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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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PLEASANTHEIGHTS3...APR.1966001.jpg555 viewsThis Don Smith photo from March 1966 shows the Pleasant Heights subdivision west side, looking southeast. dsmith1043@comcast.net.
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robertjoecem.jpg554 viewsThis view was taken by and courtesy of Roger Allison shakerhoo@aol.com
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Hash, John & Laura554 viewsLeft to right: Edith ?,; Brayn [Brian] Hash and little Louise Ollie Johnson; Lucy and John Carter; John and Laura Hash.
Courtesy of Barbara Lepsik Roy lepsik@comcast.net
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pearisburgjail.jpg554 viewsThis 1938 photo shows some improvements being made to the Giles County jail.
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sherrychristianchurch.jpg554 viewsThis church was built in 1903. This photo from about 1965.
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hotelarcher.jpg554 viewsThis is a 1908 view of the Hotel Archer.
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pics 142.jpg554 viewsThis photo shows the Patrick Henry High School Marching Band in the 2006 Chilhowie Apple Festival Parade. Photo September 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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hardinhall.jpg554 viewsFrom a circa 1940 linen postcard.
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Radford - St. Albans School554 viewsThis postcard is from the first 1/3 of the 20ths century, probably from the 1920s.
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still.jpg553 viewsThis image is a postcard purporting to show moonshing in western North Carolina. The location of this still is not known, but may be typical of those used in Ashe County during prohibition.
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burleygrayson38.jpg553 viewsPhoto 1938 by the Virginia Department of Agriculture.
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whitetopfestival1933.jpg553 viewsThis is a view of a 20-seat outhouse built for the 1933 Music festival on Whitetop.
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