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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.


Top rated - Montgomery County, VA
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hancocktomb.jpg743 viewsLimestone tomb for George Hancock located at Shawsville.00000
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Radford - Radford Normal School407 viewsThis 1917 postcard shows the proposed location for the women's extension from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and that new school is now known as Radford University.00000
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Blacksburg - Virginia Tech Campus578 viewsThis 1909 color postcard shows a panorama of the Virginia Tech Campus.00000
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Blacksburg - Barracks 1 and 2399 viewsThis 1917 postcard shows VPI Barracks 1 and 2 in the early stages of American involvement in World War I.00000
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Christiansburg - Church of the Brethren470 viewsFrom a 1970s postcard.00000
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Radford - Bolling Hall446 viewsAccording to the blurb on the back of this 1970s postcard, Bolling Hall provided housing for 135 female students at Radford University.00000
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Radford - Radford Teachers College at Night420 viewsThis view is from a 1930s postcard.00000
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christiansburgeastend.jpg493 viewsThis 1913 shows a couple of homes on the east end of Christiansburg.00000
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palisaidesofnewriver.jpg495 viewsFrom a late 20th century chrome postcard.00000
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Blacksburg - College Avenue574 viewsThis 1938 postcard shows College Avenue in Blacksburg.00000
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Blacksburg - Virginia Tech Campus385 viewsThe prominent building in this 1960s postcard is Davidson Hall.00000
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Christiansburg - Christiansburg Presbyterian Church418 viewsFrom a 1940s postcard. Their website may be found by clicking here.00000
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