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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.


elkinpo~0.jpg
elkinpo~0.jpg299 viewsThis is a linen postcard view from the 1930-45 era.
elkinschool.jpg
elkinschool.jpg302 viewsThis is a pre-1920 image of the Elkin Public School
eyehospmtairy.jpg
eyehospmtairy.jpg305 viewsThis is from an early 1930s postcard.
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Mount Airy - Granite Quarry383 viewsA very early (1910) postcard view of the granite quarry near Mount Airy, NC.
holyangelsrcc.jpg
holyangelsrcc.jpg310 viewsThis is from a mid-20th century postcard.
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Haystack Road403 viewsThe sign on the side of the road and the graves in the background. You can see what a great job someone has done to clean up and maintain the place.

Date Taken: 6/22/02

Place Taken: Haystack Road near Devotion in Surry County, NC

Courtesy of Nanalee Wrenn
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IMG_0187.jpg401 viewsThis shot shows the outdoor preaching stand at Mitchell's River Primitive Baptist Church.

Photo courtesy of Penne Sandbeck
Historic Architecture Group
HEU/PDEA
NCDOT
1583 MSC
Raleigh, NC 27699-1583
MartinMemHosp.jpg
MartinMemHosp.jpg331 viewsThis view is probably from the 1920s.
martinnurseshome.jpg
martinnurseshome.jpg309 viewsThis is from a circa 1920 postcard.
moodyfuneralhome.jpg
moodyfuneralhome.jpg373 viewsThis post card dates from 1939.
mtairy1910.jpg
mtairy1910.jpg419 viewsThis is another view of Main Street in Mount Airy from 1910.
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Mount Airy - Aerial View354 viewsThis aerial view of Mount Airy, North Carolina dates from 1968.
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