Portrait photograph of Jay Hunter Stickley of Woodstock, as a young man. Mr. Stickley was born in 1918, in Monessen, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late Robert Elmer (1893-1973) and Nelle (Keller) (1893-1983) Stickley, of Woodstock. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was the retired owner of the R.E. Stickley and Son Ford dealership in Strasburg but lived in Woodstock and was a member of the First Baptist Church there. His first wife, Stella Virginia (Wymer) (1919-1976) Stickley, died, and was buried in Saumsville with her parents. His second wife, Nancy Lee (Triggs) (1928-2017) Stickley, survived him.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Subject identified in 2005 by his friend, Landon Walker.
Biographical information compiled from various public records.
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Jay Hunter Stickley appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 005055, 027323 and 028089.
Automobiles - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Automobile repair - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of the rear exterior of a Ford automobile parked in what appears to be a large garage. The license plate has the date, "1950", and the state, "Virginia", written on it The car appears to have been in an accident as there is visible damage to the rear. Other cars visible in the background.
Same vehicle appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 005056 and 005058.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman taken in profile. She has shoulder-length, curly hair and is wearing an off-the-shoulder blouse.
Photograph of the front exterior of a Ford automobile. The car appears to have been in an accident as there is visible damage to the front of the vehicle and windshield. The photograph was taken in what appears to be a large garage.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman posed in studio. She is wearing a blouse with a brooch pinned to the front.
Drum majorettes - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of Phyllis (Long) Hughes as a young woman. She is standing in the studio and wearing a marching band uniform. Phyllis was a lifelong resident of Mount Jackson. Her parents were Homer Allen (1886-1968) and Margaret Alice (Barton) (1887-1970) Long. She had many siblings. In 1946, she married Noah Hughes (1909-1997), originally from North Carolina. By then, she already had a young son, Robert, from a previous marriage to Irvin Kern Fravel of Mount Jackson. The 1950 census noted that the family lived in the Lee District of Shenandoah County. Noah was the manager of a poultry farm and his stepson, Robert Hughes, was 7 years old. Phyllis did not work. Both Phyllis and Noah are buried together in Mount Jackson.
Additional biographical information compiled from public records.
Phyllis (Long) Hughes appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 005060 and 011744.
Unidentified young child is sitting on a chair in studio and wearing embroidered overalls.
Unidentified man and woman with a baby posed in studio. Probably, this was a family photograph.
Unidentified man and woman posed in studio holding a baby between them. Probably, this was a family photograph.
Unidentified young toddler girl standing on a chair in studio. She is wearing a long, white dress.
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Photograph of an unidentified MMA cadet in his football uniform with his hands resting on his hips. He was a member of Massanutten Military Academy's 1926 Varsity Football Team.
Photograph of two Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadets in their football uniforms. The cadet on the left is Dean Abe Gordon. The cadet on the right is William Dale Hawkins. They were members of Massanutten Military Academy's 1926 Varsity Football Team.
Identified utilizing information provided on Morrison Studio Collection image 018537 and utilizing the 1925 publication "The Massanutten Academy : a School preparing for College, the Universities, and Vocations, with Military Training."
Dean Abe Gordon was identified in 2024 by library staff based on other images of Gordon and the 1927 MMA yearbook "The Adjutant."
Dean Abe Gordon wearing a Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) football uniform and holding a football. He was a member of 1926 MMA Varsity Football Team.
Identified in 2024 by library staff based on other images of Gordon and the 1927 MMA yearbook "The Adjutant."
Photograph of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadet Robert D. Bauserman standing outdoors and wearing his school's football uniform. He was a member of Massanutten Military Academy's 1926 Varsity Football Team.
Photograph of William E. Schneider wearing a Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) football uniform. William graduated from MMA in 1927 and was a member of Massanutten Military Academy's 1926 Varsity Football Team.
Identified in 2024 by library staff utilizing Morrison Studio Collection image 018537.
Herbert Cramer and Another MMA Football Player
Photograph of two Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadets standing outside a school building and wearing their school's football uniform. Herbert Smith Cramer, who went by Smith Cramer, is the cadet on the right. He played on the 1923 and 1924 Massanutten Academy football teams. An unidentified cadet is on the left. The two were members of Massanutten Military Academy's 1926 Varsity Football Team.
Herbert Smith Cramer identified utilizing the 1924 academy yearbook "Helmet" and the 1925 Massanutten Academy catalog.
Photograph of Robert J. Benchoff wearing a football uniform. At the time of the photograph, Robert Benchoff was a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA). Robert was the son of Howard Johnston Benchoff and his first wife, Kathryn Leona Mahon (who died in 1918). His father served as the influential headmaster of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) for more than 50 years. Robert was a member of MMA's class of 1927 and served as headmaster after his father retired.
Identified in 2024 utilizing other photographs of Robert J. Benchoff.
Photograph of Massanutten Academy (MMA) Cadet William Dale Hawkins in a football uniform. Hawkins was a member of the academy's Class of 1927 and a member of Massanutten Military Academy's 1926 Varsity Football Team. The 1927 Adjutant Yearbook notes he was from Fredericktown, Pennsylvania, and his nickname was "Horse."
Photograph of four Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadets posed wearing their school's football uniform. The cadets are, from left to right: John Jay Laughlin, John Bauserman, Herbert Smith Cramer, and Unidentified. All four were members of Massanutten Military Academy's 1926 Varsity Football Team.
Cadet identified as John J. Laughlin utilizing information provided on Morrison Studio Collection image 018537 and utilizing the 1925 publication "The Massanutten Academy : a School preparing for College, the Universities, and Vocations, with Military Training."
John Bauserman appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 005074, 007336, 020057, 020135, 020163, and 020164.
Portrait photograph of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) William Lee Krantz. Krantz graduated from the school in 1947.
Identified in 2024 utilizing the 1946 Massanutten Military Academy yearbook "The Adjutant."
William Lee Krantz appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 005075 and 012967.
Group of unidentified Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadets and one unidentified officer, all in uniform, posed on the steps of Lantz Hall on the campus of Massanutten Military Academy.
Damaged image of an unidentified man shown wearing a suit and tie with a starched collar and looking to the side, in profile.
Unidentified woman posed away from the camera but looking back over her shoulder towards it. Extensive plate and emulsion damage to the glass plate is visible.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman wearing her hair short and also wearing a locket around her neck. Emulsion damage to the glass plate is visible.