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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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toll1911.jpg699 viewsCourtesy of Warren Houck.
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Jennings, Pat699 viewsFrom Marion, Pat Jennings was congressman from the 9th Congressional District when this postcard was mailed in 1966.
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Kents of Saltville699 viewsGOT THIS FROM CHUB. THE LADY AT LEFT IS ALMA KENT ACCORDING TO INFO ON BACK OF PICTURE. THE LADY AT RIGHT IS VIRGIE ARNOLD, CHUB'S MOTHER. THE ARNOLD'S LIVED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE KENTS ON EAST MAIN.

THE INFO SAID THE MAN WAS MR. KENT. I'M GUESSING THE PICTURE IS FROM THE EARLY 1950s. MYRL DUNHAM LIVED BESIDE OF SHIELDS KENT ON WEST MAIN AND SAID GORDON LIVED ON EAST MAIN. HE ALSO SAID GORDON HAD A GLASS EYE.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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stokesmansion.jpg698 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard (ca. 1915).
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100_1812.jpg698 viewsPhoto October 25, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Wytheville - Robert Enoch Withers Historical Marker698 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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laborday1984.jpg698 viewsTHREE LOCAL SALTVILLE LADIES TAKING IN LABOR DAY 1984.
FROM LEFT / GLADYS MAIDEN, LENA SMITH, AND EVA MOORE.

PHOTO BY BRISTOL HERALD COURIER. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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hicks7.jpg697 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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spencerblake3.jpg697 viewsThese are children of William Troy & Cynthia Alice Osborne Spencer. Courtesy of Bryan Spencer.
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Giant Lumber Flume697 viewsThis is the flume of the Giant Lumber Company, which operated near North Wilkesboro in the early 20th century.
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100_1648.jpg697 viewsThis church is just over the Wythe County line from Camp (Smyth County). Photo April 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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