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oct38football2.jpg
 oct38football2.jpg907 viewsThis is a John Porter picture of the Saltville - Glade Spring Football game from October 1, 1938. Saltville won the game 32-0.
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 Max Meadows - General View907 viewsThis is a circa 1910 postcard showing a general view of Max Meadows.
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 Laurel Fork - Laurel Fork Bank906 viewsPhoto by David Allen Rutherford. Courtesy of David Arnold david-arnold@comcast.net
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 Saltville - Well Fields906 viewsTHIS OCTOBER 1964 OLIN PROJECT WAS A REVERSE DRAINAGE DITCH DUG IN THE UPPER WELL FIELD AREA. PICTURE WAS TAKEN FROM LAKE DRIVE. LOOKS QUITE DIFFERENT TODAY...43 YEARS LATER. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 Saltville - Mathieon Alkali Works Hospital906 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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 mtnscenewythe.jpg905 viewsThis mountain scene near Wytheville is from the 1900-1920 era.
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 wythevillehs1910.jpg905 viewsThis post card dates from about 1910.
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 ruralretreatpresbyterian1912.jpg905 viewsThis is a 1912 postcard.
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 austinvillestation.jpg904 viewsThis is the Austinville Railroad Depot as shown in a 1920s era photo.
JULY22RUNAWAYDUMPTRUCK0868693.jpg
 JULY22RUNAWAYDUMPTRUCK0868693.jpg904 viewsAUGUST 1968- DUMP TRUCK LOADED WITH SAND LOST BRAKES ABOVE OVERLOOK ON HWY 107 AND CAME INTO THE INTERSECTION WITH HWY 91...CROSSED THE ROAD AND WENT UP JOE VERNON'S DRIVEWAY...DEMOLISHED TWO VEHICLES IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE DUMP TRUCK. TRUCK DRIVER INJURED.
Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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 saltvilleworkcrew.jpg904 viewsThis late 1930s photo by John Porter shows a work crew probably working on a water line near the Mathieson Company Store.
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 Wytheville - Swinging Bridge904 viewsFrom a 1900-1905 real photo postcard.
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