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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.


1stbaptistmtaity.jpg
1stbaptistmtaity.jpg356 viewsFrom a 1930-45 era postcard.
1stmethmtaity.jpg
1stmethmtaity.jpg288 viewsFrom a 1910-20 era postcard.
araratpower~0.jpg
araratpower~0.jpg347 viewsThis postcard view dates from circa. 1910.
araratriver.jpg
araratriver.jpg396 viewsThis view made ca. 1905, shows the Ararat River and the Southern Railway
arraratriver.jpg
arraratriver.jpg360 viewsThis circa 1920 postcard shows the Sulphur Springs on the Arrarat River near Mount Airy, NC.
chathammfg.jpg
chathammfg.jpg356 viewsThis postcard from the 1940s boasts, "Chatham Blankets".
chathosp~0.jpg
chathosp~0.jpg307 viewsThis postcard view is from 1930-45.
climbingpilot.jpg
climbingpilot.jpg400 viewsEntitled "Climbing the Pilot" this postcard was made circa. 1905.
elkingwenave.jpg
elkingwenave.jpg411 viewsThis streetscape was photographed in 1911.
elkinmain.jpg
elkinmain.jpg372 viewsThis image was made in 1940.
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Elkin - First United Methodist Church369 viewsThis view shows the First United Methodist Church of Elkin from the northeast. The image was created in 1960. From the collections of the Library of Congress.
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Elkin - First United Methodist Church346 viewsThis 1960 Photograph shows the First Methodist Church of Elkin at night. From the collections of the Library of Congress.
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