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- Tags: African Americans
"Avery"
The name "Avery" is written on the glass plate. The subject may be Martha Avery.
Tags: African Americans, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Women
"Bradley"
The name, "Bradley", is written on the glass negative.
Tags: African Americans, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Women
"Gladwell"
The name, "Gladwell", is written on the glass negative of this image.
Tags: African Americans, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Women
"Rev. Freeland"
Identified as a deaconess who would conduct revival services at Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Woodstock Virginia and other local African American congregations.
African American Man
Tags: African Americans, Men, Shenandoah County, Virginia
African American Minstrel Performers
Identified in the photograph are:
Front row,…
African American Woman
Tags: African Americans, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Women
African American Women Photograph Strip
Tags: African Americans, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Women
Anna Mae Williams Jackson
Anna Mae grew up in Strasburg, the second oldest of at least seven siblings. Her parents were Rev. Donald Frederick (1897-1973) and Phyllis Cornelia (Banks) (1904-1949) Williams. Her father…
Tags: African Americans, Jackson, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Williams, Women
Arthur P. McAfee Sr.
Arthur McAfee was born in Woodstock Virginia on June 21 1886 to John McAfee and Emma McAfee. He became a barber like his father and married Minnie Houston. They had five children.
Arthur died March 21, 1915.…
Tags: African Americans, McAfee, Men, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Baby on a Chair
Baby on a Chair
Baby on His Back
Bearded Man
Tags: African Americans, Men, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Boy on a Chair
Child in Winter Coat and Hat
Christine Combs
Christine is pictured in graduation gowns dating this to 1949 when she graduated from the Creekside School in Woodstock Virginia.
"Combs" is written on the glass plate.
Tags: African Americans, Combs, Schools, Shenandoah County, Students, Virginia, Women
Cooper Family
Tags: African Americans, Children, Cooper, Family, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Woodstock
DeLois Wahr Oral History Interview
In 1964 Delois became the first African American student to attend what was then…
Douglas McAfee
Douglas was from a large family. He was the youngest son of Roy Wayland, Sr. (1891-1966) and Julia Margaret (Spinner) (1890-1963) McAfee, from Woodstock.
He grew up on…
Tags: African Americans, McAfee, Men, Shenandoah County, Virginia
Earl Dyer
Earl was 18 years old when he registered for the WWII draft. At the…
Ella Dyer Thompson
Tags: African Americans, Cats, Dyer, Shenandoah County, Thompson, Virginia, Women
Emma Henderson Christian
Tags: African Americans, Henderson, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Women
Fannie (Timbers) Butler with Daughter
Fannie (Timbers) Butler was the daughter of William B. and Sarah…
Tags: African Americans, Butler, Children, Shenandoah County, Timbers, Virginia, Washington, Women
Fannie Hughes (Timbers) Butler
Fannie Hughes Timbers was the daughter of William B. and Sarah (Bibbs) Timbers. She married Lucien P. Butler (1900-1963) in June 1921, in Woodstock. The person who performed their…
Tags: African Americans, Bibbs, Butler, Shenandoah County, Timbers, Virginia, Women