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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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chlhowieroad.jpg808 viewsThis road is coming out of Chilhowie and is now Whitetop Road. The house is a Bonham house. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins. mcblevins@smyth.net
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Giant Lumber Flume808 viewsThis is the flume of the Giant Lumber Company, which operated near North Wilkesboro in the early 20th century.
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academyofthevisitation1906.jpg808 viewsThis 1906 postcard shows the Roman Catholic school in Wytheville.
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Holdaway - Perkins808 viewsNot sure who they all are, but the lady third from left is Elizabeth Perkins Holdaway, wife of Roscoe, Barbara Eitel and Anne Holdaway Eitel. The two on the left are probably Perkins kin from Grayson County. Courtesy of Cathy Bell[email]cjbell47#goldenwest.netp/email]
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eskridgeat.jpg807 viewsAttorney, Pulaski, Virginia. Born on March 15, 1873 in Montgomery County, VA. Practiced law in Pulaski.
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Daddyboy.jpg807 viewsThis photo is of my father Ira Johnson and his siblings, taken probrably in early 20's. From left to right: Florence is standing with her hands on John's shoulders. Juanita, seated, is holding baby Melvin and Daddy (Ira) is holding on to the chair. Daddy almost always wore that little grin and a light in his eyes. Courtesy of Lesa Long ladygwenhwyvar@hotmail.com
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trazingelemesch.jpg807 viewsRAZING THE "WOODEN BUILDING"...THE LOWER GRADES ELEMENTARY BUILDING. WE ALL CALLED IT THE WOODEN BUILDING BECAUSE THE GRADES 4-7 "MIDDLE" BUILDING AND THE HIGH SCHOOL WERE BRICK.

THIS PROPERTY IS NOW THE GROUNDS OF THE SALTVILLE MEDICAL CENTER.

PHOTO BY MYRL DUNHAM / SEPTEMBER 1961. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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Kelley - Abigail Sturgill Kelley807 viewsSubmitted by Deborah Thompson Clarkson
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va_saltville2.jpg806 viewsAlso known as the "Bucket Line", shown here in operation, probably in the 1930s.
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berthazinc.jpg806 viewsA subsidiary of U.S. Zinc, this photo dates from the mid-20th century.
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sherwoodanderson.jpg806 viewsFamous author who had a home at Troutdale from mid-1920s until his death in 1941. Photo from the Library of Congress.
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