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Roanoke College Salem Va.jpg
Bell Chrome Postcard
Postmarked: Roanoke, 1936

South quadrangle Hollins.jpg
Caption on reverse: "Hollins College, situated seven miles from the city of Roanoke. Oldest college for women in Virginia, founded by Charles Lewis Cocke. Began with Valley Union Seminary of 1842. An accredited liberal arts college with an endowment…

St Andrews Roanoke interior.jpg
Interior view of nave facing altar.
Postmarked: June, 1908.

Message on reverse:
"Hello Ernest,
I shall be glad to go up to see you all Sunday night. I shall arrive on the evening train. Do let me meet the little man you have in…

Hotel Roanoke.jpg
Postmarked: September, 1907
Message on reverse:
"Hello Coz
How are you living? I am still existing. Come down, Soon ha ha.
13.12.23."

Hotel Patrick Henry.jpg
Caption on reverse:
Hotel Patrick Henry
Roanoke, Virginia
400 Rooms with Bath, Ceiling Fan, Circulating Ice Water.
Garage direct entrance to Lobby.
Fay M. Thomas, Manager.

Postcard is a Lumitone Photo Print,
This company published highly…

Tazewell looking south.jpg
Postcard.
Postmarked Sep 18 1907
Made in Germany

Tazewell VA in snow.jpg
Postcard. Made in Germany.
Postmark illegible.

Mill Mountain.jpg
Postcard.
Postmarked July 28, 1907

Printed in Germany.

Hotel Graham Graham VA.jpg
Postmarked October 1909

Radford State Normal school admin bldg.jpg
Postcard made by The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.

Drapers Mt Pulaski VA.jpg
Caption on reverse:
DRAPER'S MOUNTAIN, VIRGINIA
To the South and West lies Draper's Valley, named for John Draper, who settled here in 1765. He moved hence from Draper's Meadows (Blacksburg) where his wife was captured by the Indians in the…

Mountain Scenery Along C & O. RY., Near Lexington, Virginia
Postcard.

Logo: "Bell-Chrome Superior Quality"
C.T.American Art
R-22959

Photo credit in upper right corner: "McCown-Photo"

Main St looking west Tazewell.jpg
Postcard
Postmarked 1906 or 1908[?]

St Paul Natl Bank Saint Paul VA.jpg
Postmarked August 26 4PM 1914
Message on reverse:
"Mother dear, it was so muddy today we could not come home but if Friday is a better one we will walk [word obscured] if not please send for me Sat. evening - Love Olive

James A Hagy Wagon co Abingdon.jpg
Postmarked July 1910
Message on back:
"Dear Boy,
You must be good & mind what is told you. How are you getting along any way, are you getting home sick. Write us a card
You Papa W.[?]"

West End Craigen Tunnel, St. Paul, VA.
R.P.O. postmark (railway post office) indicates that this was mailed at a mobile post office. The route and train number are indicated.

Postmarked "Lynch & Norton R.P.O. TR..6, Feb 24 1910"

Addressed to Mrs. S. B. Schomaker, Blue Grass,…

Millboro tunnel Millboro VA.jpg
B & W. Postcard.
"Photo-Tone"
Eagle Quality. The Eagle Post Card View Co., N.Y.

Excelsior Pocahontas Coal Co Mines 1 and 2.jpg
Double postcard.
Mine in Excelsior, McDowell County, West Virginia on the Norfolk & Western Railway.
Photo credit on right side: Haines Photo Co., Conneaut, Ohio.

Note: The Haines Photo Company was a Conneaut, Ohio-based American photography…

Early mining damage 1908 front.jpg
Postmarked Coeburn, VA, MAR 20 1908
Rec Castlewood, VA MAR 20 1908

Dealer's notation "Early Mining damage" handwritten on back.

Ms2009_071_WatkinsJohnC_1863_0505a.jpg
Letter dated 6 May 1863 was written on the fourth and last page of the letter dated 5 May.

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