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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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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 1109 times
Cantor - Whittaker Families


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21 files, last one added on Sep 11, 2013
Album viewed 4332 times
Cornett


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2 files, last one added on Mar 14, 2022
Album viewed 279 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 653 times
Sexton


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5 files, last one added on Sep 11, 2013
Album viewed 926 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 612 times
Warren


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4 files, last one added on Sep 11, 2013
Album viewed 771 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 874 times
Young



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10 albums on 1 page(s)


Watauga County, NC People


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11 files, last one added on Dec 27, 2007
Album viewed 314 times
Wilkes County, NC People


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11 files, last one added on Apr 08, 2006
Album viewed 379 times
Wythe County, VA People


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20 files, last one added on Oct 30, 2006
Album viewed 1237 times
 

15 albums on 2 page(s) 1 2

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Last additions - New River Valley People
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 Emily Frances (Scott) Cornett visiting Galveston, TX - 1921154 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 1912135 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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 Unknown young Matney woman, ca. 1930s509 viewsSep 18, 2013
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 Unknown members of the Matney Family492 viewsSep 18, 2013
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 Unknown older Matney Couple.507 viewsSep 18, 2013
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 Unknown members of the Donnelly and/or the Matney Family of Watauga County435 viewsSep 18, 2013
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 Miscellaneous Matney Photos. One is labeled Tom Matney, Carter's Boy. Can anyone help?440 viewsSep 18, 2013


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