Judge Newman's Bible Class
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Title
Judge Newman's Bible Class
Subject
Methodist churches - Virginia - Woodstock
Newman, Edgar Douglas (1854-1927)
Walton, Morgan Lauck Sr. (1853-1935)
Description
Group of mostly unidentified men posed together outside the United Methodist Church located on Muhlenberg Street in Woodstock.
The words, "Judge Newman's Bible Class", "ME Church South" and "Woodstock, Va." are written on the lower left of the photograph. A small date, "11/16", is also written there.
Two of the three men seated in front have been identified. On the left is Morgan Lauck Walton, Sr. (1853-1935) and in the center is Judge Edgar D. Newman (1854-1927).
Morgan Lauck Walton, Sr. was a distinguished member of the Virginia bar for more than sixty years.
Edgar Douglas Newman was an 1876 graduate of Virginia Military Institute. The next year, he began his career as an attorney in the office of Walton and Walton, lawyers in Woodstock. For many years, he served as a judge of the County Court of Shenandoah County. He also served on the board of directors for Massanutten Military Academy at the time of their founding.
The words, "Judge Newman's Bible Class", "ME Church South" and "Woodstock, Va." are written on the lower left of the photograph. A small date, "11/16", is also written there.
Two of the three men seated in front have been identified. On the left is Morgan Lauck Walton, Sr. (1853-1935) and in the center is Judge Edgar D. Newman (1854-1927).
Morgan Lauck Walton, Sr. was a distinguished member of the Virginia bar for more than sixty years.
Edgar Douglas Newman was an 1876 graduate of Virginia Military Institute. The next year, he began his career as an attorney in the office of Walton and Walton, lawyers in Woodstock. For many years, he served as a judge of the County Court of Shenandoah County. He also served on the board of directors for Massanutten Military Academy at the time of their founding.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
"11/16" is written on the image by the photographer.
Contributor
Identified in 2009 by M. L. Walton, III, grandson of Morgan Lauck Walton, Sr., and great nephew by marriage of Judge Newman. He recognized the two men from other photographs he has seen.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Edgar Douglas Newman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 002542, 008176, 015044, 015046, and 020170.
Identifier
020170
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Judge Newman's Bible Class,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 16, 2025, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50278.
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