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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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oxenfancygap.jpg906 viewsThis 1940 photo from the National Park Service Historic Photographic Collection shows a farmer and team of oxen. The oxen are pulling a sledge to break up clods in newly plowed ground.
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Saltville - OK Barber Shop906 viewsFROM LEFT - DAN PUCKETT / ROY YONTZ / JOE VERNON / PETE FRYE

PHOTO COURTESY LORETTA FRYE CALLAWAY AND FRED AND PEGGY CRABTREE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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mccluresamuel.jpg905 viewsSamuel Andrew McClure, son of Mara Etta McClure and ___ Sullin and his wife Maude Drucilla Blevins, daughter of Alfred and Margery Sheets Blevins 1950s or 60s. Courtesy of Pamiam12@aol.com
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Saltville - Town Museum905 viewsThis building was the old well field office that sat next to Highway 91 near the foot of Smokey Row across from the old Ford dealership in the Salt Park area. It was torn down and reassembled downtown in 1967 and now sits between the Post Office and the old Mathieson steam engines. Sepember 1967. Courtesy of Don Smith.


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CalvinandMaryPollyKimbleSheets.jpg902 viewsThis is Calvin and his wife, Mary "Polly" Kimble Sheets, from Grayson Co., VA. Calvin was the son of David and Martha Davis Sheets. Courtesy of Ricky Sheets rickysheets@earthlink.net
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Poole. Charlie and the North Carolina Ramblers902 viewsCharlie Poole, with the fiddle, is shown here in a late 1920 image with the North Carolina Ramblers.
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Brown, Fannie902 viewsThis photo dates to 1948.
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Stuart, Flora901 viewsFlora Stuart, widow of Confederate Major General J. E. B. Stuart lived in Saltville during and immedately following the American Civl War.
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darnellsylfamily.jpg900 viewsSylvester Darnell and third wife Millie Brooks.
Children left to right: Cecil, Ancil and Click Darnell
Photo courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott.

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hillsville2.jpg900 viewsThis is taken from a 1930s postcard.
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ruralretreatair.jpg900 viewsThis aerial view of Rural Retreat was made by Greear Studios in Wytheville, probably in the 1940s.
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Mystery2.jpg899 viewsI don't know who is in this photo, I'm sure it was taken in Wythe County, though. Courtesy of Amy Bazar abazar2151@charter.net


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