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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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Saltville - Well Fields685 viewsSWAMP ROSE MALLOWS IN BLOOM / WELL FIELDS / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 31, 2007 / 7:45 P.M. Courtesy of Don Smith [email]dsmith1043@comcast,net[.email[
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swvahospital.jpg622 viewsThis facility for the mentally ill opened in the 1880s. This photo is from the early 20th century.
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swvahospital1911.jpg559 viewsThis is a view of the psychiatric hospital in Marion in 1911.
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swvahospital~0.jpg586 viewsThis is from a 1900-10 era postcard.
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swvastatehospital.jpg562 viewsThis is an aerial view of the "Bull Pen" taken in 1937.
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Saltville - Olin Hoist711 viewsTHIS HOIST, MANUFACTURED BY INDUSTRIAL BROWNHOIST OF BAY CITY, MICHIGAN WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1949 BY MATHIESON CHEMICALS OF SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA. IT WAS DISMANTLED AND SCRAPPED IN MARCH OF 2008. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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tankcars1942.jpg657 viewsThis 1941-42 photo shows tank cars being loaded at the Mathieson Alkali Works in Saltville.
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Saltville - Big Tom and Sandy Buchanan Farm,1028 views Big Tom and Sandy Buchanan Farm, January 31, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith
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Saltville - Tumbling Creek Falls641 viewsThis is another of the many water falls on Tumbling Creek, near Saltville, Virginia. Photo July 15, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Saltville - Tumbling Creek Falls594 viewsYet another of the many falls on Tumbling Creek. Photo July 15, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Saltville - Tumbling Creek Falls652 viewsPhoto July 15, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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teasextract.jpg615 viewsFormed in the early 20th century, the Teas Extract company used the bark from chestnut trees to make tannic acid, used in tanning leather.
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