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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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Billings, Parl Bower and Virginia Vannoy Billings810 viewsParl Bower Billings (Son of William H Billings) 1892-1975 Alleghany County Virginia Vannoy Billings (Daughter of Larry Stokes Vannoy and Nelia Osborne) 1902-1997 Ashe County. Courtesy of Steve Billings sjbillings1@earthlink.net
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Saltville - Town Pavillion810 viewsA Rough Christmas - Saltville, December 24, 2009. COurtesy of Don Smith.
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Totten, Tom808 viewsTOM TOTTEN / SHOOTING THE REMAINS OF OLIN / SALTVILLE, VA. / DECEMBER 1975. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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100_1404.jpg807 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver March 31, 2006.
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Davis, Cora Ann Seagraves806 viewsThis 1907 photo shows Cora Ann Seagraves, at age 35, wife of John Franklin Davis, shortly before she moved to Walla Walla, WA. Cora Ann (Seagraves) Davis Born 27 Oct 1872, Grassy Creek, Ashe Co., North Carolina, is the daughter of Lewin Talbot Seagravs Born 25 Dec 1847, Wilkes Co., North Carolina and Jane (McClure) Seagraves Born 1839, Ashe Co., North Carolina. Courtesy of Vale Duane Davis vdavis@ix.netcom.com
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JohnD.Hash&CoraAlbertaDavis.jpg805 viewsJohn D. Hash was the son of John Hawkins Hash and Elizabeth Hawks at Grassy Creek, Ashe County, NC. Bertie was born in Grayson County in 1884 to J. Monroe Davis and Mary Mase/Maze, both also of the general area of Grayson/Ashe. Bertie died in 1932. They lived most of their adult lives in Tazewell County, VA. Courtesy of Chrissie Anderson Peters. climbingthehashfamilytree@gmail.com
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carrollch.jpg805 viewsFrom a postcard issued 1920-30.
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jeffbaldwinfam.jpg805 viewsHere is another old photo. Jefferson Franklin Baldwin (1862-1926) (son of Hiram & Julia Ann Osborne Baldwin), Mary Elizabeth Denny Baldwin (1861-1935), children L-R: Lockie Louvenia, William Madison, Hiram Curtis "Curt", Rosie, & John H. Baldwin. Courtesy of Irene Baldwin ibaldi@erols.com
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fancygap1.jpg805 viewsThis is a 1940s fantasy postcard from Fancy Gap.
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Richardson, William Nathan and Lockie Louvenia Baldwin805 viewsCourtesy of Karen Lovell rackracing@charter.net


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000_0734.JPG804 viewsLocated near Saltville, Virginia, built before 1790. Photo by Jeff Weaver June 2005.
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Mommy_herDaddy.jpg804 views Rosser K. Davidson and my mother, Edna Ruth
Davidson. She was about two years old. They are sitting on the porch of their home at Cedar Branch in Saltville. Courtesy of Lesa Long ladygwenhwyvar@hotmail.com

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