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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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loadingcrew.jpg658 viewsThis image shows the crew which loaded Mathieson products on the railcars. It was taken from the 1922 Alkalite.
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blizzardhole.jpg658 viewsOnce famous swimming hole on Elk Creek. This photo is from the early 1960s.
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Saltville - Medical Center and West Main Street,658 viewsMEDICAL CENTER / WEST MAIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / OCT. 24, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith
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colsegoodson.jpg657 viewsFounder of Goodson, later Bristol, Virginia.
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bristolfireco21907.jpg657 viewsThis postcard was postmarked in 1907.
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SHERIFFK.S.BORDWINE001.jpg657 viewsTHE FELLOW. SURE LOOKS LIKE HE WAS THE WASHINGTON CO. SHERIFF AT ONE TIME. THAT WALL POSTER IS FROM THE 20'S. THAT'S THE ALF SMITH WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT AGAINST HOOVER IN 1928.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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PRESTONHOUSEPALMERINNSCHOOLHOTEL234.jpg657 viewsThis April 1972 photograph is courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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robertsarthur.jpg657 viewsBorn in Pulaski County, Arthur Roberts was a railroad man. Lived at East Radford, Montgomery County, VA.
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DSC03436.jpg657 viewsPhoto December 6, 2005 by Don Smith dsmith1034@comcast.net
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boxingmatch.jpg657 viewsFrom the late 1930s photography of John Porter.
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Elizabethton - Bird's Eye View657 viewsThis is from a 1910 postcard.
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