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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
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Blacksburg - Hotel Colonial500 viewsThis 1940s era photo shows a popular hotel for students, faculty and parents to the Virginia Tech Campus.
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palisaidesofnewriver.jpg495 viewsFrom a late 20th century chrome postcard.
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grainchburg.jpg495 viewsThis is a 1936 Farm Security Administration Photo from the files of the Library of Congress.
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Cambria - Surface Grocery Company493 viewsThis postcard dates from 1905-10.
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governortylerhotel.jpg492 viewsThis view of the Governor Tyler Hotel is taken from a 1920s postcard.
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christiansburgeastend.jpg492 viewsThis 1913 shows a couple of homes on the east end of Christiansburg.
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grantstavern.jpg482 viewsFrom a 1950 postcard.
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Radford - Muse Hall482 viewsThis 1970s postcard shows one of the structures on the campus of Radford College.
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christiansburgdepot1910.jpg481 viewsThis 1910 postcard shows the Norfolk and Western Depot at Christiansburg (Cambria) at that time.
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elliston1905.jpg478 viewsNorfolk and Western Railroad at Elliston, Virginia, 1905
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Blacksburg - Virginia Polytechnic Institute477 viewsThis 1906 postcard shows a snowy day on the VPI campus.
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radfordfarm.jpg475 viewsThis OCtober 1941 photo shows a farm scene near Radford, VA.
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