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West End Craigen Tunnel
R.P.O. postmark (railway post office) indicates that this was mailed at a mobile post office. The route and train number are indicated.
Postmarked "Lynch & Norton R.P.O. TR..6, Feb 24 1910"
Addressed to Mrs. S. B. Schomaker, Blue Grass,…
Postmarked "Lynch & Norton R.P.O. TR..6, Feb 24 1910"
Addressed to Mrs. S. B. Schomaker, Blue Grass,…
View of Valley From Highway No. 11, Draper's Mountain, Pulaski, VA.
Caption on reverse:
DRAPER'S MOUNTAIN, VIRGINIA
To the South and West lies Draper's Valley, named for John Draper, who settled here in 1765. He moved hence from Draper's Meadows (Blacksburg) where his wife was captured by the Indians in the…
DRAPER'S MOUNTAIN, VIRGINIA
To the South and West lies Draper's Valley, named for John Draper, who settled here in 1765. He moved hence from Draper's Meadows (Blacksburg) where his wife was captured by the Indians in the…
The James H. Hagy Wagon Co., Abingdon, Va. Established 1855. Incorporated 1904.
Postmarked July 1910
Message on back:
"Dear Boy,
You must be good & mind what is told you. How are you getting along any way, are you getting home sick. Write us a card
You Papa W.[?]"
Message on back:
"Dear Boy,
You must be good & mind what is told you. How are you getting along any way, are you getting home sick. Write us a card
You Papa W.[?]"
Tazewell, Virginia
Postcard. Made in Germany.
Postmark illegible.
Postmark illegible.
St. Andrews Catholic Church, Roanoke, Va.
Postcard of drawing.
Saint Paul Nation Bank Building. Saint Paul, Va.
Postmarked August 26 4PM 1914
Message on reverse:
"Mother dear, it was so muddy today we could not come home but if Friday is a better one we will walk [word obscured] if not please send for me Sat. evening - Love Olive
Message on reverse:
"Mother dear, it was so muddy today we could not come home but if Friday is a better one we will walk [word obscured] if not please send for me Sat. evening - Love Olive
Roanoke College, Salem, VA
Bell Chrome Postcard
Postmarked: Roanoke, 1936
Postmarked: Roanoke, 1936
Radford State Normal. Administration Building. East Radford, Va.
Postcard made by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
Portion of South Quadrangle with Dormitories, Hollins College, VA
Caption on reverse: "Hollins College, situated seven miles from the city of Roanoke. Oldest college for women in Virginia, founded by Charles Lewis Cocke. Began with Valley Union Seminary of 1842. An accredited liberal arts college with an endowment…
Millboro Tunnel, Millboro, Virginia.
B & W. Postcard.
"Photo-Tone"
Eagle Quality. The Eagle Post Card View Co., N.Y.
"Photo-Tone"
Eagle Quality. The Eagle Post Card View Co., N.Y.
Mill Mountain, Roanoke, Va.
Postcard.
Postmarked July 28, 1907
Printed in Germany.
Postmarked July 28, 1907
Printed in Germany.
Hotel Patrick Henry, Roanoke, VA
Caption on reverse:
Hotel Patrick Henry
Roanoke, Virginia
400 Rooms with Bath, Ceiling Fan, Circulating Ice Water.
Garage direct entrance to Lobby.
Fay M. Thomas, Manager.
Postcard is a Lumitone Photo Print,
This company published highly…
Hotel Patrick Henry
Roanoke, Virginia
400 Rooms with Bath, Ceiling Fan, Circulating Ice Water.
Garage direct entrance to Lobby.
Fay M. Thomas, Manager.
Postcard is a Lumitone Photo Print,
This company published highly…
Excelsior Pocahontas Coal Co. Mines No.1 & 2.
Pocahontas Smokeless Coal
Double postcard.
Mine in Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia on the Norfolk & Western Railway.
Photo credit on right side: Haines Photo Co., Conneaut, Ohio.
Note: The Haines Photo Company was a Conneaut, Ohio-based American photography…
Mine in Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia on the Norfolk & Western Railway.
Photo credit on right side: Haines Photo Co., Conneaut, Ohio.
Note: The Haines Photo Company was a Conneaut, Ohio-based American photography…
Entrance to Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, VA.
Postmarked September 22, 1922
Early Mining Damage
Postmarked Coeburn, VA, MAR 20 1908
Rec Castlewood, VA MAR 20 1908
Dealer's notation "Early Mining damage" handwritten on back.
Rec Castlewood, VA MAR 20 1908
Dealer's notation "Early Mining damage" handwritten on back.
"Little Falls" on Stony Creek, Giles County, Virginia
Postmarked June 30, 1908, Newport, Va.