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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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Saltville - Big Tom and Sandy Buchanan Farm,1651 views Big Tom and Sandy Buchanan Farm, January 31, 2010. Courtesy of Don Smith
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Saltville - The Davidson Band1650 viewsTHE DAVIDSON BAND / SALTVILLE, VA. / SEPTEMBER 3, 2007. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Foster Falls - Orphanage1647 viewsPhoto by Shawn Dunford. Courtesy of David Arnold david.arnold@adelphia.net
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overlookdifferent.jpg1645 viewsTHE SALTVILLE OVERLOOK...FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. / APRIL 15, 2006. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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ccctruck.jpg1643 viewsCourtesy of Mary C. Blevins.
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newloco1950.jpg1639 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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Lead Mines District - Mount Hope School Ruins1639 viewsMt. Hope School ruin (single pillar with "Mt. Hope School" scratched into cement.) Lead Mines District, Carroll County, VA. Shawn Dunford, photographer. Courtesy of David Arnold
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pics 123.jpg1618 viewsSpectators for the Parade at the 2006 Apple Festival in front of Valley Nursing Home. Photo September 23, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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Saltville - 1945-1946 Girls Basketball Team1617 views1945-46 SALTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM

TOP ROW - L- R- EDNA WALTERS, COACH, MAIDDIE FRYE, VIVIAN LEVINE, RUTH CHEEKS, BETTY SUE CHAPMAN, MARY ELLEN ORR, PEGGY SMITH

BOTTOM ROW - BILLIE CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA DEBORD, MARY FRYE, ERNESTINE ROBERTS, PEGGY WARREN, JEAN WEBB, LUCILLE CREGGER

MATHIESON EMPLOYEES NEWS, MAY 1946, CHARLIE JONES PHOTO. Courtesy if Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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000_0087.jpg1610 viewsPhoto March 1, 2006 by Jeff Weaver
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bettybakermine1.jpg1610 viewsThis view of the shaft opening at the Betty Baker Mine was made about 1905.
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whitetopstation.jpg1604 viewsPhoto from the early 20th century, perhaps as early as 1913.
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