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Photograph of Howard J. Benchoff with his first wife, Kathryn Leona (Mahon) and four children.

Identified (l to r) are: Rosalie Keith (Benchoff) Noel, Kathryn Mahon Benchoff, Josephine Harbaugh Benchoff (infant), Howard J. Benchoff, Kathryn Leona…

View of a peaceful river as it approaches a bend. Both banks are tree-lined.

Photograph of John Frederick William Kitzmeyer wearing the robes of Rev. Peter Muhlenberg, a Revolutionary War era minister from Woodstock who was made famous by his 1776 call to arms and Revolutionary War service.

Rev. John Frederick William…

Photograph of a paper document issued by the New York Title and Mortgage Company to Joseph H. Fravel.

The document outlines the terms of a mortgage owed by Mr. Fravel when he purchased real estate located on the northwest corner of Pinehurst…

Photograph of the Woodstock High School Freshman Class in 1925.

The students are posed on the steps of the school. This photograph appeared in the 1925 Woodstock High School Yearbook.

Martin Luther Bauserman is pictured on the far right of…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified, smiling young woman with short hair.

Photograph of the barn, silos, animals, and hay of the J.H. Tisinger Farm in Mt. Jackson, Virginia.

An unidentified man is visible on the lower left near the horse-drawn cart.

Photograph of the Shenandoah Cooperative Farm Bureau Building in Mt. Jackson. Later, it was a Farmer's Supply store. As of 2025, the building is still there but unused.

Several automobiles are parked in front of the building, many from the 1930's.

Unidentified rural scene with a small wooden bridge, dirt road, trees, and a few unidentified buildings or picnic pavilions in the background.

Photograph showing the community of Riverton and the Shenandoah River near Front Royal in Warren County Virginia. Chester Gap is visible in the background.

The photograph looks south. The road and bridge visible are part of the “Winchester…

Photograph of the 1936 Poultry Judging Team that won first place at that year's Virginia State Fair in Richmond, Virginia.

The members of the team were (l to r): Marvin Ziegler, John Calvin Reynolds, and Kenny Brill.

Photograph of Howard J. Benchoff with his first wife, Kathryn Leona (Mahon) and four children.

Identified (l to r) are: Robert Johnston Benchoff, Josephine Harbaugh Benchoff (infant), Kathryn Leona (Mahon) Benchoff, Howard J. Benchoff, Kathryn…

Large group of unidentified men, women, and children posed together on the steps of a porch.

Probably, this was a family group.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman wearing a blouse with rows of ruffles and looking towards the side, almost in profile.

Photograph of two pages (page 392 and 393) of a baptismal registry. A transcription of the pages follows:

Entries on the left side of the image:

Gracie Bell daughter of Alfred and Bettie Hollingsworth was born January 17, 1879. Bap. June 9th,…

Rear view of the Mt. Airy Farm house and part of the gardens located near Meems Bottom south of Mt. Jackson.

Photograph of the Information and Gift Shop for the Endless Caverns resort near New Market, Virginia.

In 2004, the building was still standing (in disrepair) and was located about a mile north of the present entrance to Endless Caverns.

Photograph of a line of buses from Endless Caverns, used to shuttle visitors to and from the train depot west of New Market and the Endless Caverns resort area.

The building housing the caverns entrance is visible on the left and the lodge is on…

Photograph showing the rear of the Massanutten Military Academy campus.

The picture looks east and would have been taken from the area of the railroad tracks to the west of campus. Visible are the school's buildings and sports facilities.…

Photograph of Dr. Edmund Woodward (left) and his wife Frances Woodward (right).

The photograph was taken at the Shelter Chapel located at Shrine Mont in Orkney Springs Virginia. The chapel and other buildings are visible in the image.

The…

Photograph of "Saratoga", a stately home located in Boyce, Clarke County.

The home was built by General Daniel Morgan in about 1781.

This photograph was used in the book, "Historic Homes of Northern Virginia" by John Wayland (pages 98-101).

Photograph of a dirt road located above and along a stretch of river.

An unidentified man is standing at the base of the telephone pole. A house and power lines are also visible.

Photograph of a switchback on Orkney Grade, a road connecting Mt. Jackson, Virginia, with the communities of Orkney Springs and Basye, Virginia.

This photograph shows the area commonly known as the "Double S Curves," where two switchback curves…

Photograph of a peaceful spot on a river bend with trees on both banks.

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…
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