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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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Max Meadows - Chiswell Mansion886 viewsThis is from a 1960s or 1970s postcard.
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Saltville - Emory Gap Road886 viewsEmory Gap road through Walker Mountain. Abingdon quadrangle. Virginia. No date, but circa 1910. From the U.S. Geological Survey.

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Saltville - Mathieon Alkali Works Hospital886 viewsThis image is from the cover of the 1927 Alkalite. The hospital was located in the upper floor of the Mathieson Alkali Works General Store.
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Wytheville - Fish Hatchery884 viewsThis is a 1922 postcard view.
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Laurel Fork - Laurel Fork Bank884 viewsPhoto by David Allen Rutherford. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net
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swingingbridge.jpg883 viewsThis postcard dates from circa 1908.
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Wytheville - Swinging Bridge883 viewsFrom a 1900-1905 real photo postcard.
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narrowsofnewriver.jpg881 viewsThis aerial photograph was made in the 1950s.
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maw1905.jpg881 viewsThis 1905 photo is described as a "General view of salt wells and valley at Saltville."
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PATTYJO412.jpg881 viewsPhoto March 1971 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Max Meadows - General View880 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard showing a general view of Max Meadows.
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Saltville - Well Fields880 viewsThis is a circa 1915 color postcard of the well fields in Saltville.
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