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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 - Smyth County, VA People
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Jennings, Pat16198 viewsFrom Marion, Pat Jennings was congressman from the 9th Congressional District when this postcard was mailed in 1966.
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David,Nancy,Neilie,ElizaFisher.jpg8201 viewsPhoto courtesy of John Shumate theshumates@comcast.net
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barbrowhelen.jpg7339 viewsHelen, born December 1, 1940 in Wythe County, died December 24, 2006 in St Paul's Episcopal Church, Saltville, Virginia. She was a retired school teacher and president of the Saltville Foundation, and generally beloved by the town of Saltville. Photo courtesy of the Saltville Progress.
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hughblevins3ajpg.jpg3344 viewsCourtesy of Kenneth Presnell.
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Jeff Weaver1602 viewsTaken in the Museum of the Middle Appalchians, March 2006.
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deadbaby1.jpg1455 viewsThis morbid photo taken in the 1890s somewhere in Smyth County shows a dead baby. It was common in the days before photography was widespread to have portraits of dead children made. This is one of these photos. Courtesy of Rick Davidson.
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weaverjeff.jpg1378 viewsJeff Weaver, shown here at former home in Arlington, VA, now lives in Saltville, VA and hosts this website. The pup is Pip, a long haired mini-daschund.
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MarionCabin_1901_.jpg1243 viewsOn the back, in my G-Grandmother Marilla Anderson's hand: [and her spelling]

" The house where my Father was born, June 22, 1822 - Marion, Smythe County, Virginia - His sister Maggie and little girl Daisy standing in yard - Nov. [blur] 6th, 1901"

If "Maggie" is William Reese Anderson's sister Margaret, she would be about 64 years old, in this shot. She looks about right for that age, in that family line. Her brother never did turn gray.
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Courtesy of Suze moreach@netzero.net
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allisonjim.jpg1241 viewsWorked at camp Red Rock, shown here in the 1940s chopping wood.
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wrightgeorgea.jpg1207 viewsThis 1926 photo shows Chilhowie's Dr. George A. Wright (left) with an unidentified man after a bear hunt.
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lester35.jpg1191 viewsPhoto taken in Buckeye Hollow, Smyth County, VA.
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Stuart, Flora1163 viewsFlora Stuart, widow of Confederate Major General J. E. B. Stuart lived in Saltville during and immedately following the American Civl War.
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