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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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sugargrove.jpg987 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, 2003
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wytheville1922.jpg987 viewsThis view shows Wytheville in the distance. It was taken from a postcard, mailed in 1922.
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heltonss.jpg987 viewsThis is a Sunday school photo, probably taken around 1915 if the woman sitting top center with her arm draped over the shoulder of a big-eared son is, indeed, Ada Littlewood Francis (oldest son had stick-out ears). The picture was taken on the front steps of Herbert and Hannah Littlewood's home on Helton Creek. Courtesy of Emily Kilby.
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houk6.jpg987 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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Wytheville - Lanane's Grill987 viewsFrom a 1940s era real photo postcard.
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Town of Saltville987 viewsThis view of the town of Saltville was taken from the Clark Boundary on October 25, 2009. Photo by Don Smith
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Fort Chiswell - Lead Mines Historical Marker986 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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taylorfrench.jpg986 viewsFRENCH TAYLOR WAS THE MINISTER AT THE MADAM RUSSELL CHURCH IN SALTVILLE, VA. FROM 1946-1950. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church Interior986 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin
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fairwoodlutheran.jpg985 viewsFrom a 1930s photograph.
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band1949.jpg985 viewsLUROY KRUMWIEDE'S FEARLESS FOURTH GRADE TONETTE BAND / SALTVILLE, VA. / 1949

BOTTOM ROW L-R - BILLY JOE HARRIS, DORIS YONTZ, PATSY ARNOLD, RANDOLPH SNEAD, DAVID ARNOLD

MIDDLE ROW - DAVID BRADT, DAVID FARRIS, MELVIN HIGHTOWER, LUROY KRUMWIEDE (OUR DIRECTOR...GO SHAKERS), TROY RECTOR, GENE CAMPBELL, MYRL DUNHAM

TOP ROW - SIDRA COE, JOY SLATE, BEVERLY TUCKER, EVA FRYE, PATSY VERNON, BILLIE WILLIAMS, DORIS AUSTIN.

Couresy of Don Smih dsmih1043@comcast.net
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Hillsville - Hillsville High School985 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1910-20 period.
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