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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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roanokedepot1915.jpg
roanokedepot1915.jpg373 viewsThis postcard was created about 1915.
observatory.jpg
observatory.jpg371 viewsObservatory, near Roanoke, ca. 1900
roanokecollege.jpg
roanokecollege.jpg371 viewsThis view is from a 1930s era postcard.
huffmill1920.jpg
huffmill1920.jpg370 viewsThis is from a circa 1920 photograph. This building was constructed in 1891.
stjohnsroanoke1912.jpg
stjohnsroanoke1912.jpg370 viewsThis is a 1912 image of St. John's church.
roanokeoldlibrary.jpg
roanokeoldlibrary.jpg370 viewsThis circa 1940 postcard shows the Roanoke Public Library at that time.
iwojima.jpg
iwojima369 viewsThis is a 1960s era postcard, showing the Iwo Jima Memorial, and the Washington Monument in Washington, DC in the background.
spanammonument.jpg
spanammonument369 viewsFrom a circa. 1910 postcard.
natbuscollegeouting.jpg
natbuscollegeouting.jpg369 viewsThis postcard dates from 1913.
2ndpresbyroanoke.jpg
2ndpresbyroanoke.jpg369 viewsThis is from a 1908 postcard.
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Unknown - "Scenic Highway Crossing the Western North Carolina Mountains.369 viewsCourtesy of rel1@bellsouth.net
tndorm.jpg
tndorm.jpg368 viewsThis early 20th century photograph was made when Lees-McRae College was still the Lees-McRae Institute.
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