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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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vancephipps.jpg1033 viewsVance Phipps was the son of Nathan Phipps and Martha Carolina Hart. Courtesy of Mary Bowman.
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Young, Frances1033 viewsThis photo graph was taken at Virginia-Carolina Hugh School at Grassy Creek.
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VEPAnderson.jpg1030 viewsVirginia Elvira Parks Anderson (1873-1939), wife of Henry Andrew Anderson, daughter of Mary Parks. Granddaughter of George Washington Parks and Catherine Comer. Courtesy of Carol Lindamood circuitrider@tcia.net

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Maggie Kilby Pennington (center facing right)1030 viewsMaggie Kilby Pennington is in the center facing right. Courtesy of Danny Miller millerd@fuse.net
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(bottom row) Mary Kilby, her mother Callie Pennington Kilby, Almeda Grubb Pennington, Orlean Pennington Young; (middle) Linnie Lawrence Pennington, Maggie Kilby Pennington, Martha Pennington Sturgill (top row) Cicero Pennington, unknown (could he be I. R. Kilby, Callie's husband???), Dent Pennington. Further indentification courtesy of Emily Kilby erk44@verizon.net
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rotenralph.jpg1030 viewsMr. Ralph Roten is depicted here in his classroom at Virginia Carolina in 1965.
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Thompson, Lester, Clyde (Hudler) and Blair1030 viewsThis photograph was taken in downtown Sussexin the 1940s.
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houk15.jpg1029 viewsLeft to right, front row. #2 Martha Roberts Hackler, #3 Callia Donia Roberts Houk, #4 Mary Robert Catron. #7 Len G. Houk, #9, Alma G. Trent Houk. Courtesy of Thom Houk.
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hicks1.jpg1029 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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Paisley, John and Winnie Weaver1029 viewsJohn Paisley, Dawn, Robert, and Winnie Weaver Paisley. They lived at Sugar Grove, Smyth County, VA.
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mwcole.jpg1028 viewsCourtesy of Barb Norvell. barbnor2@yahoo.com
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waltonjames1.jpg1027 viewsThis early 20th century photo shows James Walton, his wife Almeda Kilby Walton and daughter Fannie Walton. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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