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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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Kingsport - Broad Street548 viewsThis early view of Broad Street is from a circa 1915 postcard.
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George Washington548 viewsPainting of Washington Resigning His Commission<br />by John Trunbull, 1787
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gchsoffice.jpg547 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, spring 2003.
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shedonspencerbranch.jpg547 viewsThis shed was located on Spencer Branch road just across the Grayson county line from Helton in Ashe County, when this snapshot was taken in June 1978. This construction design is fairly common in this part of Appalachia.
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stannsrcchurch.jpg547 viewsFrom a 1950s era postcard.
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OssieBelleSmith30001.jpg547 viewsOssie is in the back, Darcus is in the front.

Darcus Adalaide Smith Cole, b.12-21-1871, d.2-14-1963, buried at Weaver Union Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, TN
(daughter of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith)

Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, b.8-1-1896, d.6-21-2004, buried at Otes Church Cemetery, Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, TN (Granddaughter of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith) Courtesy of Debi Coe.
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rotherwood.jpg547 viewsFrom a 1930-45 postcard.
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pics 141.jpg547 viewsThe Patrick Henry High School Marching Band. Photo September 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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bristolhospital.jpg547 viewsThis is from a 1940s era postcard.
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Poor Valley - Johnson's Store547 viewsBILLY JOE NUNN'S 1951 LIGHT GREEN WAYFARER DODGE SITTING IN FRONT OF BILL JOHNSON'S STORE DOWN POOR VALLEY IN MAY OF 1955

BJ NUNN PHOTO
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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mtairypresby.jpg546 viewsThis image was created about 1910.
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100_1296.jpg546 viewsBuilt in the 1840s. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 20, 2006.
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