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Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man, teen-aged, with round glasses and wearing a collared shirt.

Photograph of an early telephone switchboard, a physical panel with cords that allowed operators to connect telephone lines to establish conversations between users.

These were commonly used in the Shenandoah Valley before automatic systems were…

Terry Hepner as a young man wearing his military uniform, possibly for the Merchant Marines.

Photograph of Terry Hepner sitting next to an unidentified young man in studio. They are both wearing unidentified military uniforms.

Photograph of the paper bond issued by the State of Texas to an unnamed bearer. The ten dollar bond was issued on November 1st, 1838 and matured in a year.

Both Henry Smith and Sam Houston, important Texan leaders, signed the numbered bond.

Photograph of "Carroll Hawkins", seated on the left, and shown with his wife and two young children.

This may be Carroll Hawkins and Peggy Hawkins with their children, but it is uncertain.

Early photograph of the two-story home at the corner of Court and Muhlenberg Streets in Woodstock.

A horse drawn carriage is out front and there are unidentified people on the porch.

The home belonged to the Chapman family for many years.…

Photograph of Bob and Ruth Daley of Maurertown with their daughter, Jenny, posed in studio.

Mr. and Mrs. Daley are sitting on a bench with young Jenny standing between them.

Photograph of the Didawick family posed in studio.

Standing, left to right: Charles and Guy Didawick. Seated, left to right: Raymond and his wife, Florence Didawick.

Charles L. Franklin is wearing his U.S. Army Air Force uniform and Guy…

Two unidentified young men pointing pistols at each other in a posed, and probably playful, shot.

Photo of a photograph of the five costumed musicians making up the band, "The Jacket Five.

Photograph of Hugh Morrison Jr. and Grace (Johnson) Morrison of Woodstock with nine of their children posed in front of an American flag.

Pictured are, left to right:

Front row:
Helen I. (Morrison) Booker, Grace (Johnson) Morrison, Thomas…

Photograph of Earl and Charlotte (Hottel) Rinker posed with their baby son, Randolph. Mr. Rinker is wearing his U.S. Army uniform. The family lived in Toms Brook.

In addition to serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Mr. Rinker worked for…

Photograph of a one-story restaurant building with flowers in the window boxes and a sign across the front that says, "The Shamrock".

A 1948 deed indicates this restaurant was located 2 miles north of Strasburg, Virginia, on the east side of US…

Interior photograph of "The Tavern," also called "The Drop Over" in Strasburg Virginia.

This restaurant/bar was located on the eastern side of US Route 11 near the intersection of what became W. King and Stover Ave.

The building sat along the…

Interior photograph of "The Tavern," also called "The Drop Over" in Strasburg Virginia.

This restaurant/bar was located on the eastern side of US Route 11 near the intersection of what became W. King and Stover Ave.

The building sat along the…

Interior photograph of "The Tavern," also called "The Drop Over" in Strasburg Virginia.

This restaurant/bar was located on the eastern side of US Route 11 near the intersection of what became W. King and Stover Ave.

The building sat along the…

Photograph of the factory buildings that made up the Virginia Woolen Company in Winchester, Virginia.

The Virginia Woolen Company began operations in 1901 and was a significant woolen mill in the Winchester area when it closed in 1958.

The…

Portrait photograph of Thelma E. (Lichliter) Shiflett as a young woman.

Thelma was born in Fort Valley, the daughter of William F. "Frank" and Esta Ethelma (Barr) Lichliter.

She married Arlen S. Shiflett (1917-2006).

Photograph of Thelma (Pardoe) Erickson as a toddler standing on a chair in studio.

Born in Baltimore Maryland, her parents were Harry and Agnes (Miller) Pardoe.

She graduated from Carlisle High School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1943 and…

Thelma E. (Peffer) Cooley, seated on a bench, with her daughter, Nancy, standing by her.

Thelma was married to Walter Kirkpatrick Cooley (1905-1980). They were from Strasburg.

Photograph of Thelma V. (Richard) Pfohl as a young girl. She was born to James Homer and Anna Delia (Wisman) Richard in Woodstock.

She married a man from Winston-Salem, North Carolina named Richard H. Pfohl in September 1936. He worked for…

Photograph of Thelma Eileen (Hepner) Keller when she was young.

She married Carl Bauman Keller (1900-1984) in 1922 and lived in Winchester for many years.

Portrait photograph of Thelma Richards as a young woman.

Thelma Virginia (George) Cook seated on a chair and holding her 6-month old son, Alvin William Cook, on her lap.

Alvin was her first child. She went on to have three additional sons. Her husband was Carl Clifford Cook.

The family was from the…
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