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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the Burgess Nelson home (on left) and his gas station located on the north end of Mt. Jackson Virginia. Today the site is home to Holtzman Corporation's offices.

Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to…

Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to…

Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to…

Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson. An airplane is behind him.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil…

Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson.

Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to…

Portrait photograph of Burgess Ernest Nelson, a well known resident of Mount Jackson.

Born in Conicville, his parents were Zachariah Winfield and Martha Ellen "Mattie" (Webb) Nelson.

Portrait photograph of Burgess Ernest Nelson, a well known resident of Mount Jackson.

Born in Conicville, his parents were Zachariah Winfield and Martha Ellen "Mattie" (Webb) Nelson.

Photograph of Burgess E. Nelson (right) talking to another unidentified man with many onlookers (mostly boys) around them.

This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured…

Photograph of two men in hats talking. The man on the right has been identified as Burgess E. Nelson of Mount Jackson. The other man is unidentified.

Burgess E. Nelson was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf…

Photograph of Burgess E. Nelson leaning against a car.

This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event…

Unidentified toddler is wearing wintry clothes and standing on a wicker chair.

Photograph showing the 1974 Reserve Grand Champion Bull at the Shenandoah County Fair.

Scan of a September 1, 2005 newspaper article showing Jacob Coffey of Woodstock Virginia holding his bull at the Shenandoah County Fair.

Photograph of a large bull with a ring through its nose.

Unidentified man is showing a bull at one of the annual county fairs held in Woodstock, Virginia.

Photograph of a young bull at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in Woodstock, Virginia.

Photograph of two buildings being constructed at the Endless Caverns resort in New Market, Virginia.

Various pieces of construction equipment are seen in the yard between the two stone buildings.

Photograph of two buildings being constructed at the Endless Caverns resort in New Market, Virginia.

Gas pumps have been installed and the building on the left has a covered porch.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an unidentified set of buildings in a snowy landscape.

Photograph of several buildings in Woodstock Virginia.

Vintage cars are parked in the area and an unidentified man is standing in the middle of the lot. The area includes identified parking for the Woodstock Hotel.

As of 2025, this area is a…

Panoramic shot of an unidentified wooden building, fenced yard, and valley vista behind it.

Photograph showing the interior of an unidentified building.

Photograph of the building occupying the northeast corner of the intersection of Massanutten and King Streets in Strasburg.

The building housing the Massanutten Restaurant is next door to it.

The building stands today, however it no longer has…

Unidentified outbuilding showing two doors and a wall covered with ivy and other fauna.

A mowed area in the foreground indicates it was possibly an outbuilding located in someone's yard.
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