United States Army Enlistment Card for Carl S. Bishop, April 29, 1937
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
Recruiting and enlistment.
United States. Army.
This enlistment card was sent to the donor's grandmother, J. B. Bishop, notifying her that her son, Carl S. Bishop, had joined the US Army in 1937. The donor obtained the card from her grandmother's estate. This record includes an image of the postmarked envelope in which the card arrived.
Digitized on April 23, 2016
American Red Cross
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1937-04-29
2016-04-23
Hawkins, Mary V.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
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Hawkins, Mary V.
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Text
m0007
m00071
Montgomery County (Va.)
Governors Island Historic District (New York County, N.Y.)
1930-1940
1913 Diary of Anna Harless (age 16) of Christiansburg, Va.
Montgomery County (Va.)
Handwritten diary written in January and February of 1913 by Anna Temple Harless (1897-1976). She later married Julius Goodman.
Anna Temple Harless
Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1913
All Rights Reserved. Please contact the Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center for permission to reproduce this item. Donated to the Montgomery Museum by Beasley Family in 1989.
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English
Document
89.03.30
Christiansburg
Montgomery County
VA
1910-1920
Improvement in Curing Leaf-Tobacco: Specification in Forming Part of Letters Patent No. 211,210, dated January 7, 1879; application filed February 2, 1878.
United States Patent Office; John W. Barnett, of Big Spring, Virginia, Assignor of One-Half His Right To William St. John, of Harrodsburg, Kentucky; Improvement in Curing Leaf-Tobacco.
Patents--1870-1880.
Public records--1870-1880.
Tobacco--Virginia.
Tobacco curing.
A patent issued in 1879 to John W. Barnett for an improvement in curing leaf tobacco.
Digitized on April 23, 2016
Barnett, John W.
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
United States. Patent Office
1878-02-02
1879-01-07
2016-04-23
St. John, William
Tolley, Milan Barnett
Barnett, Mr. & Mrs. Richard M.
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application/pdf
en-US
Document
c00031
c00032
c0031c0032
c00033
Montgomery County (Va.)
Big Spring (Va.)
Elliston (Va.)
Harrodsburg (Ky.)
1870-1880
19th century
John W. Barnett's Patent Vapor Tobacco Curing Process!
Patents--1870-1880.
Tobacco--Virginia.
Tobacco curing.
USPTO certified on January 7, 1879; patented on January 7, 1882.
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Barnett, John W.
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1879-01-07
1882-01-07
2016-04-23
Tolley, Milan Barnett
Barnett, Mr. & Mrs. Richard M.
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en-US
Text
c00034
Montgomery County (Va.)
Big Spring (Va.)
Elliston (Va.)
1870-1890
19th century
Letter from Minerva Barnett to Sarah A. Barnett, September 26, 1885
Letters (Correspondence)--1870-1900.
Correspondence--1880-1890.
Includes postmarked envelope.
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Barnett, Minerva
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1885-09-26
2016-04-23
Tolley, Milan Barnett
Barnett, Mr. & Mrs. Richard M.
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en-US
Text
c0004
c00041
c00042
c00043
Montgomery County (Va.)
Big Spring (Va.)
Elliston (Va.)
1880-1890
19th century
Letter from Carl S. Bishop to His Mother, Mrs. J. B. Bishop, October 26, 1942
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
Letters (Correspondence)--1940-1950.
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Bishop, Carl S.
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1942-10-26
2016-04-23
Hawkins, Mary V.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
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Hawkins, Mary V.
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application/pdf
en-US
Text
m0008
Montgomery County (Va.)
New Guinea
Letter from Carl S. Bishop to His Mother, Mrs. J. B. Bishop, February 8, 1942
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
Letters (Correspondence)--1940-1950.
This record includes an image of the postmarked envelope in which the letter arrived.
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Bishop, Carl S.
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1942-02-08
2016-04-23
Hawkins, Mary V.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
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Hawkins, Mary V.
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Text
m0009
m00091
Montgomery County (Va.)
New Guinea
Montgomery County, Virginia Court Order: January 2, 1805
Public records--Virginia--Montgomery County.
Court records
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Brayer, Thomas
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1805-01-02
2016-04-23
Slough, Spenser D.
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en-US
Text
X062
X062_2
Montgomery County (Va.)
19th century
1800-1810
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen Membership Card
Montgomery County (Va.)
Membership card for William M. King to the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America. King lived in Christiansburg and worked for the Norfolk & Western Railroad from at least 1910 until at least 1923.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1918
All Rights Reserved. Please contact the Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center for permission to reproduce this item. Donated to the Montgomery Museum by Mike and Jennie Reilly in 2013.
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English
Document
2013.10.01_005
Christiansburg
Montgomery County
VA
1910-1920
N.I.T.ty Gritty Virginia Tech: All the exciting play by play action, highlights and interviews of Virginia Tech's '72-'73 N.I.T. Championship season
Album covers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Basketball players
Sports
Record includes 5 images of the album cover, taken at varying angles
This item was photographed on April 23, 2016
Byrnes, Russ
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1972
1973
2016-04-23
Joynes, Jerry
Mancini, Victor
Ferruzzi, Bill
Booth, Tom
Booth, Derley
image/jpeg
en-US
Still Image
D-X020_A
D-X020_B
D-X020_C
D-X020_D
Montgomery County (Va.)
Blacksburg (Va.)
Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Virginia
Virginia--Maps, Topographic.
Historical geography--Maps.
Physical maps.
Topographic map of the state of Virginia in 1822. Includes land in West Virginia, which was part of Virginia prior to its annexation.
