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Envelope
Description
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Envelope advertising the airmail drop at the Woodstock Post Office. Drop was carried out by Frank Terrill pilot and W.M. Calvert postmaster and originated at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds.
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Business Card
Description
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Frank J. Terrill Business card.
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Frank J. Terrill and His Curtis Biplane
Subject
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Airplane
Description
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Photograph of Frank J. Terrill and his Curtis Biplane at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds.
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Title
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Shenandoah County Fair
Subject
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Shenandoah County Fair (Va)
Description
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A collection of digital images related to the history of the Shenandoah County Fair. It includes photographs of fair events, exhibitors, and agricultural displays. The items were scanned by the Northern Virginia Daily newspaper for use in the book "100 Years of the Shenandoah County Fair."
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Northern Virginia Daily
Publisher
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Shenandoah County Library
Date
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1887-2015
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Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
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English
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Title
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Airplane Visit
Subject
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Shenandoah County Fair (Va)
Terrill, Frank J.
Woodstock Post Office (Va)
Calvert, W.M.
Description
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In October of 1913 Frank J. Terrill brought his Curtis Biplane to the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds as part of the fair’s festivities.
This is the first recorded time an airplane passed through Shenandoah County and would have been most local’s first opportunities to see a flying machine.
The plane’s arrival brought an excited crowd to the fairground. The Woodstock post office added to the excitement by arranging to have Terrill fly mail from Woodstock to Mt. Jackson as one of the first national air mail deliveries. On October 17th Post Master W.M. Calvert and Terrill flew several pieces of mail from the Fairgrounds and dropped them near the post office to the delight of most locals.
Despite his success in Shenandoah County, Frank Terrill’s days as a pilot were numbered. The dangers associated with early planes soon caught up with him and he was killed at a county fair in Chesterfield, South Carolina on November 13, 1914.
However, locals would remain enamored with the airplane. As its use expanded, plane culture would become a permanent part of Shenandoah County. Among other things a fighter jet would be displayed at Woodstock’s town park when it opened in the 1960s, helicopter rides would be offered at the county fair during the late 20th and early 21st century, and airplane watching became a popular local pastime that continues to this day.
These materials highlight Terrill's early flight and include a photograph of Terrill at the fairgrounds, an envelope from the flight, and Frank's business card.
Publisher
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Shenandoah County Library
Date
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October 17, 1913
Rights
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Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC)
Source
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Northern Virginia Daily- Shenandoah County Fair Digital Collection
Contributor
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Physical objects donated for scanning by Charles Bauserman family.
Airmail
Airplanes
Fair
Fairs
Shenandoah County
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Woodstock