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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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barkerhorton.jpg806 viewsBlind Horton Barker, famous local folk musician, noted for playing at the Whitetop Folk Festival for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in 1933.
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HeltonSchool(ca1915-20).jpg806 viewsMy great-grandfather Wade Jones Sr. is one of the teachers in this photo. He is on left with little black bowtie near edge of window. I don;t know when the picture was taken but from looking at him I would suggest 1915-20, maybe up to 1925. I don;t know any of the others. Courtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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rotenralph.jpg806 viewsMr. Ralph Roten is depicted here in his classroom at Virginia Carolina in 1965.
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barbrowhelen.jpg806 viewsHelen, born December 1, 1940 in Wythe County, died December 24, 2006 in St Paul's Episcopal Church, Saltville, Virginia. She was a retired school teacher and president of the Saltville Foundation, and generally beloved by the town of Saltville. Photo courtesy of the Saltville Progress.
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Graham's Forge - Assorted Buildings.806 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford, courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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Wytheville - Crockett Falls806 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard of Crockett Falls.
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pic 055.jpg805 viewsAn example of an above ground grave in Aspenvale cemetery. Photo by Jeff Weaver.
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Perkins, Blair and Shannon805 viewsHere is Blair Perkins and his daughter Shannon. Perhaps they are still living. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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earlyjl.jpg804 viewsPhysician of Saltville, Virginia. Born in Carroll County, VA, and moved to Radford, Virginia after leaving Saltville. From the 1922 Alkalite. Dr. Early was the examining physician for Smyth County fellows entering the U.S. Army in World War I.
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drapermtn~0.jpg804 viewsThis is from a 1940s era linen postcard.
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cida.jpg803 viewsCida Agnes Coomes, B. 1899, d/o John Coomes and Elizabeth Fields
Courtesy of Patience Northern
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100_1396.jpg803 viewsPhoto by Jeff Weaver, March 31, 2006.
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