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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 - New River Valley People
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taylorisaacjane.jpg1063 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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taylorjacobnancy.jpg1062 viewsCourtesy of Gabrielle Taylor and Clarence Taylor.
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Hash, James Alexander Sons1062 viewsThese are the sons of James Alexander Hash & Artisia Anderson Hash. From left to right are Bryon, Edgar, Polk, and Lonnie. From the Howard Hash Collection, courtesy of Brenda Hash Eugenio cherokee9550@verizon.net

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915.jpg1060 viewsTaken ca. 1990, this is the Wilburn Weaver family. Taken at the Helton Community Center, Ashe County, NC.
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jeter.jpg1059 viewsHe was the son of Dr. David Blevins and Nancy Jacks. He was a minister in the Mountain Union Baptist Association.
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PaulandhisDesota.jpg1058 viewsPAUL WORKED AT SAULS/GRIFFIN MOTORS IN TOWN FOR ABOUT 50 YEARS. HE WAS IN THE D-DAY INVASION AT THE AGE OF 33. DON'T KNOW WHY HE'S SITTING ON THE BUMPER OF A DESOTO...HE WAS A CHEVY MAN. HE BOUGHT 37 NEW ONES DURING HIS LIFETIME. PAUL PASSED AWAY IN MAY OF 2003 AT THE AGE OF 92. HIS WIDOW, JUANITA, LIVES ON FIRST AVENUE in SALTVILLE. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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baldwinjoseph.jpg1058 viewsThis is a photo of Primitive Baptist minister Joseph Baldwin who lived at Whitetop, VA. Courtesy of Irene Baldwin.
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coxhardin.jpg1057 viewsThis one is Hardin McTeer "Mack" and Barbara Parks Cox when they were living in Independence around 1900.
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457.jpg1056 viewsDaughter of Arthur Fred Weaver and Fannie Blevins. School teacher at Marion Elementary when she died October 31, 1971.
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Saltville - Seven Row Boys1054 viewsSEVEN ROW BOYS / SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1935 / FROM LEFT...BAY ARNOLD, BILL ANDERSON AND CHUB ARNOLD. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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Phipps, John Glenn1054 viewsThis late 1930s photo was taken when John was in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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418.jpg1052 viewsLeft Ersa Dell Sturgill Gamble, Clarence Edward Weaver, and Lanta Sturgill Spencer. Ersa Dell and Lanta were daughters of James Estil Sturgill, Clarence was his grandson. Photo May 1952, Wolf Knob, Grayson County, VA.
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