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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.


Most viewed - Watauga County, NC
asudorms.jpg
asudorms.jpg258 viewsSome of the dorms on campus. Photo by Jeff Weaver, May 1979. The gateway to Appalachian State University's web presence begins here.
boonepresby.jpg
boonepresby.jpg256 viewsFrom a 1960s postcard.
asuadmin1950s.jpg
asuadmin1950s.jpg256 viewsThis postcard is from the late 1940s/early 1950s.
boone1stmethodist.jpg
boone1stmethodist.jpg254 viewsThis church, adjacent to the ASU campus, burned in the early 1980s. From a 1930s era postcard.
boonemountainmotel.jpg
boonemountainmotel.jpg254 viewsThis 1950s postcard depicts the Mountain Motel in Boone. This type of motel was popular in the 1950s and 1960s as more and more families began to travel around the country.
asuhospital.jpg
asuhospital.jpg247 viewsThis postcard dates from circa. 1945.
asuscience.jpg
asuscience.jpg245 viewsThis postcard is from the 1930-45 linen era. This was the science building on the campus of what was then known as Appalachian State Teacher's College.
asuquad.jpg
asuquad.jpg244 viewsThis is from a 1930-45 linen postcard.
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