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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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Needmore (Wallace) School (Courtesy of Connie Knipp)
This is Needmore School around 1918, Carrie Countiss or Emily Holloway was the teacher. FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Garnett Leonard, Moses Luther Goodson, Charles Thomas, Howard Goodson, Ester Leonard, Wilmer Mitchell, Malcom Mitchell. Second Row: Bertha Rush ( girl with braids), Rose Goodson ( face partly hidden), Stella McCracken ( showing her watch, it is 1 p.m.) Robert Leonard. Third Row: Howard McCracken, Samuel Mitchell, Gannaway Rush, William Goodson, Nellie Goodson, Ralph Goodson, Paul Goodson, Garnett, Esther,& Robert Leonard brothers & sister, Nellie & Ralph Goodson full brother & sister, Moses Luther Goodson, a half brother, Howard & Stella McCracken, brother & sister, Howard, Rose, William, & Paul Goodson, brother & sister, Wilmar, Malcom, & Samuel Mitchell, brothers, Gannaway & Bertha Rose, brother & sister.

wallaceschool.jpg

Needmore (Wallace) School (Courtesy of Connie Knipp)
This is Needmore School around 1918, Carrie Countiss or Emily Holloway was the teacher. FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Garnett Leonard, Moses Luther Goodson, Charles Thomas, Howard Goodson, Ester Leonard, Wilmer Mitchell, Malcom Mitchell. Second Row: Bertha Rush ( girl with braids), Rose Goodson ( face partly hidden), Stella McCracken ( showing her watch, it is 1 p.m.) Robert Leonard. Third Row: Howard McCracken, Samuel Mitchell, Gannaway Rush, William Goodson, Nellie Goodson, Ralph Goodson, Paul Goodson, Garnett, Esther,& Robert Leonard brothers & sister, Nellie & Ralph Goodson full brother & sister, Moses Luther Goodson, a half brother, Howard & Stella McCracken, brother & sister, Howard, Rose, William, & Paul Goodson, brother & sister, Wilmar, Malcom, & Samuel Mitchell, brothers, Gannaway & Bertha Rose, brother & sister.

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