Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of an elderly man wearing a Confederate style uniform. On the coat he is wearing a ribbon for the "Neff-Rice Camp" United Confederate Veterans and a "Southern Cross of Honor" issued to Confederate Veterans by the United Daughters of the…

Undated photograph showing the New Market Motor Company Ford and Fordson dealership building.

The structure still stands as of 2024 at the intersection of E. Old Cross Road (formerly Cross Road) and John Sevier Road (formerly Water Street).…

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…

Agreement between the "Linhoss & Shirley Pharmacy" and Martha Henkel regarding the rental of space for the pharmacy to operate in New Market Virginia.

The agreement is dated October 1921. It is signed by Martha Henkel, Dr. William C. Shirley, and…

Photographic postcard showing a group of students at the New Market (Virginia) High School.

The image is dated 1919.

Identified in the picture are:

Back Row, left to right:

Paul Offman, unknown, unknown, Mary Harner (Linhoss), unknown,…

Photograph of the girls' dormitory of the Shenandoah Valley Academy. In the school's 1940 Yearbook this structure is named Elliott Hall.

Several unidentified female students are visible on the steps of the dormitory.

Shenandoah Valley Academy…

Photograph of two buildings being constructed at the Endless Caverns resort in New Market, Virginia.

Various pieces of construction equipment are seen in the yard between the two stone buildings.

Photograph of two buildings being constructed at the Endless Caverns resort in New Market, Virginia.

Gas pumps have been installed and the building on the left has a covered porch.

Group of unidentified young women in formal, floor-length gowns are posed together.

The young unidentified woman in the front center is holding a large bouquet of roses and wearing a sash. A young girl beside her is wearing a sash that reads,…

Photograph of Elizabeth "Bessie" Tusing of New Market Virginia.

Bessie was the wife of Henry Tusing and the mother of Joe Tusing and Julia Tusing.

The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two…

View along Route 11 at the south end of New Market.

The Moyers Ford dealership on the left is advertising 1963 Fords and the photographer's shadow is visible in the foreground.

Photograph of the J.W. Clinedinst Company in New Market, Virginia.

The sign on the left advertises their main services as automobile painting and trimming. In addition, they repaired "tops, fenders, and bodies".

Several unidentified men,…

View looking down Main Street (U.S. Route 11) in New Market, Virginia.

Buildings and telephone poles/wires are visible on both sides of the street.

A corner of the parking lot for a Sinclair gas station is visible on the right.

View looking south on Main Street (U.S. Route 11) in New Market, Virginia.

The photograph was taken in winter. Houses, buildings, and vehicles are visible on both sides of the street.

View looking south on Main Street (U.S. Route 11) in New Market, Virginia.

The photograph was taken in winter. Houses, buildings, and vehicles are visible on both sides of the street.

View looking south on Main Street in New Market, Virginia.

The photograph was taken in winter. Houses, buildings, and vehicles are visible on both sides of the street.

View looking south on Main Street (U.S. Route 11) in New Market, Virginia.

The photograph was taken in winter. Houses, buildings, and vehicles are visible on both sides of the street.

Photograph of the "Shell Struck Post" in New Market Virginia.

The post was struck by an artillery shell during the battle of New Market. The post still stands on Congress Street.

St. Matthews Lutheran Church is visible in the background.

Photograph of the 2-story building that housed New Market Feed & Produce Company in New Market.

As of 2025 this building still stands at 122 W. Old Cross Road.

Photograph of the entrance and information booth for the Endless Caverns resort near New Market, Virginia.

Signs advertise the amenities offered at the resort.

Four unidentified male students from Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) are seated together outside.

The caption, "The Dirty Four", is written at the bottom of the image.

Group of unidentified students from Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) posed together in two rows outdoors.

The front row consists of 8 females and the back row (standing) consists of 7 males.

A house and two trees are visible behind the group.

Group of unidentified male and female students from Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) posed in two rows outdoors. A trellis is visible behind the group.

Large group of unidentified students (and possibly one or two teachers) from Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) are posed together on the steps of a campus building.

Group of unidentified young SVA boys and girls assembled in rows in front of a trellis.

The man standing at the back right may have been their teacher.
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