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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.


Most viewed - New River Valley People
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Kelley - Abigail Sturgill Kelley976 viewsSubmitted by Deborah Thompson Clarkson
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smokeyrowneighbors.jpg975 viewsSMOKEY ROW NEIGHBORS / WYNDHAM ROBERTS, LEFT, AND HARRY SMITH / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1950. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Holdaway, John Dodson974 viewsHere is John Dodson Holdaway, the husband of Elvira Adeline Perkins and son of David Amos Holdaway and Mary Hash. Born and raised at Grayson county VA, lived near Fox Creek area, then moved to Red River county TX, along with his brother in law Gordon Perkins and family. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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sherwoodanderson.jpg971 viewsFamous author who had a home at Troutdale from mid-1920s until his death in 1941. Photo from the Library of Congress.
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farmerluther1.jpg971 viewsThis is a photo of Luther Farmer and his children from the 1930s.
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Perkins, Helen971 viewsThis is Helen Perkins, a cute little girl in 1929 and I don't know anything else about her and wonder if she is still living. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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mckeethomas.jpg969 viewsSaltville Physician, founded the T. K. McKee Hospital. From the 1922 Alkalite.
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Henderson,Waynefjpg.jpg969 viewsWayne Henderson, s/o John Wesley Henderson & Rosa Ellen Ratcliffe. Courtesy of Jack Hockett.
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comerralph.jpg969 viewsRALPH COMER WAS THE YARDMASTER AT MATHIESON (Saltville) FOR MANY YEARS. HE WAS A GOOD MAN. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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Totten, Tom968 viewsMALCOLM MARTIN OF ENGLAND VISITED SALTVILLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 1969. HIS GRANDPARENTS, THE BARNES FAMILY, LIVED IN THE HOUSE ON WEST MAIN IN THE 1890s THAT WOULD LATER BECOME THE M. S. DUNHAM HOME. THE BARNES' HAD COME TO SALTVILLE WITH THE MATHIESONS AND OTHER ENGLISHMEN TO START THE MATHIESON ALKALI WORKS IN SALTVILLE. THE MATHIESONS HAD COME FROM WIDNES, ENGLAND. LATER, THE BARNES FAMILY WOULD RETURN TO ENGLAND AND IN 1902 THE DUNHAMS CAME TO SALTVILLE FROM TITUSVILLE, PA.

MALCOLM IS SHOWN HERE WITH TOM TOTTEN, LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER AND HISTORIAN. Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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hicks2.jpg967 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk
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