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The lady's name is Mary Anne Moore of Augusta, GA., and she previously lived 
in Bluefield.

Gordon Hamilton

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> Gordon,

>

> Likely a coincidence, I have a relative on my father's side who would be 

> in

> her eighties and lives in Barnesville, Georgia, but grew up in Norfolk.

> Dad's grandfather, Thomas E. "T.E." Jamison, owned Lauderdale Farms from

> 1930 until 1954. Growing up in Salem, Dad visited regularly including

> extended summer stays, but doesn't remember her visiting.

>

> Grant Carpenter

>

>> Message: 4

>> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:53:28 -0400

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>> Subject: Re: N&W menus

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>>

>> Grant,

>>

>> The following gives the background for my research about Lauderdale:

>>

>> The house in the picture is known as Lauderdale and is located at 13608

> Lee Highway, which is a little over half way from Troutville on the way to

> Buchanan.  It was placed on the national register of historic places Oct.

> 31, 2007.  Incidentally the current [as of Jan. 2009] occupants are 

> Herbert

> and Pricilla Barber.

>>

>> To explain, an 80-year old lady in Georgia whose relative owned

> Lauderdale many years ago contacted VMT and said that she visited the 

> house

> many times and remembered seeing its picture on an N&W  menu in the dining

> cars.  She wanted to know if anyone knew about that menu.  Bev Fitzpatrick

> of the VMT contacted me, and by chance I had a copy of that menu that I

> could scan to send pictures to her.  I also sent her a duplicate copy of

> the original menu that I had.  She was overjoyed, and sent a nice

> contribution to the N&WHS in appreciation.  I then looked up, and talked

> with, the present occupants.  Herbert had researched the history of the

> house and said that he had heard of the menu, but had never seen it, so I

> sent a scan of the menu to him also.

>>

>> Gordon Hamilton

>>

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>>

>>

>> > Gordon, I'm impressed, how do you know about Lauderdale?

>> >

>> > The N&W images I've seen were B&W or colorized and appear to have been

>> > reversed.  The lane to the right goes to the dairy actually located to

> the

>> > left.  Quite the sensation in the neighborhood when built, the home

> sported

>> > a brick two-holer out back. Milk was hauled by wagon to Lithia and

> loaded

>> > on the train for Roanoke.  Ironically, the Valley Railroad was to have

>> > passed just back of the barn.

>> >

>> > Grant Carpenter

>> >

>> >

>> >> Message: 5

>> >> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:31:28 -0500

>> >> From: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

>> >> Subject: Re: N&W menus

>> >> To: "NW Mailing List" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

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>> >>

>> >> Frank,

>> >>

>> >> The picture on the front of this menu is of an existing home known as

>> >> Lauderdale, located a little more than half way from Troutville on the

>> > way

>> >> to Buchanan along US 11.  Incidentally, it went onto the Register of

>> >> Historic Places Oct. 31, 2007.  I don't know about other menu scenes,

> but

>> > I

>> >> suspect they were also real photos.

>> >>

>> >> Gordon Hamilton

>> >>

>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 

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>> >> To: "N&W Historical Society" <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>

>> >> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 3:41 PM

>> >> Subject: N&W menus

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> > Hello, all:

>> >> >

>> >> > Were scenes on N&W menus such as the one at eBay 120522232424 of

> real

>> >> > locations, or were these stylized artist renditions?

>> >> >

>> >> >

>> >

> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120522232424&ssPageName=A

>> > DME:B:SS:US:1123

>> >> >

>> >> > Thanks for the advice,

>> >> >

>> >> > Frank Scheer

>

>

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