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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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yellowsulphursps.jpg1539 viewsThis painting was created in 1855.
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Konnarock - Lutheran Training School1538 viewsFrom a 1940s postcard.
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afw2.jpg1537 viewsFront row, left to right, Arthur Jackson Weaver, Hazel Weaver Poole, Fannie Blevins Weaver, Mary Weaver Blevins, Maxine Weaver Blevins; back row, left to right, Mattie Weaver Waddell, J. Clayborn Weaver, George Weaver, Dillard Weaver. Photo taken March 13, 1982 at Grassy Creek, NC by Jeff Weaver, on the occasion of the funeral of Clarence Edward Weaver.
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hardinhall.jpg1536 viewsFrom a circa 1940 linen postcard.
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car1920map.jpg1534 viewsMap showing spactial relationships of communities in 1920.
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phippsjh.jpg1532 viewsJames Harvey Phipps (1818-1884) son of John Phipps and Ruth Worth of Bridle Creek, Grayson County, VA; Evaline Weaver Phipps (1828-1881) daughter of Joshua Weaver and Sallie Ashley of Whitetop, Grayson County, VA. Lived on Old Field Creek, Ashe County, NC.
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Franklin Blevins.jpg1529 viewsThis is Franklin Blevins, son of Alfred and Margery Sheets Blevins.He is with his second wife, Dora Lee Hurley and their children. He married Dora 1896 and thier last child was born in 1905. He had eight children all together. Photo is circa 1904. Ashe County, NC

Courtesy of pamiam12@aol.com
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HeltonMillworkers~1903.jpg1528 viewsThis photo was taken by Herbert Littlewood. The only people I can identify are my immediate family: front row center, Herbert Littlewood with young son Jack ittlewood; middle row, second from left, Emily Littlewood (Pennington); middle row, far right, Hannah Littlewood; top row, far right, Ada Littlewood (Francis). Courtesy of Emily Kilby.
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Pulaski - Maple Shade Inn1523 viewsThis is a circa 1930 real photo post card of Maple Shade Inn in Pulaski.
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ALLENH.jpg1515 viewsThis is Allen Hash, son of John Hash and Sarah Hash. They lived at Chestnut Hill in Ashe County, NC.
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000_0725.JPG1513 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 2005.
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000_0834.jpg1511 viewsMother and son, at Jeff Weaver's home, Saltville, VA. Austin was home on leave from Kuwait and Iraq. Photo February 2006.
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