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Photograph of Massanutten Academy's "Jazz Orchestra" as it appears in the school's 1924 yearbook "The Helmet."

The band's drum identifies them as "Sir Syd's Funny Ticklers."

Identified cadets, from left to right are:

Unidentified, Robert J.…

Photograph of Robert Samuel Tysinger and his wife, Lydia (Pence) Tysinger, seated, with their daughters, son-in laws, and one granddaughter.

Robert S. Tysinger was a well-known farmer and carpenter from Lantz Mills.

Identified are:

Front…

Photograph of historic Happy Retreat, a stately home located in Charles Town, West Virginia.

Happy Retreat (also known as Charles Washington House and Mordington) is a historic property in Charles Town, West Virginia, which was originally owned…

Photograph of an unidentified stone house.

This house was previously identified as the "Isaac Strickler House, Page County," but we have been unable to confirm the accuracy of this identification.

View of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River as it flows towards Brock's Gap in Broadway, Virginia.

A dirt road, truck, and electric lines are visible on the left side.

Photograph of a page from a book or bible listing Golladay births that occurred from 1872-1911.

Transcribed, the list says this:

Frank Howard Golladay, May 16 - 1872
Lola Ella Golladay, June 16 - 1878
Nada Ruth Golladay, May 4 - 1897
Audrey…

Photograph of William Schoonover French, Jr. as a boy with long curls.

Born in Woodstock, his parents were William S. and Bertie Melissa (Hottel) French.

In 1931, he married Margaret Lillian (Ritter) French.

Group of unidentified people posed in front of St. Luke Lutheran Church west of Woodstock.

It appears that many of the men in this photograph also appear in another Morrison Image taken of the Modern Woodmen of America. Camp 13003, from St. Luke.

Photograph of Hugh Starke Morrison, shown in a chair in his later years.

Hugh Starke Morrison was a well-known photographer in Harrisonburg, Virginia, for more than sixty years when he died.

He was born near Stanardsville, Virginia, the…

Photograph of a dented 1933 or 1934 Chevrolet automobile parked in front of a wood-sided building.

The car is missing its hood and the front and back fenders are dented. The tires are also low and need attention.

Unidentified two-story farmhouse with a chimney and metal roof is located close to a dirt road. The site is surrounded by mountains and forest.

Photograph of unidentified men using horse drawn harvesting equipment including reaper-binder machines to bind wheat.

The photograph was taken at Meems Bottom, in the area near Mt. Airy Farm, just south of Mt. Jackson and east of Route 11.

Photograph of Natural Chimneys, a natural rock structure located near Mt. Solon in Augusta County, Virginia.

The formation is a central feature of a regional park owned and operated by Augusta County.

The formation includes seven rock…

Photograph of Carter Hall located east of Millwood, Virginia.

Carter Hall was the Millwood, Virginia, estate of Lt. Col. Nathaniel Burwell (1750–1814). It was built around 1797.

It is located in the northern Shenandoah Valley, off Virginia…

Photograph of Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) campus and buildings. A 1920's era automobile is visible parked in front of the large building on the right.

Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit and tie with a starched collar.

The words, "Copyright 1906 by H. Morrison Jr." are visible on the lower left corner of the image.

Unidentified two-story frame house photographed from the side. Back porches are visible on both floors.

Photograph of a dented 1933 or 1934 Chevrolet automobile parked in front of a wood-sided building.

The car is missing its hood and the glass is missing from the windows. The tires are almost flat.

Photograph of a nighttime storefront displaying "True Temper Tools" in its window. The implements shown are all related to gardening.

View of a county road heading down a narrow valley.

A 1920's era automobile is visible on the road and a house is on the right. Mountains are also visible.

Photograph of two Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) campus buildings. A 1920s era automobile is also visible.

Photograph of a page listing several births in the Funk family. It is possible the page was from a bible but we are uncertain.

Transcribed, the record reads:

Albert Milton Funk son of Obed and Mary L. Funk was born Thursday the 3rd of August…

Large black horse with white on its back leg is shown in profile and held by an unidentified man in a hat at the right.

View across a field. There is an unidentified man in a straw boater sitting in a horse-drawn carriage and buildings in the distance.

Photograph of Massanutten Academy's "Glee Club" as printed in the 1917 school yearbook "Aggelos."

The school later became known as Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock, Virginia.

Pictured are:

Front row (l to r): Clarence Rogers,…
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