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Photo of a framed photograph of an unidentified woman holding a paper or letter in her hands.

A curtained window is visible behind her.

Portrait photograph of Samuel Arthur Wilkins (known as Arthur) and his wife, Mamie May (Santmiers) Wilkins, posed together.

Arthur was the son of Gideon and Josephine (Bowman) Wilkins. He was a lifelong farmer and livestock dealer from…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair parted on the side and wearing a large corsage on the front of her dress.

Two unidentified young children, both girls, are seated together on a bench.

Probably, these were siblings.

Portrait photograph of a Harold W. Henry in his U.S. Army uniform.

Harold was the son of Ray Wheeler Henry and Mamie Frances (Painter) Henry. His father was a plumber.

When Harold registered for the WWII draft in 1942, he worked for Gaylon…

Portrait photograph of Alden Gochenour Richman as a young man in his U.S. Navy Uniform.

His wife was Bertha M. Winkler (1924-2007). They are buried together in Alonzaville, west of Maurertown.

Photograph of Oscar Ruby as a young man wearing a U.S. Navy uniform.

Portrait photograph of a man wearing glasses and a suit and tie. His last name has been identified as Reedy but we do not know his first name.

Large group of unidentified school children and older students posed together with teachers on either side of the image.

They are posed outdoors in front of a large building, probably their school.

Five unidentified people, three women and two men, are standing together outdoors.

A building, fence, and part of a tire are visible behind them.

Possibly, this was a family group.

Portrait photograph of Gilbert Franklin Bushong as a young man wearing a suit and tie.

He was one of four sons of Emery Franklin (1889-1949) and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Sarah (Wisman) (1889-1972) Bushong.

Gilbert and his brothers grew up on a farm…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified man and woman posed together.

He is wearing a suit and tie while she has a bow in her short curly hair, and is wearing faux pearls.

Photograph of Sadie (Coffman) Evans, later in her life, seated on a bench with her ankles crossed.

Sadie's first husband was Philip Benton Clem (1876 - 1905). After he died, she married Charles Albert Evans (1882 - 1958).

Portrait photograph of Russell George "Bud" Clinedinst in his U.S. Army uniform.

He was the son of Russell George and Retta Wise (Fultz) Clinedinst, a farming couple in the Edinburg area.

When he registered for the WWII draft in 1940, Russell…

Photograph of a birth registration issue for Fannie Kathryn Halloway, born in in Shenandoah County on April 1, 1938.

Parents were Charles Franklin Halloway and Ruth Elmira Enfield.

Photograph of the birth registration issued for Peggy Jean Baker, born in Shenandoah County on October 24, 1939.

Parents were Lester Lee Baker and Fannie Lucile Estep.

Photograph of the birth registration for Lester Lee Baker, Jr., born on July 25, 1941, in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia.

Parents were Lester Lee Baker and Fannie Lucille Estep.

Photograph of the birth registration card issued for Gladys Isabel Good, born on July 8, 1915, in Maurertown.

Parents were Walter R. Good and Lilly C. Rose.

Photograph of Eldridge "Ellie" Eugene Hockman's birth registration. He was born on September 1, 1932, in Linden, Warren County, Virginia.

His parents were Jess Franklin Hockman and Freda Agnes Seal.

Ellie's mother died when he was about two…

Photograph of the birth registration for Ellen Virginia Baker who was born on November 28, 1937 in Shenandoah County.

Her parents were Lester Lee Baker and Fannie Lucile Estep.

Photograph of the birth registration for Clifton Carroll Estep, born May 22, 1939 in Shenandoah County.

Parents were Albert Earl Clifton Estep and Mary Elizabeth Bradfield.

Photograph of the marriage certificate issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia for the marriage between Richard Wayne Rosenberger and Ruby Juanita Phillips.

The marriage took place in Mt. Jackson on April 9, 1944.

Portrait photograph of three brothers. Pictured are, from left to right: William Hockman, Carroll "Ted" Hockman, and Charles Hockman.

Carroll is remembered for founding the Strasburg Moose.

Charles served in the US Army during the Second…

Unidentified older man and woman, seated together, with two unidentified children, a boy on the left and an older girl with long hair in braids on the right.

Probably, this was a family group..

Photograph of the Ritenour Family from North Street in Woodstock.

Identified are (l to r):

Front row: Harold R. Ritenour, his youngest son, Donald, and wife, Hester May (Ritenour) Ritenour

Back row: Harold Lee Ritenour (in a U.S. Marines…
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