Photograph of a boy scout camp near West Point, Virginia. In this image, several people are lined up in the foreground, but image is blurred. Behind them there is a large, two-story brick building with a chimney and bell tower.

Photo of Charles Sherrin and two unidentified men. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Photo of Charles Sherrin and two unidentified men. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Photo of Charles Sherrin (left) and two unidentified men. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Group of unidentified people at the Va. Seminary. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Photo taken at a Boy Scout camp in Virginia. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Photo taken at a boy scout camp in Virginia. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Photo of Miss Guthrie, secretary to Dean Green of the Va. Seminary, and an unidentified Man, possibly Wm. Blackshear, sitting on the steps at the Seminary. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Photo of an Miss Guthrie, secretary to Dean Green of the Va. Seminary, along with an unidentified man, possibly Wm. Blackshear, sitting on some steps somewhere in Va. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Photo of Miss Guthrie, secretary to Dean Green at the Virginia Seminary. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Photo of unidentified people in Virginia. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

(back of photo) Ted Evans - Va. Seminary in William Blackshear's Room - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

(back of photo) On a hike near Va. Thes. Seminary - Ball is on right(?), a fellow classmate. Winter 1924 - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Photo of an unidentified Boy Scout, taken in West Point, Virginia. He s wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts and is posing in front of a tree. A building is visible behind him, partially hidden by an incline.

Photo of unidentified man. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Photo of an unidentified man sitting on a porch in Virginia Winter 1924 - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

William Blackshear and Chas. Sherrin at the Va. Seminary. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

(back of photo) Front row left, William Blackshear, and class-mates of class of 1924. Virginia T. Seminary. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library. Charles Sherrin sits in the bottom row, center.

Photograph of William Blackshear and two unidentified persons posing in front of a river in West Point, Virginia. Blackshear is leaning against a wooden fence or structure and another person is partially visible behind it; a young boy is standing to the right, wearing a hat and overalls. In the background, the opposite side of the river is lined by trees and there is a building visible between them. Text on back of photo: West Point, Va. Summer of 1922. I was there also in Summer 1923 as a Lay Reader. Age 29.

Photograph of William Blackshear and two unidentified persons posing in front of a river in West Point, Virginia. Blackshear is leaning against a wooden fence or structure and another person is partially visible behind it; a young boy is standing to the right, wearing a hat and overalls. In the background, the opposite side of the river is lined by trees and there is a building visible between them. Text on back of photo: West Point, Va. Summer of 1922. I was there also in Summer 1923 as a Lay Reader. Age 29.

William S. Blackshear and unidentified person at Boy Scout Camp 1923 - Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

William S. Blackshear. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

(back of photo) Va. Seminary with Miss Guthery, Dean's Secretary. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.

Photo of Miss Guthrie and William S. Blackshear taken at the Va. Seminary. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.