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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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sturgilljechildren.jpg838 viewsShow in this ca. 1955 shot are (sitting) William Sturgill (standing left to right); Ersa Dell Sturgill Gamble, Lanta Sturgill Spencer; Steve Sturgill, Cora Sturgill Frazier; and Guida Sturgill Weaver. All were children of James Estil Sturgill and Ella Ingram.
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lester13.jpg838 viewsFront Mary Folden Lester, Uriah Lester. Back (left to right), Lacy, Cloyd, Denby, Ray, tom, Charles E, and James D. Lester.
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royalluraweaver.jpg838 viewsThis Lura Weaver Royal (18 Oct 1909-12 Feb 2002) with husband Eugene "Gene" Royal at Baldwin Reunion at Whitetop in 1989. Courtesy of Irene Baldwin ibaldi@erols.com
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minnieanderson~0.jpg835 viewsMinnie Elvira Anderson with her second husband, Charlie Deathridge (sp?), and her son Gale from a prior relationship. Minnie is my great-grandmother, Papaw James Virgil Anderson's mother. Uncle Gale is 90 years old and still living in the Smyth County area. Picture from Lena Anderson Osborne.

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Harrison and Martha Bare835 views
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lester12.jpg834 viewsGeorge B. Thomas is shown on the right of this World War I photograph. He was from Glade Spring, VA
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mathiesontt.jpg833 viewsOne of the British co-founders of the Mathieson Alkali Works. Lived briefly in Saltville.
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maysheldon.jpg833 viewsLived in Grayson County in the 1860s.
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William Warren831 views
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William Sexton and wife Polly Snider (Courtesy of Heather Sexton and Ward Sexton)831 views
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