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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 - Smyth County, VA
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SCOUTS1960_S001.jpg882 viewsAWARDS ON FEBRUARY 9, 1966 IN A CEREMONY AT THE MADAM RUSSELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

BOTTOM ROW L-R - GARY PHILLIPS, JOHNNY NORRIS, MYRON WOODWARD, AND JAY DEBORD

TOP ROW- ARTHUR "NOOKIE" OLINGER, MONTE DAVIDSON, JOE CAMPBELL, EARLE HORNE, AND JIM WILSON

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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townparking476.jpg882 viewsCONSTRUCTION OF THE TOWN PARKING LOT / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1976. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Konnarock - View of Whitetop from Konnarock880 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1970s and shows Whitetop Mountain living up to its name.
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Saltville - Walker Mountain879 viewsSharp wooded hills of Walker Mountain (looking southwest from C 30). Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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MGSWORKERS21968001.jpg878 viewsTHE LAST EMPLOYEES OF THE MATHIESON GENERAL STORE IN SALTVILLE, VA. BEFORE IT CLOSED IN 1968.

L-R- CLAUDE CUDDY, RICHARD NUTTER, EVELYN VENABLE, HUBERT VENABLE, ARCH HARPER, BRUCE WIMMER, AND EARL ANDERSON

Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Saltville Elementary School 1919878 viewsSALTVILLE ELEMENTARY / SALTVILLE, VA. / 1919 / THIS SCHOOL WAS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF WEST MAIN ST. AND HENRYTOWN ROAD. CRABTREE COLLECTION PHOTO Vourtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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eleanorrooseveltmarion.gif875 viewsThis is a 1933 image of First lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, on her way to the Whitetop folk music festival.
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saltvilleband1959.jpg875 viewsBACK ROW- (L-R) TOM HYMAN, DON CAHILL, KENT BAILEY FRONT ROW- (L-R) TOM HAGA, ERNIE BLEVINS, KENNY ATHEY SALTVILLE / 1959
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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dunhammyrl1956.jpg875 viewsMYRL DUNHAM OF SALTVILLE, VA. IN HIS 1931 FORD PULLING A HOMEMADE CAMPER /

DEER HUNTING TRIP TO THE HURRICANE AREA / NOVEMBER 1956

DUNHAM COLLECTION. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net


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000_0081.jpg871 viewsBuilt in Roanoke, VA in 1892, now on permanent display in downtown Saltville. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 1, 2006.
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PATTYJO412.jpg870 viewsPhoto March 1971 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Broadford - Harvest Time870 viewsBROADFORD, VIRGINIA / 1914


RYBURN PATRICK ON HORSEBACK / CHARLIE HARRIS ON MACHINE / JOE ROBERTS WITH HORSE
PRESS HOOSIER AND THREE HOOSIER BOYS / BILL MASH / JIM PATRICK / JIM FRENCH

PHOTO COURTESY NIM PATRICK. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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