Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center Collection

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Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center Collection

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Artifacts and Photographs in the Montgomery Museum's permanent collection.

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Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center

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All Rights Reserved. Please contact the Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center for permission to reproduce these items.

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Collection Items

Scrapbook Page - 1918 News article about World War I and Christiansburg
Newspaper Articles (possibly from the Montgomery News Messenger) relating to World War I pasted to a card stock page. "12th Regiment U. S. Marines Reported Arrived in France"

World War II Ration Books for Emily Allen
War Ration Book One for Emily Allen of Christiansburg, VA. Ration books were required during World War II to purchase a variety of goods such as sugar, meat, etc.

Page from 1941-1943 Scrapbook kept by Robertine Hughes Jordan.
Page from a spiral bound scrapbook made by Robertine Hughes Jordan in 1941-43. Includes information from her senior year at Christiansburg High School and her marriage to a World War II serviceman.

1943 High School Graduation Card sent to Robertine Hughes Jordan
Greeting card given to Robertine Hughes Jordan on the occasion of her graduation from Christiansburg High School in 1943. Found in the spiral bound scrapbook made by Mrs. Jordan.

c. 1941-1945 Photograph of Mary Ruth Anderson Cruce
Black and White photograph of Mary Ruth Anderson Cruce of Christiansburg (Va.) in her World War II Navy Nurse Corps uniform. She served above the USS Samaritan in the Pacific and witnessed action at the Battles of Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa

c. 1945 Photograph of Jack Graybeal
Photograph of Jack Graybeal of Christiansburg, VA wearing his Air Force flight suit overalls with leather helmet and googles standing next to an automobile while in service during World War II.

Defense Savings Stamp poster
Buy Defense Saving Stamps Here poster; red, white, and blue with image of patriot and plow of the type displayed during World War II

c. 1940-1960 Photograph of employees at Radford Arsenal
Photograph of Radford Arsenal employees in the Inspection and Maintenance Division. James V. Ledford, Jr. stands 3rd row, middle with white shirt.

Newspaper clipping from scrapbook related to World War II clippings in Montgomery County
Newspaper clipping of obituary for Clarion Reed of Christiansburg, VA. He was killed in Germany during World War II. The clipping is contained in one of two scrapbooks with information about the World War II period in Christiansburg and Montgomery…

Clipping from scrapbook page related to World War II related in Montgomery County
Newspaper clipping of commission announcement for Hazel L. Caldwell of Christiansburg, VA. She was an ensign in the U.S. Navy Reserves and was assigned to the Bureau of Navy Personnel in Washington, D. C. during World War II. The clipping is…

Scrapbook Page with World War II clippings related to Montgomery County
Scrapbook page containing a telegram from Kenneth M. Frost and newspaper clippings about servicemen from Montgomery County, VA during World War II. The clipping is contained in one of two scrapbooks with information about the World War II period in…

1946 Photograph of World War II Veterans in Christiansburg
Black and white photograph of a parade of men in Army and Navy uniforms taken in fall 1946 in downtown Christiansburg; Bank of Christiansburg in background.

1883-1884 Annual Catalogue [Catalog] Montgomery Female College
Contains a lists courses of study, names of graduates, etc. for 1883-1884. The Montgomery Female College was founded in 1852. It was first located on South Franklin Street, Christiansburg and relocated to a building on College Street (the site of the…

1886 Program of Juvenile Entertainment presented at Montgomery Female College
The program of "Juvenile Entertainment" presented at Montgomery Female College for 5 June 1886 lists the performers and performances.

1870 Montgomery Female College Reward of Merit
Small card certificate that is a Reward of Merit given to Annie Sullivan for "attendance upon Recitations and all College Exercises" for the month of October 1870.

1870 Montgomery Female College Reward of Merit
Small card certificate that is a Reward of Merit given to Annie Sullivan for "Punctuality and Improvement" (and Penmanship) for the month of November 1870.

1870 Montgomery Female College Reward of Merit
Small card certificate that is a Reward of Merit given to Annie Sullivan for "neatness and order with books and desk" for the month of November 1870.

1870 Montgomery Female College Reward of Merit
Small card certificate that is a Reward of Merit given to Annie Sullivan for "attendance upon Recitations and all College Exercises" for the month of November 1870.

1884 Senior Class Evening Program for Montgomery Female College
Single-fold program for "Senior Class Evening" for Montgomery Female College on 30 May 1884. Contains list of essays and musical pieces performed with the names of the performers.

1883 Montgomery Female College Receipt
Single sheet of Montgomery Female College letterhead with a handwritten receipt for $45 received from Captain John C. Wade [of Christiansburg] for the tuition for daughters Jennie and Kate Wade in 1882-1883 signed by principal Oceana Pollock.
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