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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.

Category Albums Files
Family AlbumsThis category contains collections of photos from families of the upper New River Valley area.
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Anderson


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5 files, last one added on Sep 11, 2013
Album viewed 925 times

Cantor - Whittaker Families


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21 files, last one added on Sep 11, 2013
Album viewed 4128 times

Cornett


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2 files, last one added on Mar 14, 2022
Album viewed 108 times

Matney


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Miscellaneous Matney Family Photographs

The following photographs are courtesy of Victoria Stewart, and are of unknown individuals believed to be members of the Matney Family of Watauga County, North Carolina. If you are able to identify any of these individuals, please contact Victoria Stewart. Many thanks.

6 files, last one added on Sep 18, 2013
Album viewed 482 times

Sexton


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5 files, last one added on Sep 11, 2013
Album viewed 749 times

Smitteel


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The following photographs were provided by the Bookhouse, 805 N. Emerson St., Arlington, Virginia 22205. Phone 703-527-7797 Natalie Hughes, Proprietor. - Many thanks

Only four of these photos are identified. Most are 1/9th plate tin types, although a few are cart-de- visitie type (paper) photographs. One of the unidentified photos has a backmark stating that it was made by "Wilson & Welsh, Photographers, Summerfield, Grayson Co., Va."

21 files, last one added on Sep 18, 2013
Album viewed 396 times

Warren


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4 files, last one added on Sep 11, 2013
Album viewed 605 times

Andrew Weaver Family Photo Album



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Album viewed 0 times

Welsh


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Courtesy of Roderick Coats

2 files, last one added on Sep 18, 2013
Album viewed 707 times

Young



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10 albums on 1 page(s)


Alleghany County, NC People


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29 files, last one added on Oct 20, 2007
Album viewed 8925 times

Ashe County, NC People


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268 files, last one added on Apr 15, 2008
Album viewed 12771 times

Carroll County, VA People


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16 files, last one added on Oct 08, 2007
Album viewed 3696 times

Grayson County, Flatridge Area


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2 files, last one added on Jul 22, 2020
Album viewed 3160 times

Giles County, VA People


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4 files, last one added on Feb 14, 2007
Album viewed 1612 times

Grayson County and City of Galax, VA People


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Photos of people who live or lived in Grayson County, VA or the City of Galax, Virginia.

339 files, last one added on Sep 18, 2013
Album viewed 27308 times

Montgomery County, VA People


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2 files, last one added on Jul 23, 2007
Album viewed 2013 times

Pulaski County, VA People


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35 files, last one added on Feb 18, 2013
Album viewed 2310 times

Smyth County, VA People


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102 files, last one added on Nov 10, 2010
Album viewed 10153 times

Surry County, NC People


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5 files, last one added on Apr 01, 2006
Album viewed 2775 times

Tazewell County, VA People


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8 files, last one added on Sep 26, 2006
Album viewed 2707 times

Washington County, VA People


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64 files, last one added on Mar 24, 2008
Album viewed 3117 times

15 albums on 2 page(s) 1

Random files - New River Valley People
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dunpery7b.jpg943 viewsOn the right is Perry Duncan (1887-1937). Perry married Mary Mitchell in 1912, and they lived in Dublin until her death in 1925. During that time Perry may have worked clearing land for the railroad. In later years he worked in a sawmill. The other men are unidentified. Courtesy of Jason Duncan jmduncan@statesville.net
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Robert and Dora McMillan Vannoy courtesy Pauline Eastridge.jpg
Robert and Dora McMillan Vannoy courtesy Pauline Eastridge.jpg869 viewsJames Robert 1878-1968 and Dora Florence McMillan Vannoy 1881-1960, Ashe County Courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
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taylorisaacjane.jpg879 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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Shannon Family734 viewsDOUG SHANNON, IN RIGHT OF PICTURE, WAS ONE OF TWO GRADUATES OF THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS AT SALTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1909. THE OTHER ONE WAS MISS ROBBIE CAMPBELL (ROGERS), WHO LIVED ON EASY STREET AND TAUGHT THIRD GRADE AT SALTVILLE ELEMENTARY FOR MANY YEARS. MISS LULA SHANNON TAUGHT FOURTH GRADE FOR MANY YEARS. DOUG WAS EMPLOYED IN THE MATHIESON OFFICE AT THE PLANT.

GEORGE WAS A LAWYER WHO LIVED OUT OF TOWN AND VISITED FROM TIME TO TIME. I DIDN'T KNOW ELLEN.




FROM LEFT...GEORGE SHANNON, ELLEN SHANNON, LULA SHANNON, AND C. DOUGLAS SHANNON. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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padgett.jpg590 viewsFrom the 1933 Masonic Yearbook of Virginia. He was grand master of the Virginia lodge that year.
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Henry Eastridge 1835-1918 courtesy Rose Eastridge Finney.jpg1063 viewsHenry 'William Henry' Eastridge 1835-1918, Ashe County. Courtesy Rose Eastridge Finney and Carole Eastridge Waters caew619@aol.com

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Gore, William Jackson679 viewsHe served as 1st Lieutenant, Company D, 50th Virginia Infantry, Confederate States Army. Courtesy of Trula Fay Purkey.

Last additions - New River Valley People
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Emily Frances (Scott) Cornett visiting Galveston, TX - 192164 viewsEmily (William Washington Cornett's 2nd wife) came from Alton, KS a few years after William's death to stay the winter with her Son, John Winton Cornett and his sons in El Campo, TX. Here she is seen with William Delany Cornett and his girlfriend in front of the Galveston seawall, built after the 1900 storm that ravaged the town.Mar 14, 2022
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William WashingtonCornett visiting Grayson in 191264 viewsWilliam Washington Cornett, along with his daughter from his first marriage, Leona Mitchell Cornett (left), her daughter Bertha Nuckolls (right), and Bertha’s nephew (William’s great grandson) Glen Pless, taken in Grayson County 1912. William was living in Fairport, Kansas at the time. William had enlisted with the Confederate army and fought at the first battle of the war, at Manassas, aka Bull Run.Mar 14, 2022
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189 viewsJul 22, 2020
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Unknown young Matney woman, ca. 1930s443 viewsSep 18, 2013
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Unknown members of the Matney Family425 viewsSep 18, 2013
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Unknown older Matney Couple.437 viewsSep 18, 2013
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Unknown members of the Donnelly and/or the Matney Family of Watauga County378 viewsSep 18, 2013
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Miscellaneous Matney Photos. One is labeled Tom Matney, Carter's Boy. Can anyone help?383 viewsSep 18, 2013