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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…

Photograph of part of the Orkney Springs Hotel in Orkney Springs, Virginia.

Two unidentified people in lawn chairs are seated under the trees.

Photograph of part of the Orkney Springs Hotel in Orkney Springs, Virginia.

An unidentified woman is seated in the foreground.

Photograph of part of the Orkney Springs Hotel in Orkney Springs, Virginia.

The view includes a wooden walkway that parallels a wing of the hotel and leads to the back entrance of the main building. A shade tree is on the right.

Close-up photograph of a piece of jewelry, probably a necklace.

Handwritten log of Orndorff and Himelright births between 1855 and 1880.

Included are:

Philip P., son of Jacob and Rachel Orndorff (born Feb. 5, 1855);

Margaret R., daughter of Henry S. and Mary C. Himelright (born Aug 11, 1859); and…

Orville Levi "Buddy" Painter pictured in his U.S. Navy uniform as a Petty Officer 3rd class (PO3) and yeoman.

Buddy was born in Hamburg area of Shenandoah County, a son of Clayton Arnold and Mae Irene (Coffman) Painter.

He graduated from…

Oscar Hottel farm located 2 miles east of Woodstock near Reservoir Road.

Pictured left to right are: Allie Feagans Hottel, her husband, Charles Hottel, their daughter, Helen Hottel Fahnestock, and their son, W. Jacob Hottel.

Some of the…

Oscar Hottel farm located 2 miles east of Woodstock near Reservoir Road.

Pictured left to right are: Allie Feagans Hottel, her daughter Helen Hottel Fahnestock, Allie's husband Charles Hottel, and their son, W. Jacob Hottel.

Some of the…

Photo of two separate photographs.

On the left, there is a portrait photograph of an unidentified young girl.

The man on the right has been identified as Oscar Milton Hottle, son of Samuel and Anna Maria (Dellinger) Hottle.

He is wearing a…

Oscar Lee Ritenour standing with his hands behind his back and wearing a U.S. Navy uniform.

Oscar was from Fort Valley, the son of George O. and Gladiola (Mauck) Ritenour.

He married Fleta (Shipe) Ritenour. The couple had a daughter, Marsha S.…

Oscar Lee Ritenour, seated and wearing a U.S. Navy uniform, is shown with Violet (Powell) Bucklew.

Oscar was from Fort Valley, the son of George O. and Gladiola (Mauck) Ritenour. He married Fleta (Shipe) Ritenour. The couple had a daughter, Marsha…

Photograph of Oscar Ruby as a young man wearing a U.S. Navy uniform.

Portrait photograph of Oscar Smith wearing a bow tie.

Photograph of Oswald Bentley Cooper Sr. of Woodstock Virginia.

Oswald Bentley Cooper, Sr., was born in Arlington County, the son of Joshua Allen and Georgia Ann (Rowe) Cooper. In 1930, he lived with his father and an older brother, Lloyd, on…

Otis Seal, seated and wearing a suit and bow tie, is posed beside his wife, Daisy (Clem) Seal, who is standing and wearing a corsage on her dress.

Otis and Daisy were the parents of Harold, Helen, and Charles William "Honeysuckle" Seal.

The…

Photograph of Otis Cletus Hyde with glasses posed on the arm of a chair beside his wife, Ollie Mae (Fitzwater) Hyde who is wearing a hat and corsage.

The couple married in 1949.

Photograph of a form pertaining to Otis William Zirkle's discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps in July 1946.

He was born on 23 March 1922 in Strasburg, Virginia. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines in July 1944 and served as a Corporal when he was…

Photograph of the document certifying that Corporal Otis William Zirkle was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia, on July 27, 1946.

Photograph of a log outbuilding with dovetail notching at its corners.

Unidentified women, some holding long staffs, are performing a ceremony of some kind on the pillared steps of a mansion.

This may be the crowning of the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Queen, but it is uncertain.

Onlookers are visible in the…

Unidentified women, some holding long staffs, are performing a ceremony of some kind on the pillared steps of a mansion.

This may be the crowning of the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Queen, but it is uncertain.

Onlookers are visible in the…

Photograph of an unidentified outdoor setting with a center group of plants visible that are ringed by a low wall, roof covering, and table.

Group of unidentified women performing a dance around a maypole outdoors in an unknown location.

Onlookers are visible in the foreground of the photograph.

Photo of an oval-framed photograph of an unidentified boy wearing a suit and tie.
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