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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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DUNHAMS31FORD.jpg843 viewsMYRL DUNHAM'S 1931 FORD ROADSTER WEST MAIN STREET / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1956

MYRL DUNHAM PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsnmith1943@cmcast.net


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Marion - Hungry Mother Lake Beach843 viewsFrom a late 1940s postcard.
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Weaver, Elihu Family843 viewsLeft to right: Wilburn, Curtis, Elihu, Sophronia, and Vilenia. Elihu Weaver was the son of Clayborn Monroe and Martha Litisha Phipps Weaver. Sophronia was the daughter of Wilburn Kilby. This photo dates to about 1932 and was taken at thier home at Wolf Knob in western Grayson County. From Jeff Weaver's collection.
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Fries - Grayson Mills843 viewsGrayson Mill, downtown Fries. This mill ground grains for sale under this name. Fries town, Grayson county. Photo by Shawn Dunford. Courtesyof David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net
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WWIpeacefloat.jpg842 viewsThis float won first place in a parade in Jefferson celebrating the end of "the war to end all wars." Charles Bradley Pennington is at the horse's head, his oldest daughters, Rose, Anna and Edith, are the little peace angels. The peace "goddess" is unidentified. Courtesy of Emily Kilby.

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blacksburgmain.jpg842 viewsThis is from a 1940s postcard.
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100_1324.jpg842 viewsOrganized in 1845, this photo by Jeff Weaver, March 22, 2006.
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va_saltville2.jpg842 viewsAlso known as the "Bucket Line", shown here in operation, probably in the 1930s.
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pulaskiepiscopal.jpg842 viewsFrom 1930s postcard.
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mtolivetchurch.jpg842 viewsThis is Mount Olivet Freewill Baptist Church circa 1935-1951. It was also used as a one room school. The church is located on Dry Fork Road outside of Chilhowie. It has been remoled into a home. Abe and Sibby Jones donated land for the church. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@smyth.net
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miscHopkinsBlevins.jpg842 viewsMiscellaneous Hopkins and Blevins family photos courtesy of John Shumate theshumates@comcast.net
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icerock.jpg842 viewsThis is a 1940s era linen postcard showing the Ice Rock alongside the Blue Ridge Parkway in Ashe County, NC.
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