Sailors - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Unidentified young man wearing his U.S. Navy uniform.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
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Same unidentified U.S. Navy sailor appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006987 and 006996.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a polka-dotted blouse.
Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001565 and 001568.
Reynard, Edith Edna (Spiggle) (1893-1960)
Photograph of Edith Edna (Spiggle) Reynard standing in the studio with one hand on a chair. Her husband was Frederick Lee Reynard (1885-1953).
Identified on an undated ID form by Kathaleen (Spiggle) Clem, subject's niece.
Edith (Spiggle) Reynard appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001791 and 006986.
Unidentified woman with short curly hair, is standing with her arms at her sides. The front of her dress has layers of ruffles on it.
Phalen, James "Jimmy" Thomas (1927-1995)
Photograph of James “Jimmy” Thomas Phalen as a boy standing by a table and wearing short pants, striped socks, and a jacket. Jimmy was the third child born in Strasburg to Timothy B. (1887-1944) and Lillian R. (Smith) (1904-1970) Phalen. In 1930, he and his two siblings, Cecelia A. and Timothy A., lived with their father on West King Street. His father was an engineer for the steam railroad. His mother was not listed. In the 1940 census, the three children were living on “A” Street in Strasburg with their great aunt and great uncle, Hugh and Ida Stoneburner. The children's parents were not living with them. When Jimmy registered for the WWII draft in 1945, he still lived there. By 1950, Jimmy lived in Miami, Florida, with his sister, Cecelia, and her husband. His mother, who was divorced, also lived with them. Jimmy worked as a furniture re-finisher in a secondhand furniture store. A year or so later, he married Naomi Velez (1926-2011) in Florida. Naomi was born in Ybor City, Florida. Jimmy enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1954 and served until May 1956, when he was discharged. In 1958, Jimmy and his wife moved to Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida, where he worked for Lockheed and Boeing Space Operations for 37 years. The couple had two sons together, Tim and Sean, and lived out their lives in Florida.
Identified in 2007 by Graham Conner, who went to school with subject's sister.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
Subject's sister pictured in Morrison Photo 001561 and his brother is pictured in 001562.
Photograph of two sisters, identified as Lucille (left) and Garlyn (right) Conner.
Identified in 2005 by Frances S. Walker, who was a good friend of the subjects.
Photograph of Timothy Phalen as a boy. He was from Strasburg, the son of Timothy Bernard and Lillian Ruth (Smith) Phalen. He had a brother, James, and a sister, Cecelia. His father was a well-known locomotive engineer for the B&O railroad. In 1930, the family lived on West King Street in Strasburg. Timothy's mother was not listed but his maternal grandparents and a cousin were living with them. In the 1940 census, he and his two siblings lived with their great aunt and uncle, Hugh and Ida Stoneburner, on "A" Street in Strasburg.
Subject's sister pictured in Morrison Photo 001561 and his brother is pictured in Morrison Photo 001563.
Unidentified man and woman with two young boys standing together in the studio. Probably, this was a family photograph.
Same two unidentified boys appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006984 and 006993.
Same unidentified couple appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006983 and 006984.
Cecelia (Phalen) Doyle, pictured as a girl. She was from Strasburg, the daughter of Timothy Bernard and Lillian Ruth (Smith) Phalen. She had two brothers, Timothy and James. Her father was a well-known locomotive engineer for the B&O railroad. In 1930, the family lived on West King Street in Strasburg. Her mother was not listed but her maternal grandparents and a cousin were living with them. In the 1940 census, she and her two younger brothers lived with their great aunt and uncle, Hugh and Ida Stoneburner, on "A" Street in Strasburg. In 1942, she married Floyd Lee Derflinger, Jr., a young airman born in Reliance, Virginia. The couple moved to Florida some time after they married because he was stationed to an air base there. He served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a pilot until he died in an air accident over the Gulf of Mexico in 1945. At the time of his death, the couple had a young daughter, Sharon Lee Phalen. Cecelia married for the second time in Florida in 1946 to Bernie E. Doyle. In the 1950 census, she lived in Miami, Florida, with her second husband, Bernie Doyle, a maintenance worker for a water heater manufacturer. Her mother and brother, James, lived with them.
Identified in 2007 by Graham Conner, who went to school with subject and remembered she sat behind him in class.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Subject's brothers are pictured in Morrison Photos 001562 and 001563.
Cecelia (Phalen) Doyle appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001561 and 022900.
Unidentified man and woman seated together on a bench in the studio.
Unidentified young woman is seated with a very young child on her lap. Probably, this was a mother with her child.
Unidentified child standing beside a bench in the studio and holding a toy rabbit.
Three unidentified children of varying ages are posed on a bench in the studio. An unidentified woman is holding upright the youngest of the three. Probably this is a mother with her three young children.
Same unidentified woman and three young children appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006980 and 006981.
Photograph of an unidentified man and woman, seated, with three young children of varying ages in their arms.
Tysinger, Margaret Ruth Clem (1911-2009)
Photograph of Edward Hottel with a mustache and wearing a hat. He is seated on a bench. A young granddaughter is standing on either side of him. Pictured (l to r) are: Margaret (Clem) Tysinger, Edward Hottel, and Mate (Clem) Lemaster. The girls' parents were Jacob Byrd Clem of Edinburg and Mary Ruth (Hottel) Clem. Edward was from Longmont, Colorado.
Margaret (Clem) Tysinger appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000639, 000867, 001559, 001660, and 001741.
Mate (Clem) Lemaster appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000639, 000802, 000867, 001559, 001660, and 001741.
Photograph of Charles Merkley standing in the studio and wearing his U.S. Navy uniform. His wife was Newana (Burkett) Merkley. Later in his life, he worked for the Town of Edinburg.
Identified in 2006 by Jean Allen Davis, who remembered he helped with the first "Ole Time Festival" in Edinburg. He helped erect plaques about historic houses in town.
Charles Henry Merkley appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006976, 006979 and 016034.
A photograph of Charles Henry Merkley's Honorable Discarge from the U.S. Navy appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 025604.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a formal suit and white bow tie. This may be a student at Massanutten Academy, but it is uncertain.
Photograph of Richard Allen Foltz as a young boy. Richard was born in Woodstock, son of James William (1918-2003) and Marie (Hottle) (1918-2003) Foltz. He was a 1960 graduate of Central High School and a 1964 graduate of VCU. He taught for one year at Stonewall Jackson High School. He moved to New York in 1966 and retired from Sloane Kettering Memorial Hospital. He is buried in Massanutten Cemetery, Woodstock.
Identified in 2002 by Phyllis S. Wright, a first cousin of the subject.
Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with her hair pulled back and wearing a necklace with her dress. She is posed looking downwards and to the side, almost in profile. The original image is stamped with the photographer's mark in the lower right corner.
Dentistry - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of the Dental License awarded by the Virginia Board of Dental Examiners to Loren George Johnson, D.D.S. in June 1937.
Paperwork related to Loren George Johnson appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006967 and 006977.
Unidentified young girl is standing next to a doll. The girl is posed with an elbow resting on the back of the bench beside her and her hand against her cheek.
Photograph of a young couple, Charles Merkley, in his U.S. Navy uniform, and his wife, Newana (Burkett) Merkley.
Names were written in margin of paper copy. No ID form.
Unidentified young man and woman are standing together by a chair. The woman is wearing a long white dress and a corsage on the front. Possibly, this was a wedding photograph. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
Photograph of an unidentified woman seated on a bench with a young boy beside her. Probably, this was a mother and her son.
Unidentified woman seated on a bench is holding an unidentified baby on her lap. Probably, this was a mother and child.
Same unidentified woman and baby appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001553 and 001554.