Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Portrait photograph of Norman "Lefty" Baker as a young man.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit with two pens sticking out of his pocket.

Portrait photograph of Guy Didawick as a young man wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

He attended Woodstock High School and Massanutten Military Academy (MMA). Next, he served in the Army National Guard and later, joined the U.S. Marines.

Portrait photograph of William "Billy" Otto Seal in his U.S. Army uniform. He was the son of Virgil D. and Bernice (George) Seal. Billy was wounded at Normandy in WWII.

Bill served in the US Army during World War Two and was shot in the knee. His…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified man in a U.S. Army uniform.

The name, "Jas. George", appears on the glass plate negative of this image.

Photo of a portrait photograph of Shirley Hamilton Smith as a young man.

His father, also named Shirley, was the President of Shenandoah Bank & Trust Co. on Court Street, Woodstock.

After college, Shirley married and lived in Rochester, New…

Portrait photograph of Paul Jay Raffensperger.

Raggensperger was a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy, graduating in 1947. He is wearing his MMA sweater in the photograph.

The name, "R.J. Raffensperger", and the date, "April 10, 1947",…

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

The shoulder patch indicates he was a member of the Army ROTC on campus as well.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadet wearing his school uniform.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified young man is standing outside a home and wearing a U.S. Navy uniform.

The name, "Evelyn Clem", is written on the glass plate negative of this image.

Photograph of Denzil Hite Kline as a young man wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.

Denzil was the son of Russell Hite (1887-1946) and Martha Jane (Helms) (1895-1973) Kline. He grew up in rural Strasburg and his father was a miller.

Denzil served…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man in a military uniform and cap.

The name, "Cadet James Askekase", is written at the bottom of the glass plate negative of this image.

This may be a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy, but that…

Portrait photograph of Charles Monroe Fravel, son of Thomas H. (1890-1949) and Nettie Carey (Funkhouser) (1881-1945) Fravel.

In 1940, Charles worked as an assistant to the mortician, V.L. Dellinger, in Woodstock. When he registered for the WWII…

Portrait photograph of Noah Robert Helsley in a shirt and tie.

He was the son of William Davis and Sarah C. (Dellinger) Helsley.

His wife was Bessie Emily (George) Helsley, with whom he had three sons.

He is buried in Columbia Furnace…

Photo of two photographs.

On the left, is a group of unidentified people of all ages.

On the right, is an unidentified man holding heavy chains and standing outside.

Portrait photograph of Angel Ramiriz wearing a suit and tie.

Angel was a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy and is listed in the schools 1947 and 1948 yearbook "The Adjutant." He is listed as a Sophmore in 1947.

The name, "Angel Ramerez"…

Portrait photograph of Manus R. Spanier. The photograph was made during his time in the mid-1940’s as a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock.

Manus was from Brooklyn, New York, the son of Harold Breyer Spanier (1891-1989) and…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing what appears to be a military uniform.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified U.S. Navy Sailor posed in uniform. The words "U.S. Navy" are visible on his hat.

Photo of a framed portrait photograph of an unidentified man with a mustache and wearing a U.S. Navy uniform.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified young man in glasses and a striped tie. He is standing beside another person, who is only partially visible.

An "X" is visible on the right.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified couple standing outside together. A barn is visible in the distance.

Probably, this was a husband and wife.

Unidentified man and woman standing together in the studio.;

Possibly, this was a husband and wife.

Photo of a portrait photograph of Odell Grandstaff wearing his U.S. Army uniform.

Odell was born in Columbia Furnace, Virginia.

He served in the US Army's 99th Infantry Division during the Second World War and was killed in action on December…

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

The name, "H.L. Coffman", is written on the glass plate negative of this image.
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