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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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hotelcentral.jpg649 viewsHotel Central in Indpendence, Virginia, ca. 1900.

vpiaerial.jpg649 viewsThis is a 1930-45 era aerial view of the Virginia Tech Campus.

governortylerhotelnight.jpg649 viewsPostcard view from 1930-45.

hmbeach.jpg649 viewsThis is from an early 1950 postcard.

7milefordstation.jpg648 viewsThis photo of the train depot at Seven Mile Ford was made in the early 20th century.

Cleghorn Baptist Church, Smyth County, Virginia647 viewsCourtesy of Nanalee Wrenn

quarry.jpg647 viewsThis view of a limestone quarry, operated by Mathieson Alkali Works near Saltville was taken circa 1905.

marioncollege.jpg647 viewsLocated in Marion, VA, this Lutheran School is protrayed at night in this mid-20th century post card. Goodridge Wilson wrote a History of Marion College in 1948.

Saltville - Madam Russell Church Stained Glass Window647 viewsThis photo by Jerry W. Catron was taken on December 24, 2006 and shows one of the stained glass windows in Madam Russell United Methodist Episcopal Church.

Baywood - Kemper Hampton House647 viewsThis house was built in 1895. This 2006 photo courtesy of Wade Weekes weekesh@earthlink.net

Radford - Bolling Hall647 viewsAccording to the blurb on the back of this 1970s postcard, Bolling Hall provided housing for 135 female students at Radford University.