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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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boxingmatch.jpg768 viewsFrom the late 1930s photography of John Porter.
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Radford - Main Street768 viewsThis is a 1940 photo of Radford's Main Street.
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Sparta - Dr. Grabow Pipe Factory Watertower768 viewsThe Dr. Grabow Pipe factory has moved across the road from this old facility. Photo March 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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SHERIFFK.S.BORDWINE001.jpg767 viewsTHE FELLOW. SURE LOOKS LIKE HE WAS THE WASHINGTON CO. SHERIFF AT ONE TIME. THAT WALL POSTER IS FROM THE 20'S. THAT'S THE ALF SMITH WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT AGAINST HOOVER IN 1928.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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saltvillemmaw.jpg767 viewsThis photo dates from the 1930s.
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lester9.jpg767 viewsPhoto circa. 1920.
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floydsarahb.jpg767 viewsThis image, courtesy of Leecy Campbell, is of Sarah Buchanan Floyd, wife of Virginia Governor John Buchanan Floyd.
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West Jefferson - Mount Jefferson Church of the Nazarene767 viewsPhoto June 6, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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tuliptree.jpg766 viewsThis image made high on Whitetop Mountain by Jeff Weaver, spring 2003.
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wilkesboroscene.jpg766 viewsThis post card is from the linen era (1930-45)
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jeffmethchurch.jpg766 viewsThis view of the Jefferson Methodist Church was made about 1910.
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pics 085.jpg766 viewsThis church was organized in 1788. This photo was taken September 20, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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