Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Unidentified man with glasses is displaying a mechanism used to open and close a gate.

A large barn is visible in the distance.

Photograph of a miniature model of a mechanism for opening gates.

Harry Stoneburner (left) and his father, Frank Stoneburner (right) are posed on either side of an advertising display of Sinclair products that they used on their own farm.

Frank is seated on a vintage tractor. The photograph was taken outdoors…

Unidentified man dressed in a patriotic, "Uncle Sam" costume and holding an American flag.

Photograph of a handwritten note written by Philip Snapp in 1796.

It says, "I do agree that John Newell may have my daughter to enter into a state of metrimony [sic]." The note is dated December 12, 1796 and signed (an "X" has been made) by…

Photograph of an early farm tractor advertised to have 8 different capabilities.

Photograph of an unidentified man driving an early road roller.

A label on the side of the machine says, "The Austin Western Line Serves You Right".

Austin-Western was a well-known manufacturer of heavy road building equipment throughout the…

Photograph of the advertisements and displays inside one of the Shenandoah County Fair tents.

Four unidentified men confer under a banner that says, "Letz America's Leading Feed Mill".

Another banner reads, "Whitesel-Sinton Co." in…

Photograph of the Anchor Inn Restaurant which was located 2 miles north of Woodstock at 23228 Old Valley Pike.

Signs on the side of the building advertise home cooked lunches and dinners. The restaurant had an alcohol license and the local saying…

Photograph of the interior of an automobile service bay in an unidentified garage.

Walls are made of brick and cinder block. Signs advertising Goodrich and Gulf Registered Lubrication Service are on the walls. Standard tools and automotive repair…

Photograph of a house located on Main Street in Woodstock Virginia at the corner of Foundry Street.

The home still stands as of 2025 and has an address of 237 N. Main Street.

Unidentified agricultural building with a row of high windows along the top left and a door leading into it. Perhaps this portion of the building was used to house chickens.

Another door leads into the right side of the building.

At the far…

Photograph of Ruth Funk Rhodes seated at her desk in National Bank of Woodstock.

Ruth was the daughter of Philip Samuel and Sallie Machir (Funk) Rhodes. She never married.

She was employed at Virginia National Bank in Woodstock for 43 years and…

Three unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) pictured behind the school.

The cadets are, from left to right:

Unidentified, Alfred Carroll Richmond, and Edwin L. Morrison.

Photo of a photograph of a two-story home with a shed-roofed porch on the side and a valley extending behind it to a mountain in the distance.

Two unidentified people are visible on the porch.

The photographer was standing on a hill across the…

Photograph of the historic Shockey Flats building on Main Street in Woodstock, Virginia.

Built around 1780, it was originally a tavern. Fravel's Stage Tavern may have been the first such establishment there.

It later became known as Reamer's…

Two unidentified men with mustaches are standing together. They are wearing matching ceremonial collars, decorated with stars and fringe, around their necks. A ribbon is pinned to each man saying, "Ashby Lodge No. 81 I.O.O.F. Woodstock…

Photograph of an unidentified man driving an early road roller with another unidentified man standing beside the machine.

A label on the side of the machine says, "The Austin Western Line Serves You Right".

Austin-Western was a well-known…

Unidentified naked toddler is standing in a wicker basket and crying.

Photograph of Clifford "Cliff" Leroy Fuller Sr. in his police uniform.

Cliff was born in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, to Leroy F. and Clare A. (Dunbar) Fuller. His father was a painter born in Belchertown, Massachusetts. His mother was…

Three unidentified men, in coats and hats, are looking at the Woodstock Reservoir. A small concrete dam contains the water on one side.

The reservoir is now part of Seven Bends State Park.

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…

Photo of an oval-framed photograph of an unidentified man wearing a uniform and cap. There is a badge pinned to his chest.

The words, "Morrison Studio - Strasburg Va", are written on the original oval frame.

Group of unidentified men gathered around a dead hog hanging from a wooden frame, about to be butchered.

Group of unidentified men gathered around a dead hog hanging from a wooden frame, about to be butchered.
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