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1. New River, Fayette County, W.Va.

Railroad Bridge at Gauley Junction. Illustration from 17th Annual Report of the U.S. Geological Survey.'

2. Railroad Bridge at Gauley Junction, West Virginia

'Along the Great Kanawha, No. 4: Movable Dam No. 6 on Kanawha River, No. 5: A Coal Tipple on New River. Published in Supplement to Harper's Weekly March 8, 1890.'

3. Drawing of Scenes Along the Great Kanawha and the New River

4. Railroad Along the New River

Print of the New River at Eggleston's Springs.

5. New River at Eggleston's Springs, Va.

Credit if published: Courtesy Norfolk and Virginia Railway

6. View of Bridge Crossing New River

7. View of New River Gorge from Hawks Nest

'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.'

8. 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.'

9. 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.'

10. New River in North Carolina

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

11. New River in North Carolina

'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

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

13. New River in Virginia

'Looking west at mile 213.8.  State Highway no. 12 along river.  Moore Ferry in middle background with road extending to left up Moore Creek.

14. New River in Virginia

'Looking south southwest at mile 208.5.  New steel bridge on State Highway no. 12 in left center.  Dam site of Eastern States Development Company (Project No. 575) just below bridge.  Recording gauge installation of Geological Survey at right end of bridge (New River near Galax, Virginia).'

15. New River Near Galax, Virginia

'Looking south southwest at mile 206.7.  Dickinson ferry in middle background just below island.'

16. New River in Virginia

'Looking southwest at mile 201.3 about one mile below dam at Fries.  Blair ferry in middle ground.  Branch of Norfolk & Western Railroad on west side of river.'

17. New River at Fries, Virginia

'Fries, Virginia (population 1930, 2,205).  Looking west southwest opposite mile 203.  Dam, forebay, and cotton mill of Washington Mills Company.'

18. New River at Fries, Virginia

'Looking nearly south at mile 199.8.  Dixon ferry in middle ground.  Galax, Virginia, in distance (population 1930, 2,544).  Camera pointed toward sun.'

19. New River Near Galax, Virginia

'Looking south southwest at mile 198.2.  Tobys Knob in left center.  State Highway No. 116 crosses right half of picture.  Foreground is on Max Meadows quadrangle.'

20. New River Near Tobys Knob, Virginia

'Looking west southwest at mile 196.6.  Fries Junction on Norfolk & Western Railroad; bridge is on Galax branch which extends up Chestnut Creek.'

21. New River Near Galax, Virginia

'Looking south at mile 194.6.  Byllesby hydroelectric plant of Appalachian Electric Power Company.

22. New River in Virginia

'Looking east southeast at mile 192.5.  Buck hydroelectric plant of Appalachian Electric Power Company; Poplar Camp Mountain on left; on right slopes of Round Top which are included in Unaka National Forest.'

23. New River in Virginia

'Looking south southeast at mile 190.4.  Carbide plant in foreground; Buck hydroelectric plant in background; substation in center; Unaka National Forest at right, gaging station of Geological Survey at Ivanhoe just to left of picture.'

24. New River Near Ivanhoe, Virginia

'Bridge on Norfolk & Western Railroad about a mile below Ivanhoe, looking southeast at mile 187.5.  Prospecting shaft for zinc on point beyond railroad.'

25. New River Near Ivanhoe, Virginia

'Zinc mines at Austinville (mile 185.4); old tailings dump in center; old smelter just beyond; present main workings and mill buildings are just off picture to right.  Operatives' cottages in left foreground.  Office of Bertha Mineral Company, a subsidiary of New Jersey Zinc Company, post office and Austinville ferry to right of tailings.  Iron Mountain in left background.'

26. New River Near Austinville, Virginia

'Austinville and zinc mines in middle distance; present tailings dump to left; mill buildings in center just beyond town; looking southwest at mile 184.6.'

27. New River Near Austinville, Virginia

'Bridge in foreground on U.S. Highway No. 121, which was constructed in 1930 and 1931 to replace Jacksons ferry; old ferry-boat still visible.  About an inch above left end of bridge is old shot tower about 100 feet in height.  Austinville in left distance.  Looking west at mile 182.2.'

