Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Oral history interview featuring Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tolliver Nickens conducted on February 5, 2016 for the Shenandoah County Library's Black History Month Program.

In 1964 Delois became the first African American student to attend what was then…

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Photograph showing the Hotel Holtzman located in Woodstock Virginia.

The hotel's staff, several of which are African American, and numerous other individuals are also pictured.

This structure stood at the current site of the Shenandoah County…

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Unidentified African American woman is seated on a bench with one elbow on its arm.

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Unidentified young African American child is barefoot and seated on a pillow on a bench.

The name, "Spinner", is written on the glass plate.

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Unidentified African American women with her hair styled up is seated on a bench and wearing a short-sleeved dress.

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Two unidentified African American women, one seated and one standing, are posed together.

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Unidentified African American woman wearing her hair up and glasses, is seated on a bench.

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Unidentified African American woman with glasses and bracelets, is seated on a bench. She is wearing a necklace with her off-the-shoulder dress.

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Unidentified African American woman wearing bracelets and a short-sleeved dress, is seated in a wicker chair.

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Unidentified African American man with a mustache and wearing a suit and tie with a starched collar.

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Unidentified young African American woman seated on a bench with her hands in her lap.

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Unidentified African American man with glasses is seated on a bench and wearing a suit and tie with a starched collar.

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Unidentified African American woman is standing by a bench and wearing a long skirt and blouse.

Damage to the glass plate is visible.

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Unidentified African American woman with glasses and wearing a necklace with her print dress, is seated on a bench.

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Photo of a photograph of an unidentified African American man in a suit and bow tie standing beside an unidentified African American young woman in a dress.

The photograph was taken outdoors. He is holding a hat and she is holding a purse.

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Unidentified young African American woman with curled hair is seated on a chair with an elbow on its arm.

The name, "Scott", is written on the glass plate.

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Three unidentified African American children of varying ages are posed together. The girl on the left has a bow in her hair and is standing beside two younger boys.

Probably, these were siblings.

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Portrait photograph of Alberta Byrd (Tolliver) Nickens, of Woodstock, as a young woman.

Her parents were Theodore and Mabel (Byrd) Tolliver of Woodstock. In the 1930 census, she was listed as a 4-year old boy, “Albert”, the youngest of four…

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Unidentified young African American woman with short curled hair is seated on a bench and wearing a print dress.

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Portrait photograph of an unidentified African American teenager wearing her graduation cap and gown.

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Portrait photograph of an unidentified African American woman with glasses and wearing a pin on the front of her dress.

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Unidentified African American girl is standing by a bench and a toy truck.

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Unidentified African American man with glasses and a mustache is standing by a chair with both of his hands behind his back.

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Unidentified African American woman is seated on a bench with her elbow on the arm and her fingers resting at the side of her face.

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Unidentified African American woman is standing in the studio and holding a white baby in her arms.
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