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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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BluemontHotel1938.jpg842 viewsThis is from a postcard mailed in 1938.
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Kents of Saltville842 viewsGOT THIS FROM CHUB. THE LADY AT LEFT IS ALMA KENT ACCORDING TO INFO ON BACK OF PICTURE. THE LADY AT RIGHT IS VIRGIE ARNOLD, CHUB'S MOTHER. THE ARNOLD'S LIVED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE KENTS ON EAST MAIN.

THE INFO SAID THE MAN WAS MR. KENT. I'M GUESSING THE PICTURE IS FROM THE EARLY 1950s. MYRL DUNHAM LIVED BESIDE OF SHIELDS KENT ON WEST MAIN AND SAID GORDON LIVED ON EAST MAIN. HE ALSO SAID GORDON HAD A GLASS EYE.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Comers Rock - Cow taking Refuge842 viewsThis cow was taking refuge under a leaning rock in this shot. Photo March 21, 2008 by Jeff Weaver.
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joneswe1o.jpg841 viewsW. E. "Grumble" Jones resided at Glade Spring, VA and was a Bridgadier General in the Confederate States Army.
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Saltville - Main Street841 viewsThis postcard shows Saltvillle's Main Street about 1910. Courtesy of Wade Weekes.
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Mouth of Wilson - Potato Creek Methodist Church841 viewsCourtesy of Misty Martin
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july2006pic 019.jpg840 viewsPhoto July 14, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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stjohnsepiscopalinterior.jpg840 viewsThis is a 1912 postcard view.
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Allred, Steve840 viewsthis picture is that of Steve Allred. He was a son of Thomas C. Allred and Julina Frost, and brother to Minnie Allred. I believe this picture is taken on a road overlooking Galax. Courtesy of Mike Marshall mmarshall13@triad.rr.com
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hltcrk.jpg839 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver late 1970s.
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wythevillepresby.jpg839 views1950s real photo postcard.
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Daddy_sArmyPortrait2.jpg839 viewsIra Johnson, taken in Berlin in 1945 or '46 while serving in the US Army during WWII. On the back of this original protrait is a love letter written to my mother, Edna Ruth Davidson Johnson back home in Saltville, Virginia. It is addressed "To the sweetest wife in the world...."
Courtesy of Lesa Long ladygwenhwyvar@hotmail.com
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