Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph showing the Shenandoah County Courthouse in Woodstock Virginia.

The image is undated, but would have been produced in the first part of the 20th century.

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Photograph showing a group of seven unidentified girls at Camp Strawderman.

Strawderman is a girls only camp located in a rural part of Shenandoah County west of Edinburg.

While the photographer who took the picture is unknown, the print was…

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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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Letter sent from Samuel B. Myers to his Uncle John Wissler about the purchase of Union Forge, an iron producing forge located near Edinburg Virginia.

The letter was sent from Henrietta Furnace, another iron furnace owned by Myers and Wissler near…

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Concert program dated December 7, 1947.

The concert headliner was Russell Abbott "Bass-Baritone." It was held at Massanutten Academy (now Massanutten Military Academy) in Woodstock Virginia.

Abbott sang eleven songs in four acts. Willard…

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Photographic postcard labeled "Guy Wolverton Saumsville Va." The card is undated.

The subject is most likely Guy Spiker Wolverton, born June 9 1896 and died August 23 1984. He was married to Bertha Link and they had two daughters, Betty and…

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Photographic card bearing an image of a steam locomotive and cars on the Narrow Passage Railroad Trestle located between Edinburg and Woodstock Virginia.

The reverse bears an advertisement for "War Views," images of various Civil War sites in…

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Photograph showing the interior of the "Edinburg Reformed Church."

This church was built in 1856 and located on N. High Street in Edinburg Virginia.

A new church replaced the original building in 1911. The congregation became St. Paul's…

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Photograph of an unidentified man holding a snake at a children's program held at the Shenandoah County Library.

The photograph is undated, but based on contextual information would have been taken in the early 2000s.

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Photograph of seven unidentified girls.

The original photograph is labeled "Beside still waters 12 noon, Sept 26 1918. Confluence of Stony Creek and Shenandoah River." This would have been located in Edinburg Virginia.

Based on other…

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Photograph showing the "Portal Staff" at Edinburg High School. The image appeared in the school's 1959 yearbook, "Hi-Lights."

Portal staff were responsible for designing and producing the school's yearbook.

Pictured are Phyllis Benedict,…

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Postcard with a picture of the former Lutheran Church in Stephens City Virginia. The building was demolished in 1906.

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Color postcard with a picture of the Strasburg Mill at the time it was home to The Old Mill Tavern restaurant.

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Postcard showing a picture of the Strasburg Mill at the time it was home to the Old Mill Tavern restaurant. The card includes a description of the mill and its history.

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Postcard showing the Artz Mill, aka the Strasburg Mill, at the time it was home to the Old Mill Tavern restaurant.

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Postcard with a photograph of F.E. Grove's store in Strasburg Virginia.

The building still stands on E. King Street.

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Postcard showing a picture of the 1936 Post Office in Strasburg Virginia

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Postcard with a picture of the Shenando Building in Strasburg Virginia which, at the time the picture was taken, was home to the US Post Office.

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Postcard showing the Strasburg Post Office.

Constructed in 1936, the post office is still open on King Street.

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Postcard titled "King Street Business Section, Strasburg, Va."

The undated image shows a portion of the downtown business district looking east along King Street between Holliday and Massanutten Streets.

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Postcard showing a picture of the Confederate Monument in Strasburg Virginia's Presbyterian Cemetery.

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Postcard with a picture of downtown Strasburg Virginia.

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Photographs (x2) of students from Strasburg High School in costume for the 1929 May Day parade and festival.

One photograph is labeled "May Day - 1929 - Seniors" and the second is labeled "What 'We' Wore."

The individuals in the photograph…

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Photographs showing two individuals, one woman from the Fritts family and a man from the Dellinger family. The man is in uniform and appears to be a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army.

The man and the woman are most likely 1st cousins, sharing the…

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Letter sent from "Weston & Anderson, Civil Engineering" located in Wilmington Delaware to W.R. Merrian, President of the Liberty Iron Furnace Company.

The letter references the decision to no longer pursue a possible extension of the Liberty Iron…
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