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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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pics 119.jpg601 viewsDwight Barker stirring apple butter for the Chilhowie Methodist Church at the 2006 Chilhowie Apple Festival. Photo by Jeff Weaver, September 23, 2006.
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hmlake.jpg601 viewsThis 1940 real photo postcard shows the Hungry Mother Lake and Consessionaire's home.
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radfordfarm.jpg601 viewsThis OCtober 1941 photo shows a farm scene near Radford, VA.
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pumplog.jpg601 viewsHERE IS AN OLD PUMP LOG THAT MY COUSIN AND I DUG OUT OF A BOG NEAR THE SALT PARK IN 1965. THERE WERE MANY IN THE BOG AND ALL WERE SPLIT LIKE THE ONE SHOWN. MUST HAVE BEEN A DUMPING SPOT FOR OLD LOGS. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Rich Valley - Boys Football Team -1933601 viewsCourtesy of Andrew Frye.
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ravinebridge.jpg600 viewsThis is a 1930-45 era post card of a bridge on the Boone Trail (Now US 321) between Wilkesboro and Boone.
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wilkeshosp.jpg600 viewsThis view is from circa. 1935.
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cabincreeklutheran.jpg600 viewsFrom a 1930s photograph.
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atkinstank.jpg599 viewsFrom a 1920s photograph.
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narrowsva.jpg599 viewsThis is an early 20th century view of the village of Narrows, VA.
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Bank of North Wilkesboro and Hotel Wilkes599 viewsThis circa 1935 postcard shows the bank and Hotel Wilkes.
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saltvillefd.jpg599 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 2006.
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