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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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Francisfactory.jpg992 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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spencerfred.jpg992 viewsSon of Isaac Greely Spencer and Maggie Sturgill.
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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Waddell, Mattie, Betty and George992 viewsThis 1954 photo was taken by Mattie's brother Clarence Weaver at Grassy Creek.
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ruralretreatair.jpg991 viewsThis aerial view of Rural Retreat was made by Greear Studios in Wytheville, probably in the 1940s.
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EmmanualHuffmanPerry.jpg990 viewsEmanual Huffman Perry ( Dec 26,1866-Dec.9,1903)
son of Solomon and Tobitha Ham Perry. Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com
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James_&_Margaret_(2).JPG990 viewsJames W. Moore and Margaret Callahan Moore lived in Saltville as is where this picture was taken. They are both buried in Elizabeth Cemetery. Back row l-r are Stuart, Dennis, Dewey, John, George. Middle row of girls are l-r Kate, Sally, Jessie (my grandmother) front row left kneeling Robert seated James W and Maggie Callahan ( my G-grandparents) right kneeling Bill. Courtesy of Robert Weaver leeann18@msm.com
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Hash, Boyden and Tamsey Rutherford990 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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nwpulaskico.jpg989 viewsPhoto 1938 by the Virginia Department of Agriculture.
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oxenfancygap.jpg989 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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Barker, Ruth989 viewsThis photo dates from 1948.
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coxhardin.jpg987 viewsThis one is Hardin McTeer "Mack" and Barbara Parks Cox when they were living in Independence around 1900.
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Mabe, Roy and Joe Roberts987 viewsROY "HAMBONE" MABE AND JOE ROBERTS / MATHIESON SERVICE STATION / SALTVILLE. Couresy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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