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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 women wearing earrings and a formal dress, is seated on a stone bench.

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Unidentified young African American woman with her hair pulled back and wearing earrings with her dress, is seated on a stone bench.

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Unidentified African American woman is standing by a chair with her hands at her sides.

Emulsion damage to the glass plate is visible.

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Unidentified African American man and woman are standing together.

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Unidentified young African American girl is standing on a bench.

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Unidentified African American woman is seated with her hands in her lap.

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Unidentified young child is seated on a chair and wearing a striped outfit.

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Photo of a photograph of an unidentified young African American child standing outdoors and holding a doll.

A doorway and wood siding is visible behind her.

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Unidentified African American man, seated, is posed with an unidentified African American woman who is standing.

Both are wearing gloves and the man is wearing a bow tie with a starched collar.

Probably, this was a husband and wife.

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Portrait photograph of an unidentified, young, African American man wearing a suit and tie.

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Unidentified young child is seated on a pillow on a bench and holding a toy.

It's possible this is Richard Timbers, son of Harper Timbers, but it is uncertain.

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

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Unidentified African American man, possibly teen-aged, is seated and wearing a jacket over a buttoned up shirt.

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

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Two unidentified African American women, one standing and the other seated with her hands in her lap.

Possibly, these were sisters.

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Unidentified African American man is standing by a wicker chair and wearing a hat with his suit, tie, and starched collar.

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Photograph of Fannie Hughes (Timbers) Butler from Woodstock.

Fannie Hughes Timbers was the daughter of William B. and Sarah (Bibbs) Timbers. She married Lucien P. Butler (1900-1963) in June 1921, in Woodstock. The person who performed their…

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Unidentified African American boy in a hat and standing on a wicker chair.

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

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Photograph of Fannie Hughes (Timbers) Butler from Woodstock.

Fannie Hughes Timbers was the daughter of William B. and Sarah (Bibbs) Timbers. She married Lucien P. Butler (1900-1963) in June 1921, in Woodstock. The person who performed their…

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Portrait photograph of a young, unidentified, African American woman with short hair and wearing earrings with her outfit.

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Photo of an older photo showing a group of unidentified people posed just outside a building. The women are wearing dresses that were popular in the late 19th century.

Possibly this is a family group with their two African American servants…

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Unidentified African American woman and two children are posed just outside a home on a snowy day.

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Photograph of Oswald Bentley Cooper Sr. of Woodstock Virginia.

Oswald worked at the Wolf Gap CCC Camp in the 1930s. He is buried in Riverview Cemetery in Woodstock Virginia.

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Photograph of educator Genevieve D. McClain, seated, with one of her students, Alfonso "Buck" Smith, standing beside her in his graduation cap and gown.

Alfonso was most likely one of the students Genevieve McClain taught during the late 1940s and…
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