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The photos from the Lynchburg News & Advance are some of the clearest and most descriptive of all of the Lynchburg photos. Until the 1950s, the newspapers did not necessarily have photographers on staff, but used the resources of freelancers. Even so, they did have the best-kept photo library in the city, with files on the events of the day, and on local people—famous, infamous, and those enjoying their 15-minutes of fame.

Some of the older files have been transferred to the Jones Memorial Library for better archival storage. Others remain in numerous filing cabinets and boxes at the News office. We are thankful to the News for allowing us to share many of them here.

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Old Dominion Box Company - Picture 1912

Views: 1030
Title: Old Dominion Box Company - Picture 1912
ID: 8096
Description: Picture of the Old Dominion Box...

Old Dominion Box Company - Demolition

Views: 1001
Title: Old Dominion Box Company - Demolition
ID: 8095
Description: Demolition of the Old Dominion Box...

Old Dominion Box Company - Building 1920s

Views: 825
Title: Old Dominion Box Company - Building...
ID: 8094
Description: View of the Old Dominion Box Company...

Old Dominion Box Company - Lunchtime Dance

Views: 821
Title: Old Dominion Box Company - Lunchtime...
ID: 8093
Description: Box lunch dance at Old Dominion.

Oakwood Country Club

Views: 731
Title: Oakwood Country Club
ID: 8092
Description: View of the Oakwood Country Club in a...

North Carolina - Selvage and Masencup

Views: 770
Title: North Carolina - Selvage and Masencup
ID: 8091
Description: Photo of Donald Selvage and Ed...

Robert Enoch Withers

Views: 1010
Title: Robert Enoch Withers
ID: 8090
Description: Robert Enoch Withers (1821-1907) was...

Views: 723
Title: Williams
ID: 8089
Description: Photograph identified with only title...

Views: 540
Title: L. W. Walsh
ID: 8088
Description: Photo identified as L.W. Walsh.

Views: 743
Title: John Victor
ID: 8087
Description: Portrait of John Victor (1793-1845),...

Bransford Vawter

Views: 824
Title: Bransford Vawter
ID: 8086
Description: Bransford Vawter, Lynchburg's first...

Views: 870
Title: Vawter Poem
ID: 8085
Description: A poem by Bransford Vawter revived...

Union Station - Home Guard

Views: 818
Title: Union Station - Home Guard
ID: 8084
Description: The Home Guard at Union Station.

Views: 640
Title: Tyree
ID: 8083
Description: Picture simply titled Tyree.

Telephone Subcribers

Views: 635
Title: Telephone Subcribers
ID: 8082
Description: Lynchburg telephone subscribers to...

Views: 690
Title: Straw Hat Day
ID: 8081
Description: Street vendor with straw hats for sale.

Views: 691
Title: Henry Smith
ID: 8080
Description: A signed portrait of Henry Louis Smith.

Ministers Sesquicentennial Picture

Views: 611
Title: Ministers Sesquicentennial Picture
ID: 8079
Description: Picture of local ministers as part of...

Confederate Officers - Sesquicentennial

Views: 774
Title: Confederate Officers - Sesquicentennial
ID: 8078
Description: Portrait of Lynchburg officers from...

Sesquicentennial - Tree Planting

Views: 617
Title: Sesquicentennial - Tree Planting
ID: 8077
Description: The Sesquicentennial tree planting...

Sesquicentennial Queen

Views: 726
Title: Sesquicentennial Queen
ID: 8076
Description: Sesquicentennial queen and...

Sesquicentennial Queen - Attendants

Views: 680
Title: Sesquicentennial Queen - Attendants
ID: 8075
Description: Sesquicentennial Queen with...

Sesquicentennial - Program

Views: 800
Title: Sesquicentennial - Program
ID: 8074
Description: Copy of the schedule of events and...

Sesqui-Centennial Celebration Program

Views: 1013
Title: Sesqui-Centennial Celebration Program
ID: 8073
Description: The program from Lynchburg's...

Sesqui-Centennial Medallion

Views: 717
Title: Sesqui-Centennial Medallion
ID: 8072
Description: Portrait of a medallion of Monument...

Views: 756
Title: Sculling
ID: 8071
Description: Sculling on what looks like the James...

Polk Street School

Views: 658
Title: Polk Street School
ID: 8070
Description: The Polk Street School was the...

School - Polk Street

Views: 560
Title: School - Polk Street
ID: 8069
Description: Flower garden identified as "School -...

Views: 762
Title: Frank Roane
ID: 8068
Description: Portrait of Frank Roane a teacher and...

Police - Courthouse

Views: 856
Title: Police - Courthouse
ID: 8067
Description: A portrait of the policeman of the...

Views: 801
Title: John Pettyjohn
ID: 8066
Description: Portrait of John Pettyjohn.

Views: 725
Title: Peaks of Otter
ID: 8065
Description: A view of the Peaks of Otter in...

Robert S. Payne School

Views: 854
Title: Robert S. Payne School
ID: 8064
Description: School at 12th and Floyd Streets...

Views: 636
Title: Otey
ID: 8063
Description: Portrait only identified as "Otey",...

Odd Fellows Lodge

Views: 732
Title: Odd Fellows Lodge
ID: 8062
Description: View of the Odd Fellows Lodge and home.

Views: 626
Title: New London
ID: 8061
Description: Picture identified only as New London.

Nelson Portrait

Views: 595
Title: Nelson Portrait
ID: 8060
Description: Picture identified only as Nelson.

Sesquicentennial - Miller Park

Views: 751
Title: Sesquicentennial - Miller Park
ID: 8059
Description: Sesquicentennial event at Miller Park.

McWane Portrait

Views: 590
Title: McWane Portrait
ID: 8058
Description: Portrait only identified as McWane.

McLean Home - Appomattox

Views: 753
Title: McLean Home - Appomattox
ID: 8057
Description: McLean Home in Appomattox, site of...

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