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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 - Washington County, VA
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wheelerboatdock.jpg340 viewsThis July 1973 aerial photo is courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Emory - Emory & Henry College Campus339 viewsPhoto by Don Smith October 27, 2010.
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Abingdon - James Hagy Wagon Works338 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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Emory - "Last Wagon West"338 viewsThis 1961 postcard shows a recreation of a wagon leaving the east for California. This photo was snapped on US 11 near Emory, VA.
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abingdondepot.jpg337 viewsThis image was probably made in the 1940s.
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abingdon1909mainstreet.jpg337 viewsThis is a 1909 postcard of Abingdon's Main Street.
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Abingdon - Johnston Memorial Hospital335 viewsThis is from a 1930s postcard.
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East Bound Freight335 viewsThis East Bound Norfolk and Southern was taken at Meadowview, Virginia by Don Smith on April 18, 2008.
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maeducan2.jpg334 viewsThis photo is from the 1927 Sphinx, the yearbook. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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tobacco.jpg333 viewsThis view is of a tobacco warehouse typical of the middle of the 20th century.
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abingdonjockeyst.jpg332 viewsThis 1908 postcard shows Jockey Street on Court Day.
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Tumbling Cove - Big Tumbling Creek332 viewsPhoto March 30, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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