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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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Bolt, John Marion913 viewsJohn Marion Bolt (1865-1832) of Grayson County. Courtesy f Mary C. Blevins mcblevins@hotmail.com
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Perkins Family Group912 viewsHere is a group of Perkins relatives at Kathleen or Winnie Perkins' home years ago. I hope someone can help me with dates and who they all are. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwest.net
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sarahfam.jpg911 viewsSarah Warren Cole and her children. Top Row: Bea Cole Muth, Sarah and Margaret Cole Wirth Prentice (my mother) Seated: Mack, Irby and Milton Cole.
Courtesy of Barb Norvell. barbnor2@yahoo.com
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dunhamms1924.jpg911 viewsEmployee of Mathieson Alkali Works in Saltville, this image is from the 1924 Alkalite.
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waltonwayne.jpg909 viewsFrom a 1920s photo. EMORY "WAYNE" WALTON, b. 1897, Grayson Co., VA; m. MARGARET RUTH REEDY, Mar 20, 1925, Grayson Co., VA; b. 1909, Grayson Co., VA. He was the son of James Walton and Almeda Kilby. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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emalineweaver.jpg908 viewsThis is Emaline Sturgill Weaver, holding daughter Mary in 1923. Guida Sturgill (later married to Worth Weaver) is standing in the back.
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greevervirginia.jpg908 viewsVirginia Holmes Greever, born October 8, 1873 in Chilhowie, Smyth County, VA to General James S. Greever and Mary Scott Greever. Married to Edgar Lee Greever of Tazewell County, VA. Died on March 6, 1935 in Tazewell and buried in the Maple Shade Cemetery in Tazewell County, VA.
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Perkins, Harry, Maud and Herbert907 viewsHere is Harry, Maud and Herbert Perkins, children of Gordon and Kate Jones Perkins. Courtesy of Cathy Bell cjbell47@goldenwesy.net
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spencerblakeviola.jpg904 viewsThis photo, ca late 1920's, is Lanta Viola Richardson and John Blake Spencer around the time they were married. Courtesy of Eleanor Jo Cox ejcox@naxs.com
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ingramrobert.jpg903 viewsThey lived in Harford County, MD when this image was made, but had previously lived on Haw Orchard, Grayson County, VA.
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jonesbryanr1.jpg903 viewsJack Jones is shown on the left, the person on the right is unknown. Courtesy of Viola Shenton shentons@thevillages.net
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houk2.jpg902 viewsCourtesy of Thom Houk.
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