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Photograph of the Massanutten Mountain and a portion of the Town of Strasburg Virginia.

The picture appears to have been taken from an airplane and is labeled "Aerial Photo Made Exclusively for Massanutten National Bank by Robinson Studio, Front…

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Photograph of Virginia Beeler of Strasburg.

The image was published in the Shenandoah Herald on April 10, 1956 to commemorate her selection as "Strasburg Grade School Teacher of the Month."

At the time Virginia Beeler was a 2nd Grade Teacher…

Oral history interview featuring Mary Beth Price conducted on June 17 2021 at the Box Office Brewery in Strasburg Virginia.

The interview focuses on her life growing up in Strasburg Virginia, her career as a local government employee and…

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Photographs (x2) of students from Strasburg High School in costume for the 1929 May Day parade and festival.

One photograph is labeled "May Day - 1929 - Seniors" and the second is labeled "What 'We' Wore."

The individuals in the photograph…

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Card with attached ribbon issued to Zelda Lichliter by the Massanutten Garden Club for their Flower Festival.

The card is undated.

Zelda Lichliter was a resident of Strasburg Virginia. The Massanutten Garden Club operates in the same town.

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Portrait of an unidentified group of Strasburg High School students with the school visible behind them.

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Group of unidentified high school aged students seated in front of Strasburg High School.

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Photo of a photograph of Omar Funk Pirkey standing on the left side of a group photograph. The photographer has applied white marker as if in preparation of making another print of just him.

The group photograph was taken at an event honoring…

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Omar Funk Pirkey was from Strasburg, Virginia, where he was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church.

Mr. Pirkey was a Confederate Veteran. A photograph published in the Free Press on September 26, 2002, showed him standing with a group of…

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The name, "Stickley" and "Strasburg" are written on the glass plate of this image of a young child.

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Picture of a photograph of two women holding books and standing behind a man seated on a chair. The photograph includes a border with the words "Stickley & Bros." and "Strasburg, VA." at the bottom.

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Unidentified members of the musical group, "Massanutten Mountaineers" pose for a promotional photograph. This group was from Strasburg, Va.

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Vesper Hall is located near Strasburg on Route 55 very close to the I-81 interchange and across the road from the old Capon Road Depot. This stately home was built circa 1860 by Jacob Pifer and, by 1885, was used as a hotel. William Rupp, a locally…

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Photograph of the loan document signed by D.A. Glaize of Lebanon Church on April 21, 1939, promising to pay the Massanutten Bank of Strasburg the sum of $2,449.42. The collateral he put up for the loan was the "Orndorff Bond".

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View of Cedar Creek at Painters (Panther) Cove near Strasburg. This is a remote area and best accessed by canoe or kayak. The name, "Painters" is a corruption of "Panthers" as panthers formerly frequented the cavities. The word, "Panthers", is still…

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Unidentified people relaxing at Painters (Panther) Cove on Cedar Creek near Strasburg. This remote area is best accessed by canoe or kayak. The name, "Painters" is a corruption of "Panthers" as panthers formerly frequented the cavities and are still…

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View of North Street, looking west, as it climbs the hill just past the Town Run.

"Bank's Fort," a Civil War fortification dating to 1862 can be seen at the top, right of the image.

The house in the foreground and far left are still standing…

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Portrait of Mrs. Frances (Palmer) Trimble as a young woman.

Mrs. Trimble lived in Strasburg and was the daughter of Clarence and Mamie Palmer. She married George Trimble in 1946. Mrs. Trimble was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church and was…

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Portrait of Eleonor Hottel Balthis, who never married and became a teacher.

Born in Strasburg, she was the oldest child of Robert Fleming (1876-1944) and Hattie May (Hottel) (1882-1922) Balthis.

Interestingly, her civil birth was recorded…

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Portrait of Nathan “Nate” Platt in his U.S. Army uniform. The patch on his shoulder indicates he was part of the 29th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Blue and Grey Division.

Nathan Platt was born in Manhattan on May 17, 1915 to Charles and Rosa…

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Group of high school students in front of the Strasburg High School. The following have been identified:
1st Row (l to r): ?, Cecilia Horan (Kirby), Marguerite Boles, Mildred Fund Gordon, Ada Lineburg, Beatrick Booth, Dorothy Lutz, Lillie Lichliter…

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Group of Strasburg High School students posed in front of the section of the school that later burned. The following students have been identified: Front row (l to r) ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Marjorie Lichliter, John Saum; 2nd row (l to r): ?, ?, ?, ?, ?,…

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Portrait of Joan Spengler when she was young. She was raised on Delray Farm in Strasburg but spent every summer from the time she was 14 riding for Pringle Brothers Stable of Oshkosh, Nebraska. She rode in local fairs and even competed in the Ladies…

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Portrait of Julia Stickley, who worked as a 1st and 2nd grade teacher in Strasburg. She graduated from Strasburg High School and attended the State Teachers' College (now called JMU) in Harrisonburg. Her 1925 yearbook photograph noted she was a…

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Photograph of the Hotel Machir at the corner of Fort Street & Washington Street in Strasburg. The original structure was built in 1881 and was called the Chalyebeate Springs Hotel. Chalybeate’s reputation as an excellent lodging house would continue…
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