Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of the swimming pool that once existed on the grounds of Shrinemont, in Orkney Springs, Virginia.

Unidentified people are standing or sitting on the far end of the long narrow pool.

Typed and notarized letter from "Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith", addressed to "Whom it may Concern". The short note says:

"This is to certify that Louise Smith, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith. And that the said Louise Smith was born on…

Photo of an older photograph of Sylvanus and Virginia (Showman) Mumaw with six of their children. Another child of theirs, William H. Mumaw, died in 1879, only 2 years old, and well before this photograph was taken.

Identified (l to r) are:…

Photograph of the certificate presented to Private Sylvester A. Polk, who served in Company C of the 121st Engineer Combat Battalion during WWII. Certificate was presented at the separation center of Ft. Meade, Maryland in January 1946.

Photograph of the form used to honorably discharge Private Sylvester A. Polk of Conicville, Virginia. He was born on July 1, 1920, and served in the U.S. Army in both Normandy and the Ardennes during WWII.

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Sylvia Lee (Shoemaker) Scott as a young woman.

Sylvia was born in West Virginia, the daughter of Oscar Clarence and Fannie Lee (Helmick) Shoemaker.

She graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School…

Portrait of Sylvia Powell Lemley as a young woman.

Her parents were Kemper Clay (1896-1938) and Zola Eugenia (Munch) (Youngblood) (1900-1978) Powell, of Fort Valley. She married Wallace G. Lemley Jr.

Photograph of the commercial building located at the intersection of Main and Court Streets in Woodstock Virginia.

At the time of the photograph, ca. 1920, it was home to T. Glenn Locke's Store.

The building still stands as of 2025.

Photograph of T. Glenn Locke's Store located on the southeast corner of Main and Court Streets in Woodstock.

The policeman standing out front has been identified as William Burner; the other people in the image are unidentified.

A vintage…

Photograph of Thomas Andrew Hoffman, seated and wearing a hat and suit while his young grandson, Milton Samuel Hoffman, Jr. stands beside him holding a ball.

T.A. Hoffman lived on Route 11 in Edinburg. His first wife was Catherine Balthis from…

Portrait photograph of Thorold Joseph "T.J." Sharitz as a young man wearing a suit and tie.

T.J. was from Wythe County, Virginia, but briefly worked as an agriculture teacher at Strasburg High School before World War Two.

After the outbreak of…

Photograph of a tall, black vase with subtle designs of fruit and branches on the middle.

Photograph of a tall, black vase with subtle designs of fruit and branches on the middle.

Photograph of what was probably a hand-made tapestry or floor covering featuring leaves and flowers.

Photograph of what was probably a hand-made tapestry or floor covering featuring baskets and flowers.

Photograph of what was probably a hand-made tapestry or floor covering featuring leaves and flowers.

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Photograph of two taxidermy animals posed on a stone bench. They appear to be river otters. The one of the right is larger and baring its teeth.

Photograph of a taxidermy bird posed in a standing position upon a stool.

Photograph of a taxidermy owl perched upon a tree branch.

Photograph of a taxidermy squirrel with a nut in its front paws.

Unidentified teacher is standing over a table around which are seated several unidentified students.

Papers and booklets are on the table.

Teacher Genevieve McClain, seated, and flanked by three of her students in graduation gowns.

The students are: (l to r) Alfonso Smith, Clarence Green, Daniel Smith.

Alfonso and Daniel Smith were brothers.

Genevieve was a teacher at the…

Photograph of a photograph showing a group of unidentified Army soldiers from a Technical School.

It appears Morrison was trying to crop out an individual soldier. Probably he planned to make an image of the soldier by himself.

Portrait photograph of Dorothy "Dot" Lee (Barb) Hulvey and her husband, Theodore "Ted" W. Hulvey, posed together.

Ted was born in Bergton, formerly Dovesville, in Rockingham County to William Daniel and Mary Catherine (Smith) Hulvey.

He served…

Fleta L. Lytton seated on a bench and holding her young son, Ted, who is standing on her lap.

The name, "Mrs. Fred Lytton", is written on the glass plate.
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