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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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radford3bridges.jpg
radford3bridges.jpg767 viewsThis 1930s postcard shows three bridges crossing the New River into the City of Radford.
greeverhomechil.jpg
greeverhomechil.jpg767 viewsThis 1935 photograph shows the former home of General James S. Greever and Mary Scott Greever.
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Kelley, George767 viewsThis photo of George Kelley shows the Old Saltville o Town Museum in the background. This photo was taken August 33, 2010 by Don Smith.
wythevillelutheran.jpg
wythevillelutheran.jpg766 views1950s real photo postcard.
wythevillecove1911.jpg
wythevillecove1911.jpg766 viewsThis is a 1900-1920 postcard.
konnarocktraining.jpg
konnarocktraining.jpg766 viewsThis photo from the 1930s shows the Konnarock Training School, a mission school for mountain girls operated by the Lutheran Church.
C.S.Hopkins.jpg
C.S.Hopkins.jpg766 viewsPhoto courtesy of John Shumate theshumates@comcast.net
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sheridan.jpg765 viewsAnn Sheridan was Clara Lou Warren, daughter of Lula Warren (born in Washington County) and George Sheridan. Lula was my grandmother's sister and daughter of Spencer and Maggie. Spencer and Maggie are the parents of my grandmother, Sarah Warren who married Adolphus Cole, s/o Milton Cole and Lucy Roberts. Maggie's family are the Wilkes County, NC Roberts. That makes her my second cousin. She was the famous "OOMPH Girl" of the movies. She starred in many movies. Courtesy of Barb Norvell. barbnor2@yahoo.com

houk5.jpg
houk5.jpg765 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
saltville182.jpg
saltville182.jpg765 viewsThis photo was made in 1899.
ShannonsRock.jpg
ShannonsRock.jpg765 viewsTHIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE (circa 1912) FROM THE BATCH GIVEN TO ME BY LULA SHANNON (on the right) IN THE LATE 60's. IT WAS IN WITH THE PICS OF THE HOUSE WHERE YOU ARE NOW LIVING. NO NAMES WERE WITH THE PICTURES. COULD EITHER OF THE MEN BE DR. EARLY? Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

chburgmain1920s.jpg
chburgmain1920s.jpg765 viewsThis real photo postcard dates from the early 1920s.
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