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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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marionva1915.jpg
marionva1915.jpg937 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1915.
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mtnscenewythe.jpg937 viewsThis mountain scene near Wytheville is from the 1900-1920 era.
thomasabaijah4.jpg
thomasabaijah4.jpg937 viewsPhoto by Scott Trent, 2004.
Carl&SallyRutherford.jpg
Carl&SallyRutherford.jpg937 viewsCourtesy of Bobbi huskypup@bellsouth.net
altizerbridge.jpg
altizerbridge.jpg937 viewsThis is the bridge over Route 8 at the Floyd-Montgomery County line.
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100_1585.jpg937 viewsPhoto April 16, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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maw36.jpg937 viewsThis is a John Porter photo taken in the late 1930s of his children playing in the lake at Hungry Mother State Park.
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whitoplodge.jpg937 viewsThis is the facility at Whitetop where the famous 1933 music festival was held. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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maxmeadowsbev.jpg937 viewsThis is a 1916 postcard view.
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Perkins, Harry and Darrell Unknown.937 viewsHarry Perkins and Darrell unknown, probably 1940s. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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wolfknobgroup1.jpg936 viewsThis group of young people posed for this photo near Wolf Knob circa 1915.
friesrrbridge1922.jpg
friesrrbridge1922.jpg936 viewsThis is a January 1922 photo showing the Norfolk and Western Railroad Bridge over New River near Fries.
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