Mrs. Emery Bushong's Written Statement
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
subject: Bushong
description: Photograph of a short note to Sterling Insurance Company dated August 3, 1949. Transcribed, the letter reads: "To Whom it may Concern, I stayed and nursed Emery Bushong, from the 30th of Jan. to the 19th of Feb, each night, at $2.00 = $40.00" The note is signed by both Carl O'Neal and Mrs. Emery Bushong (widow).
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

William Berlyn Fleming's U.S. Navy Discharge
subject: Fleming, William Berlyn
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of the document certifying that Electrician's Mate First Class William Berlyn Fleming was honorably discharged from the Navy in Bainbridge, Maryland, on October 7, 1945.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Galen Jestis Funkhouser's U.S. Navy Discharge
subject: Funkhouser, Galen Jestis
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of the document certifying that Seaman First class Galen Jestis Funkhouser was honorably discharged from the Navy in Bainbridge, Maryland, on March 4, 1946.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Garland C. Keeler's USMC Discharge Paperwork
subject: Keeler, Garland Cecil (1921- )
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of a form pertaining to Garland C. Keeler's discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1946. He was born on 19 April, 1921, in Front Royal, Virginia. He enlisted in the U.S. Marines in June 1942 and served as a Sergeant when he was discharged. He qualified as a rifle marksman and automobile mechanic. He also served in the Southwest-Pacific area from 23 Dec 1944 to 3 April 1946. He participated in operation against enemy Japanese forces from 1 April 1945 to 14 April 1945, and as an element of the X army on Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands. He was discharged from Norfolk, Virginia, and given a travel allowance to get him to Washington D.C.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: The certificate issued for Garland Cecil Keeler's discharge from the USMC appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026210.

Young Woman
description: Unidentified young woman with short curly hair is seated on a bench and wearing a corsage on her blouse.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025483 and 025507.

"Fairfax"
description: Unidentified barefoot baby wearing only a diaper is posed face down on a covered surface. The word, "Fairfax", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Jno Richards"
description: Unidentified young child is seated on a chair. The name, "Jno Richards", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Raymond Polk"
subject: Physical Conditions
description: Unidentified young girl, shirtless, and showing signs of a significant skin injury or disease. The name, "Raymond Polk", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Same unidentified girl appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025503 and 025504.

"Raymond Polk"
description: Unidentified young girl is seated on a bench with one leg folded under the other. The name, "Raymond Polk", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Same unidentified young girl appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025503 and 025504.

"Dorothy Dennis"
subject: African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified young African American woman with shoulder-length hair and wearing a necklace. The name, "Dorothy Dennis", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Mitz Scott"
subject: African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified, young, African American woman wearing a necklace and striped dress. The name, "Mitz Scott", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

E. Elaine (Scott) Reynard
subject: Reynard, Elizabeth Elaine Scott (1923-2001)
description: Photograph of Elizabeth Elaine (Scott) Reynard as a young woman. Known as Elaine, she grew up in Woodstock, the daughter of Charles Jacob "Whitey" Scott and Fannie H. (Holloway) Scott. Her husband was William L. Reynard (1915-1980).
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
contributor: Identified in 2015 by Daniel S. Hottel.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Wanda (Miller) Walsh
subject: Walsh, Wanda Rebecca Miller (1928-2024)
description: Portrait photograph of Wanda R. (Miller) Walsh as a young woman with a bow in her hair. Wanda was born in Wilkes County, NC, a daughter of Sheridan and Lizzie (Funkhouser) Miller. She married her childhood sweetheart, James Bernard "JB" Walsh in 1947. She had many jobs through the years, from her first as a Wilkes County school teacher to her retirement as manager of the Woodstock Clothes Closet. She and her husband raised three children: James B. "Bernie" Walsh, Darlena (Walsh) Burch, and Kelley (Walsh) Hughes.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
contributor: Identified in 2018 by Diane (Miller) Warren, the sister of the subject.
contributor: Biographical information was compiled from public sources.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Wanda (Miller) Walsh appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007111 and 025499.

