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Piece of furniture at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

Interior of a bedroom at Smithfield Plantation, Blacksburg, VA.

Exterior of Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, VA, covered in snow.

Exterior of Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, VA.

Merrimac Mines in Blacksburg, VA.

Tipple at the Merrimac Mine, Fall of 1910.

Main Street, Blacksburg, VA, circa 1940-1959.

Looking south on Main Street, Blacksburg, VA. Even in 1925, parking space was at a premium.

Main Street Blacksburg, VA, circa 1925, prominently featuring Corner Drug Store.

Postcard of a street scene in Blacksburg, image circa 1920s-1930s.

Main Street Blacksburg, VA, looking south, taken at about the North Main St. entrance to mall circa 1920s-1930s.

Main Street Blacksburg, VA, circa 1900-1919.

Main Street Blacksburg, VA, looking toward Machine Shops around 1900-1904.

The VPI Corps of Cadets lines up on the Huckleberry Trestle.

Alternate view of the new Huckleberry Station/Depot, built in 1911-1912.

Huckleberry Station in Blacksburg, VA, built in 1911-1912.

First depot for the Huckleberry Railroad in Blacksburg, VA.

Huckleberry Rails in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Oil painting of the entrance to Virginia Tech's campus by Chester Leich in 1931.

Red English, a football player, crouches while wearing his football helmet.

Flinky Piland, a football player, rushes the camera in his football gear.

Edwin R. Gaines, a football player, poses for a photograph.

An unidentified player, "Graham," poses for a photograph in his football gear.

Photograph of the V.A.M.C. football team in 1894, the first team to play against V.M.I. in the Thanksgiving game.

V.P.I. and V.M.I. football game at Maher Field in Roanoke on Thanksgiving Day, 1933.

Couples make figures on the dance floor at V.M.I.'s formal dance.

The V.M.I. Corps march in the Thanksgiving football game parade in Roanoke.

Front cover of the publication about the Pre-World War II Thanksgiving traditions at V.P.I. Cover Photo of Al Miller.

Pages from the 1896 Bugle showing the KKK, Pittsylvania Club, and staff.

Article called "Short Courses for Women" from The Techgram, 1943-04-01, discusses several 1 to 10 week courses at VPI to prepare women for work during World War II.

Photograph of the Duck Pond on VPI campus, undated

Photograph of the Ice Pond used for ice skating and recreation, 1934.

This organizational chart, entitled "Chart No. 2 Proposed Organization of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by Function 1920-21", show possible organization with the deans of agriculture, engineering, and the college; the commandant; health officer;…

This map from 2022 shows the Virginia Tech's campus, including academic buildings, athletic facilities, dormitories, and support buildings.

This map from 2015 shows the Virginia Tech's campus, including academic buildings, athletic facilities, dormitories, and support buildings.

This map from 2007 shows the Virginia Tech's campus, including academic buildings, athletic facilities, dormitories, and support buildings.

This map from 1995 shows the Virginia Tech's campus, including academic buildings, athletic facilities, dormitories, and support buildings.

This map from 1986 shows the Virginia Tech's campus, including academic buildings, athletic facilities, dormitories, and support buildings.

Photograph of the Old Library building interior in 1915

Composite of the McBryde Building with photo showing it under construction and drawing of the expected structure.

Photograph of athletes in the interior of the Old Field House.

Photograph of the Old Field House.

Photograph of the McBryde Building under construction, 1915.

Article from the Roanoke Times-World News with a timeline of President Lavery's time at Virginia Tech and a transcript of his letter of resignation, October 17, 1987.

Photograph depicting two women trimming a tree as part of a 2000 course by the James City County Extension and Master Gardeners, March 11, 2000.

Photograph of women donning the kente cloth at a cultural graduation cerermony on May 12, 2000.

Article from the Collegiate Times describing student protests over a proposed addition to Cowgill Hall, that is aesthetically different from other parts of campus, October 13, 1987.

The February 19, 1901 minutes of the Executive Committee of the VPI Board of Visitors contains the lease to rent the approx. 500 acres of Smithfield (not including the house or the yard) from Mrs. Janis P. Boulware for $1000 per year for five years.

This is the diploma of R.E.L. Aylor, a cadet at VAMC, June 30, 1886.

This is the diploma of William S. Adkission, a cadet at VAMC, August 15, 1877.