Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of Rev. A. A. J. Bushong.

A Lutheran Minister, Bushong served several churches in Shenandoah County during the late 19th century. This includes Mt. Zion Lutheran Church at Fairview which he led from 1884-1895.

Born October 2, 1832,…

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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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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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Snapshot of Woodstock Virginia's downtown business district dated May 1928.

The image was taken near at the intersection of Main and Court Streets and looks south. Visible businesses are:

-Holtzman Hotel
-Geary Hotel
-New York…

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Card with attached ribbon issued to Zelda Lichliter by the Massanutten Garden Club for their Flower Festival.

The card is undated.

Zelda Lichliter was a resident of Strasburg Virginia. The Massanutten Garden Club operates in the same town.

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Unidentified young man, possibly teenaged, is posed in a military costume with a feathered helmet by his side.

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Portrait photograph of a William Silas "Bill" Getz as a young man wearing a suit and tie.

Bill was born in Edinburg, son of Mark B. and Hattie V. (Branner) Getz.

He was a 1939 graduate of Edinburg High School and received his Bachelor's Degree…

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Unidentified woman wearing a formal, floor-length gown with a short jacket and a flower in her hair. She is holding a small purse.

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Unidentified young woman seated on a bench and wearing a floor-length formal dress with a short jacket and flowers in her hair.

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Noah and Cora (Markley) Dellinger standing together. They married in 1935.

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Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair and glasses.

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Portrait photograph of George V. Maus, Sr. wearing glasses and a suit.

George was born in Carroll County, Maryland, and grew up there.

During WWI, George was a member of the 112th Field Signal Battalion and spent nine months overseas.

When…

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Unidentified woman standing in a hat and suit, is holding a purse and gloves.

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Unidentified older man in a striped suit is posed beside an unidentified woman in a short-sleeved dress with a belt.

Probably, this was a husband and wife.

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Photograph of four Bushong brothers, shown as young men and wearing suits and ties. Identified are (l to r): William "Lee" (seated), Gilbert F. Bushong (standing), Garland Wisman Bushong (seated), and Forest B. "Peanut" Bushong (standing on the…

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Portrait photograph of William "Lee" Bushong as a young man wearing a striped suit and tie.

Lee was the son of Emery Franklin (1889-1949) and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sarah (Wisman) (1889-1972) Bushong. He grew up with three brothers on a farm in the…

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The four Bushong brothers as young men and all wearing suits. Identified (l to r) are: William Lee Bushong, Gilbert Franklin Bushong, Garland Wisman Bushong, and Forest Berlin "Peanut" Bushong.

They were the children of Emory Franklin (1889-1949)…

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Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit and tie with a handkerchief and glasses sticking out of his breast pocket.

The name, "Robt. W. Yowell", is written on the glass plate.

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Unidentified baby wearing a winter hat and onesie.
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