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Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_aea02bc8583391683938da54fdfd4a3f\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection consists of a wood postcard printed with a sketch of the tunnel. On the back is a message to Mrs. Chaz Etter in Rural Retreat, Virginia. The photocopy of a sketch of Natural Tunnel comes from a book by William Cullen Bryant and Oliver Bell Bunce, originally published in 1872.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Natural Tunnel, Scott County, Virginia, Collection consists of a wood postcard printed with a sketch of the tunnel. On the back is a message to Mrs. Chaz Etter in Rural Retreat, Virginia. 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