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Early dump truck is unloading a load of dirt at the side of a road. Unidentified workmen are on hand. An early road roller is also visible on the left.

Possibly, this photograph was taken during the work to pave Route 11.

Photograph of seven members of the 1929 Edinburg High School boys basketball team. The label at the top of the photograph indicates the team won the Shenandoah County championship that year.

One of the players in front is holding the championship…

Photograph of seven unidentified members of the 1931 Edunburg High School boy basketball team posed in two rows with a basketball and trophy placed at the front of the image.

The word, "EHS", and the date, "1931", are painted on the basketball.

Jane Ramey shown in a long gown and wearing a sash that says, "Miss Strasburg High School 1936". She is holding a trophy as well.

Jane Ramey won the 1936 beauty contest held in the Strand Theatre in Strasburg and "under the auspices of" the…

Kathryn Mumaw is shown in a long gown, holding a trophy, and wearing a sash that says, "Miss Strasburg High School 1935".

She won the "Miss Strasburg High School" beauty contest in 1935.

Photograph of the Maurertown Brethren Church.

As of 2025 the church still stands on Old Valley Pike in that community.

The photograph is labeled "Brethren Church Maurertown VA" and bears crop marks, indicating Morrsion Studios produced this…

Photograph of the Snarr & Miley Store located in Toms Brook Virginia.

A portion of the building still stands on Hillcrest Drive at the railroad tracks.

Photograph of a Gulf Service Station located on US Route 11 (Old Valley Pike) north of Toms Brook Virginia near Mt. Hebron Road. At the time of the picture, the station had been open for one week.

Lillian McCoy, who operated the station, is…

Photograph showing the Bank of Toms Brook located on Main Street at the intersection of Creek Road.

The building still stands and in 2025 was the Toms Brook Post Office.

It is uncertain when this building was constructed, but the Bank of Toms…

Photograph showing the downtown business district in Toms Brook Virginia.

The image looks north from the approximate location of St. Peters Lutheran Church. Visible is the Bank of Toms Brook building, today the Post Office.

Photograph showing four Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) football players standing behind the academy's campus in Woodstock Virginia.

Pictured are, from left to right:

Leslie "Les" Fouts, Unidentified, Unidentified, Herbert Smith Cramer.…

Photograph showing the damaged powerhouse and Triplett dam near Woodstock Virginia following a 1910 flood.

Today the site is home to Burnshire Dam.

This dam was originally the site of Rush's Mill before being purchased by J.I. Triplett in…

Photograph of a ceramic cow figurine bearing a Southern Dairies advertisement.

Southern Dairies was located on W. North Street in Woodstock Virginia during the first half of the 20th century.

Photograph of an early telephone switchboard, a physical panel with cords that allowed operators to connect telephone lines to establish conversations between users.

These were commonly used in the Shenandoah Valley before automatic systems were…

Unidentified young woman with short hair is descending a staircase in a bridal veil and dress. She is holding a bouquet.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified man with a beard and mustache and wearing a suit and bow tie with a starched collar.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman with her hair parted on the side and pulled back.

Unidentified young woman in a bridal veil and dress posed in front of a fireplace.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a faux pearl necklace.

Damage to the glass plate is visible on the image.

Portrait photograph of Elizabeth M. (Heller) Ford in her later years.

She was the daughter of Adolf and Ella (Lichliter) Heller.

She married Dr. William Crank Ford (1866-1937) and lived on North Muhlenberg Street in Woodstock.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man in a suit and tie beside an unidentified woman wearing a necklace.

Probably, this was a husband and wife.

Unidentified boy with one leg under the other is seated on a bench with a toy.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified older woman with short hair and wearing a necklace and cameo pin with her dress.

Interior of a room with shelves along one wall, covered windows straight ahead, and an unidentified large structure in the middle of the room.

We are unsure what this piece of equipment was used for.

Photo of a piece of paper with two distinct signatures on it.

Both are written in longhand.

The top one looks like, "F. Barton" and the bottom one looks like, "T.M. Rosenberger".

The box this glass plate negative was stored in was labeled…
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