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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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Saltville - Tumbling Creek Falls1116 viewsThis is another of the many water falls on Tumbling Creek, near Saltville, Virginia. Photo July 15, 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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kilbytroyfamily.jpg1115 viewsIn the family picture the ones in the back row are (left to right) Charlie and Maxie Kilby and son Carver, Louis J. Kilby, Gaither Kilby, Luther and Bertha Kilby Richardson and baby daughter Maude Testerman, Harvey and Mattie Kilby Owen (Mattie is holding Mae and Harvey is holding Mary).
Front row (left to right) Millard and Annie Kilby with sons, Ivan, Guy, John (Annie is holding Ruth: two two sons are in front of them), Grandma Cosby holding Preston, Grandps Troy Kilby holding Ala, (Aunt Ala will be 102 next month) Luther and Flossie Kilby with sons, Gartman, Troy and Bruce on Flossie lap; in front of them is Carl and Webb Kilby.

Courtesy of Mary Campbell Worley bobworley@skybest.com
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maw1905.jpg1115 viewsThis 1905 photo is described as a "General view of salt wells and valley at Saltville."
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belspringdepot.jpg1115 viewsThis is an October 1947 photograph of the Norfolk and Western Depot at Belsprings, VA.
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Bonham, Joseph; Purkey, Diana and Delbert1115 viewsDiana and Delbert Purkey, children of Bob and Trula Purkey with their great-grand uncle Joseph Bonham, who is stacking hay on his farm near Troutdale. Courtesy of Trula Fay Purkey.
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clitomill.jpg1114 viewsThis photo was taken in the early 20th century.
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june2006pic 041.jpg1114 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, June 10, 2006. The site of the original cabin was probably in the midground tree line.
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phippsolaetc~0.jpg1113 viewsThis 1918 photo shows the survivng chiildren of Benjamin Franklin Phipps and Cora Lee Richardson, standing front, Paul Jones Phipps (1917-1982), back Mary Annie Lou Phipps (1910-2002), Ola Mae Phipps (sitting) (1906-1997) and Winnie Emaline Phipps (1913-1987).
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Hash, Boyden and Tamsey Rutherford1113 viewsThis photo is Boyden Hash b. 5-30-1858 d. 12-2-1940 & Tamsey (Rutherford) Hash b. 1-9-1858 d. 5-24.1948, the parents of Lydia Virginia Hash. Boyden Hash is the son of William C. Hash and Malissa Polly Wingate. From the Howard Hash Collection, courtesy of Brenda Hash Eugenio cherokee9550@verizon.net

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Poole. Charlie and the North Carolina Ramblers1112 viewsCharlie Poole, with the fiddle, is shown here in a late 1920 image with the North Carolina Ramblers.
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roberts1.jpg1111 viewsBack row, left to right Garfield, Micajah, Glenn and Coy Roberts
Front row, Steve and Peter Kenly Roberts
The men holding guns are all Primitive Baptist Elders. Courtesy of Thom Houk.
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Mabe, Roy and Joe Roberts1111 viewsROY "HAMBONE" MABE AND JOE ROBERTS / MATHIESON SERVICE STATION / SALTVILLE. Couresy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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