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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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mawoffice1922.jpg1267 viewsFrom the 1922 Alkalite
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weaverben.jpg1267 viewsThis is Benjamin Andrew Weaver's home in Piney Creek, Alleghany County, NC. Nathan Weaver, Benjamin's father is 2nd from the right, and Nathan's 3rd wife America Whittington is on the far right.
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909.jpg1266 viewsDaughter of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps.
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Saltville March 19641266 viewsThis March 1964 photo shot looking east from Main Street, shows the company store in the center of the shot (red building), the train depot slightly to the left, and the bank further to the left. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Stout, Myrtle1266 viewsMyrtle Stout of Bristol. TN was a winner at the 1932 Whitetop Folk festival, where this photo was taken. Courtesy of Judy Russell Powers.
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Pulaski - Second Street1266 viewsThis 1950s postcard shows the street scape at that time.
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Rich Valley - Old Rich Valley Road1266 viewsOld Rich Valley Road, January 10, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith.
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horninthewest.jpg1265 viewsSite of the out-door drama, Horn in the West. From a 1960s postcard.
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gladysbobblevins.jpg1264 viewsThis photo is courtesy of Heather Sexton.
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MarionCabin_1901_.jpg1264 viewsOn the back, in my G-Grandmother Marilla Anderson's hand: [and her spelling]

" The house where my Father was born, June 22, 1822 - Marion, Smythe County, Virginia - His sister Maggie and little girl Daisy standing in yard - Nov. [blur] 6th, 1901"

If "Maggie" is William Reese Anderson's sister Margaret, she would be about 64 years old, in this shot. She looks about right for that age, in that family line. Her brother never did turn gray.
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Courtesy of Suze moreach@netzero.net
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moonshinestill.jpg1264 viewsThis circa 1910 photo shows Baldwin-Felts Detectives with a siezed moonshine still.
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bottlehouseinterior.jpg1262 viewsThis is from a 1920s postcard.
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