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Photograph of an unidentified African American woman, seated, with two unidentified white children posed on her lap.

Unidentified African American woman wearing a hat and winter clothing.

Unidentified young African American woman wearing glasses and a long-sleeved, mid-calf length dress.

Photograph of educator Genevieve McClain (center) standing with four of her students. They are:

Front row, left: Betty Steptoe
Front row, right: Frances Cyrus Corley
Rear row, left: Perry Dyer
Rear row, right: Jean Dyer

These students are…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified African American woman wearing ball earrings and ruffled short sleeves.

Unidentified African American woman standing beside a chair and wearing a stylish hat.

Portrait photograph of two unidentified young men, one white and the other African American. Both men are wearing suits and smiling.

Photo of an oval-framed photograph of an unidentified African American woman wearing a pin at her neck and a dress with a high collar.

Earl grew up in Woodstock and lived with his grandmother, Lizzie Dyer, and his mother, Mary Dyer (1908-1947), for several years on W. Spring Street. His father was Frank Brock.

Earl was 18 years old when he registered for the WWII draft. At the…

Photograph of Josephine Benchoff and an unidentified African American girl in a wagon.
Josephine Benchoff was born in 1916 and paralyzed at a young age. She died May 11 1938. Her father was Howard Benchoff, Superintendent of Massanutten Military…

Photograph of an unidentified African American woman, seated, with her legs crossed.

Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified African American woman wearing a flowered jacket and a brimmed hat.

Photo of a framed portrait photograph of an unidentified African American man with a thin mustache.

Portrait of an unidentified African American woman wearing a short-sleeved dress.

Unidentified African American girl standing beside a stuffed toy and wearing a warm coat and matching hat. She is holding a purse by her side.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified young African American woman wearing a skirt and blouse and posed with her hands in her lap.

Portrait photograph of Emma (Henderson) Christian as a teenaged girl with a headband in her hair and wearing faux pearls with her short-sleeved dress.

Portrait of an unidentified African American woman sitting in studio. She is wearing a plaid dress with a buttoned-up jacket.

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

Portrait photograph of an unidentified African American woman wearing a wintry coat with a fur collar and a hat.

Portrait photograph of a young, unidentified, African American man with a mustache and wearing a suit and tie.

Portrait of an unidentified African American woman wearing a jacket with a wide decorative collar.

Portrait photograph of Philip McAfee as a young man. He is wearing a two-tone striped jacket and a hat.

Philip was a son of Roy Wayland, Sr. (1891-1966) and Julia Margaret (Spinner) (1890-1963) McAfee, from Woodstock. He had many older siblings…

Portrait photograph of Pearl Solicitine (Dyer) Spinner as a young woman.

Pearl was born to Henry Thomas (1898-1965) and Virginia R. (Mayberry) (1909-1985) Dyer. She grew up on Water Street in Woodstock. The 1940 census found her living with her…

Photo of a photograph of Ella (Dyer)Thompson standing outside and holding two cats in her arms.

She was the daughter of Bert and Elizabeth (Thomas) Dyer and grew up near Mt. Jackson, later moving to Woodstock.

Two of her oldest brothers,…
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