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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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spencercynthia1909.jpg795 viewsl to r: Blannie Emaline, Cynthia Alice Osborne Spencer, Ollie Imogene, Audrey Wave, and John Blake. The photo was made in 1909. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com

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cassidy.jpg795 viewsThis fellow was the railroad crossing guard in Saltville in the early 20th century. This photo appeared in the 1922 Alkalite. He died in 1924.
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Marion - Virginia House Restaurant795 viewsFrom a late 1950s postcard.
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100_1577.jpg794 viewsThis view of the North Fork of New River was taken looking north from the Weaver's Ford Bridge. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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chimneyrock.jpg794 viewsThis is from a 1910-20 postcard.
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kenthelen101981.jpg794 viewsThis photo was taken in October 1981 by Don Smith (dsmith1043@comcast.net) of Helen Kent at the 1981 Homecoming.
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unionch.jpg794 viewsSALTVILLE UNION CHURCH (1870-1967) DESTROYED BY FIRE / WEST MAIN / SALTVILLE / NOVEMBER 1967. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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WWIpeacefloat.jpg793 viewsThis float won first place in a parade in Jefferson celebrating the end of "the war to end all wars." Charles Bradley Pennington is at the horse's head, his oldest daughters, Rose, Anna and Edith, are the little peace angels. The peace "goddess" is unidentified. Courtesy of Emily Kilby.

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hicks5.jpg793 viewsWife of A. M. Hicks. Courtesy of Thom Houk.
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richvalley1933.jpg793 viewsCourtesy of Andrew Frye, Saltville, VA.
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merrimacmine.jpg793 viewsThis is a circa 1905 photo of the Merrimac Anthracite Coal Mine and crusher near Christiansburg.
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1964worthycoaches.jpg793 views1964 R. B. WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

KNEELING - FROM LEFT- HARRY JOHNSON, HEAD COACH AND NELSON ROSS; STANDING - FROM LEFT- DALLAS BROWN AND JIM WRIGHT. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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