Donated by William McElfresh.
Reprinted from the Original Atlas published in Philadelphia in 1822.
Carey and Lea
Original Atlas
Lewis and Clark Explorer Maps Ltd.
1822
1968
2016-04-30
McElfresh, William
image/jpeg
English
Map
StillImage
V006
Virginia
West Virginia
1820-1830
19th century
1779 Land Warrant for William Preston
Montgomery County (Va.)
Land Office Treasury Warrant dated 4 December 1779 authorizing William Preston to survey 200 acres of land for William Preston. Single sheet with hand-sewn repair of tear and red wax seal. Preston Preston (1729-1783) was a surveyor, commissioner, and militia colonel. He and his wife Susannah built Smithfield Plantation in present-day Blacksburg.
Commonwealth of Virginia
Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
4 December 1779
All Rights Reserved. Please contact the Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center for permission to reproduce this item. Donated to the Montgomery Museum by Gin Hickok in 1990.
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English
Document
90.07.01
Montgomery County
VA
Blacksburg
1770-1780
A Map of the Internal Improvements of Virginia
Historical geography--Maps.
Topographic maps.
Virginia--Maps.
Physical maps.
Prepared by C. Crozet, late Principal Engineer of Virginia under a resolution of the General Assembly, adopted March 15th, 1818.
Entered according to the Act of Congress in the year 1848, by Claudius Crozet, in the Clerk's office of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Engraved at P.S. Duval's Lith. Establ., Ranstead Place, Philadel.
Donated by William McElfresh.
Crozet, Claudius
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
P.S. Duval's Lith. Establ.
1818-03-15
1848
2016-04-30
McElfresh, William
Public Domain
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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image/jpeg
English
Map
StillImage
V018
Virginia
West Virginia
1810-1820
1840-1850
19th century
Letter/Invoice to Baldwin and Tibboney, Co., 1836
Letters (Correspondence)--1830-1840.
Correspondence--1830-1840.
Merchants
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Fry, H. M.
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1836-11-14
2016-04-23
Slough, Spenser D.
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950 KB
2450 x 1639 pixels
en-US
Text
X061
X061_2
Montgomery County (Va.)
Christiansburg (Va.)
Henrico County (Va.)
Richmond (Va.)
19th century
1830-1840
Hubbard Family's Redware Crock, c. 1810-1850
Pottery
Tableware
Appliances
Record includes 5 images of the crock, taken at varying angles
Photographed on April 23, 2016, by Spenser Slough
Hubbard Family
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1810
1850
2016-04-23
Slough, Spenser D.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
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Slough, Spenser D.
image/jpeg
Still Image
D-X064_A
D-X064_B
D-X064_C
D-X064_D
D-X064_E
Montgomery County (Va.)
19th century
1800-1850
Hubbard Family's Diminutive Rocking Chair, c. 1920-1950
Rocking chairs
Seating furniture
Woodwork
Record includes 5 images of the rocking chair, taken at varying angles
Photographed on April 23, 2016 by Spenser Slough
Hubbard Family
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1920
1950
2016-04-23
Slough, Spenser D.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Slough, Spenser D.
image/jpeg
Still Image
D-X065_A
D-X065_B
D-X065_C
D-X065_D
D-X065_E
Montgomery County (Va.)
Horseshoe Bottom
20th century
1920-1950
Photograph of Madeline Shultz, Age 9, 1909
Portraits--Virginia--Montgomery County--1900-1910.
Record includes an image of back of the photograph
This item was digitized on April 23, 2016
Jewel
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1909
2016-04-23
Ward, Kathryn J.
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en-US
Still Image
X014a
X014b
Montgomery County (Va.)
Blacksburg (Va.)
Land Grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia to Samuel Barnett, January 1, 1861
Land grants--Virginia--Montgomery County.
Deeds--Virginia--Montgomery County.
Public records--Virginia--Montgomery County.
Land tenure--Virginia--Montgomery County.
Document showing that land in Elliston, VA was granted to Samuel Barnett by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia on January 1, 1861.
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Letcher, John, 1813-1884
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1861-01-01
2016-04-23
Tolley, Milan Barnett
Barnett, Mr. & Mrs. Richard M.
Virginia.
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1.6 MB
1760 x 2785 pixels
en-US
Text
c0001
Montgomery County (Va.)
Elliston (Va.)
1860-1870
19th century
Land Survey of Poor Mountain, Elliston, Virginia
Surveying--Virginia--Montgomery County.
Surveying--Virginia--History--19th century.
Land tenure--Virginia--Montgomery County.
Survey shows parcels owned by John Will Barnett and William Ellis, prominent families in Elliston, VA.
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Marks, Hayman
Marks, Tolomee
Montgomery Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1795-02-12
1848-02-20
2016-04-23
Tolley, Milan Barnett
Barnett, Mr. & Mrs. Richard M.
image/jpeg
application/pdf
en-US
Text
c0002
Montgomery County (Va.)
Elliston (Va.)
1790-1850
18th century
19th century
1917 Funeral Program for Professor Charlie B. Williams of Alleghany Springs
Montgomery County (Va.)
Single sheet program with an obituary or funeral service for Prof. Charlie B. Williams at First Baptist Church, Allegheny [Alleghany] Springs, Montgomery County, Va. who was a graduate of Christiansburg Institute
Mitchell, Rev. W. H.
Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center
1917
All Rights Reserved. Please contact the Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center for permission to reproduce this item. Donated to the Montgomery Museum by Ann Hunt in 2016.
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English
Document
2016.47.01
Alleghany Springs
Montgomery County
VA
1910-1920