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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 - Montgomery County, VA
chburgmain1920s.jpg
chburgmain1920s.jpg643 viewsThis real photo postcard dates from the early 1920s.
altamonthospital.jpg
altamonthospital.jpg638 viewsThis real photo post card dates from the early 1930s.
radfordchristmas.jpg
radfordchristmas.jpg632 viewsThis photo is from Christmas 1940.
blacksburg1918.jpg
blacksburg1918.jpg629 viewsTaken from a 1918 postcard.
christiansburgfemale1856.jpg
christiansburgfemale1856.jpg625 viewsThis is one of Lewis Miller's watercolors - this one made in 1856
radford3bridges.jpg
radford3bridges.jpg624 viewsThis 1930s postcard shows three bridges crossing the New River into the City of Radford.
blacksbg1938.jpg
Blacksburg - College Avenue619 viewsThis 1938 postcard shows College Avenue in Blacksburg.
1909techcampus.jpg
Blacksburg - Virginia Tech Campus611 viewsThis 1909 color postcard shows a panorama of the Virginia Tech Campus.
christiansburgtunnel.jpg
christiansburgtunnel.jpg605 viewsThis is an 1850s view of the railway tunnel leading into Christiansburg.
blacksburgdepot.jpg
Blacksburg - Norfolk and Western Depot601 viewsThis 1961 postcard shows the Norfolk and Western Depot at Blacksburg, VA.
mont10cent.jpg
mont10cent.jpg588 viewsThis is an 1862 ten cent note issued by Montgomery County, Virginia.
madamrussellhall.jpg
madamrussellhall.jpg583 viewsFrom a 1930-45 postcard.
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