Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Portrait photograph of Agnes Molly (Lineweaver) Orndorff as a young woman.

Agnes married Newton Orndorff and together they had a son, Steve, and a daughter, Yvonne. Agnes' husband worked at the Northern Virginia Daily office in Strasburg from…

Photograph of the aftermath of a destructive fire in Woodstock that destroyed many buildings in the downtown area. The gas lamp in the foreground is the on the edge of the courthouse property looking across the street. Sometimes the area burned is…

Scan of a photograph strip with five images showing two different African American women. Both the women and the creator of the photographs are unknown.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified African American woman with a long-sleeved dress and wearing a necklace.

1921 photograph showing African American musicians and performers in costume and blackface for a production of “Virginia Minstrels” that benefited Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Woodstock Virginia.

Identified in the photograph are:

Front row,…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified African American man.

The glass negative has damage on bottom left and right.

Unidentified African American man standing in a baseball uniform with a "W" on the front and holding a bat.

This indicates he may have played for a segregated team in Woodstock Virginia.

Color postcard with a picture of the American Viscose plant in Front Royal Virginia.

Aerial view of the town of Woodstock, Virginia.

This aerial photograph of the Town of Mt. Jackson Virginia shows a community much different than the one we know today.

The most prominent difference is the layout of the town. While the downtown district may look the same, the areas beyond that…

Aerial photograph showing the southern end of the town of Mt. Jackson Virginia and surrounding communities.

It was produced on March 25, 1992 as part of an aerial mapping project funded by Shenandoah County and covering the geographic area of the…

Aerial photograph of an unidentified place.

Photo of an advertising display featuring UNICO Tires and two types of motor oil: Mioco and Bureau Penn.

Both kinds of motor oil are stacked in quart cans in the picture.

Advertisement for the Conicville Volunteer Fire Department's annual carnival

Photograph of an advertisement for shoe cleaner, razor blades, tampax, and bathing caps.

All are touted to save time and worry during a vacation.

This advertisement was possibly in the window of a drug store.

Photograph of an advertisement for Squibb Mineral Oil, a product advertised to be "a safe internal lubricant of highest quality and purity".

Photograph of a poster that advertises Shenandoah Valley Apples and their "Bonus Flavor Brand" that "hits the spot". The ad promise that the apples will "top world's markets".

Photograph of a window display for Scott's Emulsion, a product billed as being "the year around Tonic for young and old".

Photograph of a window display for a variety of personal hygiene products including mineral oil, Bisma-Rex, Tooth powder, Rex-Seltzer, foot powder, and chocolate laxatives called "Orderlies".

The display notes, "You're on the right track when you…

Photograph of an advertisement by Rexall Drug Store that displays a variety of Puretest Vitamin Products and tells patrons "Your health is the first line of defense. Fortify your system with Puretest Vitamins".

Photograph of an advertisement by Rexall Drug Store that displays a variety of United Drug Products and urges patrons to "Bring your prescriptions here".

The ad also notes "We use only drugs of quality approved by government standards".

Photograph of an advertisement for Puretest Vitamin products with the slogan, "We Sell Health for Victory".

The advertisement also notes, "Uncle Sam is bending every effort to protect our lives and homes" and includes other Victory-related themes.…

Photograph of a window display for Klenzo Facial Tissues, a product billed as being "a sanitary cream remover" and "the sanitary way".

Photograph of an advertisement for Bisma-Rex, a product promising to give relief from indigestion, acid stomach, heartburn, and belching.
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