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Portrait of Nell (Rutz) Houston wearing glasses, earrings and a pearl necklace.

Her husband was Hallie Hagood Houston (1884-1935).

She was the mother of Nellie Houston who married Marwood Rickard.

Unidentified young boy wearing short pants and standing beside a chair.

Portrait photograph of Mertie B. (Bowers) Rickard, the mother of Marwood Rickard.

Her husband was Hubert George Rickard (1889-1970).

The name, "Rickard", was written on the glass plate negative.

Robert "Bob" Earl Willey standing in the studio as a young boy.

Bob was born in Strasburg, the son of Robert Earl “Skeeter” Willey, Sr. and Miriam Elaine "Sis" (Wolfe) Willey. He was a 1956 graduate of Strasburg High School and graduated from the…

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Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a two-toned, buttoned sweater.

Robert "Bob" Earl Willey standing in the studio as a young boy.

Bob was born in Strasburg, the son of Robert Earl “Skeeter” Willey, Sr. and Miriam Elaine "Sis" (Wolfe) Willey. He was a 1956 graduate of Strasburg High School and graduated from the…

Portrait photograph of William “Billy” Dalke, Sr., who lived in Woodstock and was best known for the string of successful movie theaters he owned and managed in Shenandoah County.

By the 1940’s, two of his theaters were in Woodstock: The Uptown…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a suit and tie.

The name, "E.F. Thompson" appears on the glass plate for this image..

Unidentified toddler seated on a pillowed chair.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman wearing a faux pearl necklace and a pin on her satiny white dress.

Unidentified young child seated on a chair in the studio.

Photograph of an unidentified baby wearing a knit sweater and matching hat.

Photograph of a doll perched on a bench. She has curly hair and is wearing a cloth hat, matching coat, and a purse as well.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with styled hair and wearing a short-sleeved dress.

The name, "Tharpe", is written on the glass plate of this image.

Unidentified woman wearing a pearl necklace and seated on a studio bench.

Unidentified woman seated on a bench in the studio.

Photograph of Vizanah (Senseney) Artz (left) and her older brother, Robert L. "Bobby" Senseney, Jr.

Their parents were Robert Lee Senseney (1905-1988) and Louise (Funk) Senseney (1912-1997). The family lived in rural Strasburg.

Tragically,…

Photo of a photograph of a group of unidentified men with the man in the center highlighted with a black border around him.

It appears the photographer was about to crop everyone but him out of the image.

Photograph of Annie (Wisman) Richard seated on a bench.

Annie operated a boarding house in Woodstock on Church Street. Her husband was James Homer Richard (1883-1950).

Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified African American woman seated in front of a studio backdrop.

Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a military uniform and hat.

Unidentified woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a flowered corsage.

Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified U.S. Marine wearing his Marine Corps uniform.

The three stripes on his sleeve indicate he was a Sergeant-Major.

Two unidentified women, one seated and the other standing behind her with her hand on the seated woman's shoulder.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified child wearing a hat and standing beside a stuffed teddy bear.
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