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Photograph of several buildings in downtown Woodstock Virginia looking south.

The central focus of the photograph is the frame building commonly called the "Koontz Building. At the time of this photograph it housed the Pure Food Store and…

Photograph of the commercial building located at the intersection of Main and Court Streets in Woodstock Virginia.

At the time of the photograph, ca. 1920, it was home to T. Glenn Locke's Store.

The building still stands as of 2025.

Group of unidentified students at the Strasburg School.

Photograph of workers in Asa A. Sheetz' apple orchard west of Woodstock on Narrow Passage Creek. Identified are (l to r): Edgar Kibler, Darus Kibler, Hugh Peters, ?, ?, Asa A Sheetz (behind grader), Noah Sheetz, ?, ?, ?, ?, John Swartz and Jacob…

Photograph of a group of unidentified workmen in downtown Woodstock Virginia.

Behind them can be seen a trench and water pipe, indicating they were the workmen installing the town's first water system which was completed in 1901.

The…

Photograph of an early farming machine advertised to have 8 different capabilities.

Photograph of Court Street in Woodstock, looking west towards the intersection with Commerce Street. The Southern Railroad passenger depot is visible behind the box car to the right of the image.

Photograph of the A & P Grocery store in Woodstock.

Photograph overlooking mountains and buildings belonging to Camp Strawderman near Edinburg.

Unidentified girls doing various activities in the shade at Camp Strawderman.

View of an unidentified stream with steps and piers leading down to it, a partial railing on the left is also visible.

Unidentified girls participating in raising the flag at Camp Strawderman. The building in the back is "Columbia Furnace", one of the camp's cabins.

Photograph of a group of unidentified campers taken one summer at Camp Strawderman.

Photograph of the first page Last Will and Testament for Gabriel Sager dated from 1848.

Handwritten page from the 1848 will of Gabriel Sager where he directs how he wishes his land to be divided. Many of his children are mentioned: Ledya Sager Coney, Susan, Delila, Etha, Ely, and John Sager.

Page 1 of the 1848 last will and testament of Gabriel Sager. On this page, he wishes his wife, Mary Sager, to have her choice of houses, cows, sheep etc. She is to have the use of the lands until her sons, John and Ely, reach "lawful age". At that…

Photograph of a page from Gabriel Sager's 1848 will directing that his plantation (called the Lantz tract) be divided between his two daughters, Esther and Delila. Further instructions for his executor, David Crawford, are also on this page.

Photograph of the page from Gabriel Sager's 1848 will that directs his daughter, Ann Sager, be given 40 acres. Further, he directs that she should have "free privilege to fetch water out of the spring" owned by his sons, John and Ely.

Photograph of a page from Gabriel Sager's last will and testament where he clarifies that this 1848 "Codicil" is necessary because the terms of his original will, dated December 6th, 1827, gave his entire estate to his son, Ely, who has subsequently…

Last will and testament of Conrad Sager. Filed in 1801, the will directs that the entire estate be left to his wife, Mary, on the condition that she "should maintain and school my children ... until they come of lawful age". His children were…

Photograph of Shockey Flat with gas pumps and an unidentified man out front. This building was located on Main Street in the area of the current town office in Woodstock.

Built around 1780, it was originally a tavern. Fravel's Stage Tavern may…

Photograph of an unidentified man on the right helping to pose a large white horse wearing a harness.

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting in a carriage that is led by a horse.

Photograph taken of the home of A.V. Marston in winter. This house on N. Muhlenberg Street in Woodstock was later owned by Jacob J. and Lillian Sperry.

As of 2023 it was home to the Woodstock Police Department.

Unidentified African American man holding the reins of a large black horse.
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