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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.

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spencerhumphreykilby.jpg846 viewsHumphrey Kilby Spencer, son of William Troy and Alice Osborne Spencer. On the back is written "Mullens, West Virginia, Easter Sunday 1925.
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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emalineweaver.jpg846 viewsThis is Emaline Sturgill Weaver, holding daughter Mary in 1923. Guida Sturgill (later married to Worth Weaver) is standing in the back.
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100_1813.jpg846 viewsPhoto October 25, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Kelley - Abigail Sturgill Kelley846 viewsSubmitted by Deborah Thompson Clarkson
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wythevillerestaurant.jpg845 views1930s Restaurant in Wytheville.
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graybealandrew.jpg845 viewsGrave marker for Andrew Graybeal (1808-1900)
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Saltville - Fire Truck845 viewsPhoto by John Porter in the late 1930s.
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cannon.jpg845 viewsTHIS IS WHERE THE CANNON ON THE TOWN HALL LAWN USED TO BE. IT WAS MOVED WHEN OLIN BUILT THE COMPUTER CENTER WHICH NOW HOUSES THE BANK OF MARION. THE MOVE TOOK PLACE IN JUNE OF 1967. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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outhouse.jpg844 viewsAn outhouse located on Helton Creek. Photo by Jeff Weaver, summer 1978.
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spencerruth.jpg844 viewsRuth Spencer (DeBoard), daughter of Cicero and Jettie Osborne Spencer, pictured with Wade Duvall. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com

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floydnikelmines.jpg844 viewsGeneral view of the main opening for nickel ore on Lick Fork, near Hemlock, Floyd County, Virginia. Owned by the Virginia Nickel Corporation. Photo circa. 1905.
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saltwells1910.jpg844 viewsThis 1910 postcard shows the well fields in Saltville which were the points where brine was pumped for the various chemical applications at Mathieson Alkali Works. This postcard was published by G. P. Phipps of Glade Spring, VA.
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