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Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman wearing short hair and a barrette to keep it out of her eyes.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair held with a barrette.

Unidentified woman seated on a bench and looking over her shoulder towards the camera.

Unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a watch on her wrist. She is posed leaning on the arm of a chair.

Portrait photograph of Anna Katharine (Hottel) Benchoff as a young woman.

Anna Katharine was the daughter of Milton Hockman and Laura Hottel of Woodstock.

She married Guy Anderson Benchoff in 1924, and the couple worked and taught at…

Photo of a photograph of Albert Kaplan as a young man.

He was the son of Reuben Lazarus and Jennie G. (Roseman) Kaplan. His father ran a dry goods store for many years in Strasburg. It was located on the corner of Fort and King Streets but burned…

Unidentified man wearing a suit, is sitting on a chair and holding two babies on his lap.

Probably, this was a father and his twin children.

Photo of a photograph of Frances Elizabeth (Keister) Metcalfe as a young woman.

Frances was the daughter of Carlos Smith Keister (1888-1974) of Strasburg and Louise de Segur (Balthis) (1891-1978) Keister of Charlottesville. Her father was a…

Unidentified baby posed on a wicker chair in studio.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified young African American woman standing in a graduation cap and gown and holding a diploma.

Portrait photograph of Eleonor Hottel Balthis, best remembered for her years as a Strasburg High School teacher.

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

Unidentified baby with light hair posed on a chair in studio.

Portrait photograph of Marvin Lewis Middleton as a young man wearing a suit and tie.

Marvin grew up on “A” Street in Strasburg, the oldest child of George L. (1894-1961) and Ada Lee (Strosnider) Middleton. His father was a barber. In 1940, he…

Three unidentified children, two boys and one girl, standing in studio. They are arranged by height with the shortest child standing on the left and the tallest on the right.

Resemblance indicates they are related. Probably, these were siblings.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified man with glasses posed in studio. He is wearing a suit and tie.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman posed in studio. She has short, curly hair and is wearing a buttoned-up blouse.

Unidentified baby with dark hair posed on a chair in studio.

Portrait photograph of Jane Livesey as a young woman posed in studio.

She is wearing a collared blouse with a a horse pin at the collar. She attended Methodist Church in Strasburg.

Three unidentified children (one boy, one girl, and one baby) posed in studio. The boy and girl are standing with the baby sitting on a chair between them.

Resemblance indicates they are related. Probably, these were siblings.

Photograph of a picture of two unidentified men standing next to each other outdoors. The man on the left is taller than the other man.

Photograph of a picture of an unidentified young man. He is wearing a uniform from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI).

Unidentified baby with a blunt haircut sitting on a chair in studio.

Portrait photograph of Clark Milburn as a young man posed in studio.

He managed the Safeway which was located beside First National Bank in Strasburg.

He was married to Lillian Little.

Portrait photograph of Edwin Brown, who went by Percy, as a young man. He was valedictorian at Woodstock High School.

Percy Brown was born in Carmel, an unincorporated place located within Fort Valley. His parents were James William and Martha C.…

Portrait photograph of John Wesley Overholtz wearing a suit and tie in the studio.

Born in Strasburg, John was the first child of James Wesley (1892-1961) and Maudie Lee (Lake) (1901-1970) Overholtz. His father worked as a brakeman, then a…
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