Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photographs showing the Bauserman Home Improvement store display at the Shenandoah County Fair.

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Photograph showing a horse and trotter cart at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds.

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Photograph of an ongoing Harness/Trotter race at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds.

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Photographs of the grandstands at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds.

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Photographs of business displays at the Shenandoah County Fair. Those pictured include local appliance stores and farm implement companies. They originated with Charles Bauserman but were most likely taken by William Garber of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Aerial images of the Shenandoah County Fair. These photographs were obtained from Charles Bauserman, but were most likely taken by William Garber of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph of the Shenandoah County Fair Board during the fair's 50th anniversary celebration in 1967.

Pictured are:

Back Row, from left to right: ??, Bernie Wenger, ??, Elwood Luttrell, _____ Seal, Elwood Santimeyers, Bryan Allen…

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Photograph of the Midway at the Shenandoah County Fair.

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Photograph of a Wild West/Indian Show at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds.

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Photograph of a car race at the Shenandoah County Fairgrounds in Woodstock Virginia.

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In 1915 the German Army released the effective Chlorine gas attack of World War One against British positions in Ypres. Before the end of the war these types of Chemical agents would kill or injure millions of men on both sides.
To combat these…

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Brochure published by the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce highlighting the town's amenities.

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Record of land transactions, including survey notes, for Joseph Pugh. The properties lay just north of Woodstock Virginia. One record indicates property conveyed to Pugh by Leonard Baldice and a second by the Lord Proprietor.

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On May 20th, 1899 William McKinley, President of the United States, travelled through Shenandoah County aboard a special B&O Railroad Coach. The President was returning to Washington DC after spending time vacationing in Hot Springs Virginia.…

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In 1949 the Shenandoah Valley Drive In Theatre opened just south of Woodstock Virginia. The theater had a single screen, large concession stand, and could accommodate 300 cars.

This operation opened at the time when Drive-In Theatres were…

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Newspaper clipping showing one of the observation towers built in Shenandoah County during the early part of World War Two. These sites were designed to watch for incoming enemy planes and to monitor US aircraft overhead. They were staffed by…

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Little was recorded about horse-back riding at Massanutten Academy in 1940. Apparently most of it was done at Camp Lupton, the academy’s recreation center and maneuver grounds along the Shenandoah River east of town.

In addition to camping…

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In 1940 the Massanutten Academy’s Yearbook noted this varsity swim team’s record was “enviable in the best inter-scholastic swimming circles.”

The school had dominated at eight swim meets throughout the mid-Atlantic and over fifty teams,…

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This picture shows a paper milk-bottle cap produced by Woodstock Virginia’s Ford-Cooley Dairy. The dairy was located just south of Woodstock near Narrow Passage. It operated from sometime in the 1930s until around 1960.

It would have been used…

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Photograph showing the county jail in Woodstock Virginia. It operated from 1906-1974.

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Photograph showing the Shenandoah Fire Company's quarters on Court Street. Inside was a single hand powered engine and two hose reels. It was also home to the town offices and the militia company.

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This photograph most likely shows a locomotive of the B&O Railroad that had been involved in a wreck in Woodstock Virginia.

Local reports indicate that the wreck occurred on August 27, 1892. A northbound train, pulled by engine Number 199, a…

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This photograph of bicycles for sale at the Schmitt Drugstore in Woodstock was taken sometime in the late 19th century. Around that time the country was experiencing a “bicycle craze.” This new form of transportation was popular among the members of…

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Postcard with a picture taken of the Fairview community located just west of Woodstock Virginia.

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Postcard with a drawing of a woman on a policeman's lap with the title "Holding down the Law in Woodstock Va."
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