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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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Smith, Mike766 viewsMIKE SMITH AND HIS 1951 FORD / SALTVILLE, VA. / 1958. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netSep 29, 2007
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Glade Spring - Glade Spring High School Class of 1952460 viewsCourtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netSep 28, 2007
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Saltville- R. B. Worthy High School Homecoming859 viewsLAST SHAKER HOMECOMING / SEPTEMBER 20, 1986. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netSep 28, 2007
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Johnson City - Hotel Pardue315 viewsThis is a 1913 postcard of the Hotel Pardue, which no longer exists. Note the street car in the right of the image.Sep 27, 2007
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Johnson City - Main Street278 viewsFrom a 1922 postcard.Sep 27, 2007
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Johnson City - Devil's Looking Glass377 viewsThis 1930s postcard shows a rock formation known as the Devil's Looking Glass with the CC&O Railroad in the foreground.Sep 27, 2007
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Marion - Aerial View607 viewsThis aerial view is better than most seen. It dates from sometime in the 1960s. Lots of detail here.Sep 27, 2007
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Saltville - Madam Russell Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South524 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1920s. Note the picket fence in the foreground which no longer is there.Sep 27, 2007
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Reedy, Riley819 viewsRiley Reedy from the Rugby section of Grayson County is shown here in his Civil War uniform. He served in Company C, 63rd Virginia Infantry. Courtesy of David Reedy, Schurz, Nevada.Sep 22, 2007
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Saltville - Golf Course Maintenance1083 viewsTHE SALTVILLE GOLF COURSE WORK CREW / SALTVILLE, VIRGINIA / AUGUST 1949

DRIVING THE TRACTOR - HOWARD WOODWARD / LEFT - ED SMITH / STANDING - CAL SMITH / ON BUMPER - LEFT - BOBBY (HOECAKE) JOHNSON AND BILL AUSTIN

THE TRACTOR WAS A WORTHINGTON CHIEF GOLF COURSE TRACTOR, ORANGE IN COLOR, MANUFACTURED IN STROUDSBURG, PA.

CHARLIE JONES / PHOTOGRAPHER. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
Sep 21, 2007
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Jennings, Pat691 viewsFrom Marion, Pat Jennings was congressman from the 9th Congressional District when this postcard was mailed in 1966.Sep 18, 2007
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Marion - Hotel Marion617 viewsFrom a 1932 postcard.Sep 18, 2007
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