Portrait photograph of Frederick A. “Freddie” Frye, Sr., a Woodstock resident. During the Second World War he served in the US Navy as a Seabee. He is remembered for having been the co-owner and manager of the Ideal Food Market located on Main Street, later the Woodstock IGA Grocery Store, from the 1950s through the 1980s. He was married to Louise (Richman) Frye, was a charter member of the Woodstock Lions Club, and a member of Emanuel Lutheran Church in Woodstock.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Identified in 2002 by Eunice Taylor, the subject's cousin.
Also recognized in 2002 by James E. Morrison Sr.
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Frederick "Freddy" Frye, Sr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001461, 003142, 004655, 010761, 021946, 028573, and 030971.
Paperwork related to Frederick A. Frye's Navy discharge appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026845 and 027152.
Pence, Louise Virginia Burner (1923-2013)
Portrait photograph of Louise V. (Burner) Pence wearing her hair back. Louise married Gilbert E. Pence, Jr. in Washington D.C., in 1947. At the time, both she and her new husband lived in the city.
Identified in 2010 by Sarah W. Nelson, a school friend of the subject.
Unidentified young boy sitting on a bench in studio with one leg crossed under the other.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a suit and tie. His shadow is visible behind him.
Unidentified young girl sitting on a bench. She is wearing a buttoned-up jacket, gloves, and a hat. She is posed with her legs crossed and hands resting on the bench beside her.
Two unidentified young girls sitting beside each other on a bench. They are both wearing dresses and holding a doll on their laps. Possibly, these were siblings.
Unidentified young girl standing in front of a stone bench. She is wearing a dress with bloomers and has one hand resting on the bench. Next to her hand on the bench is a toy rabbit.
Unidentified toddler girl wearing a dress with a simple design and standing on a chair. She is smiling and looking towards the camera.
Linda L. (Dellinger) Varney, shown as a baby. In the picture, she is propped against pillows on a chair. Her parents were Donald Joseph and Fay (Gilkerson) Dellinger.
Subject identified by herself, Linda L. Varney, in 2002. She had the same photograph at home.
Linda (Dellinger) Varney appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004663 and 028975.
Unidentified young child sitting on a chair and smiling at something behind the camera.
Portrait photograph of Harvey Lee Huffman, Sr., of Woodstock, wearing a suit and tie. Harvey was the son of Charles William and Ada May (Nicholas-Keyes) Huffman from Fort Valley. He served in the military as a Private during WWII, from 1944 to 1946. After that, he returned home and married Ruby Irene Sibert in October 1949. Ruby was the daughter of Homer Albertus and Hazel Mary (Hedrick) Sibert. She was 19 years old and working for the Woodstock Manufacturing Company when she married. The 1950 census found Harvey and Ruby living with her parents in Fort Valley. His occupation was "huckster" and hers was as a "sewer" in a coat factory. At some point in his life, Harvey was an employee of Dellinger Funeral Home and Dellinger Ambulance Service. When he died in 1979, his occupation was as a "storeroom manager" in a hospital. The couple raised at least two sons together, Harvey Lee Huffman, Jr., and Darryl Huffman.
Subject identified in 2002 by James Morrison, Sr., who recognized him and noted he worked for Dellinger Funeral Home and Dellinger Ambulance Service..
Additional information gleamed from the 1950 census and WWII draft registration data.
Harvey Lee Huffman, Sr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004665 and 028481.
Unidentified young girl posed on a stone bench. She is sitting with her legs crossed and her hands resting in her lap with a look of uncertainty on her face.
Same unidentified girl appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004666, 004667 and 005101.
Unidentified young girl posed on a chair. She is sitting with her legs crossed and her arms resting on the chair with a small smile on her face.
Photo of a photograph of an unidentified child wearing a dress. There is another person standing behind them, but their head is not visible. The original picture is slightly ripped.
Photo of an older portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit in an oval frame. He is wearing clothes from an earlier era. The picture appears to be slightly faded.
Unidentified young child is sitting on a chair with a wide-eyed expression.
Unidentified woman with three children. The woman is sitting on a bench with a young boy standing beside her and a young girl standing on the bench next to her. There is a toddler standing in front of the bench, facing away from the camera, and playing with a birdcage that is resting on the woman's lap. Resemblance indicates they are related. Probably, this was a mother with her children.
Unidentified young woman wearing a graduation cap and gown. She is holding a rolled-up piece of paper in her hands.
Unidentified boy sitting on a bench. He appears to be wearing an all-white outfit with shorts, a short sleeve collared shirt, and a wide tie.
Unidentified barefoot young child is sitting on a chair and smiling at something behind the camera.
Unidentified young child is sitting on a wicker chair and looking towards the camera with a look of uncertainty.
Photograph of High School Graduate, James "Jimmie" Rhinehart. James was born in Woodstock, the only son of Robert E. Lee (1879-1941) and Blanche Mae (Ryan) (1890-1959) Rhinehart. His father worked for a local telephone company and later operated a draying business. James grew up on Muhlenberg Street in Woodstock and had three older sisters. He graduated from Woodstock High School. He worked at Southern Dairies in Woodstock until he enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1943. At first, he was stationed at Ft. Eustis, Virginia, then Ft. Meade, Maryland. By the late summer of 1944, however, he was fighting in France with Company C in the 175th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division. Tragically, he was killed in action that September. Posthumously, he was awarded a purple heart for his actions. Private Rhinehart is buried in Normandy, France.
Subject identified in 2010 by his friend, Sarah Nelson.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
James H. Rhinehart appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001930, 001934, 002377, 004676, and 015802.
Miller, Loretta Jane Stinson (1940-2003)
Photograph of L. Jane (Stinson) Miller as a girl wearing a costume. Born in Woodstock, her parents were James Vernon and Evelyn (Keller) Stinson. She was a 24-year old nurse living in Toms Brook when she married James Milton Miller from Riverdale, Maryland. He was the son of Joseph William and Mary Adelaide (Moran) Miller and worked as a "service manager" when he married in January 1965.
Subject identified in 2002 by her neighbor on "A" Street in Strasburg, John E. Taylor, who also estimated the photo had been taken in 1938. Since subject was not born until 1940, the date of the photograph had to be later.
Additional biographical information extracted from the subject's Virginia marriage certificate.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man and woman. The man is wearing a suit and tie and the woman is wearing a hairpiece with netting, a flower, and a bow. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
Military personnel - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of Stanley John Wakeman, of Wakemans Grove, VA, in his U.S. Air Force uniform. He was the son of Galen F. (1898-1980) and Maude Elizabeth (Clem) Wakeman (1903-1993) and grew up with many siblings. He married Betty Lee (Miller) Wakeman (1931-2011) in 1951. He worked as a salesman for Truck Suppliers and was a member of Wakemans Grove Church of the Brethren. He was an active reserve and color guard at the American Legion Post 199, in Woodstock, when he died.
Subject identified in 2008 by Harold Hoffman and Guy Wetzel.
His obituary was published on February 7, 2011, in both the Northern Virginia Daily and the Daily News Record (Harrisonburg, VA). Some information from those articles was used here.
Stanley J. Wakeman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001600, 004679, 024890, 025255, 030589, 031218, and 040247.