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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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Stoneman, Ernest V. and Hattie Frost Stoneman780 viewsPhoto from the 1920s shows this early country music duo from Grayson County.
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mwcole.jpg779 viewsCourtesy of Barb Norvell. barbnor2@yahoo.com
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peakknobpulaski.jpg779 viewsThis is from a 1940s era linen postcard.
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Saltville - Emory Gap Road779 viewsEmory Gap road through Walker Mountain. Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.

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jmgrubb.jpg778 viewsPhoto courtesy of Clinton Getzinger.
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Capt. Samuel Johnson778 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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LEANDERRichardsonsmall.jpg778 viewsLeander and Catherine Hart Richardson. They were the Grandparents of Pearl Richardson Weaver. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@hotmail.com
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wythebank1929.jpg778 viewsThis 1929 postcard of Main Street in Wytheville features the Wythe National Bank.
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Konnarock - View of Whitetop from Konnarock778 viewsThis postcard dates from the 1970s and shows Whitetop Mountain living up to its name.
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hiawathabigsix.jpg778 viewsWilliam Lee Taylor, is the gentleman in the front row, extreme right. The other gentlemen and the meaning of "Hiawatha Big Six" is unknown. William Lee Taylor worked for the railroad over in West Virginia and there is a place called Hiawatha, WV, so it may be a railroad work crew or some such. William Lee Taylor was from Montgomery County. Anyone with additional information please contact paraaustin@yahoo.com.
Courtesy of Laurie Austin paraaustin@yahoo.com
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maxmeadowsbev.jpg777 viewsThis is a 1916 postcard view.
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Saltville - May Day777 viewsMAY DAY CELEBRATION / SALTVILLE, VA. SCHOOLS / MID 1940s. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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