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Buck and Ted in the snow, looking over fence row that is now Patrick Henry Drive.

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Current site of Apperson development in Blacksburg, VA, taken from what is now Patrick Henry.

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Cassell Coliseum, from what is now West Campus Drive in Blacksburg, VA.

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VPI campus as of 1891.

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Main Street Blacksburg, VA, as seen from the tower of the Old Preston Olin Building.

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Oil painting of the entrance to Virginia Tech's campus by Chester Leich in 1931.

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Huckleberry Rails in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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First depot for the Huckleberry Railroad in Blacksburg, VA.

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Huckleberry Station in Blacksburg, VA, built in 1911-1912.

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Alternate view of the new Huckleberry Station/Depot, built in 1911-1912.

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The VPI Corps of Cadets lines up on the Huckleberry Trestle.

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Main Street Blacksburg, VA, looking toward Machine Shops around 1900-1904.

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Main Street Blacksburg, VA, circa 1900-1919.

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Main Street Blacksburg, VA, looking south, taken at about the North Main St. entrance to mall circa 1920s-1930s.

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Postcard of a street scene in Blacksburg, image circa 1920s-1930s.

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Main Street Blacksburg, VA, circa 1925, prominently featuring Corner Drug Store.

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Looking south on Main Street, Blacksburg, VA. Even in 1925, parking space was at a premium.

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Main Street, Blacksburg, VA, circa 1940-1959.

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Tipple at the Merrimac Mine, Fall of 1910.

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Merrimac Mines in Blacksburg, VA.

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Exterior of Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, VA.

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Exterior of Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, VA, covered in snow.

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Interior of a bedroom at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

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Piece of furniture at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

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Cupboard at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

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Preston family burying ground at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

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Log house at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

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Dr. Gardner's building (early 1900's) and building once occupied by Kroger and Tech Drug.

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Postcard depicting a Huckleberry Railroad train and its crew.

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Main Street, Blacksburg, VA, circa 1900-1919.

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Main Street, Blacksburg, VA, circa 1907.

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Main Street, Blacksburg, circa 1960s.

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The original Lyric Theatre, opened on April 14, 1930.

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Color image of Main Street, Blacksburg, VA.

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Undated image of Main Street, Blacksburg, VA.

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Tipple at the Merrimac Mines, Fall of 1923.

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Strouble's Creek, Blacksburg, VA.

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Yellow Sulphur Springs Resort in Montgomery County, VA.

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Old Hotel at Yellow Sulphur Springs in Montgomery County, VA.

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Yellow Sulphur Springs hotel, built in 1810. Image c. 1924.

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Central Hotel building at Yellow Sulphur Springs, built in the 1880s.

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Sketch of the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA.

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Front of the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA.

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Architect and engineer Louis Philippe Smithey, who helped build the Lyric Theatre.

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The Lyric Theatre in its 1910 location.

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Blacksburg Municipal building on South Main Street, constructed in 1969.

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Corning Glass Works plant south of Blacksburg, opened in 1964.

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Terrace View apartments, the first large student complex, was built in 1970.

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Roanoke Street, historic route of the northerly road from Botetourt County that led southwest toward Tennessee and Kentucky. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at…

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Progress Street residential area. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit migration.
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