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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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Phipps, John Glenn915 viewsThis late 1930s photo was taken when John was in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Brown, Fannie902 viewsThis photo dates to 1948.
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Barker, Ruth882 viewsThis photo dates from 1948.
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388.jpg990 viewsMom and dad "clowning." Photo 1952, Doughton Park, Alleghany County, NC.
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413.jpg1103 viewsLeft to right, Paul Phipps, Ola Mae Phipps Neaves, Sue Lee Phipps (front), Benjamin Franklin Phipps, and Cora Lee Richardson Phipps. Photo 1938, Weaver's Ford, Ashe County, NC.
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460.jpg1157 viewsBorn in 1912, Son of Elder Jeter C. Blevins and Rosa Sage. Born and reared at Grassy Creek, later lived in Marion, VA and still later in St. Augustine, FL. Married to Mary Ellen Weaver, daughter of Arthur F. Weaver and Emaline Sturgill.
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492.jpg1086 viewsPhoto shows Cora Lee Richardson Phipps holding grandson Jeffrey Weaver.
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4elders.jpg1045 viewsBack Row, left, Elder F. Everette Thompson, right, Elder Charlie B. Kilby; Front row, left, Elder Edd Davis; right, Elder Bynum H. Blevins.
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Sturgill, John William911 viewsBill Sturgill, son of James Estil Sturgill and Ella Ingram, holding grandnephew Jeffrey Weaver.
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647.jpg1367 viewsThis photo was taken at Grassy Creek, NC in August 1959. I was 14 months old. :-)
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691.jpg1254 viewsThis is my mother (Sue Lee Phipps) and grandmother. This photo was taken in 1935. From Jeff Weaver's collection.
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Neaves, Lena Kay828 viewsDaughterof Roscoe Neaves and Winnie Emaline Phipps.
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