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Letter by an unknown author in Botetourt Springs, written to "P."

Letter addressed to John Williams, written by an individual at Emory and Henry College.

Letter from [Samuel] Young to William H. Young in Botetourt County, Virginia.

Unusual and substansial version of the popular bungalow house style. 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.

House built in the late nineteenth century as a part of Faculty Row, but was moved to Progress Street in 1929. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of…

Example of a frame house in Blacksburg built after 1921. 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 common house style 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.

Record of the building of the Alex Black House in Blacksburg, VA.

List of accidents and odd occurences by Rosanna Croy Dawson, from her diary, "Blacksburg in 1898."

List of births in 1898.

Records of butter in the household in 1898.

Records of events at the church in 1898.

List of deaths in 1898.

Records of household quantities of flour and cornmeal.

Records of household quantities of lamp oil.

List of marriages in 1898.

Records from 1898 of shopping and household visits.

List of people who moved and where they moved to.

Records of planting and other work done in the family garden in 1898.

Records of what Dawson preserved in 1898 and when.

House from the late nineteenth century in one of the region's most popular house forms of the period. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the time of exhibit…

Undated bill for [Thomas].

Two-story, one-room log house, one of the earliest remaining structures 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 time of…

Aerial view of Foxridge apartment complex in Blacksburg from the 1970s.

One of the most ornate houses in Blacksburg from the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The house is now altered, and is known as the McCoy Funeral Home (as of 1997). Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not…

List of bills owed and services done for Alexander Pierce by S.C. Bralley, beginning in 1859.

Drawing showing alterations to the 1929 boiler and fuel rooms needed for the Theatre and Store Building for Blacksburg Realty Corp.

Louis P. Smithey sheet showing alterations needed to accommate the new theatre for Plank and Kelsey.

Survey completed by William Anderson for Adam [?].

Envelope of a letter from William Ash to his cousins.

Letter from William Ash to his cousins.

Treasurer's receipt for $85.54 on account of the Militia fines of 1833.

Treasurer's receipt for $1750.45 on account of taxes for 1834.

Color photo of the auditorium in the Lyric Theatre.

Undated drawing of the second floor and balcony in the Lyric Theatre.

Smithey drawing of the second floor plan and balcony of the Theatre and Store building for Plank and Kelsey, Blacksburg Realty Corp.

Sketch of balcony layout for carpet grounds in the Blacksburg Theatre.

Sheet from Louis P. Smithey showing the details of the balcony over Door D. in the Theatre and Store building.

Sketch of the floor plan for a balcony in the Theatre and Store building.

One-story frame house on Lee street, an example of a typical regional dwelling 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.

Bandy House on Lee 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.

Bank of Blacksburg built in 1942. 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.

Bank of Blacksburg built in 1920. 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.

Built in 1950 to update existing building stock 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.

One of only a few surviving houses on Main Street in downtown Blacksburg from 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…

Example of the bungalow or craftsmen style built for an elderly expatriate English couple. 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.

Gazebo at the Bennett 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.

Letter from Berta M. Manaway in Chambersburg, Virginia to friend and student.

Bill for goods [Dianna/Diana] Trevey bought from [T.] G. Godwin.

View of a street 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.