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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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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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Hash, Boyden and Tamsey Rutherford874 viewsThis photo is of Boyden & Tamsey (Rutherford) Hash in their old age down at Gold Hill, VA. You can see the covered wagon faintly in the back on the top of the hill. From the Howard Hash Collection, courtesy of Brenda Hash Eugenio cherokee9550@verizon.net
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parsonsjohn.jpg873 viewsAlleghany County Commissioner - 1868. Son of Solomon Parsons & Lydia Sturgill, born 19 Jan 1805. Married
Margaret Gambill and later Phoebe Laxton.
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taylorbenlee.jpg873 viewsBenjamin Taylor & Lee Taylor. Courtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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Saltville - West End 1928873 viewsSALTVILLE, VA. / WEST END / CIRCA 1928

"CHUB" ARNOLD COLLECTION/ Courtesy of Don Smihdsmith1043@comcast.net


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Weaver, Jeffrey, Austin and Eric873 viewsPhoto taken March 1, 2008 on the occasion of the funeral of our mother, sue Phipps Weaver at Pleasamt Jome Baptist Church, Grassy Creek, North Carolina.
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eastridgegrace.jpg872 viewsThis is my great aunt, Grace Eastridge Knight who was born in North Fork, Ashe County, NC, 23 Jan 1906. She is one of 4 living children of the 11 born in the same house to Marvin and Ida Mae Osborne Eastridge. Grace was baptized in 1911 at Mountain View Independent Methodist Church, Brushy Fork, Ashe County, NC. She was married to Walter Knight for 61 years until his death in 1992. Grace bore three sons in Creston, Ashe County, NC, two of which have passed on after marrying and establishing families.
Photo courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters.
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Saltville - Local Musicians872 viewsPETE FRYE, LEFT AND L. W. FRYE

REAR, OSSIE ROBERTS, LEFT AND ED DELP

HOBART SMITH MUSIC FESTIVAL SHOW / R. B. WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL / JULY 1972

CHARLES SLATE PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Weaver, Fannie Quintenella Blevins872 viewsThis photo was taken on Helton about 1929. She was the daughter of eter C. Blevins and Rosa Sage and the wife of Arthur F. Weaver.
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Francisfactory.jpg871 viewsThis is the Littlewood Factory I've not seen any other place. It came from Nelia Sexton's collection and a couple of the ladies working there were Sexton's. I am not able to identify which of the people were Sextons but will keep searching my notes. Maybe others can help. Courtesy of Lonnie Jones lonnie0809@skybest.com
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Saltville - Seven Row Boys871 viewsSEVEN ROW BOYS / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1935 / FROM LEFT...BAY ARNOLD, BILL ANDERSON AND CHUB ARNOLD. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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