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unionstation1902.jpg462 viewsThis is a 1902 view of Union Station in Bristol, VA. 
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statestreet.jpg496 viewsThis view of State Street is taken from a postcard mailed in 1939.
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shelbyhotel.jpg443 viewsThis is from a 1950s era postcard.
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bristolbarrite.jpg604 viewsThis view is from circa 1905 and shows the Barite mill at Bristol, Virginia.
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CB&Q Engine681 viewsCB&Q ENGINE 4960 WAS PUT INTO EXCURSION WORK IN 1958, RETIRED TO CIRCUS WORLD MUSEUM IN 1966 THEN DONATED TO THE MID-CONTINENT RAILWAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM IN NORTH FREEDOM, WISCONSIN. IN 1980, 4960 WAS LEASED TO THE BRISTOL AND NORTH WESTERN RAILROAD.
BUILT IN AUGUST OF 1923 BY BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, CB&Q ENGINE 4960 HAD BEEN SPARED THE TORCH AND WAS DOING EXCURSION WORK FOR THE BRISTOL AND NORTH WESTERN RAILROAD FROM BRISTOL TO BENHAMS, VA. IN THE SUMMER OF 1981. THE VENTURE PLAYED OUT AND IN 1985 4960 WAS MOVED TO FT. WAYNE, INDIANA.
IT WAS PURCHASED BY THE GRAND CANYON RAILWAY SHORTLY THEREAFTER. AFTER ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE REBUILDING EVER DONE ON AN OLD STEAM LOCOMOTIVE, COSTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, ENGINE 4960 WAS PLACED IN SERVICE BY GRAND CANYON RAILWAY AND HAS BEEN DOING EXCURSION WORK SINCE THE MID 1990'S. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Brtistol Train Station686 viewsBristol, Virginia Train Station, October 17, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith.
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bristolcityhall~0.jpg464 viewsThis is from a 1910-20 era postcard
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sullinscollege.jpg470 viewsThis is from a 1930s era linen postcard.
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tricitiesairportca1935.jpg481 viewsThis post card was mailed in 1935.
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colsegoodson.jpg508 viewsFounder of Goodson, later Bristol, Virginia.
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bristolinstitute.jpg466 viewsThis is a graduation ceremony ca. 1910.
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statestreet1927.jpg509 viewsThis is a 1927 night-time view of State Street in Bristol.
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