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Ray and Edna Tamkin

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Title

Ray and Edna Tamkin

Subject

Tamkin, Raymon Walter (1902-1989)
Tamkin, Edna Virginia Hoover (1905-2000)

Description

Portrait of Mr. Ray Tamkin and Mrs. Edna Hoover Tamkin posed in studio. Ray and Edna Tamkin are most remembered as the former owners of Artz Hardware on W. King Street in Strasburg.

Raymon “Ray” Walter Tamkin was the son of William (1859-1954) and Mary Ella “Nettie” (Brill) (1866-1908) Tamkin. His father was a well-known schoolteacher in Fort Valley.

Edna was born in Woodstock, to Charles Luther (1866-1942) and Sarah Catherine (Wisman) (1867-1943) Hoover.

Both Ray and Edna lived in Strasburg when they married in September 1930. At that time, Ray worked as a button maker.

The couple raised their children, a son, Lewis Donald Tamkin, and a daughter, Reba Marie Tamkin, at 201 S. Massanutten Street in Strasburg.

The family attended Strasburg Methodist Church and were active in the community. The Northern Virginia Daily Newspaper mentioned them repeatedly as being involved in church or community activities throughout their lives together.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Labeled "1931" on box of plates.

Contributor

Subjects identified by Betty Hines, who knew the Tamkins in her youth, and P.M. Fravel.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Edna Virginia (Hoover) Tamkin appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004430 and 008132, 015341 and 015342.
Raymon Walter Tamkin appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 008132, 015341 and 015342.

Identifier

008132

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Ray and Edna Tamkin,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 19, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28162.

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