28. New River Near Austinville, Virginia

'Foster Falls at mile 180.7, the most decided concentrated drop on the portion of New River between North Carolina line and Hinton, West Virginia.  Jackson ferry bridge and shot tower in middle distance.  Looking south about noon.  Patch of old growth pine to left.'

29. New River at Foster Falls, Virginia

'Looking west at mile 178.2.  Foster Falls mountain to left.'

30. New River at Foster Falls, Virginia

'Looking south at mile 176.7.  Capper ferry in foreground; Bertha station in middle background.'

31. New River in Virginia

'Looking northwest at mile 174.4 about 1 p.m.  Barren Springs and ferry in middle; Reed Creek in upper left entering river just to left of picture; several wet-weather ponds in limestone sinks.'

32. New River Near Barren Springs, Virginia

'Looking up Big Reed Island Creek.  Dry Pond Mountain to left; Macks Mountain to right.  Branch of Norfolk & Western extends up Little Reed Island Creek in right center of picture.'

33. New River Near Dry Pond Mountain, Virginia

'Looking west at Allisonia, mile 170.2 about 4 p.m., April 27, after landing to refuel and change film.  Big Reed Island Creek entering under railroad bridge from left.  Excavations to left of river are old iron workings.  Recording gage installation of Geological Survey on bank of river near lower right-hand corner.'

34. New River Near Allisonia, Virginia

'Looking southwest at mile 168.4 about a mile below Allisonia; ferry just below town; camera pointed toward sun.'

35. New River Near Allisonia, Virginia

'Looking west southwest; foreground at mile 161.3 about a mile below Macks Creek which enters from left in middle ground; Owens ferry at mouth of Creek.  Pictures 30 to 37 show lands within backwater of project no. 739 of the Appalachian Electric Power Company; Nos. 28 to 40 are located on "General Map of Project" (F.P.C. No. 739-9).'

36. New River in Virginia

'Looking south southwest at mile 159.1; Whitts ferry in left foreground.'

37. New River in Virginia

'Looking south at mile 155.7 just below Peak Creek (right); Towes ferry in background.'

38. New River in Virginia

'Looking downstream; foreground at mile 157.7; shows about same stretch of river as No. 34, but in opposite direction.'

39. New River in Virginia

'Looking north at mile 153; Cecil ferry in middle background.'

40. New River in Virginia

'Looking southwest at mile 151 about a mile and a half above Radford dam site.'

41. New River in Virginia

'Looking across New River at mile 149 and up Little River.  Dam site of Appalachian Electric Power Company near right edge of picture of upstream end of limestone quarry.  road in lower right corner built by company to give access to site.'

42. New River Near Little River Dam

'Looking southwest across mouth of Little River to dam site near upper end of quarry excavation.'

43. New River Near Little River

'Looking south at mile 147.4.  Ingles ferry in foreground; quarry above Little River in extreme upper right; dam site just off picture.'

44. New River Near Little River

'Radford, Virginia, looking southwest at mile 144.2.  New River depot at right; main line of Norfolk and Western.'

45. New River at Radford, Virginia

'East Radford, Virginia, division point on the Norfolk and Western; Old Radford and railroad bridge in distance; Highway bridge in middle distance on U.W. Highway No.11.  Gaging station of Geological Survey located at this bridge from 1898 to 1915.  Looking southwest toward sun.'

46. New River, at East Radford, Virginia

'Looking southeast at mile 138; bend in river just below Radford; 'Y' on Norfolk and Western in left background; line from east through Roanoke branches, one line extending up-river to Padford, Pulaski, and Bristol, the other down-river to Glenlyn, Bluefield, and Ohio points; Peppers ferry in foreground.'

47. New River below Radford, Virginia

'Looking east northeast along second big bend of river below Radford.  Virginian Railway reaches river from Roanoke and east near upper right-hand corner and follows down east bank of river; Norfolk and Western has crossed to west side and is about under plane.'

48. New River Near Radford, Va.

'Looking south at mile 127; Norfolk and Western at right; Virginian Railway at left; Churchwood, Virginia, a coal mining town, near right foreground.'

49. New River Near Churchwood, Va.

'Looking south at mile 123.4; Gap mountain at left; Walker mountain at right; Cloyds mountain beyond.'

50. New River Near Walker Mountain, Va.

'Looking southeast at mile 1191; Eggleston, Virginia, new steel highway bridge; recording gage installation of Geological Survey just downstream from lower abutment of bridge.'

51. New River Near Eggleston, Virginia

'Looking north northeast at mile 116.3 showing bend in river about half way between Eggleston and Pembroke.  Foot of Doe Mountain in background.'

52. New River Near Pembroke, Virginia

'Looking nearly east at mile 113.3  River visible almost to mile 121 just above Eggleston; Pembroke just off left edge of picture; limestone quarry in foreground.'

53. New River Near Eggleston, Virginia

'Looking north northeast from opposite mile 116.  Pembroke, Virginia in upper left; foot of Doe Mountain in background.'

54. New River Near Pembroke, Virginia

'Looking southeast at mile 110.3.  Limestone quarry and cement mill in lower left; Klotz, Virginia, just above; State Highway no. 23 crosses bridge at Ripplemead near upper right; wet-weather ponds in sinks in Limestone near right edge.'

55. New River Near Klotz, Virginia

'Looking northeast at mile 105.6.  Pearisburg, Virginia, below and to right of picture; Norfolk and Western to right; Virginian Railway to left of river as in pictures 45 to 55; base of a spur of Peters Mountain in background.'

56. New River Near Pearisburg, Virginia

'Looking east at mile 102; river is view to about mile 107; Wenonah, Virginia, in middle background; Pearisburg in upper right.'

57. New River Near Wenonah, Virginia

'Looking southeast at mile 100; town of Narrows, Virginia; spur of East River Mountain in right foreground; steam plant of Virginia Railway in center.'

58. New River Near Narrows, Virginia

'Looking southeast at mile 99; the Narrows between East River Mountain (right)and Peters Mountain (left); town of Narrows, Virginia, in right background; camera pointed toward sun.'

59. New River Near Narrows, Virginia

'Looking northeast at mile 95.1. Lurich, Virginia, in middle; village of Rich Creek on river near right; Peterstown in right background.'

60. New River Near Lurich, Virginia

'Glenlyn, Virginia, steam plant of Appalachian electric Power Company (85,000 kw. capacity).  Virginian Railway crosses river and both railroads leave new River and turn westward up East River.  Looking east at mile 94.  Recording gage of Geological Survey located in temporary structure on near side of river just above new four-span steel highway bridge which was erected about 1930, and from which current meter measurements are made.'

61. New River Near Glenlyn, Virginia

'Looking south southwest at mile 91.1.  Glenlyn in distance.  New River has left the Mountains and is cutting into the Allegheny plateau.  Near upper limits of backwater of the proposed Bluestone development (project No. 379) and the Bull Falls Dam subsequently proposed by interests affiliated with the Appalachian Electric Power Company.'

62. New River Near Glenlyn, Virginia

'Looking southeast at mile 88.  Wylie Falls in middle foreground; picture taken about 5 p.m.'

63. New River Near Wylie Falls, Va.

'Looking south southeast at mile 86.7.  Wylie Falls a little beyond and to right of center of picture; Glenlyn in distance.'

64. New River Near Wylie Falls, Va.

'Looking east southeast at mile 84.8.'

65. New River

'A longer view southeast at mile 83.2.  Wylie Island in center; Virginian Railway steam plant at Narrows, Virginia, framed between East River Mountain at right, Peters Mountain at left, and Angel Rest above.'

66. New River Near Narrows, Virginia

'First picture morning of April 28, about 11:30 a.m.  Camera pointed in direction of sun.  Looking south southeast at mile 82.2; almost the same view as no. 62A.  Site of Mercer Salt Works in left foreground.'

67. New River Near Mercer Salt Works, W. Va.

'Looking southeast at mile 83.0.  Site of Mercer Salt Works in shadow in foreground near mouth of Lick Creek.  Last picture taken on April 27, about 5:15 p.m.'

68. New River Near Mercer Salt Works, West Virginia

'Looking west at mile 79.7.'

69. New River

'Mouth of Indian Creek looking east from opposite mile 78.  Junta post office near center.'

70. New River Near Junta, W. Va.

'Looking southeast at mile 76.8.  Indian Creek entering from left.'

71. New River at Indian Creek in West Virginia

'Looking east southeast at mile 74.3.  Crumps Bottom in center and foreground.  Mouth of Indian Creek at right; Peters Mountain in distance.'

72. New River Near Crumps Bottom, W. Va.

'Looking east southeast at mile 73.2.  Bull Falls and lower end of Crumps Bottom.  Toms Run enters river from right.  Camera pointed toward sun.'

73. New River Near Crumps Bottom, W. Va.

'Looking southeast at mile 69.9.'

74. New River

'Long view at mile 69.9 looking downstream north northwest across Allegheny plateau.  Bluestone River enters from left near center of picture.'

75. New River Near Bluestone River, W. Va.

'Looking southeast at mile 67.5.  Haines Ferry in foreground.  River ridge to right.  Wolf Creek Mountain to left.'

76. New River Near Wolf Creek Mountain, West Virginia

'Looking south at mile 64.6 about half a mile above mouth of Greenbrier River.  Packs Ferry and Geological Survey gaging station equipped with staff gage and cable near upper right.'

77. New River Near Greenbrier River, W. Va.

'Looking up Greenbrier River about half a mile above mouth.  Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at left.'

78. New River Near Greenbrier River in West Virginia

'Mouth of Greenbrier River and upper portion of Hinton, West Virginia.  Looking southeast toward sun.'

79. New River Near Hinton, West Virginia

'Hinton, West Virginia, looking south at mile 62.'

80. New River Near Hinton, W. Va.

'Hinton, West Virginia, looking south southwest.'

81. New River Near Hinton, W. Va.

'Looking south at mile 57.8 about 3 miles below Hinton, Barksdale in distance.'

82. New River Near Hinton, W. Va.

'Looking east southeast at mile 55.8.  Main line of Chesapeake and Ohio to left of river.'

83. New River

'New Richmond or Sandstone Falls at mile 54, no.78'

84. New River Near New Richmond, West Virginia

'Looking southeast at mile 50.8, no. 79.'

85. New River

'Looking southeast at mile 48.2.  Mouth of Meadow Creek in background.'

86. New River

'Looking east at mile 45.6.  Near River Canyon.'

87. New River Canyon in West Virginia

'Looking east at mile 43.5.  Hamlet, West Virginia, near center of picture.  Old Lumber Railroad runs up Glade Creek.'

88. New River Near Hamlet, West Virginia

'Looking east at mile 39.1.  Quinnimont, West Virginia, at upper right with branch of Chesapeake and Ohio extending up Laurel Creek.'

89. New River Near Quinnimont, West Virginia

'Looking south across Stretcher Neck at mile 34.8.  Chesapeake and Ohio tunnel near center; Royal, West Virginia, across river.'

90. New River Near Royal, West Virginia

'Looking southwest at mile 31.7, no. 85.'

91. New River

'Looking east toward bend of river at mile 29.5.  Two coal mines and inclines.'

92. New River

'Practically same as No. 86; closer view, opposite mile 30, no. 86A'

93. New River

'Looking southeast at mile 27.  Claremont near middle of picture.'

94. New River Near Claremont, West Virginia

'Looking west at mile 21.9.  Berry in left foreground.  Settlement of Rush Run near center of picture.  Tracks of Chesapeake and Ohio railroad on both sides of river.'

95. New River Near Rush Run, West Virginia

'Looking south at mile 19.3.  Brooklyn station.  Finlow post office at right, East Sewell.'

96. New River Near Finlow, West Virginia