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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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Wytheville - Lanane's Grill788 viewsFrom a 1940s era real photo postcard.
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sidnallenhome.jpg787 viewsPhoto taken in 1960.
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Saltville - Mathieson Superintendents June 1945784 viewsSUPERINTENDENTS OF MATHIESON CHEMICALS / SALTVILLE OPERATIONS / JUNE 1945

DUNHAM COLLECTION

SUPERINTENDENTS OF MATHIESON CHEMICALS / SALTVILLE OPERATIONS / JUNE 1945

STANDING FROM LEFT - CLINT RAPP, GEORGE COMER, CHARLIE MYERS, V. T. RECTOR, FULTON McKEE, J. Q. PEEPLES, HARRY DUNHAM' 'SITTING - BOB AEBERSOLD, J. J. BOOTH, R. B. WORTHY, ROBERT POLSTRA, WYNDHAM McCREADY, HENRY TAYLOR

Courtesy of Don Smithdsmith1-43@comcast.net
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newloco1950.jpg784 viewsN&W ENGINE 2060 WAS A Y3A BUILT BY THE RICHMOND LOCOMOTIVE WORKS IN 1923. IT IS SHOWN HERE BEHIND THE SALTVILLE, VA. SCHOOLS AROUND 1950. Courtsy of Don SMithdsmith1043@comcast.net
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Pulaski - Aerial View784 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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Rich Valley - Clear's Store784 viewsSubject: "BIG BOY" CLEAR'S STORE / RICH VALLEY AREA OF SMYTH COUNTY, VIRGINIA / NOVEMBER 1972. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Draper - Draper Valley at Night784 viewsTjis 1940s postcard shows the Draper Valley at night.
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COMMUNITYCHESTDRIVE1962001.jpg783 viewsTHESE PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTING THE OLIN DEPARTMENTS THAT GAVE 100% IN THE 1962 COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE.

THEY ARE, FROM LEFT, CHUB ARNOLD, JOHN HENRY SHORTT, VIVIAN COOPER, HAZEL WADDELL, ROY PULLIG, HAZEL FRYE,
SYLVESTER CRABTREE, AND ALBERT WORLEY.

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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BankofSpeedwell5.jpg783 viewsThis is the old Quaker Church at Speedwell. Photo courtesy of David Arnold .david.arnold@adelphia.net identification courtesy of Adam Linkous adam_linkous@yahoo.com.
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SCHOOLKIDS001.jpg782 viewsTHE SALTVILLE TEEN CLUB HELD IT'S FIRST MEETING ON DEC. 14, 1963. BRENDA NEY WAS THE LEADING SPONSOR OF THE CLUB.
CLUB MEMBERS VOTED TO CALL THEIR ORGANIZATION TEENSVILLE USA. CLUB MEMBERS WERE DRAWN FROM R. B. WORTHY, RICH VALLEY, AND PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOLS. IT WAS NOT A SCHOOL SPONSORED CLUB.

THE PICTURE, FROM JANUARY 1964, SHOWS THE OFFICERS ELECTED TO SERVE IN THE NEWLY FORMED TEEN CLUB.

STANDING FROM LEFT, KENNY DALTON-PRESIDENT, CORKY TUGGLE-VICE PRESIDENT, TIVIS PICKLE-SGT.-AT-ARMS, HARRY HAYNES-SGT.-AT-ARMS

SEATED FROM LEFT, JANE ALLEN MOORE-SECRETARY, LINDA DENTON-TREASURER, PEGGY HEATH-ADULT ASST. TO THE TREASURER

SALTVILLE PROGRESS PHOTO Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1034@comcast.net
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Wytheville - Counts Drug and Main Street782 viewsThis is from a 1960s postcard.
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Fort Chiswell - Lead Mines Historical Marker782 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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