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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
crystalspring.jpg
crystalspring.jpg247 viewsThis is a 1907 postcard.
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millmtn.jpg246 viewsMill Mountain, Roanoke County, ca. 1900
christepsicopalroanoke.jpg
christepsicopalroanoke.jpg246 viewsThis is from a mid-20th century postcard.
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Roanoke - Crystal Springs246 viewsThis is from a very early color postcard, perhaps circa 1905.
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Roanoke - Hotel Roanoke246 viewsThis is a very early color postcard, circa 1905.
Longwood.jpg
Longwood.jpg245 viewsLongwood This Victorian Mansion built by Thomas Henry Cooper Cicra 1904. Destroyed by fire Nov. 19, 1968. Couresy of Robert Weaver leeann18@msn.com
roanokefarmer.jpg
roanokefarmer.jpg244 viewsThis 1940 photo from the files of the Library of Congress shows a "typical" farmer of the era.
elksclub.jpg
elksclub.jpg243 viewsElks Club, Roanoke, Virginia, ca. 1918
elkshome1906.jpg
elkshome1906.jpg243 viewsThis postcard dates to about 1906-7.
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Roanoke City - Jefferson Street243 viewsThis 1912 postcard shows Jefferson Street with automobiles and street car tracks. Interesting period of transition.
elmwoodpark.jpg
elmwoodpark.jpg242 viewsThis is from a 1914 postcard.
crystalspgs2.jpg
crystalspgs2.jpg241 viewsAnother View of Cyrstal Springs
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