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African American Minstrel Performers
1921 photograph showing African American musicians and performers in costume and blackface for a production of “Virginia Minstrels” that benefited Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Woodstock Virginia.
Identified in the photograph are:
Front row,…
Identified in the photograph are:
Front row,…
Unidentified Women at Frye's Grocery Store, Mt. Clifton Virginia
Photograph of three unidentified women and an automobile outside Frye's Grocery Store in Mt. Clifton Virginia. The store was operated by Ivan "Wesley" Frye.
Shenandoah Cooperative Farm Bureau
Photographs (2) showing vehicles and people at the Shenandoah Cooperative Farm Bureau building in Mt. Jackson Virginia. This business supplied seeds, equipment, and other supplies to farmers. The building still stands and is today vacant.
Horses in a Field
Photograph showing sets of harnessed horses in a field somewhere in Shenandoah County.
Farmers Making Hay
Photographs showing a groups of farmers/agricultural laborers making hay with horse powered equipment. The photographs are dated August 26 1929.
Flock of Sheep
Photographs (3) showing sheep on an unidentified farm in Shenandoah County. Photographs are dated August 26, 1929.
Two men and a boy in a corn field
Photograph showing two men and a boy among stalks of corn in a field. Their identities and the date of the photograph is unknown.
Two Men in a Corn Field
Photograph showing two men among stalks of corn in a field. Their identities and the date of the photograph is unknown.
Men with Steam Farm Machinery
Photograph showing two unidentified men posing with several pieces of steam powered farm equipment. The location of the picture is unknown.
Men with Hay Stack
Photograph showing four unidentified men and an unidentified boy in front of a large stack of. The location and date of the photograph are unknown.
Shocks of Wheat
Photograph showing shocks of wheat in a field somewhere in Shenandoah County Virginia.
Farm Equipment and Buildings
Photograph showing several unidentified men working with crops and farm equipment in front of a silo and barn.
Shenandoah County Alms House
Photograph showing the Shenandoah County Alms House. Built in 1829, the house would be destroyed by fire in 2013. Learn more about it at http://archives.countylib.org/tour/items/show/84
Edinburg Corporation Ticket
Leaflet advertising the "Edinburg Corporation Ticket" for that town's 1901 election.
Triplett High School Fire
Four (4) photographs showing the aftermath of a February 14, 1925 fire that destroyed the Triplett High and Vocational School in Mt. Jackson Virginia.
John Paul Williams Farm
Photograph labeled "John Paul Williams Farm." Image shows group of individuals in front of a brick house posing with a car and truck. The location of the farm and identities of who is in the picture in unknown.
Co. A 2nd VA Regt. U.S. Vol. Inft.
Photograph showing Company A of the 2nd Virginia Volunteer Regiment after returning from service during the Spanish American War. It is dated December 15, 1898 and was taken by Hugh Morrison.
The company consisted primarily of men from Woodstock…
The company consisted primarily of men from Woodstock…
Christmas Card, Margaret Hupp to Zelda Lichliter
Christmas Card sent from Margaret Hupp of Fishers Hill to Zelda Lichliter of Strasburg.
Barney Miller
Photograph, taken at an unknown location, showing Barney Miller with a bicycle. A resident of Edinburg Virginia, Barney W. Miller was born September 27, 1886 and died April 19 1935.
Edinburg High School Commencement Announcement
Card announcement for the Edinburg High School Class of 1918 Graduation Ceremonies.
Item is two sided and folds into an envelope shape with image 19-0103-003 being the reverse. Card was never posted.
Contains information about the class…
Item is two sided and folds into an envelope shape with image 19-0103-003 being the reverse. Card was never posted.
Contains information about the class…
Oak Grove School Document
Half sheet document recording agreement between Isaac Ludwig, teacher, and subscribers supporting the "Oak Grove School" in Hamburg Virginia. Dated 1857.
One side of the document outlines Isaac's responsibilities in maintaining the school,…
One side of the document outlines Isaac's responsibilities in maintaining the school,…
Snowy Landscape
Photograph showing a snowy landscape somewhere in Shenandoah County.
The image is taken from a photograph album related to the Miley family of Toms Brook Virginia.
The image is taken from a photograph album related to the Miley family of Toms Brook Virginia.
Camp Strawderman Cabin
Photograph showing a group of people around a cabin at Camp Strawderman located west of Edinburg Virginia. The photograph is undated.
Shenandoah Publishing House and Northern Virginia Daily Employee Picnic
Photograph showing "employees, and members of their families and friends, of the Shenandoah Publishing House and the Northern Virginia Daily" at a picnic at Elizabeth Furnace in Powell's Fort Valley (now Fort Valley Virginia).
The individuals in…
The individuals in…
Cake Walk October 13 1899
Photograph showing a group of black face entertainers. The photograph is labeled "Cake Walk October 13th 1899 Benefit New Market Fire Co."
The Cake Walk was a popular minstrel performance at the time that ridiculed an African American dance of the…
The Cake Walk was a popular minstrel performance at the time that ridiculed an African American dance of the…