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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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BluemontHotel1938.jpg486 viewsThis is from a postcard mailed in 1938.
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washmills1914.jpg486 viewsThis is from a 1914 postcard.
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vatechchapel1908.jpg486 viewsThis chapel at Virginia Tech is shown in a 1908 postcard.
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100_1752.jpg486 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, October 18, 2006.
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SIDANDOATFARRIS1900001.jpg486 viewsSID FARRIS, LEFT, AND OAT FARRIS. FROM ABOUT 1900...THEY LIVED IN RUSSELL COUNTY NEAR ELWAY. ELWAY HAD A POST OFFICE AT ONE TIME BUT DISAPPEARED FROM VIRGINIA MAPS MANY YEARS AGO. ELWAY WAS IN THE ELK GARDEN AREA OF THE COUNTY.

SID FARRIS PASSED AWAY IN SALTVILLE IN 1962 AT THE AGE OF 80.

Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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scan.jpg486 viewsThis is the William H Billings home in Piney Creek with Cleo Mcmillan sitting on the porch. Courtesy of Steve J. Billings sjbillings@earthlink.net
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Laurel Springs - Myers Motor Court486 viewsThis postcard of a motel is from the 1950s.
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Blountville - Sullivan County Court House486 viewsPhoto September 10, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Grassy Creek - Tobacco Harvest Time486 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver September 2007.
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Johnson City - Hotel Pardue486 viewsThis is a 1913 postcard of the Hotel Pardue, which no longer exists. Note the street car in the right of the image.
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galaxvapc.jpg485 viewsThis postcard was dated 1915.
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greengable1.jpg485 viewsThis photo was taken by Scott Trent, and shows the principal agricultural crop in western Grayson County in 2004.
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