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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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radfordbarn1940.jpg
radfordbarn1940.jpg562 viewsThis is an October 1941 photo of a barn near Radford in Montgomery County, VA. From the files of the Library of Congress.
techmotel.jpg
techmotel.jpg562 viewsThis is from an early 1960s postcard.
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snidowwb.jpg561 viewsMember of the bar and commonwealth's attorney for Giles County, VA. Born at White Gate March 2, 1877, son of John D. and Jennie Bane Snidow.
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LABORDAYSATANDSUN032.jpg561 viewsThis photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net was taken Labor Day 2006.
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Osborn Wedding561 viewsThis is a picture of when Rush Floyd "Colonel" Osborn and Virginia Irene Strange Osborn was married at his brother Hoyt Osborn's grove of trees in Madison Co. NE on 4 Jul 1902. Rush Floyd homesteaded about 1897 12 miles north of Mullen, NE. They lived there all their lives. Courtesy of Donna (Collier) Dietrich dietricd@fyi.net
cabincrkfalls.jpg
cabincrkfalls.jpg561 viewsLocated in Grayson Highlands State Park.
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Baywood - Kemper Hampton House561 viewsThis is a 1928 photo of the Kemper Hampton House. Courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.net
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Radford - Radford Normal School561 viewsThis 1917 postcard shows the proposed location for the women's extension from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and that new school is now known as Radford University.
Comers Rock Baptist Cem.jpg
Comers Rock Baptist Cem.jpg560 views
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107_IN_1964086.jpg560 viewsMUCH CUT AND FILL WENT INTO THIS AREA. THE BARN WAS LOCATED IN THE AREA WHERE THE THREE HOUSES ARE NOW ON THE CURVE. This photo courtesy of Don Smith was taken in August 1964. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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marioncollege.jpg560 viewsLocated in Marion, VA, this Lutheran School is protrayed at night in this mid-20th century post card. Goodridge Wilson wrote a History of Marion College in 1948.
pumpkincarving.jpg
pumpkincarving.jpg560 viewsPhoto from the late 1930s by John Porter.
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