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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.

Saltville - Willys Knight Car on the 4th of July
JULY  4th  IN  SALTVILLE,  VA.  /  CIRCA  1925



THE  CAR  IS  A  1924  WILLYS  KNIGHT  COUNTRY  CLUB  (DELUXE  TOURING.)
 
THE  PICTURE  WAS  TAKEN  AT  A  JULY  4th  CELEBRATION  IN  SALTVILLE,  VA.  CIRCA  1925.
 
THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK  IS  IN  THE  BACKGROUND.
 
WILLYS  KNIGHT  WAS  MANUFACTURED  BY  OVERLAND  FROM  1914  TO  1933.
 
THE  CAR  WAS  OWNED  BY  JOHN  CAMPBELL  WHO  LIVED  ON  EASY  STREET.
 
THE  YOUNG  LADY  DRIVING  IS  IRENE  ROGERS  WHO  ALSO  LIVED  ON  EASY  STREET. 
 
THE  PHOTOGRAPHER  IS  UNKNOWN  BUT  WAS  PROBABLY  C.  L.  TOTTEN,  TOM  TOTTEN'S  DAD,  WHO  HAD  A  PHOTO  SHOP  ACROSS  THE  STREET  AT  THE  TIME.  Courtesy of Don Smith [email]dsmith1043@comcast.net[/email]

Saltville - Willys Knight Car on the 4th of July

JULY 4th IN SALTVILLE, VA. / CIRCA 1925



THE CAR IS A 1924 WILLYS KNIGHT COUNTRY CLUB (DELUXE TOURING.)

THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN AT A JULY 4th CELEBRATION IN SALTVILLE, VA. CIRCA 1925.

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IS IN THE BACKGROUND.

WILLYS KNIGHT WAS MANUFACTURED BY OVERLAND FROM 1914 TO 1933.

THE CAR WAS OWNED BY JOHN CAMPBELL WHO LIVED ON EASY STREET.

THE YOUNG LADY DRIVING IS IRENE ROGERS WHO ALSO LIVED ON EASY STREET.

THE PHOTOGRAPHER IS UNKNOWN BUT WAS PROBABLY C. L. TOTTEN, TOM TOTTEN'S DAD, WHO HAD A PHOTO SHOP ACROSS THE STREET AT THE TIME. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

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