Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of the front of "Peoples Service Station" displaying vintage gas pumps and a tiled roof.

The service station was located at the corner of King and Massanutten Streets in Strasburg Virginia.

Photograph of "Peoples Service Station" taken from the side and displaying vintage gas pumps under its covered bays.

The service station was located at the corner of King and Massanutten Streets in Strasburg Virginia.

An unidentified employee…

Photograph of Perry Silas Smith, seated beside his wife, Bessie L. (Stinson) Smith with his young daughter, Judy Perry (Smith) Conner, posed between them.

The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Strasburg".

Photograph of Perry E. Dyer of Woodstock.

Portrait photograph of Perry E. Dyer in his graduation cap and gown.

Photograph of Perry Garnett and his second wife, Alva V. (Shiley) Coverstone, standing together.

Garnett Coverstone was still single when he registered for the WWI draft. His emergency contact was listed as “Mrs. D.F. Frederick, Postmaster,…

Photograph of Perry Garnett Coverstone, of Fort Valley, as a young man.

Perry Garnett Coverstone was still single when he registered for the WWI draft. His emergency contact was listed as “Mrs. D.F. Frederick, Postmaster, Waterlick”. At that time,…

Photograph showing Perry Sarver.

Sarver was a lawyer in Woodstock Virginia and later Commonwealth Attorney for Shenandoah County. Later he served as a Circuit Court Judge for Warren and Frederick County Virginia. He and his wife Carol had two…

Portrait photograph of Perry T. Heishman as a young man. He is wearing a uniform that indicates he was part of the Civilian Air Patrol during the Second World War, rising to the rank of Second Lieutenant and Commander of the Shenandoah County unit.…

Portrait photograph of Perry T. Heishman wearing a Army Air Corps uniform, and an unidentified woman with short hair.

Perry graduated from Edinburg High School. Soon after, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and spent his career in the military…

Photo of the certificate issued to Lt. Perry Twyman Heishman of Edinburg on June 28, 1944.

The certificate was good for 60 days and allowed Heishman to operate planes as a student pilot.

His signature appears at the bottom right.

Unidentified person wearing an ornate costume.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified person who appears to be wearing a costume.

This is, perhaps, one of the many travelling performers who passed through the county in the 1920's.

Photograph of Pete Blentson as a young man posed in studio.

Pete was a naturalized citizen born in Greece. He was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922 until his death in 1956.

Pete was…

Photograph of Pete Blentson as a young man posed in studio.

Pete was a naturalized citizen born in Greece. He was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922 until his death in 1956.

Pete was…

Pete Blentson as a young man in a suit and tie, posed in studio.

Pete was a naturalized citizen born in Greece. He was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922 until his death in 1956.

Pete…

Portrait photograph of Pete Blentson wearing a suit and tie.

Pete was a naturalized citizen born in Greece. He was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock, Virginia, from 1922 until his death in 1956.

Pete was…

Photograph of Pete Blentson with his two children: Angelo (on the left), and Helen (on the right).

The girl in the center is unknown, but may be one of several of Pete’s nieces who lived with them at various times after immigrating from Greece.…

Photo of the original wedding photograph of Pete Blentson and Rena (Pappas) Blentson. The couple was married in 1931.

Both were Greek natives who immigrated to the United States in the first half of the 20th century.

Pete was a partner in,…

Portrait photograph of Pete Clem wearing a suit and striped tie.
Pete lived in Mount Jackson Virginia for part of his life and played baseball for that town's team in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

Photo of Sergeant Pete H. Gouldman, Jr.'s Honorable Discharge from the Army.

He served during WWII with Troop B of the 113th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron.

The certificate was awarded at Ft. Meade, Maryland on October 25, 1945

Photograph of the Army's Honorable Discharge form for Sergeant Pete H. Gouldman, Jr. who was born on April 26, 1914, in Foneswood, Virginia, and lived in Maurertown.

He served in Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland with Troop B of the 113th…

Photograph of Peter Edgar Craig, Jr. seated in a carriage drawn by two horses.

According to his grandson, Mr. Craig was very proud of his matched team; both horses had matching white "stars" on their foreheads.

Possibly, the buggy was made by…

Photograph of Peter John Hanf.

Peter was a cadet at Massanutten Academy, graduating in 1924.

This photograph shows him wearing his football uniform. He was a member of the Academy's 1923 and 1924 football teams.

According to the 1924…

Portrait photograph of Peter Riddleberger.

Peter was the son of James Williams Riddleberger, U.S. ambassador to Yugoslavia, Greece, and later Turkey. He would go on to work for the World Bank.

The name, "Peter Riddleberger" appears on the…
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