Photograph of a parade featuring cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) marching down Muhlenberg Street in Woodstock.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
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Woodstock parade shots appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028237, 028241, 028242, 028243, 028244, 028245, and 028392.
Large group of cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) are gathered in front of the historic courthouse in Woodstock as part of the town's annual Veteran's Day festivities.
Unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) on parade at the intersection of Court and Muhlenberg Streets in Woodstock.
Large group of unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) are gathered in front of the historic courthouse in Woodstock as part of the town's annual Veteran's Day festivities.
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Group of unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) are posed in front of the campus gymnasium building.
Photograph of the Massanutten MIlitary Academy (MMA) "Gearing Rifles" Drill Team. This drill team was named in honor of Edward Gearing, a graduate of MMA who was a highly decorated World War II hero. One of the cadets in front is holding a banner flag that reads, "Gearing's Rifles". The cadets are posed on the lawn in front of Lantz Hall with the low stone wall and Main Street/Route 11 behind them.
Group of unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) are posed on the steps of Lantz Hall. There is snow on the ground around them.
Reprint of an early photograph of Riddleberger Hall in Woodstock, former home of H.H. Riddleberger, a U.S. Virginia State Senator. There is a flag flying above the building and a white picket fence surrounding it. When Massanutten Academy was established in 1898, it was the only building on campus. As of 2025, it serves as the admissions office for Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).
Identified in 2025 by library staff based on other images of the same building in the Morrison Studio Collection.
Beauty contestants - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Unidentified young woman standing and holding a trophy and a bouquet of flowers. She is wearing a sash that reads, "Miss Shenandoah Valley, 1935".
Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson. An airplane is behind him. Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) and was elected to the Virginia State Senate in 1944. This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.” The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
Identified in 2016 by Ray Tisinger of Mount Jackson.
The event was identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing an August 3, 1935 Northern Virginia Daily advertisement.
Various scenes from this advertising event can be found in the Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028254, 028255, 028256, 028257, 028258, 028259, and 028260.
Burgess Nelson and a dog are seated in an early vehicle decorated with advertising for his company, Gulf Oil of Mount Jackson. Burgess was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) and was elected to the Virginia State Senate in 1944. This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.” The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
Advertising - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Two unidentified men in costumes are posed with an early automobile decorated with Gulf Oil Company signs and a small airplane behind them. This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.” The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson. Gulf Oil Company of Mount Jackson (a pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) was owned by Burgess E. Nelson, a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson.
Photographs of Burgess E. Nelson at this same event appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028252, 028253, 028261, 028262, 028345, 028347, 028348, 028350, and 028351.
Airplanes - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Small airplane in a field, possibly at Meems Bottom. This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.” The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson. The airplane was owned by Burgess E. Nelson, a well-known entrepreneur and businessman who owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) based in Mount Jackson.
Two unidentified men in costumes are posed with an early automobile decorated with Gulf Oil Company signs and a small airplane. This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.” The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson. Gulf Oil Company of Mount Jackson (a pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) was owned by Burgess E. Nelson, a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson.
A crowd of unidentified people are standing about on a field. A small airplane is beside them. This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.” The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
Unidentified man in a hat is playing the ukulele and singing into a microphone held by another unidentified man. This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.” The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
Photograph of Burgess E. Nelson leaning against a car. This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.” The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
Identified by library staff in 2025 utilizing other photographs of the subject.
Unidentified man is squatting and holding the lead of a dog. The dog probably belonged to Burgess E. Nelson. This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.” The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
Photograph of two men in hats talking. The man on the right has been identified as Burgess E. Nelson of Mount Jackson. The other man is unidentified. Burgess E. Nelson was a well-known entrepreneur and businessman from Mount Jackson. He owned Gulf Oil Company (the pre-cursor to Holtzman Oil) and was elected to the Virginia State Senate in 1944. This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.” The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
Identified in 2016 by Danny Hottel who noted "his airplane flew from Meems Bottom" that day.
Photograph of Burgess E. Nelson (right) talking to another unidentified man with many onlookers (mostly boys) around them. This photograph was taken during “Gulf Aviation Day” held in Mount Jackson Virginia on August 4, 1935. The event featured “Reynolds and Mason Flying Circus” and was an advertising event sponsored by Burgess Nelson, a Gulf Refining Products distributor. Local newspapers noted the event featured music, comedy, and “thrills.” The event was held in "Wisslers Field" in the area now known as Meems Bottom just south of Mount Jackson.
Burgess Nelson was identified in 2016 by Danny Hottel.
Photograph of the dam spanning the Shenandoah River northwest of Woodstock Virginia. The dam is locally known as Burnshire Dam. Originally, this site was home to Rush's Mill. In 1873 it was purchased by J.I. Triplett. In 1892 he converted the mill dam into "Triplett's Dam" to produce hydoelectric power. The concrete dam pictured was constructed in 1921 after an earlier dam was destroyed in a flood.
No ID form. Name written in margin of paper copy.
Historical information was extracted from the Burnshire Hydroelectric Company's website: https://www.burnshirehydro.com/history
Photo of the photograph taken on June 19, 1910, at the moment the Triplett Dam was dynamited to relieve flooding. The Triplett Dam spanned the North Fork of the Shenandoah River east of Woodstock. This dam was originally the site of Rush's Mill before being purchased by J.I. Triplett in 1873. Triplett eventually converted the site into a hydroelectric dam which was destroyed in the 1910 flood and later rebuilt. Today, it is commonly called Burnshire Dam. The words, "Dynamiting the Triplett Dam", the date, "June 19/10", and "Copyright 1910 by H. Morrison Jr" are all painted on the original image.
Original image was taken on June 19, 1910.
The Triplett Dam following the 1910 flood is pictured in Morrsion Studio Collection images 006855, 027522, 027635, and 028264.
Automobile service stations - Virginia - Fort Valley
Photograph of Fauver's Grocery and Gas station with a gas pump out front selling Texaco Fire Chief gasoline. A large Coca Cola advertising sign is attached to the roof and says, "Fauver's Groc". This building was located at 1923 Bolivar Road in Fort Valley Virginia. As of 2026, it still stands.