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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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osbornedarthula2~0.jpg780 viewsThis is Darthula Ingram Osborne with Lutheran missionary Kenneth Killinger. The man on the left is unidentified.
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Russell, Samuel Francis780 viewsThis photo was taken at one of the Whitetop Folk Festivals, and shows Samuel Francis Russell with one of his dulcimers. Courtesy of Judy Russell Powers.
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Stoneman, Ernest V. and Hattie Frost Stoneman780 viewsPhoto from the 1920s shows this early country music duo from Grayson County.
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jmgrubb.jpg778 viewsPhoto courtesy of Clinton Getzinger.
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mwcole.jpg778 viewsCourtesy of Barb Norvell. barbnor2@yahoo.com
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hiawathabigsix.jpg778 viewsWilliam Lee Taylor, is the gentleman in the front row, extreme right. The other gentlemen and the meaning of "Hiawatha Big Six" is unknown. William Lee Taylor worked for the railroad over in West Virginia and there is a place called Hiawatha, WV, so it may be a railroad work crew or some such. William Lee Taylor was from Montgomery County. Anyone with additional information please contact paraaustin@yahoo.com.
Courtesy of Laurie Austin paraaustin@yahoo.com
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LEANDERRichardsonsmall.jpg777 viewsLeander and Catherine Hart Richardson. They were the Grandparents of Pearl Richardson Weaver. Courtesy of Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@hotmail.com
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roberts3.jpg775 viewsPrimitive Baptist minister. Courtesy of Thom Houk.
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Shannon Family775 viewsDOUG SHANNON, IN RIGHT OF PICTURE, WAS ONE OF TWO GRADUATES OF THE FIRST GRADUATING CLASS AT SALTVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1909. THE OTHER ONE WAS MISS ROBBIE CAMPBELL (ROGERS), WHO LIVED ON EASY STREET AND TAUGHT THIRD GRADE AT SALTVILLE ELEMENTARY FOR MANY YEARS. MISS LULA SHANNON TAUGHT FOURTH GRADE FOR MANY YEARS. DOUG WAS EMPLOYED IN THE MATHIESON OFFICE AT THE PLANT.

GEORGE WAS A LAWYER WHO LIVED OUT OF TOWN AND VISITED FROM TIME TO TIME. I DIDN'T KNOW ELLEN.




FROM LEFT...GEORGE SHANNON, ELLEN SHANNON, LULA SHANNON, AND C. DOUGLAS SHANNON. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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hicks1.jpg774 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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spenceraudreywave.jpg774 viewsThis is Audrey Wave Spencer, daughter of William Troy and Alice Osborne Spencer and wife of Orie Spencer, son of Dolph and Baney Spencer.
Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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