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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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100_1579.jpg941 viewsThis house was built in 1940 after an earlier home washed away in the 1940 flood. It has recently been extensively remodeled. Photo by Jeff Weaver, April 16, 2006.
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friesrrbridge1922.jpg941 viewsThis is a January 1922 photo showing the Norfolk and Western Railroad Bridge over New River near Fries.
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hobartsmith.jpg941 viewsThis Library of Congress photo shows Ed Young and Saltville native Hobart Smith (on the banjo) in the foreground.
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Saltville - Walker Mountain941 viewsSharp wooded hills of Walker Mountain (looking southwest from C 30). Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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wolfknobgroup1.jpg940 viewsThis group of young people posed for this photo near Wolf Knob circa 1915.
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chathosp~0.jpg940 viewsThis postcard view is from 1930-45.
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pulaskimain1936.jpg940 viewsFrom a 1936 postcard.
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Chilhowie - Bonham House940 viewsThis is the Smyth County Virginia Tourist Information center. Photo June 30, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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june2006pic 063.jpg939 viewsPhoto June 10, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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whitoplodge.jpg939 viewsThis is the facility at Whitetop where the famous 1933 music festival was held. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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Perkins, Harry and Darrell Unknown.939 viewsHarry Perkins and Darrell unknown, probably 1940s. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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