Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of Massanutten Academy's football team.

The photograph is undated, but may have been taken ca. 1910.

The cadet in the center holding the football is Wilmer Heatwole.

The student on the back row, far right is Charles…

Photo of a government form granting an honorable discharge for Medical Technician Billy I. Ambrose, from Woodstock.

He served during WWII in the Asiatic Pacific theater as a Medic with the 147th infantry.

He was honorably discharged from Fort…

Photograph of the Army's Honorable Discharge Certificate awarded to Technical Sergeant Allen L. Gochenour at the separation center at Ft. Meade, Maryland on June 30, 1945.

He served as a Sgt. and was an anti-tank crewman in the 116th Infantry…

Photograph of the form issued for Allen L. Gochenour's honorable discharge from the Army at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

He served as a Sgt. and was an anti-tank crewman in the 116th Infantry where he was awarded several medals including a…

Photograph of the National Bank of Woodstock building located on the corner of E. Court and N. Main Streets in Woodstock, Virginia.

Vintage automobiles are visible on the left and right of the image.

Photograph of Wender's Clothing Store located at 103 S. Main Street in Woodstock, Virginia.

It was housed in the G.W. Koontz building.

Simon Z. Wender, the owner of Wender's, is visible on the left. The man on the right is unidentified.

Photograph of a vehicle at a service station in Woodstock Virginia.

This building stands on W. Court Street in Woodstock, Virginia.

It was constructed sometime before 1899 and has housed various businesses including a bicycle shop, harness…

Photograph of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadets Murray B. “Bake” Baker (left) and Paul N. Zentz (right).

The cadets are wearing boxing gloves and posed as though about to box each other in what was then called the Harrison Gym (later…

Photograph showing the Confederate Monument located in the Massanutten Cemetery of Woodstock. Monument is part of "Holly Circle" in that cemetery.

Photograph of a sign mounted on the side of a building that advertises the American Red Cross' efforts to help the "boys over there".

Horse-drawn carriage with an unidentified driver shown in front of a home in winter.

The home in the background is that of Hugh Morrison Jr., located in the area of 305 N. Main Street in Woodstock, Virginia.

Four of his children are standing…

Image shows Court Street, unpaved, looking west towards the intersection with Commerce Street, in Woodstock.

Photograph of the communion set or service belonging to the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Woodstock. The pieces rest on a cloth embroidered in German.

The words on the cloth read: "Friederich Hengerer, Eva Margagrea Hengerin, WTSTOCK, Gottallein Die…

Unidentified men playing croquet behind the Woodstock Methodist Church located on the corner of S. Muhlenberg and W. High Streets in Woodstock.

Photograph of Dr. Frank Wilson Gearing Sr. looking through a microscope.

The picture was taken inside his office located on Main Street in Woodstock, Virginia.

Unidentified man in a long overcoat is holding the halter of a large horse.

The photograph was taken on Muhlenberg Street in Woodstock before it was paved.

The home visible behind them is located at 105 N. Muhlenberg Street and was owned for a…

Photograph of an unidentified father and daughter on horseback.

The image is taken in front of the house where they lived, on the corner of Court and Muhlenberg Streets in Woodstock.

The horses were stabled on the same property as the…

Photograph of a winter scene along Muhlenberg Street in Woodstock Virginia.

The house in the background of the image is located at the intersection of Court Street and Muhlenberg Street. It is commonly called the "Chapman" or "Marshall" House…

Photograph of four horses hitched to a delivery wagon outside the Morrison Photo studio on W. Court Street in Woodstock.

An unidentified man stands beside the team.

The frame building housing the Shenandoah Herald office is also visible.

Photograph of the Pure Food Store which was located inside a frame structure commonly called the Koontz Building.

The Koontz building was demolished and was replaced with a building that, as of 2026, housed the Woodstock Cafe.

Photograph taken of the home of Joseph V. Marston in winter. This house on N. Muhlenberg Street in Woodstock was later owned by Jacob J. and Lillian Sperry.

As of 2023, it was home to the Woodstock Police Department.

The name, "J.V. Marston",…

Photograph of Shockey Flat with gas pumps and an unidentified man out front. This building was located on Main Street in the area of the current town office in Woodstock. It had a long history before being demolished in the 1930's.

Built around…

Photograph of the A & P Grocery store in Woodstock, Virginia. It operated at this site starting in the 1930s.

The store was located at 121 S. Main in Woodstock. As of 2026, the building still stands and is occupied by Happenings Event Planning.

Photograph of Court Street in Woodstock, looking west towards the intersection with Commerce Street. The Southern Railroad passenger depot is visible behind the box car to the right of the image.

Photograph of a group of unidentified workmen in downtown Woodstock, Virginia.

Behind them can be seen a trench and water pipe, indicating they were the workmen installing the town's first water system which was completed in 1901.

The…
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