Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit and tie with a starched collar.

The words, "Copyright 1906 by H. Morrison Jr." are visible on the lower left corner of the image.

Unidentified two-story frame house photographed from the side. Back porches are visible on both floors.

Photograph of a dented 1933 or 1934 Chevrolet automobile parked in front of a wood-sided building.

The car is missing its hood and the glass is missing from the windows. The tires are almost flat.

Photograph of a nighttime storefront displaying "True Temper Tools" in its window. The implements shown are all related to gardening.

View of a county road heading down a narrow valley.

A 1920's era automobile is visible on the road and a house is on the right. Mountains are also visible.

Photograph of two Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) campus buildings. A 1920s era automobile is also visible.

Photograph of a page listing several births in the Funk family. It is possible the page was from a bible but we are uncertain.

Transcribed, the record reads:

Albert Milton Funk son of Obed and Mary L. Funk was born Thursday the 3rd of August…

Large black horse with white on its back leg is shown in profile and held by an unidentified man in a hat at the right.

View across a field. There is an unidentified man in a straw boater sitting in a horse-drawn carriage and buildings in the distance.

Photograph of Massanutten Academy's "Glee Club" as printed in the 1917 school yearbook "Aggelos."

The school later became known as Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock, Virginia.

Pictured are:

Front row (l to r): Clarence Rogers,…

Photograph of Howard J. Benchoff with his first wife, Kathryn Leona (Mahon) and four children.

Identified (l to r) are: Rosalie Keith (Benchoff) Noel, Kathryn Mahon Benchoff, Josephine Harbaugh Benchoff (infant), Howard J. Benchoff, Kathryn Leona…

View of a peaceful river as it approaches a bend. Both banks are tree-lined.

Photograph of John Frederick William Kitzmeyer wearing the robes of Rev. Peter Muhlenberg, a Revolutionary War era minister from Woodstock who was made famous by his 1776 call to arms and Revolutionary War service.

Rev. John Frederick William…

Photograph of a paper document issued by the New York Title and Mortgage Company to Joseph H. Fravel.

The document outlines the terms of a mortgage owed by Mr. Fravel when he purchased real estate located on the northwest corner of Pinehurst…

Photograph of the Woodstock High School Freshman Class in 1925.

The students are posed on the steps of the school. This photograph appeared in the 1925 Woodstock High School Yearbook.

Martin Luther Bauserman is pictured on the far right of…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified, smiling young woman with short hair.

Photograph of the barn, silos, animals, and hay of the J.H. Tisinger Farm in Mt. Jackson, Virginia.

An unidentified man is visible on the lower left near the horse-drawn cart.

Photograph of the Shenandoah Cooperative Farm Bureau Building in Mt. Jackson. Later, it was a Farmer's Supply store. As of 2025, the building is still there but unused.

Several automobiles are parked in front of the building, many from the 1930's.

Unidentified rural scene with a small wooden bridge, dirt road, trees, and a few unidentified buildings or picnic pavilions in the background.

Photograph showing the community of Riverton and the Shenandoah River near Front Royal in Warren County Virginia. Chester Gap is visible in the background.

The photograph looks south. The road and bridge visible are part of the “Winchester…

Photograph of the 1936 Poultry Judging Team that won first place at that year's Virginia State Fair in Richmond, Virginia.

The members of the team were (l to r): Marvin Ziegler, John Calvin Reynolds, and Kenny Brill.

Photograph of Howard J. Benchoff with his first wife, Kathryn Leona (Mahon) and four children.

Identified (l to r) are: Robert Johnston Benchoff, Josephine Harbaugh Benchoff (infant), Kathryn Leona (Mahon) Benchoff, Howard J. Benchoff, Kathryn…

Large group of unidentified men, women, and children posed together on the steps of a porch.

Probably, this was a family group.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman wearing a blouse with rows of ruffles and looking towards the side, almost in profile.

Photograph of two pages (page 392 and 393) of a baptismal registry. A transcription of the pages follows:

Entries on the left side of the image:

Gracie Bell daughter of Alfred and Bettie Hollingsworth was born January 17, 1879. Bap. June 9th,…
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