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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.


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saltvillestore.jpg751 viewsThis store was built in 1894 and served Saltville until 1970. This view is from about 1925.
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Saltville - Downtown on Sunday Morning649 views...A QUIET SUNDAY MORNING...FAR REMOVED FROM LABOR DAY....
This photo was taken October 21, 2007. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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saltvilletrestle.jpg727 viewsThis view is from a 1900-1920 era postcard.
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saltvilleview.jpg581 viewsPhoto from the early 20th century.
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Saltville - Main Street682 viewsThis postcard shows Saltvillle's Main Street about 1910. Courtesy of Wade Weekes.
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saltvilleworkcrew.jpg751 viewsThis late 1930s photo by John Porter shows a work crew probably working on a water line near the Mathieson Company Store.
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Saltville - Well Fields740 viewsThis is a circa 1915 color postcard of the well fields in Saltville.
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saltwells1910.jpg672 viewsThis 1910 postcard shows the well fields in Saltville which were the points where brine was pumped for the various chemical applications at Mathieson Alkali Works. This postcard was published by G. P. Phipps of Glade Spring, VA.
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Chilhowie - Interior of St. Clair's Bottom Primitive Baptist Church616 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, February 24, 2008.
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SCHOOLKIDS001.jpg822 viewsTHE SALTVILLE TEEN CLUB HELD IT'S FIRST MEETING ON DEC. 14, 1963. BRENDA NEY WAS THE LEADING SPONSOR OF THE CLUB.
CLUB MEMBERS VOTED TO CALL THEIR ORGANIZATION TEENSVILLE USA. CLUB MEMBERS WERE DRAWN FROM R. B. WORTHY, RICH VALLEY, AND PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOLS. IT WAS NOT A SCHOOL SPONSORED CLUB.

THE PICTURE, FROM JANUARY 1964, SHOWS THE OFFICERS ELECTED TO SERVE IN THE NEWLY FORMED TEEN CLUB.

STANDING FROM LEFT, KENNY DALTON-PRESIDENT, CORKY TUGGLE-VICE PRESIDENT, TIVIS PICKLE-SGT.-AT-ARMS, HARRY HAYNES-SGT.-AT-ARMS

SEATED FROM LEFT, JANE ALLEN MOORE-SECRETARY, LINDA DENTON-TREASURER, PEGGY HEATH-ADULT ASST. TO THE TREASURER

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1034@comcast.net
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SCOUTS1960_S001.jpg808 viewsAWARDS ON FEBRUARY 9, 1966 IN A CEREMONY AT THE MADAM RUSSELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

BOTTOM ROW L-R - GARY PHILLIPS, JOHNNY NORRIS, MYRON WOODWARD, AND JAY DEBORD

TOP ROW- ARTHUR "NOOKIE" OLINGER, MONTE DAVIDSON, JOE CAMPBELL, EARLE HORNE, AND JIM WILSON

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Screening Plant751 viewsDISMANTLING THE SCREENING PLANT / OLIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1969. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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