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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 - Surry County, NC
climbingpilot.jpg
climbingpilot.jpg848 viewsEntitled "Climbing the Pilot" this postcard was made circa. 1905.
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IMG_0187.jpg836 viewsThis shot shows the outdoor preaching stand at Mitchell's River Primitive Baptist Church.

Photo courtesy of Penne Sandbeck
Historic Architecture Group
HEU/PDEA
NCDOT
1583 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699-1583
mtairyfootball1929.jpg
mtairyfootball1929.jpg829 viewsThis is a 1929 photo of the Mount Airy, NC High School Football team.
mtairyquary.jpg
mtairyquary.jpg790 viewsGranite stone, in particular grave makers, are made from granite quarried near Mount Airy. This is a 1930-45 era postcard.
elkinmain.jpg
elkinmain.jpg788 viewsThis image was made in 1940.
mtairygranite.jpg
mtairygranite.jpg769 viewsThis is from a postcard of the 1930-45 time period.
eyehospmtairy.jpg
eyehospmtairy.jpg762 viewsThis is from an early 1930s postcard.
moodyfuneralhome.jpg
moodyfuneralhome.jpg757 viewsThis post card dates from 1939.
mtairybank.jpg
mtairybank.jpg757 viewsFrom a 1915-30 era postcard.
mtairyshack.jpg
mtairyshack.jpg748 viewsThis image is shown on an early 20th century postcard.
mtairymain1910.jpg
mtairymain1910.jpg731 viewsThis is a 1910 view of Main Street in Mount Airy, NC looking south.
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Mount Airy - Granite Quarry730 viewsA very early (1910) postcard view of the granite quarry near Mount Airy, NC.
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