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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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weaverlucy.jpg783 views Left, Zola Pauline Blevins Vannoy, Lucy J. Blevins Weaver (center), daughters of James Riley Blevins and Mary Elizabeth Davis. Right, Bays Wood, son of Floyd and Martha Davis Wood. Courtesy of Bette Nelson bette_nelson@comcast.net
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COMMUNITYCHESTDRIVE1962001.jpg783 viewsTHESE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTING THE OLIN DEPARTMENTS THAT GAVE 100% IN THE 1962 COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE.

THEY ARE, FROM LEFT, CHUB ARNOLD, JOHN HENRY SHORTT, VIVIAN COOPER, HAZEL WADDELL, ROY PULLIG, HAZEL FRYE,
SYLVESTER CRABTREE, AND ALBERT WORLEY.

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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BankofSpeedwell5.jpg783 viewsThis is the old Quaker Church at Speedwell. Photo courtesy of David Arnold .david.arnold@adelphia.net identification courtesy of Adam Linkous adam_linkous@yahoo.com.
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taylornoahc.jpg782 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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100_1399.jpg782 viewsPhoto March 31, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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SCHOOLKIDS001.jpg782 viewsTHE SALTVILLE TEEN CLUB HELD IT'S FIRST MEETING ON DEC. 14, 1963. BRENDA NEY WAS THE LEADING SPONSOR OF THE CLUB.
CLUB MEMBERS VOTED TO CALL THEIR ORGANIZATION TEENSVILLE USA. CLUB MEMBERS WERE DRAWN FROM R. B. WORTHY, RICH VALLEY, AND PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOLS. IT WAS NOT A SCHOOL SPONSORED CLUB.

THE PICTURE, FROM JANUARY 1964, SHOWS THE OFFICERS ELECTED TO SERVE IN THE NEWLY FORMED TEEN CLUB.

STANDING FROM LEFT, KENNY DALTON-PRESIDENT, CORKY TUGGLE-VICE PRESIDENT, TIVIS PICKLE-SGT.-AT-ARMS, HARRY HAYNES-SGT.-AT-ARMS

SEATED FROM LEFT, JANE ALLEN MOORE-SECRETARY, LINDA DENTON-TREASURER, PEGGY HEATH-ADULT ASST. TO THE TREASURER

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1034@comcast.net
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farmernoah2.jpg782 viewsNoah Farmer (B. 1844 son of Wilson Farmer and Susan Wyatt D. 1930) and Lydia Thompson Farmer, with some of their children. Luther Farmer is sitting on Noah's lap. Noah served in Co. A, 26th NC Infantry, Confederate States Army. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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Wytheville - Counts Drug and Main Street782 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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Fort Chiswell - Lead Mines Historical Marker782 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Frye, Pete and Bob Fields782 viewsPETE FRYE, LEFT AND BOB FIELDS / BARBERS AT HAYDEN'S BARBER SHOP / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1966

PHOTO COURTESY LORETTA FRYE CALLOWAY AND FRED AND PEGGY CRABTREE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Young, Frances781 viewsThis photo graph was taken at Virginia-Carolina Hugh School at Grassy Creek.
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ttest.jpg780 viewsCourtesy of Clinton Getzinger.
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