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Fannie Hughes Timbers Butler
Photograph of Fannie Hughes Timbers as a young woman. She was the daughter of William B. and Sarah Evelyn (Bibbs) Timbers.
Fannie Hughes Timbers married Lucien P. Butler (1900-1963) in June 1921, in Woodstock. The person who performed their…
Fannie Hughes Timbers married Lucien P. Butler (1900-1963) in June 1921, in Woodstock. The person who performed their…
Fannie Hughes Timbers Butler
Portrait of Fannie Hughes Timbers as a young woman. She was the daughter of William B. and Sarah Evelyn (Bibbs) Timbers.
Fannie Hughes Timbers married Lucien P. Butler (1900-1963) in June 1921, in Woodstock. The person who performed their marriage…
Fannie Hughes Timbers married Lucien P. Butler (1900-1963) in June 1921, in Woodstock. The person who performed their marriage…
Frances Corley
Portrait of Frances Corley as a young woman standing in studio. She is wearing a coat with a fur collar draped over her shoulders and a dress.
Frances Corley
Portrait of Frances Corley as a young woman sitting in studio wearing a patterned dress.
Franklin Day
Portrait of Franklin Day, Sr., in his graduation cap and gown. "Day" is written on the glass plate.
Franklin was born in Washington D.C., the son of Odessa (Scott) and Justice A.W. Day.
Franklin Scott Day grew up to become a Pathologist and…
Franklin was born in Washington D.C., the son of Odessa (Scott) and Justice A.W. Day.
Franklin Scott Day grew up to become a Pathologist and…
Franklin Day and Odessa Scott Turner
Photograph of Franklin S. Day as a boy standing beside his mother, Odessa (Scott) Day Turner.
Odessa Scott was one of at least nine children born to Preston W. and Fleta (McAfee) Scott. In 1930, the family lived on E. High Street in Woodstock…
Odessa Scott was one of at least nine children born to Preston W. and Fleta (McAfee) Scott. In 1930, the family lived on E. High Street in Woodstock…
Genevieve McClain With Graduates
Photograph of educator Genevieve McClain (center) standing with four of her students. They are:
Front row, left: Betty Steptoe
Front row, right: Frances Cyrus Corley
Rear row, left: Perry Dyer
Rear row, right: Jean Dyer
These students are…
Front row, left: Betty Steptoe
Front row, right: Frances Cyrus Corley
Rear row, left: Perry Dyer
Rear row, right: Jean Dyer
These students are…
Girl With Doll
Unidentified African American girl with pigtails standing beside a doll on a chair.
Grace E. Johnson Morrison & Children
Photograph of Grace E. Johnson Morrison with several of her children and a neighbor's child.
Graduate
Photo of a photograph of an unidentified young African American woman standing in a graduation cap and gown and holding a diploma.
Gwendolyn Tolliver Nickens Oral History Interview
Oral history interview featuring Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tolliver Nickens conducted on February 5, 2016 for the Shenandoah County Library's Black History Month Program. In 1963 Gwen became the first African American student to attend the formally segregated…
Heart-Shaped Picture of a Young Man
Photograph of a picture of an unidentified young man wearing a hat. The original picture is cut into a heart shape.
Hill Top Lodge Number 143, Knights Pythias
This photograph shows members of the Knights Pythias Hill Top Lodge number 143 in Strasburg Virginia. It was taken by an unidentified photographer on April 11 1908.
Almost nothing is known about this organization except that it was one of the…
Almost nothing is known about this organization except that it was one of the…
Hotel Holtzman
Photograph showing the Hotel Holtzman located in Woodstock Virginia.
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…
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…
Jack Grabill, Ada Dyer and Katy Dyer
Ada "Posie" Dyer, wife of Warren Boxley, with her young sister, Katy, and John H. "Jack" Grabill. Posie worked as the housekeeper for Captain John H. Grabill and his wife, Mary. Their home was located on North Main Street in Woodstock. Jack was…
Josephine Benchoff and Unidentified Girl
Photograph of Josephine Benchoff and an unidentified African American girl in a wagon.
Josephine Benchoff was born in 1916 and paralyzed at a young age. She died May 11 1938. Her father was Howard Benchoff, Superintendent of Massanutten Military…
Josephine Benchoff was born in 1916 and paralyzed at a young age. She died May 11 1938. Her father was Howard Benchoff, Superintendent of Massanutten Military…
Kitchen at White Sulphur Inn
Unidentified staff shown in the kitchen of the White Sulphur Inn in Stephens City, Frederick County, Virginia.
The photographer was preparing to crop this picture and had applied white lines to show what he planned to exclude.
The photographer was preparing to crop this picture and had applied white lines to show what he planned to exclude.
Lelia Nellings Bird
Photograph of Lelia Nellings Bird.
Lewis and Elsie F. (Pye) McAfee
Photograph of Lewis McAfee, seated and holding an open book, with his wife, Elsie (Pye) McAfee sitting beside him.
Lewis McAfee was born in Shenandoah County to Arthur and Minnie McAfee. He grew up on Spring Street in Woodstock. His father was a…
Lewis McAfee was born in Shenandoah County to Arthur and Minnie McAfee. He grew up on Spring Street in Woodstock. His father was a…
Lewis McAfee
Portrait of Lewis McAfee as a young man.
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 had…
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 had…
Lewis McAfee and Arthur P. McAfee Sr.
Lewis McAfee (left) standing beside his father, Arthur McAfee, seated.
Little Girl With Bow in Her Hair
Unidentified young African American girl seated on a bench with a bow in her hair.
Man With Two Young Women
Unidentified African American man with glasses, seated, with two unidentified young African American women standing beside him.
Probably, this was a father with his two daughters.
Probably, this was a father with his two daughters.
Martha Avery
Photograph of Martha Avery.
The name, "Martha Avery" is written on the glass plate of this image.
The name, "Martha Avery" is written on the glass plate of this image.
Martha Avery
Portrait of Martha Avery.