speedway for local youths in their souped up cars. |
Object ID |
1990.69.1177 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
Circa 1950 |
Year Range from |
1945 |
Year Range to |
1955 |
Subjects |
Aerial photographs Aerial views Agriculture Artists Automobiles Buildings Cars Churches Cities & towns City views Cityscape photographs Cityscapes Commercial buildings Highways Horses Houses Illustrators Mountains Railroads Roads Sheds Speedway Spring (water) Springs Stage Coach Travelers Vehicles Water tanks Water towers |
Search Terms |
Christiansburg, Virginia Elliston Straightaway Elliston, Virginia Norfolk & Western Railway Salem |
People |
Biggs, Walter Miller, Lewis, artist |
Collection |
History Museum Photograph Collection |
Imagefile |
065\1990691177.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |