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New River Notes Photo Gallery

A Collection of historic and current photos mostly covering the upper New River area of southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina.


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dixiedinermarion.jpg609 viewsLocated at the Intersection of Highway 16 and Main Street, this diner is shown in a night view created in the 1950s.
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dogshow8.jpg562 viewsThis is a late 1930s John Porter photo of a dog show in Saltville.
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dollyrow.jpg625 viewsThis is a 1910s postcard view.
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Saltville - Decommisining of Olin May 1972761 viewsTHESE ROTARY DRIERS ROTATED AND DRYED THE SODA ASH AND MOST OF THE TIME THERE WAS A SNOWSTORM OF ASH COMING FROM AROUND IT FILLING THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH. THE ASH THAT LEAKED OUT WOULD BE SHOVELED UP AND ROLLED BY WHEELBARROW TO THE DIRTY ASH POT, COOKED AND SENT TO THE CAUSTIC SHED.

THERE WAS NOTHING QUITE LIKE THE DRY SIDE OF OLIN'S AMMONIA SODA DEPARTMENT. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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dryiceplant51973.jpg686 viewsSHORTLY AFTER SHUTDOWN / OLIN DRY ICE / LIME / HYDRAZINE FACILITIES / SALTVILLE, VA. / MAY 1973. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmih1043@comcast.net

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DSC02572.jpg608 viewsPhoto September 29, 2005 by Don Smith. dsmith1043@comcast.net
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DSC03436.jpg529 viewsPhoto December 6, 2005 by Don Smith dsmith1034@comcast.net
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Saltville - Ducks in the Well Fields560 viewsTHIS JAN 1963 PHOTO SHOWS THE THE ANCESTORS OF OUR PRESENT DAY DUCK POPULATION. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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DUKEENERGYGASLINEWALKERMT011.jpg553 viewsDUKE ENERGY GAS LINE FROM VALLEY ROAD (RT. 610) LOOKING SOUTHEAST TOWARD WALKER MOUNTAIN ACROSS THE CHARLIE CLARK FARM. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - 4th of Juky?678 viewsM. S. DUNHAM CAR / WEST MAIN ST. IN FRONT OF THE 1905 SALTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL / JULY 4th, 1918

HIS GRANDSON, MYRL, STILL HAS THE BUNTING THAT IS DRAPED OVER THE AUTOMOBILE IN THE PICTURE. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1-43@comcast.net
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Salrville - Post Office and Harry Dunham1003 viewsHARRY S. DUNHAM OF SALTVILLE, VA. AT AGE 12...STANDING IN FRONT OF SALTVILLE'S THIRD POST OFFICE IN 1918. THIS POST OFFICE WAS BUILT ABOUT WHERE CARLTON CHAPMAN'S FIRST CHOICE FLOWER SHOP IS PRESENTLY LOCATED. HARRY WAS BORN DEC. 4, 1906 AND DIED ON JAN. 8, 2001 AT THE AGE OF 94.

THE FIRST POST OFFICE WAS LOCATED IN THE "OLD STORE" AT THE LOWER END OF SMOKEY ROW. THE SECOND POST OFFICE WAS IN THE MATHIESON GENERAL STORE NEAR THE MEAT MARKET. THE FOURTH ONE WAS MOVED A COUPLE OF DOORS UP THE STREET FROM THE ONE PICTURED. FROM THERE, POST OFFICE NUMBER FIVE WAS LOCATED IN A BUILDING WITH THE BOWLING ALLEY, JAIL AND POLICE STATION.

NUMBER SIX WAS BUILT IN 1931 AND WAS USED UNTIL 1966. THIS BUILDING CURRENTLY HOUSES THE SALTVILLE LIBRARY.

IN 1966, THE PRESENT DAY POST OFFICE WAS OPENED FOR BUSINESS. Coirtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@cmcast.net
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dunhammyrl1956.jpg645 viewsMYRL DUNHAM OF SALTVILLE, VA. IN HIS 1931 FORD PULLING A HOMEMADE CAMPER /

DEER HUNTING TRIP TO THE HURRICANE AREA / NOVEMBER 1956

DUNHAM COLLECTION. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net


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