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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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foxbaseball1914.jpg553 viewsThis is a 1914 photo of the Fox Creek Baseball team. In the days before Television, many rural communites fielded teams to compete against those in neighboring areas.
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hmbeach.jpg553 viewsThis is from an early 1950 postcard.
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galax1907.jpg552 viewsFrom a real-photo postcard, dated 1907.
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narrowsceleneseplant.jpg552 viewsThis is from a mid-20th century postcard.
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bonhamfarm.jpg552 viewsFrom a 1950 photograph.
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moma122606.jpg552 viewsThis photo December 26, 2006 by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net. The museum door is draped in black in memory of Helen Williams Barbrow, president of the Saltville Foundation, who died on December 24, 2006 in St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
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blacksburgpresby.jpg551 viewsThis is from a 1920s era postcard.
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unknowngroup.jpg551 viewsThis photo, futher unidentified, come courtesy of Bryan Spencer.
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saltville1905.jpg551 viewsThis is a circa 1905 view of the Saltville Well Fields.
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LOVER_SLEAPANDNEAROVERLOOKAPRIL152006013.jpg551 viewsThis view was taken on April 15, 2006 by Don Smith (dsmith1043@comcast.net) from Lover's Leap. The larger building in the center left is the Food Country grocery store. The building in the center with the blue roof is Pizza Plus, and the structure to the left is the Saltville Medical Center.
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smytholdch.jpg551 viewsThis Court House was used from 1834 until the current one was built in 1904.
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Saltville - Carnival551 viewsNIGHT FALLS ON THE CARNIVAL / SALTVILLE, VA. / JULY 13, 2007. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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