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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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000_0081.jpg782 viewsBuilt in Roanoke, VA in 1892, now on permanent display in downtown Saltville. Photo by Jeff Weaver, March 1, 2006.
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Lebanon - Trigg Fields (Old time fiddler)782 views
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mtnscenewythe.jpg781 viewsThis mountain scene near Wytheville is from the 1900-1920 era.
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taylorcarlcarrie.jpg781 viewsCarl Taylor & Carrie Taylor. Courtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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taylorfrench.jpg781 viewsFRENCH TAYLOR WAS THE MINISTER AT THE MADAM RUSSELL CHURCH IN SALTVILLE, VA. FROM 1946-1950. Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Walker Mountain781 viewsSharp wooded hills of Walker Mountain (looking southwest from C 30). Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.
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000_0051.jpg780 viewsGeneral view of the newer part of Elizabeth Cemetery, Saltville, Virginia.
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pinetavern.jpg780 viewsThis postcard dates from about 1950.
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osbornedarthula2~0.jpg780 viewsThis is Darthula Ingram Osborne with Lutheran missionary Kenneth Killinger. The man on the left is unidentified.
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Rural Retreat - Lover's Cove780 viewsThis postcard was mailed in 1938.
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Russell, Samuel Francis780 viewsThis photo was taken at one of the Whitetop Folk Festivals, and shows Samuel Francis Russell with one of his dulcimers. Courtesy of Judy Russell Powers.
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