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

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

Smithey drawing of the ticket booths for the Theatre and Store Building for Blacksburg Realty Corp.

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

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

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

Sketch of the foundation of the Lyric Theatre.

Smithey drawing showing the details and layout of doors in the storage and switch rooms in the Theatre and Store building for Blacksburg Realty Corp.

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

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

Sketched plan for the first floor of the Lyric Theatre.

Details for the plaster moulding in the auditorium on the planned Theatre and Store Building for Blacksburg Realty Corp.

Smithey drawing showing the details of the orchestra pit pipe rail and the plan for curtain pockets in the foyer of the Theatre and Store building for Blacksburg Realty Corp.

Sketches of Truss "A" in the proposed "Blacksburg Theatre."

Smithey drawings of details of moulding and plans for the organ grille in the Theatre and Store Building for Blacksburg Realty Corp.

Louis P. Smithey sheet showing the organ chamber and fan room plans, with a storage schedule and window details of the Theatre and Store building for the Blacksburg Realty Corp.

Proposed plan for the second floor of the theatre for Plank and Whitsett.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lyric Theatre as of 1934, with cars parked in front.

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

Front of the Lyric Theatre (Theatre and Store building) as of 1940.

First movie house in Blacksburg, VA.

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

Newspaper clipping from the Montgomery News Messenger showing the new Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, Va.

Color photo of the auditorium in the Lyric Theatre.

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

Sketch of the water system when it first went in to operation in 1957.

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

An aerial view of Blacksburg, VA.

Information about Blacksburg, VA, in 1966, prepared by the Chamber of Commerce.

Water usage, retail sales, real estate assessments, and town budgets from 1961-1966 in Blacksburg, VA.

A pamphlet produced by the Blacksburg Ministerial Association, describing the churches in Blacksburg from 1934-1953.

From the Centennial edition of the Montgomery News Messenger, an article about the Junior Women's Club in Blacksburg.

A newspaper articlel about the geography of Blacksburg from the March 21, 1957 Montgomery News Messenger.

Approval to amending the charter of the Blacksburg-Virginia Tech Water Authority to include Christiansburg was voted by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors after a public hearing in Blacksburg in February 1955.

Article in the September 2, 1954 Roanoke Times about the creation of the water authority.

Article in the August 20, 1954 Roanoke Times about proposal for New River source.

Short article in the April 28, 1943 Montgomery News Messenger indicates stores will close early on Wednesday to cooperate with Victory Garden program.

Article from the February 25, 1943 Virginia Tech about Techmen going to war.

Article in the February 10, 1943 Danville Register about the new Blacksburg company for the Virginia Protective Force.

Newspaper article from the Roanoke Tribune describes the dedication of the First Baptist community's church.

Article on October 22, 1942 in the Virginia Tech reports that Corps cannons launch scrap drive.

The July 8, 1942 edition of the Montgomery News Messenger reports that the number of young men registering for the draft exceeds estimates.

Map of defense zones and list of volunteers from the March 1942 Montgomery News Messenger.

A short newspaper article describing the origins of Blacksburg's name.