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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 921 times

Cantor - Whittaker Families


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21 files, last one added on Sep 11, 2013
Album viewed 4126 times

Cornett


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2 files, last one added on Mar 14, 2022
Album viewed 107 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 479 times

Sexton


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5 files, last one added on Sep 11, 2013
Album viewed 748 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 393 times

Warren


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4 files, last one added on Sep 11, 2013
Album viewed 601 times

Andrew Weaver Family Photo Album



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Welsh


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Courtesy of Roderick Coats

2 files, last one added on Sep 18, 2013
Album viewed 704 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 8919 times

Ashe County, NC People


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268 files, last one added on Apr 15, 2008
Album viewed 12754 times

Carroll County, VA People


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16 files, last one added on Oct 08, 2007
Album viewed 3685 times

Grayson County, Flatridge Area


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2 files, last one added on Jul 22, 2020
Album viewed 3152 times

Giles County, VA People


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4 files, last one added on Feb 14, 2007
Album viewed 1610 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 27283 times

Montgomery County, VA People


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

Pulaski County, VA People


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35 files, last one added on Feb 18, 2013
Album viewed 2308 times

Smyth County, VA People


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102 files, last one added on Nov 10, 2010
Album viewed 10137 times

Surry County, NC People


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5 files, last one added on Apr 01, 2006
Album viewed 2773 times

Tazewell County, VA People


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8 files, last one added on Sep 26, 2006
Album viewed 2700 times

Washington County, VA People


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64 files, last one added on Mar 24, 2008
Album viewed 3108 times

15 albums on 2 page(s) 1

Random files - New River Valley People
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darnelljohnson.jpg867 viewsJohnson Avery Darnell Jan. 16, 1874-Mar.26, 1962
Eldest child of Sylvester and Martha Weaver Darnell.

Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott. matalbott@seidata.com
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taylorcarlm.jpg791 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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Frye, Pete and Bob Fields779 viewsPETE FRYE, LEFT AND BOB FIELDS / BARBERS AT HAYDEN'S BARBER SHOP / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1966

PHOTO COURTESY LORETTA FRYE CALLOWAY AND FRED AND PEGGY CRABTREE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Unidentified242 views
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spencercynthia1909.jpg656 viewsl to r: Blannie Emaline, Cynthia Alice Osborne Spencer, Ollie Imogene, Audrey Wave, and John Blake. The photo was made in 1909. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com

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Coxjoecatron.jpg827 viewsOllie Imogene Spencer, daughter of William Troy and Alice Osborne Spencer, and her husband Joe Catron Cox
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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afw2.jpg1231 viewsFront row, left to right, Arthur Jackson Weaver, Hazel Weaver Poole, Fannie Blevins Weaver, Mary Weaver Blevins, Maxine Weaver Blevins; back row, left to right, Mattie Weaver Waddell, J. Clayborn Weaver, George Weaver, Dillard Weaver. Photo taken March 13, 1982 at Grassy Creek, NC by Jeff Weaver, on the occasion of the funeral of Clarence Edward Weaver.
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HopkinsSiblings.jpg682 viewsCourtesy of John Shumate theshumates@comcast.net

Last additions - New River Valley People
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Emily Frances (Scott) Cornett visiting Galveston, TX - 192162 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 191262 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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182 viewsJul 22, 2020
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Unknown young Matney woman, ca. 1930s442 viewsSep 18, 2013
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Unknown members of the Matney Family424 viewsSep 18, 2013
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Unknown older Matney Couple.435 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?382 viewsSep 18, 2013