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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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Chilhowie - Apple Exhibit805 viewsThis photo courtesy of Edna Bonham Love shows the 1916 exhibition that H. L. Bonham made for the Smyth County Fair. Shown are a variety of apples and other agricultural products.
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000_0017.jpg804 viewsLocated on Lee Highway, (US 11) in Chilhowie, Virginia. Photo by Jeff Weaver, February 2006.
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osbornedarthula.jpg804 viewsThis photo of Darthual Ingram Osborne was taken while visiting relatives in Pennsylvania.
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Frye, Sanders and Doug Shannon804 viewsCOUNCILMEN SANDERS FRYE, LEFT, AND DOUG SHANNON

1960s

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith [email]dsmith1043#comcast.net[/email]


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weavercmcelia.jpg803 viewsChildren of Andrew Weaver and Malinda Weaver, this tin type photo was taken about 1880.
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wythevillehs1910.jpg803 viewsThis post card dates from about 1910.
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graysonmill.jpg803 viewsThis image was made in the 1890s.
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smokeyrowneighbors.jpg803 viewsSMOKEY ROW NEIGHBORS / WYNDHAM ROBERTS, LEFT, AND HARRY SMITH / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1950. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Mathieson Alkali Works802 viewsThis ca.1910 image from the U.S.Geological Survey shows the Mathieson Alkali Works ca. 1910.
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roberts6.jpg801 viewsGarfield Roberts and Mary Hackler Roberts. Courtesy of Thom Houk.
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davisdoc.jpg801 viewsPhoto 1937, from collections of the Library of Congress.
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catronmill~0.jpg801 viewsThis circa 1900 image shows Catron's Mill beside a partially frozen creek.
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