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Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens as a young woman.

Gwendolyn made headlines in 1962 when she became the first African American student to integrate all-white Central High School in Woodstock. At the time,…

Gyneth (Kibler) Pence pictured as a young girl.

Her father was Clarence Kibler, and she married William "Bill" G. Pence (1919-1982).

Photograph of Gyneth (Kibler) Pence as a child.

Her father was Clarence Kibler, and she married William "Bill" G. Pence (1919-1982).

The name, "Lepin Kibler", or something like it, is written on the glass plate of this image of an unidentified…

Portrait photograph H. Ross Baldwin, an instructor of science at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).

Photograph of a typed page of a contract dated August 1938 between the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey (with an office in Mt. Jackson) and H.D. Coffman of Hawkinstown, Virginia.

The contract lays out the terms to be agreed by both parties for…

Photograph of H.H. Ramey's Apple orchard near Strasburg, Virginia. Signal Knob mountain is visible at the top right.

The photographer has written on the image, "Apple Blossom time", "H.H. Ramey's Orchard - Strasburg, Va".

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of H.M. Hawkins, II, as a young man in a suit and tie.

A photograph similar to these was used in the 1964 Stonewall Jackson High School Yearbook (SJHS) titled, "Jacksonian Heritage".

In that yearbook,…

Photograph of a switchback on Orkney Grade, a road connecting Mt. Jackson, Virginia, with the communities of Orkney Springs and Basye, Virginia.

This photograph shows the area commonly known as the "Double S Curves," where two switchback curves…

A lone cow wearing a rope halter and standing in a yard.

The bottom of the image is damaged.

Photograph of the school building in Hamburg, Virginia.

Photograph of the school building in Hamburg, Virginia.

The building still stands. It was built in 1906 and damaged by fire in December 1938.

The school closed in 1940.

Photograph of a well with a bucket and rope/hand cranking system for retrieving water. A small roof overhead protects the water as well.

Unidentified young girl wearing a winter coat and hat standing in the studio with her hands on her hips.

Photograph of the five oldest children of James and Frank Hansberger and Hattie Rosanna Funkhouser Hansberger.

Pictured are, from left to right:

Front row:

Kathleen Evelyn (Hansberger) Lantz and Adeline (Hansberger) Brown.

Back…

Unidentified baby seated on a bench and happy.

Unidentified barefoot young child is posed on a wicker chair and smiling.

Unidentified baby perched on a wicker chair in the studio and smiling.

Unidentified young boy posed on a studio chair and looking very happy.

Photograph of a dog with a man standing behind it holding its rope leash.

The dog appears to be wagging its tail since it is blurry in the picture.

Photograph of historic Happy Retreat, a stately home located in Charles Town, West Virginia.

Happy Retreat (also known as Charles Washington House and Mordington) is a historic property in Charles Town, West Virginia, which was originally owned…

Photograph of historic Happy Retreat, a stately home located in Charles Town, West Virginia.

Happy Retreat (also known as Charles Washington House and Mordington) is a historic property in Charles Town, West Virginia, which was originally owned…

Photograph of an unidentified young child seated on a wicker chair and wearing a white gown.

Unidentified toddler wearing winter clothing and smiling.

Damaged image of an unidentified smiling toddler sitting on a living room couch.

Photograph of Happy's Service Station.

This building may be located at 772 S. Main Street in Woodstock, Virginia, but it is uncertain.
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