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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 - Roanoke City and County, VA
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Roanoke - Catawba Sanitarium314 viewsThis 1930s postcard shows the dining hall at the Catawba Sanitarium, a facility for tuberculosis patients located near Roanoke.
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Roanoke City - J. B. Fishburne House291 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows the J. B, Fishburne house, which was donated to the city and at the time this image was made housed the city's department of parks and recreation.
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12oclockknob.jpg266 viewsPostcard view of this local landmark.
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wranglerelectric1914.jpg260 viewsThis 1914 postcard shows Jefferson Street and Wrangler Electric Company at night.
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campbellave1911.jpg242 viewsThis is a 1911 postcard.
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cavernhillinn.jpg237 viewsThe Cavern Hill Inn is shown in this circa 1920 real photo postcard.
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Roanoke - Belmont Christian Church232 viewsThis is a real photo postcard from the 1940s.
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Roanoke - Elmmwood Park230 viewsThis view of Elmwood Park is from a 1920s postcard.
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campbellave.jpg229 viewsCampbell Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia, ca. 1900
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2ndvainf.jpg228 viewsThis is a post card from the 1910-1917 era.
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9thaveroanoke1910.jpg227 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard.
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orphanagesalem1913.jpg226 viewsBaptist Orphanage, Salem, Virginia, 1913
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