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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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HobartSmithMusic8.jpg1100 viewsLUCAS AND HARMON BROS. BAND / TINE BRICKEY DANCING / HOBART SMITH MUSIC FESTIVAL / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1972
Photo courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Scratch Gravel - Deer Playing1099 viewsPhoto July 20, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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100_1413.jpg1098 viewsPhoto April 2, 2006, by Jeff Weaver. This building was formerly a school.
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pic 024.jpg1096 viewsThis photo was taken May 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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palmerinn.jpg1093 viewsThis image dates to the early 20th century.
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June6789041.jpg1093 viewsThis photo is by Don Smith dsmih1043@comcast.net and was taken in June 1967. One can note the old Mathieson Company Store in the background.
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Saltville - OK Barber Shop1092 viewsFROM LEFT - DAN PUCKETT / ROY YONTZ / JOE VERNON / PETE FRYE

PHOTO COURTESY LORETTA FRYE CALLAWAY AND FRED AND PEGGY CRABTREE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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molassesjerrysmall.jpg1089 viewsThis circa. 1920 photo shows traditional mountain molasses making. This photo was taken somewhere in Smyth County, VA.
Courtesy of Jerry Catron, Saltville, VA.
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macedoniabc.jpg1085 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, 2003
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nwcrew.jpg1081 viewsNORFOLK AND WESTERN TRAIN CREW / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1941

ANYONE WHO MIGHT KNOW THE MEN PICTURED HERE, PLEASE SEND THEIR NAMES TO dsmith1043@comcast.net OR TO JEFF WEAVER AT Jweaver300@aol.com. Photo courtesy of Don Smith.


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Saltville - Unknown Event1080 viewsDON'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON HERE. IT WAS BEING HELD IN THE R. B. WORTHY GYM SOMETIME IN THE 1960s.

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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pics 128.jpg1079 viewsPhoto September 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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