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Street view of downtown Blacksburg in the 1930's

Statement given by Boucher about developing electronic spaces for community members

Overhead view of Blacksburg, VA. Includes Episcopal church, Wm Black House, and Windmill

Photograph of Blacksburg taken in 1900.

Blacksburg from the tower of the Preston Olin Building.

Construction of Blacksburg Golf Course

Map of Blacksburg grid, with the town as it was originally laid out by founder William Black. 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.

Cadets work to put out a fire in the Blacksburg Hardware Store in 1923, V.P.I had the only fire department in the town of Blacksburg

Postcard of Blacksburg Highschool in the 1920s

Faraway photo of trees surronding Blacksburg High School in 1942

Outside picture of Blacksburg Highschool in 1961

Historic district of 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.

Blacksburg House

Blacksburg House

Firefighters use a firehose to put out a house on fire

Sketch of Blacksburg in 1853, A single large road lined with houses and building, moutains in the background

A newspaper article from the Montgomery News Messenger, January 6, 1932, discussing the town and its progress.

Main Street Blacksburg in the late nineteenth century. 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.

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

Outside picture of brick building for the Blacksburg Lumber Company

View from street of Blacksburg Lutheran Church, large brick building with arched stainglass windows and a wooden fence.

Section 3 of the Sanborn Insurance map, showing the buildings of Blacksburg, their materials, and the first-floor plan. Image used in previous iteration of web exhibit and captions were not provided. Image titles and descriptions were created at the…

Blacksburg Methodist Church of about 1910, later adapted for use as a fellowship hall. 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.

Blacksburg Methodist Church decorated for the holidays.

Xerox'd photo of the street view of Blacksburg Motor Co. with the caption "Blacksburg Motor Co- 1961"

A man driving the Blacksburg Motor Company repair truck down the street

Blacksburg Municipal building on South Main Street, constructed in 1969.

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

Blacksburg Presbyterian church. 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.

Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, built in 1904. 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.

Drawn postcard of the outside of Blacksburg Presbyterian Church

Photograph of Blacksburg residences taken in 1890.

Blacksburg Residents

Overhead photo of the New River near Blacksburg, VA

3 businessmen pose infront of 2 shops (cafe & general store) in Blacksburg, VA

Blacksburg snow scenes shown in four photographs.

Blacksburg Station, showing Huckleberry Line.

Flower garden at Blacksburg Station.

Street map of the town of Blacksburg, prepared for the Blacksburg Engineering Department in 1982.

Photograph of a street in Blacksburg taken around 1890.

Outside view of Blacksburg townhall in the 1960s, a one story brick building with a flat roof and flagpole out front.

View from parking lot of Blacksburg townhall, a two story brick and cement building with cars parked infront of it

View from street of Blacksburg's town hall in 1968

Blacksburg United Methodist Church

Slightly damaged photo of Blacksburg United Methodist Church, taken before 1900

Photo of Blacksburg United Methodist Church, taken before 1900

View of fields and appalachian mountains from outskirts of Blacksburg, VA

Two men in coats & top hats sit in a pasture overlooking Blacksburg, VA

A man rides an excavator on a construction site in Blacksburg, VA

Very blurry photo of a sinkhole on the side of Roanoke St. in Blacksburg, VA