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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.


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kingsportbroadstreet.jpg
kingsportbroadstreet.jpg339 viewsThis is from a 1930s postcard.00000
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kingsportdepot.jpg
kingsportdepot.jpg332 viewsFrom an early 20th century postcard.00000
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tricitiesairport.jpg
tricitiesairport.jpg340 viewsFrom a 1950s postcard.00000
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Picture 009.jpg
Picture 009.jpg270 viewsPhoto April 28, 2006 by Jeff Weaver.00000
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kingsportpulp.jpg
kingsportpulp.jpg324 viewsFrom a ca. 1910 postcard.00000
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mountaineerva.jpg
mountaineerva.jpg369 viewsNovelty post card from 1950s.00000
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tennesseeeastman.jpg
tennesseeeastman.jpg331 viewsFrom a 1930-45 postcard.00000
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1presbybristoltn.jpg
1presbybristoltn.jpg386 viewsPostcard from 1930-45 period.00000
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kingsportpo.jpg
kingsportpo.jpg299 viewsPost card view from mid 20th century00000
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OssieBelleSmith30001.jpg
OssieBelleSmith30001.jpg371 viewsOssie is in the back, Darcus is in the front.

Darcus Adalaide Smith Cole, b.12-21-1871, d.2-14-1963, buried at Weaver Union Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, TN
(daughter of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith)

Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, b.8-1-1896, d.6-21-2004, buried at Otes Church Cemetery, Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, TN (Granddaughter of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith) Courtesy of Debi Coe.
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JosephMurphysmithandIsaacLathamSmith0001.jpg
JosephMurphysmithandIsaacLathamSmith0001.jpg378 viewsJoseph Murphy Smith, son of James Latham Smith and Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith. Joseph is the father of Ossie Belle Smith Thacker. Joseph is buried at the Otes Church Cemetery, Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, TN

Courtesy of Debi Coe.
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Minnie,Ossie,Wade,Ad,IdaBraySmith0001.jpg
Minnie,Ossie,Wade,Ad,IdaBraySmith0001.jpg494 viewsThis is a photo of descendants of Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith and James Latham Smith. I will give you their names, left to right, and their relationship to Mary and James.

Minnie Catherine Smith Peaks, b.9-29-1880, d.2-9-1953, daughter, buried at Weaver Union Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, TN
Ossie Belle Smith Thacker, b.8-1-1896, d.6-21-2004, granddaughter, buried at Otes Church Cemetery, Bulls Gap, Hawkins County, TN
Wade Palhoun Smith, b.2-6-1875, d.2-23-1944, son, buried in Bluff City, Sullivan County, TN
Darcus Adalaide Smith Cole, b.12-21-1871, d.2-14-1963, buried at Weaver Union Church Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, TN
Ida Bray Smith, wife of Wade Palhoun Smith (I don't have her birth/death dates at this time)

Mary Elizabeth Weaver Smith and James Latham Smith lived in the area known as Vance's Tank (Bristol area), Sullivan County, TN. Mary Elizabeth was born in Bristol, Sullivan County, TN. This is where their children were born.

I would guesstimate the photo is in the late 1930s or early 1940s, because Wade died in 1944.

Courtesy of Debi Coe
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