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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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hillsvillemethodist.jpg880 viewsFrom a 1940s-1950s postcard.
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961.jpg879 viewsFlorence Weaver, daughter of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps. Born in Grayson County but moved to Smyth as an adult, and worked at the Southwest Virginia State Hospital.
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taylorisaacjane.jpg879 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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Saltville - Mathieson Alkali Works Train Crew 1947879 viewsTRAIN CREW / MATHIESON ALKALI WORKS / SALTVILLE OPERATIONS / SALTVILLE, VA. / SHOWING THE NEW DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE / 1947

FROM LEFT - BILL DAVIDSON, WALTER SWORD, UNKNOWN - A GENERAL MOTORS FACTORY REP, JOHN LITTLE, CHARLIE CALL, JOHN LOUTHIAN, ESSIE GREER, GEORGE "PENNY" HAYNES, ANDREW FRYE, JOHN BORDERS, LEO FIELDS, UNKNOWN - A GENERAL MOTORS FACTORY REP, JOHN HENRY SHORTT, EUGENE CASSIDY, RALPH COMER, ED PATRICK, STANDING ON STEPS AT FRONT OF ENGINE - AUDREY BILLINGS; STANDING ON GROUND - FROM LEFT - ROME NIPPER AND JOE DAVIDSON

PHOTO COURTESY EDDIE "NIM" PATRICK. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


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taylorjacob.jpg878 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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MarvinRalphDaddy.jpg878 viewsFrom left to right; Marvin Johnson, Ralph Chapman, and Ira Johnson sitting in the porch swing of Marvin's home on Cedar Branch in Saltville. these men were the husbands of sisters Laura Belle, Evelyn and Edna Ruth Davidson. This was the former home of Rosser K.
Davidson. Courtesy of Lesa Long ladygwenhwyvar@hotmail.com
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Hillsville - Ground Hog Mountain877 viewsFrom a 1960s era postcard. Located at mile marker 188 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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allensidna.jpg876 viewsOne of the principal players in the Hillsville Court House Tragedy.
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westmain91967.jpg876 viewsThis Don Smith Photo was taken in September 1967. dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Weaver, Sue Lee Phipps876 viewsThis September 29, 2007 shows Sue Lee Phipps Weaver and her newest granddogter, Pancake. Pancake lives with Patti and I in Saltville, VA. Pancake is a minature, long-hair, double daple daschund, who was whelped on July 19, 2007. Jeff Weaver.
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pul1920map.jpg875 viewsThis is a 1920 map of Pulaski County which shows the physical relationship of the various communities.
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spencerhorton.jpg874 viewsHorton Spencer was the adopted son of Ambrose Spencer and Ruth Walton. Emma Blevins was the daughter of Joseph Horton Blevins and Elzina Sarah Weaver, and the granddaughter of Eli Whitney Weaver and Mary Ashley. The children are: Dale Spencer (1901-1956) who married Raymond McKinley Weaver; Paul Spencer (infant, above), Fannie Spencer, who married Olen Edward Hoppers, and Dent Spencer. A fifth child, William Spencer, was born after this photo was taken about 1910. Courtesy of Clayton D. Weaver.
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