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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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stonewallinst..jpg253 viewsThis postcard dates from 1913.
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stthomasabingdon.jpg225 viewsPhoto courtesy of Jack Hockett.
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summersbldg.jpg241 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard showing the Summers Building on the main square in Abingdon.
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swva4hctr.jpg247 viewsFrom a 1960s aerial photo postcard.
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taylorsvalley.jpg255 viewsThis scenic photo was taken in the early 20th century,
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taylorsvalleydepot.jpg307 viewsFrom an early 20th century photograph.
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tobacco.jpg291 viewsThis view is of a tobacco warehouse typical of the middle of the 20th century.
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tobaccoauction.jpg296 viewsTHis is a 1997 Lebanon News photo. This acutioning off of tobacco is now a rare event, tobacconists now contracting directly with farmers for their produce.
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East Bound Freight294 viewsThis East Bound Norfolk and Southern was taken at Meadowview, Virginia by Don Smith on April 18, 2008.
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Plasterco - Trestle at Tin Bridge Hollow.467 viewsNEW BRIDGE WAS REPLACING OLD ONE ON RIGHT / TIN BRIDGE / NEAR PLASTERCO, VA. / CIRCA 1907. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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tumblingcreek.jpg297 viewsThis church in winter.
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tumblingcreek703.jpg418 viewsLocated in Poor Valley, near Saltville, Virginia, this image was made July 2004 by Jeff Weaver
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