Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photo of an oval-framed photograph of an unidentified cadet from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) standing outdoors in his school's uniform and holding a rifle against his shoulder.

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Photograph of Massanutten Academy's Poe Literary Society's debate team as printed in a 1917-1918 academy catalog.

Alfred Carroll Richmond, president of the team, is pictured third from left.

Jacob Greiner is pictured seated, on the left.…

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Photograph of Ruth Finks as it appeared in the "Shenandoah Herald and Shenandoah Valley" newspaper, November 27 1974.

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Color photograph of "Highway Post Office One" passing the Shenandoah County Courthouse in 1988.

The Highway Post Office was inaugurated in 1941 with a Washington DC to Harrisonburg VA route. In 1988, the Smithsonian and US Postal Service…

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Program for "Peter Muhlenberg Day" marking the dedication of the Peter Muhlenberg Plaza in Woodstock Virginia held on October 1, 1975.

The plaza was constructed as part of the community's celebration of the American Revolution Bicentennial.…

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Single sheet playbill for "The Christmas Nativity" featuring the Woodstock Players with the Verse Speaking Choir and Glee Club. The program is dated 1940.

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Broadside advertising the Woodstock Academy's "
Semi-Annual Exhibition," dated February 15-16 1827.

The exhibition appears to have included a variety of theatrical productions such as monologues and numerous lectures.

The Woodstock Academy…

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Letter sent from "Betty Saufard" of Orange Virginia to Margaret Revere Hoffman Hoffman of Woodstock concerning their upcoming semester at Madison College (now James Madison University in Harrisonburg Virginia) and the "A. A. sports carnival" to be…

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A November 4, 1936 edition of the "Sez Who," a newspaper published by the students of the Woodstock High School in Virginia.

The newspaper contains information about upcoming events, school activities, and local advertisers.

The name Margaret…

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Photograph showing the officers of the Woodstock Woman's Club dated June 21, 1956. The photograph was published in the Shenandoah Herald Newspaper.

Pictured from left to right are:

Lacy Boyer
Emily Logan
"Mrs. Frank Humston"
Helen…

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Photograph of the French Brothers Dairy located on Water Street in Woodstock Virginia.

The image is labeled by the producer "France Brother Milk D.H."

It is dated 1980.

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Miniature photograph of Hattie Fravel. The image is dated on the reverse "January 3, 1898."

Hattie was a resident of Woodstock Virginia.

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Unidentified cadet from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) wearing his school uniform.

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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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Photograph showing the Shenandoah County Courthouse in Woodstock Virginia.

The image is undated, but would have been produced in the first part of the 20th century.

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Concert program dated December 7, 1947.

The concert headliner was Russell Abbott "Bass-Baritone." It was held at Massanutten Academy (now Massanutten Military Academy) in Woodstock Virginia.

Abbott sang eleven songs in four acts. Willard…

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Photograph of Rev. A. A. J. Bushong.

A Lutheran Minister, Bushong served several churches in Shenandoah County during the late 19th century. This includes Mt. Zion Lutheran Church at Fairview which he led from 1884-1895.

Born October 2, 1832,…

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Snapshot of Woodstock Virginia's downtown business district dated May 1928.

The image was taken near at the intersection of Main and Court Streets and looks south. Visible businesses are:

-Holtzman Hotel
-Geary Hotel
-New York…

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Photograph of the Mark Bird House, commonly called the "Birds Nest Inn," in Woodstock Virginia.

It was originally owned by Mark Bird, a County Judge during the 19th century. After his death it was used alternatively as a residence, a school, and…

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Photograph of the Woodstock High School. Students and teachers are standing along the front of the structure.

The building, constructed in 1908, still stands on W. Court Street. It was used as a High School from 1908- 1933, an elementary school…

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Photograph of the Triplett Mill located in Woodstock Virginia.

The steam, later electric, powered mill was used to process local crops for export and was built by J.I. Triplett. It still stands on the southern side of W. Court and Commerce…

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Photograph of the Woodstock Fruit Cooperative Building.

The building was used to warehouse fruit from local orchards before shipping via the railroad.

This structure was located on the south side of Spring Street. In 2025 the site was home to…

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Photograph of the "Miller Home" on N. Muhlenberg Street in Woodstock Virginia.

The home later became Susan Miller Memorial Hospital during the 1930s and 1940s. When Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital opened in 1951, it then became Susan B. Miller…

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Photograph showing the Woodstock Post Office under construction.

The building was constructed in 1927 and is located on Muhlenberg Street.

Several unidentified workers appear in this image.

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Photograph of the Casey Jones work clothes factory located on East Court Street in Woodstock.

Opened in 1926, the plant made jeans, overalls, and other clothing for the U.S. Navy and factories around the country.

Casey Jones was purchased by…
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