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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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Davis, Cora Ann Seagraves1054 viewsThis 1907 photo shows Cora Ann Seagraves, at age 35, wife of John Franklin Davis, shortly before she moved to Walla Walla, WA. Cora Ann (Seagraves) Davis Born 27 Oct 1872, Grassy Creek, Ashe Co., North Carolina, is the daughter of Lewin Talbot Seagravs Born 25 Dec 1847, Wilkes Co., North Carolina and Jane (McClure) Seagraves Born 1839, Ashe Co., North Carolina. Courtesy of Vale Duane Davis vdavis@ix.netcom.com
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DeWitt Clinton1054 viewsDeWitt Clinton (1769-1828) Life Engraving by W. R. Jones, 1814
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galax5.jpg1052 viewsFrom an early 20th century photograph.
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pulaskibeye.jpg1052 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard.
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BUCKSDRIVEINCRUISEIN062.jpg1052 viewsGEORGE FRENCH AND FRIENDS WITH HIS '49 FORD AT THE CAR NUT'S CRUISE IN AT BUCK'S DRIVE IN.

SALTVILLE, VA. / AUGUST 5, 2006. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Decommisining of Olin May 19721052 viewsTHESE ROTARY DRIERS ROTATED AND DRYED THE SODA ASH AND MOST OF THE TIME THERE WAS A SNOWSTORM OF ASH COMING FROM AROUND IT FILLING THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH. THE ASH THAT LEAKED OUT WOULD BE SHOVELED UP AND ROLLED BY WHEELBARROW TO THE DIRTY ASH POT, COOKED AND SENT TO THE CAUSTIC SHED.

THERE WAS NOTHING QUITE LIKE THE DRY SIDE OF OLIN'S AMMONIA SODA DEPARTMENT. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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spencersharvest.jpg1051 viewsGlen, Victor, and Bud Spencer harvesting grain. Uncle Blake couldn't see well enough to recognize the fourth man. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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Cherry Lane - Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church1051 viewsPhoto March 2007 by Jeff Weaver.
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Hillsville - Ground Hog Mountain1051 viewsFrom a 1960s era postcard. Located at mile marker 188 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Frye, Pete and Bob Fields1051 viewsPETE FRYE, LEFT AND BOB FIELDS / BARBERS AT HAYDEN'S BARBER SHOP / SALTVILLE, VA. / APRIL 1966

PHOTO COURTESY LORETTA FRYE CALLOWAY AND FRED AND PEGGY CRABTREE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Wytheville - St. John's Episcopal Church1051 viewsFrom a 1950s real photo postcard.
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Saltville - British Row1051 viewsSALTVILLE, VA. / MAIN ST. IN FOREGROUND / BRITISH ROW AT LEFT / EAST MAIN AT CENTER REAR / CIRCA 1910

PHOTO OBTAINED CIRCA 1970 BY TOM TOTTEN FROM MALCOLM MARTIN OF ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM. Courtesy f Don Smithdsmith1-43@comcast.net
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