Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of a type of fruit processing machine manufactured by the Grabill Manufacturing Plant.

The plant was located near the intersection of what became Main Street and Reservoir Road in Woodstock and still stands in 2025.

The business was…

Interior of a commercial dining room, possibly in a restaurant or inn.

Tables are set for diners, a brick fireplace dominates one end of the wallpapered room, and tall windows on the right allow in ample natural light.

Nighttime window display at the Hugh S. Saum & Co. Hardware Store in Edinburg, Virginia.

Hugh Saum and Company was founded in 1868 by two brothers, John A. and Hugh, whose father, Abraham, had a store prior to this time.

The site of the first…

Unidentified man is standing outside of a chicken house and holding a chicken. Other chickens are all around him.

This photograph was probably taken at the site of "Shaffer's Chicks", an egg hatchery business.

Damaged photograph of the unidentified residents of the Shenandoah County Alms House in Shenandoah County.

The children posed in front were likely orphans and the people seated on the right may have been mentally handicapped. The unidentified man…

Photograph of the main house and chicken houses that comprised the egg hatchery business, Shaffer's Chicks, near Woodstock.

Two company vehicles are visible parked on the right. Both have logos on the side that read, "Shaffer's Chicks".

Photograph of chickens outdoors and scratching around in front of a chicken house.

Unidentified man is standing by a shelved cart filled with chicken eggs.

He appears to be putting another tray of eggs onto the cart.

It is likely this is Shaffer's Chick's, an egg hatchery that was located in the Woodstock area.

Photograph of several dead deer, all males with varying sized antlers, strung upside down on a sturdy wood frame.

The photograph was taken on the farm of Alfred Gochenour, located at Back and Fairview Roads, west of Woodstock.

Unidentified man is standing by a conveyor belt filled with chicken eggs. He appears to be sorting them.

It is likely this is Shaffer's Chick's, an egg hatchery that was located in the Woodstock area.

View looking across a field in the Shenandoah Valley and towards the mountains.

A large tree is in the center and a barn is visible at the far right..

Photograph of a row of chicken houses with a pile of firewood in front of them.

Many chickens are visible in fenced enclosures in front of the chicken houses.

View looking along a wire fence and dirt road, and across the Shenandoah Valley towards mountains.

A large home is visible on the left and a barn is further in the distance in the center of the image.

Group of unidentified students posed together in rows, outdoors, in the doorway of the school. The students are wearing their graduation caps and gowns.

The photographer has written, "Seniors. Strasburg High School. June 1st, 1937" at the bottom…

Group of unidentified young men and women in formal attire posed together in rows on the steps of their school's stage.

Two young unidentified children also appear in the front center.

Morrison Studios labeled the photograph, "Seniors W.H.S.…

Group of unidentified students posed together in rows on the steps of a school stage in their graduation caps and gowns.

The photographer has written, "Seniors-Woodstock High School-1941" at the bottom of the image.

He has also written,…

Group of unidentified students posed together in rows in their graduation caps and gowns. Girls are wearing white; boys are wearing black.

The photographer has written, "Senior Class W.H.S. May 30th, 1945" at the bottom of the image.

Photograph of the 1940 senior class of Woodstock High School in their graduation caps and gowns.

The students are unidentified.

Morrison Studios labeled the photograph, "Seniors W.H.S. 1940".

Photograph of Easter Services at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Woodstock Virginia.

Rev. John Paul Derrick is in the center and holding a book.

The adult church choir is on the left and the Children's Church choir is on the right. Most of the choir…

Photograph of a large two-story stone home on a rise, with four columns supporting a covered front porch.

The photograph was taken from across a field in front of the home.

Outbuildings are visible and an unidentified man and dog are in the…

Photo of a window advertising display for Bendix washing machines.

The display traces the evolution of clothes washing through generational time periods until the present, where all that is needed is "just flip a switch".

Photograph of the interior of the Community Theatre in Woodstock, Virginia, located at 136 N. Main Street.

Rows of seating are in the foreground and the curtained stage is in the back of the image.

Photograph of chickens outdoors and scratching around in front of a chicken house.

Photograph of chickens taken from inside of a chicken house.

The chickens were moving when the image was made and many are blurred.

Unidentified man and woman, both with glasses, are standing outdoors and posed on either side of a cage on which stands two chickens.

The woman is wearing a striped dress and the man is wearing a hat and suspenders.

Probably, this was a husband…
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