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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.


salemorphanage.jpg
salemorphanage.jpg189 viewsThis is from a 1915 postcard.
salempo.jpg
salempo.jpg172 viewsSalem Post Office, Salem, Virginia, ca. 1940
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scan0001_(2).jpg197 viewsCourtesy of Robert Weaver leeann18@msn.com.
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scan0002_(3).jpg196 viewsCourtesy of Robert Weaver leeann18@msn.com.
scan0003_(3).jpg
scan0003_(3).jpg174 viewsCourtesy of Robert Weaver leeann18@msn.com.
shenandoahclub1913.jpg
shenandoahclub1913.jpg182 viewsThis is from a 1913 postcard.
standrewsinterior1909.jpg
standrewsinterior1909.jpg185 viewsThis is from a 1909 postcard.
standrewsrcc.jpg
standrewsrcc.jpg187 viewsThis is from a 1960s era postcard.
stjohnsepiscopalroanoke.jpg
stjohnsepiscopalroanoke.jpg178 viewsThis is from a 1930-45 era linen postcard.
stjohnsroanoke1912.jpg
stjohnsroanoke1912.jpg180 viewsThis is a 1912 image of St. John's church.
stricklandbldg1910.jpg
stricklandbldg1910.jpg178 viewsThis is from a circa 1910 postcard.
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Roanoke - U.S. 11208 viewsIn the days before Interstate 81 was built, U.S. 11 was the main North-South thoroughfare in western Virginia. Many New River familues traveled this road to cities in the north looking for work during the Great Depression and World War II eras.
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