As of June 2026, collections from the former Imagebase site can now be accessed here. All are listed in the Collection Tree and can also be found through the search function. Images from Blacksburg and Virginia Tech reside primarily in the Historical Photograph Collection.

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Photo of the parking lot of Gables Shopping Center in Blacksburg VA

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Poly-Scientific Building, owned by Litton Industries

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Outside of the Poly-Scientific building, owned by Litton Industries

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Outside of "Argabrite's Varsity Shop" front in Blacksburg, VA

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Outside of "John Norman's Cambridge Shop", "68 Bugle AD #10; Picture # 1" Scribbled on top of photo

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Outside of "John Norman's Country Corner", "68 Bugle AD #10; Picture # 2" Scribbled on top of photo

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Inside of Univeristy Mall when empty with all the lights dimmed.

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Street view of University Mall & its attached parking lot

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Three businessmen sit at a bar in Elletts drug strore, two men stand behind the bar

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A man demonstartes the use of an Oscilloscope to four onlookers

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Businessmen pose next to a new "Poly-Scientific Corporation" sign in Blacksburg, VA

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Street view of Main St. in downtown Blacksburg VA

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Picture angled from road median of Main Street in the 1960's in Blacksburg, VA

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Street view of the Heavner Chevrolet shop in Blacksburg, VA

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Photo of the Blacksburg Masonic Lodge Hall, Stone sign above entrance reads " Hunters Lodge 158 A.F & A.M."

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Men and boys pose infront of Sarvay's Drug Store Store in Blacksburg

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People crowd around the entrance of Montgomery County Hospital to watch a speech at the dedication of the hospital

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Two pictures combined onto one paper, both show different parts of New River Feed & Lumber Co., Written on the picture "New River Feed and Lumber Co- 1961"

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

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Outside of the Corning Manufacturing building. A multi-story brick building with a parking full of cars is pictured

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Photograph of a building being constructed in Blacksburg, VA. Surronded by simple wooden plank buildings

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Inside of Kanode's Sawmill, pictured is a large apparatus featuring a "sash saw"

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Men and boys pose infront of Sarvay's Drug Store Store in Blacksburg

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Two men and five boys pose infront of Elletts Drugstore in Blacksburg, "Kodaks" is written on the windows

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Picture of a street corner, Elletts drugstore is the focus with the postoffice being in the background. people mill about and a car is parked infront of Elletts.

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Photo of a possible mill or grainery building next to traintracks in Blacksburg VA

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Two cows grazing in a fenced in yard on Main St. in Blacksburg, VA

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Photo of a street in Blacksburg VA. A dirt road with multiple horse drawn carriages is pictured.

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Zoomed in picture of a man in a suit standing behind Ellett's Drugstore Counter. Two other men are partially pictured.

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Color photograph of downtown Blacksburg, VA. Cars line the paved street

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Men run & drag a water wagon to the scene of a fire, running down residential street.

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Picture of a businessman leaning against the counter at Ellett's Drugstore

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Main Street in Blacksburg, Cars line the streets & people walk around. "Horsheim Shoes" & "Center Drugs Prescriptions" signs can be seen

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Picture of a brick building with a fenced in field & parked car, maybe a mill or grainery in Blacksburg VA

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Picture of a brick building with a grain silo attached, maybe a mill or grainery in Blacksburg VA

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Architectural drawing of the new theatre & store building for the Blacksburg Realty Corporation. Depicts the Lyric Theatre

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Front View of the Colonial Hotel in Blacksburg, VA. Two-story brick building with a white porch & hanging sign.

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Photo of Main Street in Blacksburg, VA. The road in unpaved & very muddy, "V.P.I-16, Army-G." Spraypainted on the side of a building

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Railroad tracks pictured crossing Main St in Downtown Blacksburg, VA

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Overhead shot of Main St. in Blacksburg, VA

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Drawn & illistrated Blacksburg Business Directory of 1877

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Numerous businessmen pose on porchs or the road of Blacksburg's main street. Street is a dirt road and horses are pictured vaguely in the background

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Street corner view from South Main & College Ave. of Elletts Drug Store, people stand under the covered enterance & children mill about

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Construction of "the Mall" at V.P.I around 1950

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Two men and multiple children pose on the porch of McCoy's General Store in Blacksburg, VA

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Downtown Blacksburg at night decorated with holiday lights

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Men in business suits march in neat lines down Main Street. A large banner reads " Buy Your Lyceum Ticket Now; Positively high Class Shows; Four for $2.00"

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Outside view of the Masonic Temple, Blacksburg, VA

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Cars driving down Main St. in Blacksburg VA, 1976

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An empty South Main Street, Large "Texaco" sign visable

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