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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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Young Boys on a Bear Hunt1637 viewsThis photo came to me from Raphael Ryan of Kansas City who is the granddaughter (or great-g) of Mary Kilby Young, This is where Erwin Young's pet bear came from. You will notice that four of the men are holding the cubs against their chests. Raphael identified the men as follows (l-R): unknown, John Ball, Enoch Young, Calvin Young, Troy Kilby. Courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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afw1.jpg1633 viewsPhoto taken in 1959. Left to right: Front row, Mattie Weaver Waddell; Dillard Ray Weaver; second row, Arthur Jackson Weaver, Elzina Mae Weaver Coley; Mary Weaver Blevins, Maxine Weaver Blevins, Hazel Weaver Poole; third row: Arthur Fred Weaver; Fannie Blevins Weaver; J. Clayborn Weaver; Clarence Edward Weaver; George Edmund Weaver.
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eweaver.jpg1626 viewsPhoto taken in 1910. They lived at Wolf Knob Grayson County, VA. Elihu was the son of Clayborn Monroe Weaver and Martha Litisha Phipps.
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blueridgecafe.jpg1625 viewsFrom a 1940s/1950s postcard.
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Engine #41 Near Wytheville1616 viewsThis is a photo of #41 making a run on the tracks near Wytheville.
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100_1890.jpg1616 viewsPhoto November 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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bluerva.jpg1606 viewsThis is a 1930s era post card, probably make from a Carroll County, VA scene.
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Andrew C EASTRIDGE Family.jpg1606 viewsThe Andrew C Eastridge Family circa 1900 Brushy Fork, Ashe Co. Back row: John Newton Wilbur, Sarah Laurice, Nancy Elisabeth
Front row: Marvin Carlock, Andrew Clinton, Sr. holding Andrew Clinton, Jr., and Martisha Jane Osborne Eastridge. Courtesy of Carole Eastridge Waters caew619@aol.com
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jct1stchristian.jpg1598 viewsThis is from an early 1950s postcard. Their website may be found by clicking here.
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Hillsville Diner1585 viewsPhoto December 6, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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blevinstobithajpg.jpg1578 viewsAshe County
This is my great grandmother,
Tobitha Ham Perry Blevins.
June 6, 1848-April 8, 1933.
Married first to Solomon Perry then Solomon Blevins.

Courtesy of Mary Ann Talbott matalbott@seidata.com
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140paulphipps.jpg1563 viewsPaul Jones Phipps (1917-1982) is shown here holding daughter Pauline. Taken at Weaver's Ford, Ashe County, NC July 4, 1949.
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