Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Unidentified African American man. Negative has damage on bottom left and right.

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Portrait of Anna Mae Williams Jackson as a young woman.

Anna Mae grew up in Strasburg, the second oldest of at least seven siblings. Her parents were Rev. Donald Frederick (1897-1973) and Phyllis Cornelia (Banks) (1904-1949) Williams. Her father…

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Portrait of an unidentified man wearing glasses and a bow tie.

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Unidentified staff shown in the kitchen of the White Sulphur Inn in Stephens City, Frederick County, Virginia.

The photographer was preparing to crop this picture and had applied white lines to show what he planned to exclude.

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Left to right: Roy Allen Cooper, Oswald Cooper, Jr., Melvin Cooper. The baby on Oswald's lap is Robert Cooper, who later operated Bobby's Family Restaurant in Woodstock. These four brothers were the sons of Oswald Cooper, Sr. and Evelyn McAfee…

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Portrait of William J. "Wee" Timbers and his younger brother, Jett "Elmer" Timbers. They were the sons of William B. and Sarah Evelyn (Bibbs) Timbers, and grew up in Woodstock.

William "Wee" Butler never married and spent his career working as a…

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Portrait of Arthur McAfee Sr..

Arthur McAfee was born in Woodstock Virginia on June 21 1886 to John McAfee and Emma McAfee. He became a barber like his father and married Minnie Houston. They had five children.

Arthur died March 21, 1915.…

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Portrait of Lewis McAfee as a young man.

Lewis McAfee was born in Shenandoah County to Arthur and Minnie McAfee. He grew up on Spring Street in Woodstock. His father was a barber and, in 1910, had his own shop.

By 1920, however, his father had…

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Ada "Posie" Dyer, wife of Warren Boxley, with her young sister, Katy, and John H. "Jack" Grabill. Posie worked as the housekeeper for Captain John H. Grabill and his wife, Mary. Their home was located on North Main Street in Woodstock. Jack was…

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Portrait of Fannie Hughes Timbers as a young woman. She was the daughter of William B. and Sarah Evelyn (Bibbs) Timbers.

Fannie Hughes Timbers married Lucien P. Butler (1900-1963) in June 1921, in Woodstock. The person who performed their marriage…

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Two young unidentified children on or beside a chair

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Unidentified African American woman, seated, with two unidentified white children beside her.

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Photograph of Fannie Hughes Timbers as a young woman. She was the daughter of William B. and Sarah Evelyn (Bibbs) Timbers.

Fannie Hughes Timbers married Lucien P. Butler (1900-1963) in June 1921, in Woodstock. The person who performed their…

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Portrait of unidentified woman, seated and wearing a locket.

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Unidentified African American woman wearing long white gloves and dress.

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Unidentified woman wearing white dress, stockings, and shoes.

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Unidentified woman seated with one leg over one arm of the chair.

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Portrait of unidentified African American woman wearing a feathered hat and suit.

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Portrait of unidentified African American woman wearing glasses and standing with her hands behind her back.

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Portrait of unidentified African American woman wearing dress with polka dots.

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Photo of Reverend Polk superimposed onto photo of Mt. Zion Methodist Church.

The church is located at the intersection of Church and Locust Streets in Woodstock, VA and is a historically black church.

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Portrait of unidentified woman, seated

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Photo taken outside, of an unidentified African American toddler wearing a white gown.

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Portrait of unidentified woman in heavy coat

Oral history interview featuring Willy and Marquetta Mitchell conducted on February 4, 2016 for the Shenandoah County Library's Black History Month Program. Willy and Marquetta were the first two African American students to attend Strasburg High…
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