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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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phippsolaetc~0.jpg1158 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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brittsrestaurant.jpg1158 viewsPhoto from 1960s postcard.
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100_1919.jpg1158 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, December 6, 2006.
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snowballfight1940.jpg1158 viewsSNOWBALL FIGHT / MARGARET DIGGS VS. DOUG SHANNON / MATHIESON CHEMICALS / CIRCA 1940. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net

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DeBoard, Bob and Alma Blevins.1158 viewsBob and Alma Blevins Debord
These were my grandparents
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My grandfather used to run some kind of place that made corn meal. Courtesy of Mary Testerman marytest@comcast.net
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beamerbw.jpg1157 viewsCashier of the People's State Bank of Galax. Born in Carroll County, VA December 9, 1882, son of Henderson M. and Mary E. Cooley Beamer.
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Saltvolle - Olin Facilities1157 viewsThis photo was taken in April 1982 as the lin facility in Saltville was being decommissioned. Courtesy of Don Smith [email]dsmith1043@comcast.net[.email]
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pollyruthgladys.jpg1156 viewsThis photo is courtesy of Heather Sexton. Gladys Spencer Phipps (eldest), Ruth Phipps Sexton, Polly
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966.jpg1156 viewsGarfield Blevins, son of Jeter Calton Blevins and Rosa Sage with Mattie Weaver, daughter of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps. Lived in Smyth County, Virginia.
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Claude Eastridge courtesy Sherry Eastridge Long.jpg1156 viewsWilliam Claude Eastridge circa 1928,
Courtesy Sherry Eastridge Long and Carole Eastridge Waters caew619@aol.com

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gibboneyhallinn.jpg1156 viewsThis is from an early 1940s postcard.
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boydshotel.jpg1156 viewsThis is a Real photo postcard from ca. 1910.
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