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Portrait photograph of Wilmetta "Met" Veron (Eastep) Bly wearing a polka dotted dress and a bead necklace.

Wilmetta was the daughter of Luther Monroe (1854-1938) and Sarah Catherine (Hammon) (1860-1937) Eastep. Her father was a blacksmith.

Her…

Photograph of Wilme "Buck" Headley standing in front of a small plane. The plane appears to be a United States Army Air Force P-40. It is possible Buck Headley was a part of the "Flying Tigers" of WWII due to the painted shark mouth on the P-40…

Portrait photograph of Wilme "Buck" Headley, taken outdoors.

Plate shows damage on the right side.

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Wilma (Wilkins) Mathews as a young woman with short, styled hair and wearing a photographer's drape.

Wilma was the daughter of William Joshua and Evelyn Elaine (Miller) Wilkins.

She married Larry…

Oral history interview featuring Willy and Marquetta Mitchell conducted on February 4, 2016 for the Shenandoah County Library's Black History Month Program. Willy and Marquetta were the first two African American students to attend Strasburg High…

Color postcard with a picture of the railroad bridge that crosses Narrow Passage Creek at the Willow Grove/Narrow Passage community just south of Woodstock Virginia.

Postcard showing a picture of the railroad bridge at Willow Grove, also known as Narrow Passage, south of Woodstock Virginia.

Photograph of the document certifying that Metalsmith Third class Willie Edward Clinedinst was honorably discharged from the Navy in Shelton, Virginia, on July 17, 1946.

Hugh Morrison photograph showing Willie "Buck" Headley, a Shenandoah County native who served in the US Army during World War Two.

Photograph of six Williams siblings, all of whom have been identified.

Standing, (l to r): Rebecca Paxton (Williams) Ehrlich Dodd, Sarah (Williams) Nelson, John P. Williams;

Seated: (l to r) Philip Williams, Jr., William Twyman Williams, and…

Portrait of six siblings, all of whom have been identified. Standing, (l to r): Sarah (Williams) Nelson, Rebecca Williams, John P. Williams; Seated (l to r): Philip Williams, Jr., William T. Williams, and Margaret P. Williams.

These were the…

Portrait of six siblings, all of whom have been identified. Standing, (l to r): Philip Williams, Jr., Rebecca Williams, John P. Williams. Seated (l to r): Margaret P. Williams, William T. Williams, and Sarah (Williams) Nelson.

These were the…

Photograph of six of the seven children born to Sandy Scott Williams (1897-1985) and his wife, Marie Beatrice (Smith) Williams (1907-2007). Pictured are: (Back row, l to r) Margaret A., Archie Stuart, and John Sandy; (Front row, l to r) Paul Thomas,…

William Wylie Middleton, Sr., as a young man and wearing a Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) sweater.

In the 1911-1912 Massanutten Academy prospectus, this photograph is captioned "Winner of Field Day."

William was born in The Plains, Fauquier…

Portrait photograph of William Wylie Middleton Jr. as a young man in a suit and tie.

The name, "W. W. Middleton" and the date, "Dec 7/44" is written on the glass plate negative.

Photograph William "Bill" Wetzel as an infant.

He was the child of of Allen Wetzel and Virginia Elaine (Holler) Wetzel.

Photograph of three Williams generations. Pictured left to right: William Twyman Williams, Sr., William Twyman Williams, III, and William Twyman Williams, Jr.

Portrait photograph of William Monroe Thompson of Edinburg as a young man with wavy hair and wearing a plaid tie.

Born in Edinburg, he was the son of Clarence E. and Opal (Helsley) Thompson.

His wife was Mary Lou (Polk) Thompson (1933-1985).…

Portrait of William Tamkin, long-time resident of Fort Valley. His parents were John and Catherine Virginia (Spitzer) Tamkin. He had a sister, Josephine, and a brother, James.

In April 1885, Mr. Tamkin married Mary Ellen Brill (1866-1908) and had…

Portrait photograph of William "Bill" Sites in his U.S. Army uniform.

Bill was the son of Mary (Moton) Sites.

During his World War II Army service, he was at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed by the Japanese. He received five medals, including…

Portrait photograph of William Silas Getz in his U.S. Army Air Corps uniform and his wife, Florine W. (Fravel) Getz.

Bill was born in Edinburg, son of Mark B. and Hattie V. (Branner) Getz.

He was a 1939 graduate of Edinburg High School and…
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