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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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christiansburghs.jpg664 viewsThis is a postcard view of the High School in Christiansburg from the 1920s.
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Blacksburg - War Memorial660 viewsThis 1960s postcard shows the War Memorial on the Virginia Tech campus.
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Blacksburg - Virginia Polytechnic Institute Entrance Gate659 viewsThis 1910s postcard shows the entrance gate to Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg.
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Radford - Radford Normal School658 viewsThis 1917 postcard shows the proposed location for the women's extension from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and that new school is now known as Radford University.
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barracksvpi1940.jpg657 viewsFrom a postcard.
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Blacksburg - Virginia Tech Faculty Row654 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1909.
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Blacksburg - Virginia Tech Campus653 viewsThe prominent building in this 1960s postcard is Davidson Hall.
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radfordhighlanderband1961.jpg645 viewsThis postcard image is from 1961.
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Blacksburg - Hokie Nation640 viewsIn Memoriam to the 32 students killed April 16, 2007.
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barracks2vpi.jpg630 viewsThis is a 1916 postcard showing Barracks #2 on campus.
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vpiparadegrounds.jpg630 viewsThis is a 1960s era postcard.
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civiliandormvpi.jpg628 viewsThis linen era postcard dates from the 1930s.
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