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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.


Last additions - Avery County, NC
gfm4.jpg
gfm4.jpg214 viewsFrom 1950s postcard.Jan 27, 2006
gfm5.jpg
gfm5.jpg211 viewsFrom a 1930-45 linen postcard, view at night.Jan 27, 2006
allsaintsch.jpg
allsaintsch.jpg721 viewsThis photo post card was made in the 1950s/1960s.Jan 27, 2006
eseeolalodge.jpg
eseeolalodge.jpg287 viewsOne of the many tourist lodging establishments in the mountains.Jan 27, 2006
tndorm.jpg
tndorm.jpg225 viewsThis early 20th century photograph was made when Lees-McRae College was still the Lees-McRae Institute.Jan 27, 2006
averyfair.jpg
averyfair.jpg303 viewsThis image, courtesy of Julia Kodak Williams shows a hot air ballon at the Avery County fair in 1913.Jan 27, 2006
upperlinvillefalls.jpg
upperlinvillefalls.jpg238 viewsThis postcard is from the early 20th century.Jan 27, 2006
pinnacleinn.jpg
pinnacleinn.jpg209 viewsThis image is from 1941.Jan 27, 2006
bannerelkgrandfather.jpg
bannerelkgrandfather.jpg273 viewsThis image was made in 1941.Jan 27, 2006
bannerelkfishing.jpg
bannerelkfishing.jpg489 viewsThis image was made in 1941 and shows a man fishing in the rapids of the Elk River.Jan 27, 2006
gracehosp.jpg
gracehosp.jpg442 viewsThis image appears to be from the first third of the 20th century.Jan 27, 2006
balsam.jpg
balsam.jpg493 viewsThis view is an early 20th century photograph of a planting of balsam firs near Grandfather Mountain.Jan 18, 2006
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