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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.

Virginia Tech article from October 16, 1924, finds prosperity in Blacksburg, Va.

A newspaper article that discusses some of the laws of the town of Blacksburg from the mid-1870s.

Jamie Kinzer Calloway, Mary Mathews Robeson, and French Pack, Jr. discuss their memories of Blacksburg.

Genealogy information about the family of Roseanna Croy Dawson.

Introduction to the diaries of Roseanna Croy Dawson.

Postcard of Blacksburg, VA, circa 1910. Possibly depicting Alumni Gates.

Flower garden at Blacksburg Station.

Flower garden at the Huckleberry station.

Flower garden at the Huckleberry station.

Last run of the Huckleberry train.

Blacksburg Station, showing Huckleberry Line.

Earl Palmer photograph of the front of a train on the Huckleberry line.

The back of the Huckleberry Train, stuck in the snow.

The Huckleberry Train stuck in snow.

Map shows different zones within the town of Blacksburg, Virginia.

Map shows Blacksburg, Virginia, with an index to streets and to primary buildings on the VPI campus.

Map shows streets of Blacksburg, VA, with local businesses advertised around the border. Document also includes index for main buildings of VPI.

Map of Blacksburg, VA, from the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company.

Map of Blacksburg, VA, from the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company.

Map of Blacksburg, VA, from the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company.

Map of Blacksburg, VA, from the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company.

Map of Blacksburg, VA, from the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company.

Map of Blacksburg, VA, from the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company.