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Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, built around the turn of the century on the southwest side of Main Street. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit…

After the Bank was damaged by fire in 1923, a brick veneer was added to the building. 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.

First depot for the Huckleberry Railroad in Blacksburg, VA.

Colonial Revival-style house in Blacksburg. 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.

Front of the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA.

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

Piece of furniture at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

Cupboard at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

One of the principal hotels in Blacksburg, which began as a tavern at the corner of Jackson and Main streets.

Apartments on Harding Avenue in Blacksburg. 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.

Apartments on Harding Avenue in Blacksburg, viewed from the street. 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.

Helton House, an example of common house styles in Blacksburg.

Historic doorway and window in Blacksburg. 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.

Historic photo of Deyerle's Store, built in 1875. Blacksburg's most substantial and best-preserved commercial building from the late nineteenth century (as of 1997). Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided.…

Part of the historic district of Blacksburg, most likely Main Street. 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.

Historic photo showing the original appearance of the Price House. 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.

Ornate example of one of the most popular house styles of the region in the late nineteenth century. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit…

Postcard depicting a Huckleberry Railroad train and its crew.

Flower garden at the Huckleberry station.

Flower garden at the Huckleberry station.

Huckleberry Rails in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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

Last run of the Huckleberry train.

The Huckleberry Train stuck in snow.

Hunter's Masonic Lodge No. 156, built on Roanoke Street in Blacksburg in 1928. 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.

Example of the popular one-and-one-half story bungalow ordered directly from the Sears and Roebuck catalog. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of…

Redesigned house on Main Street that incorporates the frame and some interior details of the earlier Queen Anne style. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the…

Dwelling that was converted into a large rooming house with the pressures on housing increased by the growth of the student body. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were…

House from the late nineteenth century on Lee Street. The style was typically utilized for industrial, domestic, and agricultural worker housing.

Logan Martin store, built in the mid-1920s. 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.

The town of Blacksburg acquired the Logan Martin Store and converted it in 1939 for use as a town hall. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit…

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

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

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

Commercial structure on the northwest side of Main Street Blacksburg. 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.

Tudor Revival-style house in Blacksburg. 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.

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

The Lyric Theatre in its 1910 location.

Sketch of the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA.

Color image of Main Street, Blacksburg, VA.

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

Main Street, Blacksburg, VA, circa 1907.

Main Street, Blacksburg, circa 1960s.

Undated image of Main Street, Blacksburg, VA.

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

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

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

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

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

Two-story frame house dating from the third quarter of the nineteenth century. 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.