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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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FLATTOP009.jpg934 viewsLOOKING WEST FROM THE WHITE ROCKS ON FLAT TOP MT. NEAR SALTVILLE, VA. / NOVEMBER 26, 2006. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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100_1421.jpg933 viewsRuins of the Ellendale High School. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 2, 2006.
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Saltville - Homecoming 1966932 viewsBOBBY ALLISON AND HIS SEA GREEN KARMANN GHIA / HOMECOMING / SALTVILLE, VA. / OCTOBER 1966

Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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victorytheater.jpg930 viewsThe Victory Theater, located at the corner of Main Street and Palmer Avenue in Saltville is seen in this circa. 1925 photograph. Courtesy of the Museum of the Middle Appalachians.
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Saltville - Golf Course930 viewsMAPLE TREE DROPPING LEAVES ON NO. 6 FAIRWAY...NO. 7 GREEN COVERED WITH FROST...MILL CLIFF DARK AND TOASTED...MID NOVEMBER IN SALTVILLE....Courtesy of Don Smithn dsmith1043@comcast.net
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saltvilleworkcrew.jpg929 viewsThis late 1930s photo by John Porter shows a work crew probably working on a water line near the Mathieson Company Store.
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Saltville - Cruise In928 viewsOLD CARS...MOONLIGHT...ROCK AND ROLL...DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS

BUCK'S DRIVE IN...SALTVILLE, VA....AUGUST 5, 2006 . Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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000_0687.JPG927 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, Summer 2005.
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chilhowiestation.jpg926 viewsFrom a photo ca. 1930.
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pic 075.jpg925 viewsPhoto May 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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marioncollege.jpg925 viewsLocated in Marion, VA, this Lutheran School is protrayed at night in this mid-20th century post card. Goodridge Wilson wrote a History of Marion College in 1948.
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haymarion2.jpg922 viewsPhoto was taken in 1940. From the collections of the Library of Congress.
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