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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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Mount Rogers - Bear Hunt588 viewsThis is a circa 1930 bear hunt photo. Courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.net
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Saltville - Great Blue Heron588 viewsPhoto taken on the Sanders Farm near Saltville, Virginia on March 25, 2008 by Don Smith dsmith@comcast.net
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loadingcrew.jpg587 viewsThis image shows the crew which loaded Mathieson products on the railcars. It was taken from the 1922 Alkalite.
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mawsnow.jpg587 viewsPhoto January 1940 by John Porter.
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june2006pic 035.jpg587 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 10, 2006. Chrissie Peters is sitting holding the kitten. Patti Weaver in the blue shirt is standing.
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Glendale Springs - Bear Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery587 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 2007.
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Saltville - Great Blue Heron587 viewsCourtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.com
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vchs.jpg586 viewsLocated exactly on the Virginia/North Carolina Stateline, this is a ca. 1915 photograph of the Virginia Carolina High School.
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SaraJaneLaRuemotherofMaryLaRueJeffery.jpg586 viewsCourtesy of Bobbi huskypup@bellsouth.net
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saltvilleview.jpg586 viewsPhoto from the early 20th century.
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Jamsession002.jpg586 viewsThis photo was taken at the Chilhowie Lions Club January 16, 2006 by Don Smith. dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Fox - Primitive Baptist Ministers586 viewsThis group of Primitive Baptist ministers was taken sometime in the 1920s most likely at Fox Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Front row, left to right: Elders Charlie Kilby, Edd Davis, Bob May, Hugh Blevins, George Barker, Bynum H. Blevins, Everett Thompson. Back row, left to right: Lic. David Sulllivan; Elders Banks, Eli Lilly, John Cave; Miller, H. B. Miller, Frazier, and Meadows. Courtesy of Eddie Lyle.
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