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Group of unidentified students from Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) posed outdoors.

Group of unidentified students from Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) posed together in front of a porch where flowering honeysuckle is visible.

Possibly, a teacher is standing on the far left.

Unidentified SVA students grouped around a banner that says "MANAKA" on it and has the outline of a canoe at the bottom.

Group of unidentified students from the Shenandoah Valley Academy in New Market seated or standing around their unidentified teacher, who is seated in the middle.

Group of unidentified students from Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) with a teacher on the far left.

Unidentified group of students and, at least one teacher, from Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA).

Large group of unidentified students and teachers from Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) in New Market.

A student in the back row is holding a pennant that says, "Shenandoah".

The front row appears to be mostly instructors.

Group of nine unidentified students from Shenandoah Valley Academy posed in two rows outside. An unidentified teacher also appears standing in the back row, third from the right.

Photograph of the Junior Swartz Family.

Pictured are: Marion "Junior" Strickler Swartz (seated on the right), his wife, Altha Marian Swartz (standing), and their two children Marion Swisher "Junior" Swartz Jr. (standing in front of his father),…

Photograph of James Eldred Swartz with his wife, Virginia Ruth (Hornsby) and his young daughter, Ida Sue.

J. Eldred Swartz was the son of Charles Franklin and Ida Belle (Coffman) Swartz from the southern end of Shenandoah County. He graduated from…

Photo of two separate photographs of the four daughters born to Marion Swisher Swartz, Jr. and Regina Jane (Golladay) Swartz.

Identified are (l tor):

Seated: Nanette (Swartz) Langhorne and Caroline M. (Swartz) Lowman

Standing: Laura (Swartz)…

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.

The certificate was presented at the separation center of Ft. Meade, Maryland in January 1946.

Photograph of the government form used to honorably discharge Private Sylvester A. Polk of Conicville, Virginia, from the U.S. Army.

He was born on July 1, 1920, and served in the U.S. Army at both Normandy and in 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 photograph of Sylvia (Powell) Lemley as a young woman.

Her parents were Kemper Clay (1896-1938) and Zola Eugenia (Munch) (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.
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