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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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ivanhoeroad1910.jpg979 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard.
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galaxparade.jpg979 viewsThis is from a 1920s postcard.
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Holdaway, John Dodson979 viewsHere is John Dodson Holdaway, the husband of Elvira Adeline Perkins and son of David Amos Holdaway and Mary Hash. Born and raised at Grayson county VA, lived near Fox Creek area, then moved to Red River county TX, along with his brother in law Gordon Perkins and family. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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Gladstone's Reaping Machine - 1606979 views
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hillsvillech1920jpg.jpg978 viewsThis image was made circa. 1920.
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mckeethomas.jpg978 viewsSaltville Physician, founded the T. K. McKee Hospital. From the 1922 Alkalite.
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sherwoodanderson.jpg978 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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Draperjs.jpg977 viewsMember of the Pulaski County, VA bar in 1924. Born in Draper's Valley, Pulaski County, VA on April 9, 1872, son of John Samuel Draper and Janie Hairston.
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JosephMurphysmithandIsaacLathamSmith0001.jpg977 viewsJoseph Murphy Smith, son of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith. Joseph is the father of Ossie Belle Smith Thacker. Joseph is buried at the Otes Church Cemetery, Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, TN

Courtesy of Debi Coe.
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Saltville - Fire Truck977 viewsPhoto by John Porter in the late 1930s.
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Lebanon - Farming Scene ca. 1932977 viewsThis is a 1932 postcard showing men stacking oats.
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Northholstonjuly1973.jpg977 viewsThis is a July 1973 aerial view of North Holston by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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