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Unidentified Woman
Unidentified African American woman seated with one leg over an arm of the chair and her hands clasped behind her head.
Unidentified Woman
Unidentified young African American woman wearing a feathered hat and suit.
She is standing by a wicker chair with one hand behind her back.
She is standing by a wicker chair with one hand behind her back.
Unidentified Woman
Unidentified African American woman is wearing glasses and standing with her hands behind her back.
Unidentified Woman
Portrait photograph of an unidentified African American woman wearing a dress with polka dots.
Reverend W.H. Polk
Photo of Reverend Polk superimposed onto a photo of Mt. Zion Methodist Church.
The church was located at the intersection of Church and Locust Streets in Woodstock, until it was demolished in 1921 to build a bigger church of the same name. It is…
The church was located at the intersection of Church and Locust Streets in Woodstock, until it was demolished in 1921 to build a bigger church of the same name. It is…
Unidentified Woman
Portrait photograph of an unidentified African American woman, seated.
Unidentified Child
Photo taken outside, of an unidentified African American toddler wearing a white gown.
Unidentified Woman
Portrait photograph of an unidentified African American woman in a heavy coat.
African American Women Photograph Strip
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.
African American Minstrel Performers
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,…
Identified in the photograph are:
Front row,…
New Mt. Zion M.E. Church
Postcard photograph showing Mt. Zion Methodist Church in Woodstock Virginia. Besides the image of this historically black church, the postcard also shows an inset portrait of its minister W.H. Polk and the segregated African American School in…
Unidentified Woman
Photograph showing an unidentified African American Woman. It appears she is wearing a domestic uniform.
Gwendolyn Tolliver Nickens Oral History Interview
Oral history interview featuring Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tolliver Nickens conducted on February 5, 2016 for the Shenandoah County Library's Black History Month Program. In 1963 Gwen became the first African American student to attend the formally segregated…
Unidentified Boy and Men Playing Marbles
Photograph showing a group of three African American Men playing marbles with an unidentified boy.
Serious Riot
Newspaper article detailing a riot that occurred at Columbia and Liberty Furnaces west of Edinburg in Shenandoah County. It appeared in Shenandoah Herald on January 28, 1880.
The incident was sparked by the furnace owners' decision to hire…
The incident was sparked by the furnace owners' decision to hire…
The Historic Mount Jackson Colored Cemetery Brochure
A brochure printed to describe the history of the Mt. Jackson Colored Cemetery around the time of the cemetery's re-dedication in 2004.
Hill Top Lodge Number 143, Knights Pythias
This photograph shows members of the Knights Pythias Hill Top Lodge number 143 in Strasburg Virginia. It was taken by an unidentified photographer on April 11 1908.
Almost nothing is known about this organization except that it was one of the…
Almost nothing is known about this organization except that it was one of the…
Preston Scott and Family
Scan of an undated photograph showing Preston Scott and other individuals at the Shenandoah County Fair grandstands.
Pictured are, from left to right: Lucien Butler, Preston Scott, Della Scott, Sarah Lewis, Franklin Day, and John Scott.
Della…
Pictured are, from left to right: Lucien Butler, Preston Scott, Della Scott, Sarah Lewis, Franklin Day, and John Scott.
Della…
Public Sale of Slaves Advertisment
Advertisement that appeared in the Sentinel of the Valley, published in Woodstock Virginia, for a public sale of several slaves and other personal property who had belonged to Anthony Spengler deceased. Spengler's slaves had lived on his farm near…