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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 - Tennessee Counties & People
elizabethtonsnow.jpg
elizabethtonsnow.jpg1189 viewsThis 1944 photo shows Jim Fletcher cleaning his windshield in a snowstorm in Elizabethton, Tennessee.
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kingsportcementhill.jpg1168 viewsThis is a 1919 postcard showing the view from Cement Hill.
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etsu1940s.jpg1132 viewsThis 1940s post card shows a portion of the campus of the precursor of East Tennessee State University.
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Johnson City - Hotel Pardue1121 viewsThis is a 1913 postcard of the Hotel Pardue, which no longer exists. Note the street car in the right of the image.
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Elizabethton - Bird's Eye View1099 viewsThis is from a 1910 postcard.
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mtncitymethodist.JPG1097 viewsPhoto April 29, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.
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MaryElizabethWeaver0001.JPG1093 viewsThis is a photo of Mary Elizabeth Weaver, daughter of Isaac Weaver and Mary M. Humphrey Weaver. Mary was born October 15, 1842 and died May 5, 1913. repunzul@tampabay.rr.com

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johnfainbarn.jpg1089 viewsThis photo is from the files of the Library of Congress. The original photograph was produced by the National Park Service in 1976.
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Milligan - Pardee Hall1078 viewsThis image shows Pardee Hall on the campus of Milligan College. This is from a 1940s postcard.
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Johnson City - National Soldier's Home1065 viewsThis is from a 1920s era postcard.
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mainandcherokee.jpg1060 viewsThis is a 1909 panoramic photo by Omar L. Hensley. From the files of the Library of Congress.
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OssieBelleSmith0002.jpg1047 viewsAttached is a photo of my Grandmother, Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, granddaughter of Isaac and Polly Weaver. This photo was taken in the summer of 1922, Ossie would have been about 25/26 years old.
courtesy of Debi Coe.
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