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Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_FrontDetail_StairsX.jpg
Sketch of details at the front of the Theatre and Store building and a cross section of the stairs.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_19280423_FirstFloor.jpg
Smithey sketch of the first floor of the propsed theatre for Plank and Whitsett, to be located at Blacksburg, VA.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_BuildingLotMap.jpg
Map of the Plank and Whitsett lot, propsed site for the Theatre and Store building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_MainFloorPlan.jpg
Sketch of the main floor plan in the Theatre and Store building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_BuildingFront_StairwayInterior.jpg
Traced sketch of the building front and stairway interior of the Theatre and Store building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_19280428_DiagrammaticLongitudinal.jpg
Smithey drawing of a longitudinal section of the proposed theatre for Plank and Whitsett, to be located at Blacksburg, VA.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_BuildingXSections.jpg
Cross sections of the Theatre and Store building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_BalconyFloorPlan.jpg
Sketch of the floor plan for a balcony in the Theatre and Store building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_XSectionLintel20.jpg
Drawing of a cross section of a lintel in the Theatre and Store building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_EntranceDetail.jpg
Traced drawing of details at the entrance of the Theatre and Store building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_MainFloorSeatingSketch.jpg
Sketch of seating on the main floor of the Theatre and Store building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_ProposedTheatreSketches.jpg
Small sketches of the proposed Theatre and Store building for Blacksburg Realty Corp.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_InteriorOldBuilding.jpg
Traced drawing of the interior of the old building at the site of the Theatre and Store Building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_BuildingFrontDoorSketch.jpg
Sketch of the front door and ticket booth of the planned Theatre and Store Building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_FrontDoorSketch.jpg
Sketch of the front door of the planned Theatre and Store Building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_BuildingFrontSketch.jpg
Sketch of the front of the planned Theatre and Store Building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_LongitudinalSection.jpg
Longitudinal section of the planned Theatre and Store Building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_MarquiseBlueprint.jpg
Blueprint for proposed marquise and signs for American Theatre.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_FirstFloorSeating.jpg
Plan for first floor seating in the Theatre and Store Building.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_BalconySecondFloor.jpg
Undated drawing of the second floor and balcony in the Lyric Theatre.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_FlashingXSection.jpg
Sketch of a cross section of the flashing block in the Lyric Theatre.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_StairwayXSection.jpg
Sketch of a cross section of a stairway in the Lyric Theatre.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_FoundationPlanSketch.jpg
Sketch of the foundation of the Lyric Theatre.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_BuildingDoorFrontXSection.jpg
Sketch of a cross section of the front door of the planned Lyric Theatre.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_Undated_FirstFloor.jpg
Sketched plan for the first floor of the Lyric Theatre.

Ms1992_027_SmitheyandBoynton_Lyric_FrontEntranceSketches.jpg
Sketches of the proposed design for the front entrance of the Lyric Theatre.

PictureinBox3_010.tif
Photo of [College Ave.] in Blacksburg, VA.

FrontLyric_009.tif
Front of the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA. Likely about 1934.

CollegeAve_008.tif
College avenue in Blacksburg, VA, showing the front of the Lyric Theatre.

SafariLyric_006.tif
Lyric Theatre when it was showing the film Safari, about 1956.

FirstMovieHouse_004.tif
First movie house in Blacksburg, VA.

LyricClippings_003.tif
Newspaper clippings from the Montgomery News Messenger showing the Lyric Theatre in 1909-1910 and in 1930.

Auditorium001.tif
Color photo of the auditorium in the Lyric Theatre.

Blacksburg Bicentennial Miscellaneous Information Showing Growth and Increases.pdf
Water usage, retail sales, real estate assessments, and town budgets from 1961-1966 in Blacksburg, VA.

Blacksburgs Bicentennial VPI Historical Index.pdf
Ralph M. Brown's extracts from the V.P.I. Historical Index, 1872-1938.

Blacksburg Bicentennial Origins of the Name.pdf
A short newspaper article describing the origins of Blacksburg's name.

Roseanna Croy Dawson Family Genealogy.pdf
Genealogy information about the family of Roseanna Croy Dawson.

Roseanna Croy Dawson Introduction.pdf
Introduction to the diaries of Roseanna Croy Dawson.

Blacksburg Bicentennial LB Dietricks Blacksburg.pdf
A lengthy recollection of his father's Blacksburg from the 1920s to the 1940s by Dr. Ronald B. Dietrick.

Blacksburg's Bicentennial_ Archaeology in Blacksburg.pdf
Article about archaeological history in Blacksburg, VA.

Alan Kim, Roanoke Times.jpg
Members of the Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department sit in the back of the town's first fire truck.

H014-lh423.jpeg
Flower garden at Blacksburg Station.

H013-lh399.jpeg
Flower garden at the Huckleberry station.

H012-lh398.jpeg
Flower garden at the Huckleberry station.

H009-lh410.jpeg
Earl Palmer photograph of the front of a train on the Huckleberry line.

005-lh611.jpg
Map of the 1937 Merrimac community, produced by the Appalachian Studies Program and the Landscape Architecture Program at Virginia Tech in 1996.

003-lh561.jpg
Map of the railroad in and around Blacksburg, VA.

002-lh612.jpg
Map of Montgomery County, VA.

BBurg-bbg95-60.jpg
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.

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…
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