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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.


Most viewed - Virginia Counties
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Ivanhoe - General View937 viewsThis is a 1914 postcard view of the Ivanhoe village.
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oxenfancygap.jpg936 viewsThis 1940 photo from the National Park Service Historic Photographic Collection shows a farmer and team of oxen. The oxen are pulling a sledge to break up clods in newly plowed ground.
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pul1920map.jpg933 viewsThis is a 1920 map of Pulaski County which shows the physical relationship of the various communities.
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Floyd - Hotel Floyd circa 1910933 viewsThis view f teh Hotel Floyd is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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pyrrhotitemine.jpg932 viewsGeneral View of the pyrrhotite vein, "Great Gosan Lead" at "Great Outburst" near Chestnut Yard, Carroll County, VA. This photo is from Mineral Resources of Virginia published in 1907.
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westmain91967.jpg932 viewsThis Don Smith Photo was taken in September 1967. dsmith1043@comcast.net
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gibboneyhallinn.jpg930 viewsThis is from an early 1940s postcard.
boydshotel.jpg
boydshotel.jpg930 viewsThis is a Real photo postcard from ca. 1910.
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Saltville - Local Musicians929 viewsPETE FRYE, LEFT AND L. W. FRYE

REAR, OSSIE ROBERTS, LEFT AND ED DELP

HOBART SMITH MUSIC FESTIVAL SHOW / R. B. WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL / JULY 1972

CHARLES SLATE PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Saltville - Unknown Event927 viewsDON'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON HERE. IT WAS BEING HELD IN THE R. B. WORTHY GYM SOMETIME IN THE 1960s.

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net


hillsvillemethodist.jpg
hillsvillemethodist.jpg922 viewsFrom a 1940s-1950s postcard.
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ruralret.jpg921 viewsEarly 20th century photograph of Rural Retreat.
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