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Very blurry photo of a sinkhole on the side of a dirt road somewhere in Southwest Virginia

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Men gather around as V.P.I firemen worked to put out a fire at Blacksburg Hardware in downtown Blacksburg.

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Firemen and cadets work to extinguish a fire at the Chevrolet Garage in downtown Blacksburg

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Photo from second story building window of police and crowds gathering to watch V.P.I. Cadets put out a fire in Blacksburg Hardware

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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

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Men stand in a partially constructed watertower next to railroad tracks, photo captioned "Jno. Cormell Con. For. Poor Div. N+W."

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Firemen and cadets work to extinguish a fire at the Chevrolet Garage in downtown Blacksburg

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A man leans against a large cement water tank in Blacksburg, VA

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A building on fire at night in Blacksburg, VA

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Two men stand on a crane while working on the construction of a loading platform for the Post Office in Blacksburg, VA

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

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

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Color postcard of the outside of Electro-Tec corporation building in Blacksburg

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Men work on building the outside of Blacksburg town hall

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Sketch of a potential Brodie tower additon to Christ Episcopal Church in Blacksburg, VA

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VPI cadets sitting in Blacksburg Baptist church for Sunday school

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Photo of a brick addition to Blacksburg Baptist Church

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Outside view of a rural, one room church in Blackburg, VA

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

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Outside view of Whisner Memorial Methodist Church in Blacksbuirg, VA

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Drawn postcard of the outside of Blacksburg Presbyterian Church

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The inside of the chapel of Lutheran Church in Blacksburg during christmastime

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Inside of the chapel of Luther Memorial Church in Blacksburg, VA during Christmas

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Sketch of the Sanctuary of Christ Episcopal Church in Blacksburg, VA

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Photo of Blacksburg United Methodist Church, taken before 1900

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V.P.I. cadets lining the outside of Blacksburg Baptist Church

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Outside of Lutheran Church on Price's Fork Rd. in Blacksburg, VA

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A white one-story building on Smithfield Plantation

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Inside of Methodist Church in Blacksburg, VA covered in garlands and bells

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

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

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Drawing of Blacksburg Baptist Church in 1952, two-story brick building with double entrances

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Postcard of Blacksburg Highschool in the 1920s

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Building for Christ Episcopal Building in the 1800s, stone church with narrow arched windows

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Overhead view of Turner Street in Blacksburg, VA

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Three men lean against a two-story home that is used as the Lyric Theatre in Blacksburg, VA

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

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Faraway photo of trees surronding Blacksburg High School in 1942

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

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Photo of pastures and wooden fences on the outskirts of Blacksburg, VA in the 1910's

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Aerial photo of Blacksburg, VA

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Photo of a pasture with hay bales and horses against the backdrop of the Appalachian Mountains

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Overhead photo of Blacksburg, VA taken from the watertower in town

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View of Blacksburg from the tower of Preston & Olin Building

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Photo of a stream with a rocky shoreline in Blacksburg, VA

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Outside view of Blacksburg School in Prices Fork, VA

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Newspaper print of an architectural sketch of the Lyric Theatre

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Photo of a wooden bench inside Smithfield Plantation in Blacksburg, VA

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Photo of North Main Street in Blacksburg, VA

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Firefighters use a firehose to put out a house on fire

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