Picture of a street corner, Elletts drugstore is the focus with the postoffice being in the background. people mill about and a car is parked infront of Elletts.
View from intersection of a brick building occupied by Capones Jewelry. 2-story, lots of windows, located on the corner of Main & Roanoke St. Once the building used for the National Bank of Blacksburg
Epsilon Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, 1971. Composite photograph of Epsilon chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha following the dissolution of the VPI Cotillion Club, 1971-72 was the first full year of opertions since the chapter's rechartering in 1971.
Essex Finney and his mother Etta B. Finney. Essex Finney and his mother Etta B. Finney at the Powhatan County Fair in the 1940s. Essex Finney was one of the first Black students at Virginia Tech.
Essex Finney at Graduation Day at VPI, June 1959. Lady on right, Mrs. Janie Hoge, Blacksburg, Virginia. Her husband, William is to the left of Essex Finney. When Essex was admitted to VPI in June 1956, he was advised by the Director of Admissions…
Essex Finney at Princeton University. In 1973-74, Dr. Finney was a Princeton Fellow in Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. He is shown on the left in the second row. Essex was a member of the Class of Mid-Career…
Essex Finney in First Year in the VPI Cadet Corps. Essex Finney's first year in the Cadet Corps, 1956. Essex Finney was one of the first Black students at Virginia Tech.
Essex Finney on his grandfather's farm. Essex grew up on his grandfather's farm in Macon, Virginia. He is shown here in 1953 with his prized Hereford bull which he exhibited at the Powhatan County Fair. Essex Finney was one of the first Black…
Essex Finney, and staff of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Dr. Finney joined the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in 1965 as a Research Agricultural Engineer. He worked in the…
Essex Finney, right, and Edward Finney. Essex and his cousin, Edward Finney, the high school vocational agriculture teacher, discuss the desirable traits of hogs. Edward took Essex on his first visit to Virginia Tech and provided guidance during his…