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YSS001-built-1810.jpg
Yellow Sulphur Springs hotel, built in 1810. Image c. 1924.

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Yellow Sulphur Springs Resort in Montgomery County, VA.

Woolwine House and Nursery School-bbg66-26.jpg
Small, frame two-room dwelling in Keister's Addition. 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.

Wilson St-bbg48-2.jpg
Wilson 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.

Western Auto Store, 1960-bbg92-57.jpg
Western Auto Store, built in about 1960. 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.

Wes Gray House-bbg71-32.jpg
Large, American Foursquare dwelling in Blacksburg built by one of the town's most active contractors. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit…

Cartmell T. Brown house-bbg28-26.jpg
Well-preserved, two-story, central-passage-plan dwelling. 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.

W. B. Conway Building-bbg59-16.jpg
Combination store and dwelling from the nineteenth century, which used to house Conway's drugstore and residence. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time…

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VPI campus as of 1891.

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Old Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, VA, photographed from the water tower.

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Earl Palmer photograph of the front of a train on the Huckleberry line.

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Tipple at the Merrimac Mine, Fall of 1910.

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The back of the Huckleberry Train, stuck in the snow.

terrace view apartment.jpg
Terrace View apartments, the first large student complex, was built in 1970.

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Strouble's Creek, Blacksburg, VA.

Strickler Apartments-bbg03-55.jpg
Colonial-style apartments built to accommodate the rising student population at Virginia Tech. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit…

Stream-bbg36-15.jpg
Stream, presumably 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.

St. Paul's Interior-bbg78-39.jpg
Interior of St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church. 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.

St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church-bbg17-39.jpg
St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church, built around 1901. 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.

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church-bbg15-40.jpg
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, dating from the 1930s. 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.

St. Mary's Catholic Parish-bg94-59.jpg
Originally used by the Catholics in Blacksburg, the parish left the building in the 1970s and it was adapted for use by an Anglican Parish. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions…

Spout Spring House-bbg41-9.jpg
Two-story, two-room structure, one of the earliest domestic structures remaining in the Blacksburg residential district. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the…

S002-lh280.jpeg
Exterior of Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, VA, covered in snow.

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Exterior of Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, VA.

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Log house at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

Small Pond-bbg58-15.jpg
Small pond, presumably 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.

Sheriff Camper House-bbg22-33.jpg
Sheriff Camper House, built in about 1910, with a unique plan. 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.

Second building of the Lyric Theater-bbg04-53.jpg
Second building of the Lyric Theatre, completed in 1930. 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.

Roanoke St-bbg08-1.jpg
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…

Refaced Ellett's Drugstore Building 1934-bbg81-42.jpg
Ellett's Drugstore Building refaced in 1934 to create a portion of the William Preston Hotel. 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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The VPI Corps of Cadets lines up on the Huckleberry Trestle.

Progress St-bbg16-2.jpg
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.

Price House-bbg40-10.jpg
Two-story, two-room Price House on the northeast side of Wharton 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.

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

Presbyterian Manse of about 1907-bbg72-33.jpg
Presbyterian Manse built in 1907, a traditional house plan with classical elements. 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.

Presbyterian Education building 1926-bbg06-50.jpg
Revival-style educational building built by the Presbyterian congregation in 1926. 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.

Plank and Hoge Store (Corner Drug Store)-bbg34-17.jpg
Plank and Hoge Store, later known as the Corner Drug Store. 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.

Plank and Hoge Building1922-23-bbg14-41.jpg
Plank and Hoge building in downtown Blacksburg from the early 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.

1986 Partial Restoration of BBurg Presbyterian-bbg56-13.jpg
A false front added to the building in the twentieth century fell off in 1986, allowing a partial restoration of the building. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created…

Old Presbyterian and Methodist Meeting House-bbg38-12.jpg
Meeting house used by Blacksburg's Presbyterian and Methodist congregations until 1847. 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.

Old Mill Building-bbg84-47.jpg
Built in the early twentieth century by the Blacksburg Milling and Supply Company. Later rehabilitated in the 1940s. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the…

YSS003-old-hotel.jpg
Old Hotel at Yellow Sulphur Springs in Montgomery County, VA.

H004-lh397.jpeg
Alternate view of the new Huckleberry Station/Depot, built in 1911-1912.

MM003-tipple-fall-1923.jpg
Tipple at the Merrimac Mines, Fall of 1923.

MM002-lh487.jpeg
Merrimac Mines in Blacksburg, VA.

Mayes House-bbg29-25.jpg
House belonging to Dora Mayes, who served Blacksburg for many years as a midwife. 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.

Martin-Richardson House-bbg39-11.jpg
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.

MS005-lh73.jpeg
Main Street Blacksburg, VA, circa 1925, prominently featuring Corner Drug Store.

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

MS006-lh104.jpeg
Looking south on Main Street, Blacksburg, VA. Even in 1925, parking space was at a premium.
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