Photo of two separate portrait photographs of different people. The young woman on the left is unidentified. The young man on the right has been identified as Lester Allen Ritenour. His parents were Ralph C. and Dorothy "Dot" (Stine) Ritenour. He married Barbara Jane Huff (originally from New York) in 1976 when they were both living in South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Identified in 2014 by staff at the Shenandoah County Historical Society (SCHS).
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Photo of two separate photographs. On the left, there is a portrait photograph of an unidentified young girl. The man on the right has been identified as Oscar Milton Hottle, son of Samuel and Anna Maria (Dellinger) Hottle. He is wearing a hat and holding something in his hands.
Oscar Hottle was identified in 2016 by Phyllis Wright.
Photo of two separate images of Sandra "Sandy" Coffman with her brother Ronald and sister Holly (Coffman) Hodges. Sandy is the daughter of Linden Coffman and Alese Selma Coffman. Her mother died when she was young and she raised her two siblings. The image on the right has a mark (an "X") at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print. He has also added the note (visible but backwards), "1-8X10" indicating the number and size of the prints he planned to make.
Identified in 2025 by Bonnie Painter who also provided additional family information.
Holly Hodges appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028505, 031895 and 031896.
Photo of two separate photographs of the same unidentified toddler seated on a bench.
Ronnie and Mary Ann (Zerkel) Rinker & Children
Rinker, Ronald "Ronnie" Wayne (1941-2010)
Photograph of Ronald "Ronnie" W. Rinker and his wife, Mary Ann (Zerkel) Rinker seated together with three young children, two boys and a girl, posed with them. When Ronnie and Mary Ann married in 1963, he was a meat cutter and she was a beautician. Both lived in Mount Jackson. His parents were James Monroe and Trilby Virginia (Hawkins) Rinker. Her parents were James Elwood and Lelia Alice (Sager) Zerkel.
Identified in 2014 by staff at the Shenandoah County Historial Society (SCHS).
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Allen Peer, Sr. wearing glasses and a suit and tie. He is remembered as the founder of the Peer & Brill Motors (Ford Dealership), later Muhlenberg Motors. The image on the right has a faint mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Identified in 2016 by Danny Hottel who noted at the time the building was being used by Muhlenberg Ford.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of M. Blair Zirkle, Jr. with a thin mustache and wearing a suit and tie. He was from Forestville in the Quicksburg area of Shenandoah County. His parents were Melvin Blair Sr. and Nellie (Biller) Zirkle. He married Maxine (Wolfe) Zirkle (1923-2024) in 1956 when he worked as a bookkeeper for a plumbing and heating business. She was a secretary in an electrical business. The couple raised two children: Lisa Rebecca Zirkle and Michael Blair Zirkle. Blair was a life-long farmer who served as Commissioner of Revenue for Shenandoah County for 28 years.
Biographical information was compiled from public records.
M. Blair Zirkle, Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028501, 030251, 031454, and 031749.
Photo of an oval-framed portrait photograph of an unidentified man with bushy eyebrows wearing a suit from the late 19th century or early 20th.
Photo of two separate images of the same unidentified barefoot baby.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Robert "Bob" Artz in a suit and tie. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Marie Boaz as a young woman with long hair.
Undated and unsigned ID form is on file.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of the same unidentified man with glasses and wearing a suit and tie.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Joe Beahm. The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Identified in 2017 by Annie M. Dellinger who remembered the subject from college but was not sure of the spelling of his last name.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of the same unidentified man in a suit and tie with pins on his lapel. The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Robert "Bob" Taylor wearing glasses, a suit and striped tie. Bob was a career nurse. The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Unsigned and undated ID form is on file.
Robert Taylor appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028478 and 028493.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Mary Orebaugh with her hair styled up and wearing earrings with her outfit.
Identified on an unsigned and undated ID form.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Harold Morrison, Sr. with glasses and wearing a suit and tie. Harold is remembered for having founded the business, Woodstock Garage, in Woodstock. His wife was Loise (Ambrose) Morrison.
Two Separate Images of the Same Woman and Child
Photos of two separate images of the same unidentified woman holding an unidentified young girl in her arms. Probably, this was a mother and her child.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Sylvia Lee (Shoemaker) Scott as a young woman. Sylvia was born in West Virginia, the daughter of Oscar Clarence and Fannie Lee (Helmick) Shoemaker. She graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School and married John Jacob Scott in 1969. At the time, she lived in Mount Jackson and he lived in Woodstock. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Identified in 2014 by JoAnn T. Fawley, a classmate of the subject's.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of the same unidentified man and women posed together.
Beidler, Frederick "Fred" Baker (1914-2005)
Photo of two separate portrait photographs. On the left is Diane (Peer) Beidler. On the right is her husband, Fred Beidler. The couple married in 1963. Fred is best remembered for establishing Beidler's Furniture business in 1945 in Woodstock. He owned and operated the major appliance and furniture store for 28 years before selling it the Cline family.
Identified in 2014 on an unsigned ID form.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Brooklyn Bowers in a suit and tie. His parents were Eugene and Hazel Francis (Wolfe) Bowers. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Identified on an undated ID form by Patsy Grandstaff.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of an unidentified older man and unidentified woman posed together. Both are wearing glasses. Probably, this was a husband and wife. The photographer has added the note (visible on the right image but backwards), "2 11X14" indicating the number and size of the prints he planned to make.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of an unidentified man and woman posed together. Probably, this was a man and wife. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Photo of two separate photographs of Joe Stranger, Jr. and his sister, Helen. Joe is wearing a cadet style uniform. They were the children of Joseph Charles Stranger, Sr. and Marion Alice (Ring) Stranger who married in 1955. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Unsigned and undated ID form includes only their names.