Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Postcard showing a Birds Eye View of Hotels at Orkney Springs Virginia

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Postcard showing hotels at Orkney Spring Virginia.

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Postcard showing the "Shrine of the Transfiguration" at the Shrine Mont resort in Orkney Springs Virginia.

The shrine was built in 1925 as an open air cathedral operated the Episcopal Church's Diocese of Virginia.

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Postcard showing the Shelter Chapel located at the Shrine Mont resort in Orkney Spring Virginia.

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Postcard showing hotels at Orkney Springs Virginia and their grounds.

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Postcard showing the hotels at Orkney Springs Virginia. It notes they are "High and Cool in the Allegheny Mountains."

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Postcard showing hikers from Orkney Springs Hotel proceeding along the trail toward the top of the mountain.

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Postcard showing the lily pool at Orkney Springs in Virginia.

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Postcard showing the Orkney Springs Hotel in Orkney Springs Virginia.

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Postcard showing the Great "Bear Wallow" Spring at Orkney Springs Virginia.

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Postcard showing the Maryland House of the Orkney Springs Hotel in Orkney Springs Virginia

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Postcard with a photograph of "Central Hall and the Refectory" at the Shrine Mont Conference and Retreat Center located in Orkney Springs Virginia.

The postcard is undated.

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Postcard showing the "Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration" at the Shrine Mont resort in Orkney Springs Virginia.

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Postcard showing the Orkney Springs Hotel located at Orkney Springs Virginia

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Postcard showing the swimming pool at Shrine Mont located in Orkney Springs Virginia.

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Postcard showing the mountains near Orkney Springs Virginia

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Postcard showing the "Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration" in Orkney Springs. The shrine is the center piece of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia's retreat "Shrine Mont." The postcard has a dated printed on the front of 1924/1925.

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Postcard showing a group of sheep on a postcard labeled "Greetings from Orkney Springs Virginia."

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Brochure advertising Shrine Mont, a retreat operated by the Episcopal Church of Virginia.

The publication includes a description of the retreat, facilities, and transportation options.

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Postcard showing the "Shrine of the Transfiguration" at the Shrine Mont resort in Orkney Springs Virginia

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an unidentified male rider on a horse at a horse show in Orkney Springs Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an unidentified woman holding a horse at a horse show in Orkney Springs Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing two unidentified male riders on horses at a horse show in Orkney Springs Virginia.

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Photograph of three unidentified girls at a horse show on the property of the Orkney Springs Hotel in 1949.

The girls are most likely associated with Camp Strawderman as indicated by the sign in the background of the image.

The horse show was…

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing a horse at a horse show in Orkney Springs Virginia.
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