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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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sturgilljechildren.jpg834 viewsShow in this ca. 1955 shot are (sitting) William Sturgill (standing left to right); Ersa Dell Sturgill Gamble, Lanta Sturgill Spencer; Steve Sturgill, Cora Sturgill Frazier; and Guida Sturgill Weaver. All were children of James Estil Sturgill and Ella Ingram.
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stpaulbridge.jpg834 viewsThis is a railroad bridge over the Clinch River at St. Paul, VA.
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minnieanderson~0.jpg834 viewsMinnie Elvira Anderson with her second husband, Charlie Deathridge (sp?), and her son Gale from a prior relationship. Minnie is my great-grandmother, Papaw James Virgil Anderson's mother. Uncle Gale is 90 years old and still living in the Smyth County area. Picture from Lena Anderson Osborne.

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mtairyfootball1929.jpg834 viewsThis is a 1929 photo of the Mount Airy, NC High School Football team.
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Jefferson - Mount Paddy Church of Christ in Christian Union834 viewsPhoto April 18, 2007 by Jeff Weaver
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Brtistol Train Station834 viewsBristol, Virginia Train Station, October 17, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith.
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mathiesontt.jpg833 viewsOne of the British co-founders of the Mathieson Alkali Works. Lived briefly in Saltville.
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lester12.jpg833 viewsGeorge B. Thomas is shown on the right of this World War I photograph. He was from Glade Spring, VA
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radford3bridges.jpg833 viewsThis 1930s postcard shows three bridges crossing the New River into the City of Radford.
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Dante - Diesel Engine832 viewsFrom a 1956 photograph.
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saltvilleschool1910a.jpg832 viewsThis circa 1910 postcard shows the 1905 Saltville High School in the background. This is a view looking northeast along what is now West Main Street.
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maysheldon.jpg832 viewsLived in Grayson County in the 1860s.
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