Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Snow of 1890 |
Description |
A collapsed roof on the livery stable located at the NW corner of Henry (1st) street and Luck Avenue. Collapse was due to the heavy snowfall of 1890. The picture is looking North on Henry Street with the Bridgewater Carriage Company (brick building) seen at the NW corner of Henry Street and Church Avenue, one block north of the camera. Bridgewater Carriage later moved to the Norwich area of Roanoke. The identity of the stable could not be determined from the City Directory of 1890. |
Object ID |
1983.42.126 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1890 |
Year Range from |
1890 |
Year Range to |
1890 |
Subjects |
1890s Bridgewater Carriage Building failures Church Avenue Collapse of buildings Henry Street Luck Avenue Snow Damage Snowstorms Stable (for horses) Stables |
Search Terms |
1890s Bridge Water Carriage Factory Church Avenue Henry Street Luck Avenue Stables |
People |
one unidentified |
Event |
snow damage of 1890 |
Collection |
History Museum of Western Virginia |
Imagefile |
057\198342126.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |