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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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cedarcamp.jpg755 viewsThis is a 1950 postcard.
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Walter Sexton and Ruth Phipps Sexton (Courtesy of Heather Sexton)755 views
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mtairyshack.jpg754 viewsThis image is shown on an early 20th century postcard.
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slempcreeklutheran.jpg754 viewsFrom a 1930s photograph.
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Osborn, Enoch Burton754 viewsEnoch Burton Osborn III b 15 Jan 1826, d 14 May 1883 Grayson Co. VA and Irena (Cox) Osborn b 1 Oct 1829 Grayson Co. VA, d 21 Apr 1912 Madison Co. NE. They had 14 children! This picture was taken before Enoch Passed away, in May 1883.
Courtesy of Donna (Collier) Dietrich dietricd@fyi.net


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christiansburgscene1940.jpg754 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1940s.
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pics 202.jpg754 viewsThis is the grave marker for James Blevins. Photo October 4, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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staleybuckwheat.jpg754 viewsThis is a 1934 advertisement for H. B. Staley Co.'s buckwheat flour.
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vchs.jpg752 viewsLocated exactly on the Virginia/North Carolina Stateline, this is a ca. 1915 photograph of the Virginia Carolina High School.
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burrusshall.jpg752 viewsOne of the buildings on Virginia Tech campus.
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000_0697.JPG752 viewsThis photo from 2005 shows 304 East Main Street in the center of the scene.
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saltmaking1860~0.jpg752 viewsThis is an artists impression of saltmaking at Saltville circa 1860.
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