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Photo of a portrait photograph of Grover Allen Orndorff in his U.S. Army uniform.

Grover was from Zepp, Virginia, and the youngest of 11 children. His parents were Rhesa A. (1866-1949) and Emma S. (Hill) (1871-1953) Orndorff. His father…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a striped suit and tie.

The plate shows emulsion damage.

Photo of two framed portrait photographs being combined.

On the left, is Reverend Jacob A. McInturff, a Methodist minister who served in Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Ohio. On the right is his first wife, Laura A. (Bauserman) McInturff.

After…

Unidentified young man outdoors. The image is blurry.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified older man with a mustache and wearing a suit and tie. He is standing outdoors, in a yard or garden.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing glasses and a suit.

Nine unidentified people, all adults, seated together in the studio.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified man standing outdoors.

It appears that the woman beside him has been blacked out but it may be emulsion damage.

Four unidentified people sitting together on the stoop of a house.

Probably, this was a family group.

Photograph of an unidentified couple seated together. The man is wearing a striped suit and tie while the woman is wearing a hat and a large corsage.

Probably, this was a husband and wife.

Portrait photograph of Frederick A. “Freddie” Frye, Sr., a lifelong Woodstock resident.

During the Second World War, he served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee.

He is remembered as having been the co-owner and manager of the Ideal Food Market…

Photograph of Charles "Charlie" Thompson in his U.S. Navy uniform.

Charlie lived on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Piccadilly Street in Edinburg. He was a painter and carpenter by trade and was related to C.E. Thompson.

Charlie's wife's…

Copy of an older tin-type portrait photograph of Ephriam Mowery, son of John Mowery.

Ephriam served in the Confederate Army in Company G of the 2nd Virginia Infantry.

He died on April 14, 1865, in Elmira, N.Y. He is buried in Woodlawn…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man, possibly teen-aged, wearing a pin-striped suit and tie.

Unidentified older man and woman posed together in the studio.

Portrait photograph of Willard Shirley Funkhouser (who went by Shirley) wearing a suit and tie.

Photo of an older portrait photograph of an unidentified man with a mustache and beard. He is wearing a vintage suit and bow tie reminiscent of the 19th century.

Portrait photograph of Frederick Lee Wright wearing a suit and tie.

Known as “Lee”, he was the third child born to John William and Edna Florence (Hamrick) Wright. His father farmed. The 1930 census found Lee living on South Water Street with his…

Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing Chinese dress with the date, 1908, visible at the top and his name written in Chinese at the bottom of the image.

Notes in pencil are visible in the margins.

Portrait photograph of William F. Dalke, Sr., who lived in Woodstock and was best known for the string of successful movie theaters he owned and managed in Shenandoah County.

By the 1940’s, two of his theaters were in Woodstock: The Uptown…

Portrait photograph of Lloyd A. Hutchinson and his wife, Evaline Bowers. Both are wearing glasses.

They were the parents of Walter, Paul, and a daughter, Nancy.

Portrait photograph of Lionel Clyde "Buddy" Mitchell wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) school uniform.

The patch on his shoulder indicates he served in the Army ROTC.

Buddy spent most of his life in the military as his obituary in…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) uniform.

The patch on his shoulder indicates he served as a member of the Army ROTC.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a light suit with a white handkerchief visible in his breast pocket.

Photo of an older photograph of Sylvanus and Virginia (Showman) Mumaw with six of their children. Another child of theirs, William H. Mumaw, died in 1879, only 2 years old, and well before this photograph was taken.

Identified (l to r) are:…
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