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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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Perkins, Harry870 viewsIt is uncertain who is in this photo, Is this Harry Perkins? Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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toll1911.jpg869 viewsCourtesy of Warren Houck.
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EASY_ST_BEN_1963068.jpg869 viewsThis photo was taken June 8, 1963. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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jonescharlie2~0.jpg869 viewsCourtesy of Viola Shentons shentons@thevillages.net
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Walton Furnace869 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold daviv.arnold@adelphia.net
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Wytheville - 1846 Engraving869 viewsThis engraving of Wytheville is taken from Howe's History of Virginia, published in 1846.
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Chilhowie - Apple Exhibit869 viewsThis photo courtesy of Edna Bonham Love shows the 1916 exhibition that H. L. Bonham made for the Smyth County Fair. Shown are a variety of apples and other agricultural products.
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wilkesch1911.jpg868 viewsThis real-photo post card was mailed in 1911. You might be interested in Crouch's Historical Sketches of Wilkes County
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stonepbch2.jpg868 viewsThis Church is located at Atkins, Smyth County, VA. Photo by Jeff Weaver, winter 2003.
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Saltville - Retired Mathieson Employee Dinner868 viewsDINNER FOR RETIRED MATHIESON EMPLOYEES / MADAM RUSSELL CHURCH / SALTVILLE, VA. / DECEMBER 1956. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Sanders Hill868 viewsSANDERS HILL / CEDAR BRANCH / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 1973. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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Bedsaul, Carl J.868 viewsThis one is labeled Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Bedsaul. The 1920 census for Carroll County, VA shows a Carl J. Bedsaul, age 25, with wife Pearl. He is doubtless a relative of Martha Bedsaul who married Stephen F. Frost of Carroll. Courtesy of Mike Marshall mmarshall13@triad.rr.com
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