"Ralph Reedy Edinburg"
description: Unidentified woman is seated with three unidentified children. The two boys are wearing matching outfits. This was probably a mother and her children. The name, "Ralph Reedy", and the place, "Edinburg", are written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Girl on a Chair
description: Unidentified young girl with a bow in her short curly hair, is standing on a chair.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Same unidentified girl appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025494 and 025497.

Louise (Seal) Nail
subject: Nail, Louise Eva Seal (1929- )
description: Portrait photograph of a Louise Eva (Seal) Nail as a young woman with curly hair. Her parents were Jonie and Catherine (George) Seal. She married John J. Nail in Winchester in 1950. At that time, she worked as a waitress and he worked in a dry cleaners. The name, "Louise Seal", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
contributor: Identified in 2012 by Phyllis Wright who was a cousin of the subject.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Dog
subject: Dogs - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Unidentified small dog is posed on a covered surface.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Blond Girl Standing
description: Unidentified young blond girl with a bow in her short curly hair, is standing, open-mouthed, on a chair.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Same unidentified girl appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025494 and 025497.

Nannie (Seal) Bowman
subject: Bowman, Nannie Seal
description: Portrait photograph of an Nannie (Seal) Bowman as a young woman with short curly hair. Nannie was the daughter of Jonie and Catherine (George) Seal. She married Harold Bowman. The name, "Nannie Seal", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
contributor: Identified in 2012 by Phyllis (Seal) Wright who was a cousin of the subject.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Estep"
description: Unidentified young child is seated on a pillow on a chair. The name, "Estep", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Arlene (Didawick) Vann and Daughter, Pam Vann
subject: Vann, Arlene Osie Didawick (1911-1996)
subject: Karmy, Pamela Kay Vann (1943- )
description: Photograph of Arlene (Didawick) Vann seated on a chair and holding her baby daughter, Pamela Vann. Arlene was the daughter of Franklin Kirby and Maggie Fravel (Burner) Didawick. She had several siblings. She married William Norman Vann, Sr. (1917-2000), and by 1950, the couple lived in the Maple Heights area of Woodstock and had two children, Pamela and William N. Vann, Jr. Arlene's husband served as the Deputy Treasurer of Shenandoah County. Pamela Kay Vann grew up in Woodstock and graduated from Central High School in 1964. She married twice. Her first husband was Charles Daniel Dellinger (married in 1964) and her second husband was Robert John Karmy (married in 1985 in Edinburg).
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "June 1945".
contributor: Identified 8n 2013 by Phyllis Wright.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Arlene (Didawick) Vann appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 013575, 025150, 025299, and 025491.
relation: Pamela (Vann) Karmy appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025299 and 025491.

Doris (Funkhouser) French
subject: French, Doris Glendine Funkhouser (1925-2020)
description: Portrait photograph of Doris G. (Funkhouser) French as a young woman. Doris was the daughter of Oliver Edward Funkhouser and Bertie Ellen (Hepner) Funkhouser. She grew up in Orkney Springs, VA along with her sisters Mildred Kohlman and Shirley Baker. Her stepmother was Ida Funkhouser. She graduated from Triplett High School in Mount Jackson, and was living and working in Woodstock when she met her future husband Millson S. French, Sr. They married in 1947 and spent the next 68 years together, serving the community at Walton & Smoot Drugstore and raising five children.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "June 1945".
contributor: Identified in 2013 by Danny Hottel.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Bessie (Racey) Dellinger
subject: Dellinger, Bessie Mae Racey (1927-1998)
description: Portrait photograph of Bessie Mae (Racey) Dellinger as a young woman. Bessie was the daughter of Melvin and Helen (Whetzel) Racey. Her first husband was Charles Frank Coffman (1907-2002) whom she married in 1946. Her second husband was Richard Polk Dellinger (1906-1983) whom she married in 1967.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "June 1945".
contributor: Identified in 2013 by Danny Hottel.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Louise Bauserman"
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short curly hair. The name, "Louise Bauserman", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "June 1945".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Silvious"
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified man and woman wearing a corsage on her dress, posed together. Probably, this was a husband and wife. The name, "Silvious", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "June 1945".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED