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Photograph of an advertisement by Rexall Drug Store that displays a variety of United Drug Products and urges patrons to "Bring your prescriptions here".

The ad also notes "We use only drugs of quality approved by government standards".

Photograph of an advertisement by Rexall Drug Store that displays a variety of Puretest Vitamin Products and tells patrons "Your health is the first line of defense. Fortify your system with Puretest Vitamins".

Photograph of a window display for a variety of personal hygiene products including mineral oil, Bisma-Rex, Tooth powder, Rex-Seltzer, foot powder, and chocolate laxatives called "Orderlies".

The display notes, "You're on the right track when you…

Photograph of a window display for Scott's Emulsion, a product billed as being "the year around Tonic for young and old".

Photograph of a poster that advertises Shenandoah Valley Apples and their "Bonus Flavor Brand" that "hits the spot". The ad promise that the apples will "top world's markets".

Photograph of an advertisement for Squibb Mineral Oil, a product advertised to be "a safe internal lubricant of highest quality and purity".

Photograph of an advertisement for shoe cleaner, razor blades, tampax, and bathing caps.

All are touted to save time and worry during a vacation.

This advertisement was possibly in the window of a drug store.

Photo of an advertising display featuring UNICO Tires and two types of motor oil: Mioco and Bureau Penn.

Both kinds of motor oil are stacked in quart cans in the picture.

Aerial photograph of an unidentified place.

Aerial view of the town of Woodstock, Virginia.

Unidentified African American man standing in a baseball uniform with a "W" on the front and holding a bat.

This indicates he may have played for a segregated team in Woodstock Virginia.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified African American man.

The glass negative has damage on bottom left and right.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified African American woman with a long-sleeved dress and wearing a necklace.

Photograph of the aftermath of a destructive fire in Woodstock that destroyed many buildings in the downtown area. The gas lamp in the foreground is the on the edge of the courthouse property looking across the street. Sometimes the area burned is…

Portrait photograph of Agnes Molly (Lineweaver) Orndorff as a young woman.

Agnes married Newton Orndorff and together they had a son, Steve, and a daughter, Yvonne. Agnes' husband worked at the Northern Virginia Daily office in Strasburg from…

Unidentified agricultural building with a row of high windows along the top left and a door leading into it. Perhaps this portion of the building was used to house chickens.

Another door leads into the right side of the building.

At the far…

This is a wedding photograph of Alfred Lavinder and Dorothy Lantz.

Born in Roanoke, Al was the son of Wiley W. and Annie L. Lavinder. He served in the US Army, 29th Infantry Division as a Sergeant during WWll.

On D-Day, June 6,1944, Al landed…

Portrait photograph of Lieutenant Alan Richardson wearing his U.S. Army Infantry Reserves uniform.

Lt. Richardson served as the Commandant of Cadets at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock, Virginia.

This photograph appeared in the…

Photograph of an advertisement for an alarm clock made by Westclox called the "Big Ben".

Photograph of Hazel Bertha Helsley and her husband, Albert Wilkins.

Hazel was the youngest chlid of George W. and Sarah Elizabeth (Lutz) Helsley. She was given to Jacob and Virginia Miller as a two year old and raised by them.

She married…

Photograph of the Bowers family posed together outside with a dog.

Identified are:
Back row (l to r): Vallie E. (Bowers) Tevault, her mother and father, Ida Pearl (Good) Bowers and Albert Cornelius Bowers.

Front row (l to r): Treascea Helen…

Photograph of siblings, Albert O. Bowers (left) and Gale Bowers (right), as children.

The two were children of Ernest Gilbert Bowers and Effie (Heltzel) Bowers.

The name, "Ernest Bowers", is written on the glass negative of this image.

Portrait photograph of Albert Sydney Kaplan as a cadet attending Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).

He was the son of Reuben Lazarus and Jennie G. (Roseman) Kaplan. His father ran a dry goods store for many years in Strasburg. It was located on…

Photo of a portrait photograph of Albert Kaplan as a young man.

He was the son of Reuben Lazarus and Jennie G. (Roseman) Kaplan. His father ran a dry goods store for many years in Strasburg. Albert had two brothers, Julius and Berton.

The…

Photo of a portrait photograph of Albert Kaplan as a young man.

He was the son of Reuben Lazarus and Jennie G. (Roseman) Kaplan. His father ran a dry goods store for many years in Strasburg. It was located on the corner of Fort and King Streets…
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