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Goff, daughter of Mandeville and Marry Cook, married George Goff.

1. Emily Cook Goff at New River, W. Va.

Post card sent on August 27, 1906.

2. Chesapeake and Ohio Bridge across the New River, Thurmond, W. Va.

The boat traveled on New River from Hinton to Bull Falls.Pictured from left to right, an unidentified boy, , Ernest Bond, Harriett Campbell Hall, Mrs. W. H. Gwinn, W. H. Gwinn, Mrs. S. W. Poore, S. W. Poore, Oliver Graham, Mattie Graham Humphrey, Charlie Poore, Jim Gwinn, and F. H. Jennings.

3. Group on Steamboat Cecilia, Green Sulphur Springs, W. Va.

View overlooking New River and the bridge that leads into the old city.

4. Hinton, W. Va.

Starting on the far left is Luther Keaton, Braid Petrey, Matt Cook and Ross Farley. Pictured on the far right is L. W. "Lue" Petrey. The rest of the subjects are unidentified.The town of Narrows is named after the narrowing of New River, which runs through the town.

5. Workers Building Flood Control Dam near Narrows, Va. and Glen Lyn, Va.

An unidentified man stands beside the thirty-five ton steam engine as it's ferried across the river.

6. Class-B Climax Locomotive Being Floated Across New River to New River Lumber Co., Longbottom, W. Va.

'Looking north into Virginia 237.8 miles above junction of New and Gauley Rivers.  Virginia-North Carolina State line in immediate foreground; this is the second crossing of State line by New River.  Cox ferry in center; foot of Buck Mountain in background.  Taken about 11:30 a.m., April 27, 1932.  All views are looking upstream unless otherwise noted.  Mileage is by river above junction of New River with Gauley River to form Kanawha.'

7. New River at Virginia-North Carolina State Line

'Looking south opposite mile 233 across Virginia-North Carolina line, which river crosses for third and fourth time about the middle of the picture.  State line runs through island at right.  Bridge on U.S. Highway No. 1 running south from Independence.'

8. New River at Virginia-North Carolina State Line

'Looking southwest at mile 230.5 across State line into North Carolina; fifth and last crossing in middle ground just above long riffle; Spurlin Ford just below.'

9. New River in North Carolina

'Looking downstream southeast at mile 229.6.  State line touches river at bend in right foreground.'

10. New River in North Carolina

'Looking south southeast a mile 217.5.  Baxters ferry near center of picture.  State Highway no. 12 in middle foreground and at right.'

11. New River in Virginia

'Looking southwest at mile 220.1.  Boyer ferry near middle of upper left quadrant of picture.  Little River in right background.'

12. New River in Virginia