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 Roanoke City - J. B. Fishburne House313 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows the J. B, Fishburne house, which was donated to the city and at the time this image was made housed the city's department of parks and recreation.Dec 15, 2007
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 Roanoke - U.S. 11222 viewsIn the days before Interstate 81 was built, U.S. 11 was the main North-South thoroughfare in western Virginia. Many New River familues traveled this road to cities in the north looking for work during the Great Depression and World War II eras.Dec 15, 2007
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 Roanoke City - Jefferson Street210 viewsThis 1912 postcard shows Jefferson Street with automobiles and street car tracks. Interesting period of transition.Dec 15, 2007
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 Roanoke - Elmmwood Park244 viewsThis view of Elmwood Park is from a 1920s postcard.Nov 08, 2007
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 Roanoke - Catawba Sanitarium327 viewsThis 1930s postcard shows the dining hall at the Catawba Sanitarium, a facility for tuberculosis patients located near Roanoke.Nov 08, 2007
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 Roanoke - Offices of the Norfolk & Western Railroad226 viewsFrom a 1930s postcard.Oct 18, 2007
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 Salem - Passnger Depot204 viewsThis 1915 postcard shows the Norfolk and Western Passenger Depot in Salem, Virginia.Jul 02, 2007
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 Roanoke - Hotel Roanoke217 viewsThis is a very early color postcard, circa 1905.Feb 12, 2007
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 Roanoke - Crystal Springs224 viewsThis is from a very early color postcard, perhaps circa 1905.Feb 12, 2007
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 Roanoke - New Roanoke Memorial Hospital220 viewsThis is a 1940s postcard.Jan 22, 2007
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 Roanoke - Belmont Christian Church251 viewsThis is a real photo postcard from the 1940s.Jan 22, 2007
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 pierpontbrickworks.jpg213 viewsThis is a 1909 real photo postcard.Jan 16, 2007
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