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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 - Grayson County and City of Galax, VA People
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houk1.jpg657 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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spencerwmchildren1940.jpg656 viewsl to r: Bud, Cicero, Emory, Jason, and Lula. These are the children of William and Alie Weaver Spencer who were alive in 1940.

Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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spencercynthia1909.jpg655 viewsl to r: Blannie Emaline, Cynthia Alice Osborne Spencer, Ollie Imogene, Audrey Wave, and John Blake. The photo was made in 1909. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com

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hicks13.jpg653 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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hicks7.jpg652 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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hicks12.jpg652 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk
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Weaver, Elihu and Sophronia Kilby652 viewsFrom a 1940s Christmas Card.
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minnieanderson~0.jpg651 viewsMinnie Elvira Anderson with her second husband, Charlie Deathridge (sp?), and her son Gale from a prior relationship. Minnie is my great-grandmother, Papaw James Virgil Anderson's mother. Uncle Gale is 90 years old and still living in the Smyth County area. Picture from Lena Anderson Osborne.

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roberts6.jpg649 viewsGarfield Roberts and Mary Hackler Roberts. Courtesy of Thom Houk.
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Parks, Joseph Bays649 viewsThis photo courtesy of Trula Fay Purkey shows her father Joseph Bays Parks with his prize bull "Chuck" circa 1980. Chuck was purchased from Charles B. Hoffman.
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Weaver, Virginia Oregon Sheets648 viewsDaughter of Calvin Sheets and Mary Kimball, widow of Gideon Vance Weaver. Courtesy of Lon Sheets
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Weaver, Elihu Family647 viewsLeft to right: Wilburn, Curtis, Elihu, Sophronia, and Vilenia. Elihu Weaver was the son of Clayborn Monroe and Martha Litisha Phipps Weaver. Sophronia was the daughter of Wilburn Kilby. This photo dates to about 1932 and was taken at thier home at Wolf Knob in western Grayson County. From Jeff Weaver's collection.
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