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Portrait photograph H. Ross Baldwin, an instructor of science at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).

Photograph of Gyneth (Kibler) Pence as a child.

Her father was Clarence Kibler, and she married William "Bill" G. Pence (1919-1982).

The name, "Lepin Kibler", or something like it, is written on the glass plate of this image.

Gyneth (Kibler) Pence pictured as a young girl.

Her father was Clarence Kibler, and she married William "Bill" G. Pence (1919-1982).

Oral history interview featuring Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tolliver Nickens conducted on February 5, 2016 for the Shenandoah County Library's Black History Month Program. In 1963 Gwen became the first African American student to attend the formally segregated…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens as a young woman.

Gwendolyn made headlines in 1962 when she became the first African American student to integrate all-white Central High School in Woodstock. At the time,…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Gwendolyn (Tolliver) Nickens as a young woman.

Gwendolyn made headlines in 1962 when she became the first African American student to integrate all-white Central High School in Woodstock. At the time,…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Gwendolyn S. Tolliver as a young woman in her graduation cap and gown.

Gwendolyn made headlines in 1962 when she became the first African American student to integrate all-white Central High School in…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Gwendolyn S. Tolliver as a young woman in her graduation cap and gown.

Gwendolyn made headlines in 1962 when she became the first African American student to integrate all-white Central High School in…

Photographic postcard labeled "Guy Wolverton Saumsville Va." The card is undated.

The subject is most likely Guy Spiker Wolverton, born June 9 1896 and died August 23 1984. He was married to Bertha Link and they had two daughters, Betty and…

Portrait photograph of Guy Spiker Wolverton as a young man wearing a suit and tie with a starched collar.

Guy was the son of George W. (1868-1950) and Annie May (Spiker) (1870-1929) Wolverton.

He married Bertha Arbella (Link) (1900-1971)…

Photograph of Guy Lawrence Wellard (left) and Charles Glenn Wellard (right) posed togeether as young children.

These were the two oldest children born to Jacob Lawrence and Annie Geneva (Hepner) Wellard.

They grew up near Forrestville.

The…

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.

Photo of a framed portrait photograph of Guy Didawick in his U.S. Army uniform.

He served in the U.S. Army National Guard before joining the U.S. Marines.

Guy Ephraim Coffelt, seated with glasses, and his wife, Edna Virginia (Gordon) Coffelt (left, standing) are pictured with an unidentified young girl.

Guy E. Coffelt was born in Edinburg, to Samuel Greenberry Coffelt and Mary Ellen (Fadley)…

Guy E. Coffelt shown as a young man with glasses, is standing beside his wife, Edna Virginia (Gordon) Coffelt.

This photograph was made around the time they married or possibly, before.

Guy E. Coffelt was born in Edinburg, to Samuel…

Portrait photograph of Guy A. Benchoff, a well-known instructor and Commandant of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA), in his school's uniform.

This photograph appears in the 1927 Massanutten Academy yearbook titled: "The Adjutant".

Born in…

Photograph of the Gulf Service Station in Woodstock Virginia.

Advertisements for “Gulf Tires” and “Gulfpride” fuel are visible.

An unidentified man and unidentified woman stand in front of the station.

The station was located on the west…

Photograph of the Gulf Service Station in Woodstock Virginia.

Advertisements for “Gulf Tires” and “Gulfpride” fuel are visible.

Owner of the station Bernard Borden appears in front of the building near the door. An unidentified man stands…

Photograph of the Gulf Service Station in Woodstock Virginia.

Advertisements for “Gulf Tires” and “Gulfpride” fuel are visible.

Two groups of unidentified men are also visible.

The station was located on the west side of US Route 11 in…

Photograph showing a Gulf gas station with a tiled roof and a covered bay with gas pumps.

The station was located at 772 S. Main Street, Woodstock Virginia. As of 2026, it still stood as home to a restaurant and barber shop.

An unidentified…

This photograph shows what was the Gulf Gasoline Station in New Market Virginia. Taken by Mt. Jackson photographer Hoyle Garber, the photograph was most likely used to market the service station when it opened in the late 1940s. Pictured are two…

Photograph of a Gulf Service Station located on US Route 11 (Old Valley Pike) north of Toms Brook Virginia near Mt. Hebron Road. At the time of the picture, the station had been open for one week.

Lillian McCoy, who operated the station, is…

Two unidentified men in costumes are posed with an early automobile decorated with Gulf Oil Company signs and a small airplane behind them.

This photograph was probably made during an advertising event sponsored by Gulf Oil Company of Mt.…

Two unidentified men in costumes are posed with an early automobile decorated with Gulf Oil Company signs and a small airplane behind them.

This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The…

Two unidentified men in costumes are posed with an early automobile decorated with Gulf Oil Company signs and a small airplane.

This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event…
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