Shenandoah County Library Archives

Shenandoah County Library Digital Archives

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Postcard showing the "Old Town Pump" in New Market Virginia. The card notes it furnishes pure limestone water and was used by Indian, Confederate, and Union Soldiers and the public.

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Postcard showing depictions of the Colonial Hotel in New Market Virginia. The card shows three images, one of the hotel's exterior, one of its lobby, and one of the Gift and Art shop that operated inside.

The hotel was located along Congress…

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Postcard showing the Shenandoah River and Brock's Gap in Rockingham County Virginia

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Postcard showing the Don-Dee Cabins, located one mile south of New Market Va. on Route 11

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Postcard showing the Don-Dee Cabins located one mile south of New Market Virginia on Route 11.

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Postcard with a colorized image of Don-Dee Court.

Located approximately 1 mile south of New Market Virginia, Don-Dee Court was a motel with numerous cabins and a restaurant. It operated at least during the 1940s and 1950s.

Today most of the…

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Postcard showing the Howard Johnson Restaurant in Harrisonburg Virginia

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Postcard with a picture of a tombstone with the name Miller cut at Rion South Carolina and placed in the Massanutten Cemetery in Woodstock Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of a house in Powells Fort, Shenandoah County.

Powells Fort is the historic name given to a community in the northern portion of Fort Valley. The exact location of this scene is unknown.

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Postcard with a picture of a house in Powells Fort, Shenandoah County.

Powells Fort is the historic name given to a community in the northern portion of Fort Valley. The exact location of this scene is unknown.

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Postcard showing what was identified as "Harmony Hall (Fort Bowman)" in Strasburg Virginia. The card has a copyright date of 1935 and contains the caption "'Harmony Hall' (Fort Bowman) Strasburg, Virginia. Oldest House in Shenandoah County. Built in…

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Stereoscope card showing the Massanutten Mountain, Signal Knob, and a portion of the Shenandoah River located near Strasburg Virginia. The card is labeled "American Scenery."

The image is undated.

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Color postcard showing Signal Knob on the Massanutten Mountain taken from Strasburg Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of the "Tourist Wayside Home" in Strasburg Virginia.

The card declares the home was "The Place to Get a Good Night's Rest" and had heat, baths, garages, and breakfast.

"Mrs. O.L. Funk" is listed on the card. This…

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Postcard with a photograph of the Strasburg Hospital.

Located at the intersection of Queen and Holiday Streets this building is currently home to the Hotel Strasburg.

This postcard is dated 1910.

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Color postcard showing a picture of the Mt. Hebron United Brethren Church.

The church is located on Mt. Hebron Road north west of Toms Brook Virginia.

The postcard was printed in 1916 and notes F.B. Chubb was the presiding minister.

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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 with a picture of the Valley Pike (now US Route 11) beside a body of water near Strasburg Virginia. The body of water is possibly the Shenandoah River.

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Postcard with a photograph showing a view of Fishers Hill and the Valley Turnpike (US Route 11).

The postcard is undated.

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Postcard with an image of the Shenandoah River and US Highway 11 near Fishers Hill.

The view looks north toward Strasburg Virginia. The card was produced in 1911.

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Postcard with a picture of a man and woman kissing and a reference to Toms Brook Virginia.

The card is date 1916.

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Photographic postcard showing the "Toms Brook United Brethern Church." It is dated 1922 and lists F.B. Chubb as the pastor of the church.

Today the building is the Christian Newcomer United Methodist Church.

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Postcard with a picture of the Junior Order of American Mechanics building in Toms Brook Virginia and a description of their organization.

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Photographic postcard showing the Maurertown Mill located in Maurertown Virginia.

The three men shown in the postcard are, from left to right, _____ Trussell, Lee Sager owner of the mill, and Sam Funk the mill foreman.

The mill was steam…

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Postcard with a picture of stores in Maurertown Virginia. Includes the McInturff, Aleshire, and Clem stores on Main Street.

The stores were located on what is now US Route 11.
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