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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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hungrymotherfishing.jpg447 viewsBoys bass fishing in Hungry Mother Lake is from a 1940s era linen postcard.Jun 19, 2006
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abingdon1909mainstreet.jpg300 viewsThis is a 1909 postcard of Abingdon's Main Street.Jun 19, 2006
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ShannonsRock.jpg641 viewsTHIS IS ANOTHER PICTURE (circa 1912) FROM THE BATCH GIVEN TO ME BY LULA SHANNON (on the right) IN THE LATE 60's. IT WAS IN WITH THE PICS OF THE HOUSE WHERE YOU ARE NOW LIVING. NO NAMES WERE WITH THE PICTURES. COULD EITHER OF THE MEN BE DR. EARLY? Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net

Jun 19, 2006
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vcbasketball1966.jpg408 viewsThis photo shows the 1965-66 Virginia Carolina High School basketball team.Jun 18, 2006
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reynoldsmatthew.jpg574 viewsMr. Matthew Reynolds taught agriculture at Virginia Carolina High School from 1937-1967. He and his wife Lois, lived in the Grassy Creek community about a half-mile from the School on the Virginia side of the stateline.Jun 18, 2006
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rotenralph.jpg773 viewsMr. Ralph Roten is depicted here in his classroom at Virginia Carolina in 1965.Jun 18, 2006
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phippsevalee.jpg648 viewsMrs. Eva Lee Cox Phipps is shown here teaching English at Virginia Carolina in 1965. She and her husband, Joe X Phipps, lived at Mouth of Wilson.Jun 18, 2006
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sebastianruth1966.jpg376 viewsMiss Ruth Sebastian is shown here teaching math to second graders at Virginia-Carolina in 1965.Jun 18, 2006
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horseshow6.jpg516 viewsThis 1937-38 photo by John Porter shows some of the activities at the Rich Valley fair.Jun 18, 2006
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maw07.jpg528 viewsThis ca. 1937 photo shows the Episcopal priest at St. Paul's Episcopal church in Saltville.Jun 18, 2006
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maw13.jpg472 viewsThis 1938 John Porter photo shows a biplane flying over southern Smyth County.Jun 17, 2006
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LOVER_SLEAPANDNEAROVERLOOKAPRIL152006051.jpg468 viewsThis view of downtown Saltville was taken April 15, 2006 from Lover's Leap. Photo by Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.netJun 17, 2006
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