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Title |
Commemorative Plate for the 75-year-jubilee of Roanoke, Virginia |
Description |
Commemorative plate celebrating the 75-year jubilee of Roanoke, Virginia. 1957, American. The plate is white with black transfer prints. The middle of the plate has a picture of a steam locomotive on a track with people standing around it and mountains in the background. The following is printed in a circle around the image of the locomotive: "THE ROANOKE DIAMOND JUBILEE, 1882 1957, 75 Years of Progress." Along the outer rim of the plate are drawings featuring the following: "Street Scene 1882, Dogmouth Fountain, Early Street Scene, Hotel Roanoke, Mill Mountain and Star, First Theatre and Court House, First Street Car, First N & W Office Building, General Offices of Norfolk & Western, City Market, The Court House 1957, Vigilant Fire Station, and Big Lick's First Hotel." |
Object ID |
1988.134.01 |
Object Name |
Plate, Commemorative |
Date |
1957 |
Year Range from |
1957 |
Year Range to |
1957 |
Subjects |
Plate, Commemorative Commemoration Communication History, local |
Search Terms |
Dog Mouth fountain Hotel Roanoke Mill Mountain Norfolk & Western Norfolk & Western Office Buildings City Market Vigilant Fire Station Big Lick |
Collection |
History Museum of Western Virginia |
Imagefile |
028\198813401.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |