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- Tags: African Americans
The Historic Mount Jackson Colored Cemetery Brochure
Preston Scott and Family
Preston Scott is pictured standing second from left. His grandson Franklin Day is second from right. The identities of the other…
Tags: African Americans, Scott, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Woodstock
Public Sale of Slaves Advertisment
Tags: African Americans, Sale, Shenandoah County, Slavery, Spengler, Virginia
WILLY AND MARQUETTA MITCHELL ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEW
Gwendolyn Tolliver Nickens Oral History Interview
DeLois Wahr Oral History Interview
In 1964 Delois became the first African American student to attend what was then…
Hotel Holtzman
The hotel's staff, several of which are African American, and numerous other individuals are also pictured.
This structure stood at the current site of the Shenandoah County…
African American Women Photograph Strip
Tags: African Americans, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Women
New Mt. Zion M.E. Church
Unidentified Woman
Unidentified Boy and Men Playing Marbles
Tags: African Americans
Hill Top Lodge Number 143, Knights Pythias
Almost nothing is known about this organization except that it was one of the…
Serious Riot
The incident was sparked by the furnace owners' decision to hire…
"Luce__"
The name, "Luce__", appears to be written on the glass plate.
Young Woman
Tags: African Americans, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Women
Young Woman
Tags: African Americans, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Women
Unknown Woman
Tags: African Americans, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Women
Lewis McAfee
Lewis McAfee was born in Shenandoah County to Arthur and Minnie McAfee. He grew up on Spring Street in Woodstock. His father was a barber and, in 1910, had his own shop. By 1920, however, his father…
Tags: African Americans, McAfee, Men, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Lewis McAfee and William Timbers
Both men were from Woodstock.
Lewis McAfee was the son of Arthur and Minnie McAfee. He grew up on Spring Street in Woodstock. He married Elsie F. Pye (1909-1994)…
Tags: African Americans, McAfee, Men, Shenandoah County, Timbers, Virginia
William "Wee" Timbers
His parents were William B. (1848-1905) and Sarah Evelyn (Bibbs) (1875-1938) Timbers.
William "Wee" Butler never married and spent his career working as a hotel waiter.…
Tags: African Americans, Men, Shenandoah County, Timbers, Virginia
Little Girl Standing
Young Woman in a Gown
Tags: African Americans, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Women
Man Seated
Tags: African Americans, Men, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Young Man in a Cap
Tags: African Americans, Men, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Two Boys Outside
An early automobile is visible in the background.