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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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pics 127.jpg724 viewsThis puppy was photographed at the 2006 Chilhowie Apple Festival. Poor little fellow was plum tuckered out.
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CARNIVAL_7_14_06_018.jpg722 viewsThis July 14, 2006 photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net shows the carnival from a duck's point of view.
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pics 004.jpg722 viewsThis photo was taken September 2, 2006 by Jeff Weaver and shows the town square with the exhibitors and vendors at the Labor Day Festival.
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Saltville - Great Blue Heron Rookery722 viewsPhoto taken on the Sanders Farm, March 25, 2008 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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slempcreeklutheran.jpg721 viewsFrom a 1930s photograph.
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teasextract.jpg721 viewsFormed in the early 20th century, the Teas Extract company used the bark from chestnut trees to make tannic acid, used in tanning leather.
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MVC-001F.jpg720 viewsPhoto April 27, 2006 by Roger A. Allison shakerhoo@aol.com
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mathieson1920.jpg719 viewsThis is another view of the Mathieson operations ca. 1920.
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mawengineer.jpg719 viewsA Mathieson engineer at work in the late 1930s.
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1977flood.jpg719 viewsFLOOD OF APRIL 1977. NOTICE CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY FOR THE BATTLEGROUND APARTMENTS. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net.

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cedarscamp.jpg719 viewsThis is from a 1940s or 1950s postcard.
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salttheater2.jpg718 viewsFROM A SALT KETTLE THEATRE PRODUCTION ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE OLD MATHIESON GENERAL STORE BUILDING IN 1972.

FROM LEFT...LINDA TOLBERT, TIM DENTON, WAYNE AUSTIN, AND DEBBIE DEBORD

CHARLES SLATE PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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