ROCKINGHAM CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA PHOTOGRAPHS, LOT OF FIVE, comprising the Harrison family home on Smith's Creek showing 11 family members and their dog; Bogota near Port Republic showing four members of the Strayer family and two domestic workers; an interior image of the Bogota parlor featuring Elizabeth Coffman Strayer in a rocking chair and two Silon Amos Henkel profile portraits hanging above the mantelpiece; the Yancey home, Lacey Spring, showing Helen Yancey and her mother, and neighbors major Longacre and his wife; and an image of a parade on South Main St., Harrisonburg taken from Court Square. 1870-1920. 4" x 5" to 10" x 14" OA.
Provenance: From the John H. and Joan S. Byrd estate collection, Harrisonburg, VA.
Descended in the Byrd/Harrison family of Craney Island/Smith's Creek, Rockingham Co., VA.
Parlor image with horizontal crease across center, Harrison image with some foxing, remaining images very good boards with losses, tears, and chipping. Parade cut from a scrapbook.