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Power House and Lumber Treating Plant

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Description: Exterior view of a power house and lumber treating plant. Partly due to the growing lumber industry, East Radford's population grew from 300 in 1880 to 3,0...
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Sorting Peanuts

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Description: Women sorting peanuts in the Gwaltney and Bunkley Peanut Factory. Caption reads: "Sorting Peanuts, Gwaltney & Bunkley Peanut Factory, Smithfield, WVA."
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Gwaltney and Bunkley Peanut Factory

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Description: Elevated view of the exterior of the factory, with men loading full sacks onto wagons pulled by horses. Caption reads: "A Busy Day, Gwaltney & Bunkley Pean...
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Industrial View

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Description: View across an open field looking toward Bald Mountain Furniture Company and Angle Silk Mills Plant.
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Commerce Street

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Description: View down Commerce Street featuring several wagons and a warehouse. Published by Parish & Simpson.
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Lieutenant Albert T. Lamson

Date: 1863
Description: Quarter plate ferrotype/tintype of Lieutenant Albert Lamson, taken at Falmouth, Virginia. Lamson is posed, in military uniform, seated and holding a sword ...
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Walnut Grove — Blacksmith Shop

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View looking downhill toward the side of a log building with stone foundation built into the side of a hill at Walnut Grove. A path is on the left leading ...
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Walnut Grove — Blacksmith Shop

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View over wood fence looking down towards the front and left side of a log building with a peaked roof, second story, and a stone foundation built into the...
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West Side of Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: View towards side of slave log cabin which has a peaked roof. A ladder is set up for access to the roof. Scaffolding is on the left and right ends of the b...
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A Wife's Place

Date: 1942
Description: Several people marching together. A man and woman are marching in the front next to each other; the woman is holding a cigarette. A sign reads: "[Danville]...
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Mill Building — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: Two men are looking toward the back of the mill building which is on the right. Behind the man on the right is the Blacksmith Shop. In the distance are fen...
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Cabin Upstairs — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: Interior view of log cabin upstairs. A small fireplace is on the far wall at the end of the cabin, and the peaked roof of beams and wood is exposed. Lumber...
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Mill Building — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View looking up towards the back of the mill building with stone foundation built into the side of the hill. The mill is partially constructed of logs, not...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View towards side of slave log cabin with a door in the center and a small horizontal window to the left. The roof is peaked and shingles are in place. The...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View of side of slave cabin with a small window. Steps are on the end of the building on the left. An exterior stone chimney is on the end of the cabin on ...
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Slave Cabin and Manor House at Walnut Grove

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Description: View down hill towards the slave cabin on the right, and the manor house in the background. On the left is a pile of fuelwood.
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Manor House at Walnut Grove

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Description: View toward the back of the brick manor house. Another smaller brick building is behind the house on the left. A large pile of fuelwood is against the smal...

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