Sailors - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of Calvin Fogel wearing his U.S. Navy uniform. Calvin was the son of Frank Wunder and Ruth Catherine (Bowers) Fogel (some records say "Fogle"). He grew up in the Woodstock area. His father worked for the railroad. In 1940, he and his family lived with his paternal grandfather, Daniel B. Fogel, in the Stonewall District of Shenandoah County. He served in the U.S. Navy from July 1944 to June 1946.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "June 1945".
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Unidentified young boy is seated on a chair.
Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing his U.S. Army uniform.
Unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a necklace is holding an unidentified baby on her lap. Probably, this was a mother and her child.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a short-sleeved, polka-dotted dress with buttons up the front.
Unidentified young boy is seated on a bench with one leg tucked under the other.
Portrait photograph of F. Chalmers Sheetz as a young man in his U.S. Navy uniform. Chalmers was the son of Abe and Ruth (Jennings) Sheetz. He served in the U.S. Navy from June 1943 to December 1945. He then worked at the American Viscose plant and married Betsy Ann Bowman, a waitress from Woodstock, in 1946. Shortly after Chalmers died, the Free Press newspaper published a column by Jim Morrison of Edinburg that said this about Chalmers: "The second event sadly was the passing of one of Woodstock's true icons, Francis Chalmers Sheetz. Chalmers was well known to all in Woodstock, and I never heard a harsh word from anyone directed toward him He was a very active person all of his life and I can't recall anyone his age at any time who was in better physical condition He was a postman but oh so much more than that."
Free Press article referenced in the Description Field was published on September 13, 2007.
F. Chalmers Sheetz appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003891, 017777, and 025155.
One page from F. Chalmers Sheetz's Naval Separation Packet appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 025348.
F. Chalmers Sheetz' U.S. Navy Discharge Certificate appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026059.
Unidentified young boy is seated on a bench with one leg tucked under the other one.
Unidentified girl with a bow in her curled hair is seated on a bench beside a doll. She has one leg tucked under the other.
Portrait photograph of Bessanna (Clem) Trussell as a young woman. Born in Woodstock, she was the daughter of Roy Monroe and Olla Mae (Ritenour) Clem. Her husband was Shirley Guy Trussell (1921-1986) from Purcelleville, Virginia, whom she married in 1942 The couple lived in Frederick County for most of their married lives. Bessanna's husband was a security guard for the Federal Government when he died .
Bessanna (Clem) Trussell appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025151 and 025152.
Portrait photograph of Arlene (Didawick) Vann as a young woman. Arlene was the daughter of Franklin Kirby and Maggie Fravel (Burner) Didawick. She had several siblings. She married William Norman Vann (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.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "June 1941".
Arlene (Didawick) Vann appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 013575, 025150, 025299, and 025491.
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young cadet from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) wearing his school's unform.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman with dark hair and wearing earrings and a loosely crocheted scarf on her head.
Unidentified young child is seated on a chair.
Portrait photograph of Nancy F. (Hite) Lambert with her hair styled up and wearing earrings with her dress. Nancy was born in West Virginia, the daughter of Joseph E. and Elizabeth (Miller) Hite. She married Jack C. Lambert and the couple lived in Woodstock. In the 1950 census, they were on South Main Street where Jack worked at an appliance store. They had a baby daughter, Jacklyn "Jackie" L. also with them. Both Nancy and Jack are buried in Woodstock.
Nancy (Hite) Lambert appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004890, 024486, and 025146.
Damaged image of an unidentified man and woman standing together. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1941".
Unidentified girl with short curled hair parted on the side, is standing by a bench.
Unidentified baby in a knit sweater is lying on a blanket.
Damaged image of an unidentified baby lying back against pillows on a chair.
Helsley, Frances Lezetta Huffman (1919-1976)
Photograph of Frances (Huffman) Helsley as a young woman. Frances was born in Detrick, Fort Valley, the daughter of Charles W. and Ada May (Nicholas) Huffman. In the 1940 census, she had two younger brothers and an older stepbrother (Keys). The family had a farm in the Johnston District of Shenandoah County. She married twice. Her first marriage was not long after this photograph was taken. Her first husband was named Williams and by 1950, the census found Frances separated and living back in Fort Valley with her widowed mother. Her 7-year old daughter, Carolyn M., was there too. Frances was working as a "Creeler" at the American Viscose Plant (later called Avtex Fibers). Her second husband was Mervin Sine Helsley, a widow from Woodstock. Both Frances and Mervin worked as textile workers at the American Viscose Plant at the time of their marriage on Christmas Eve, 1955. Frances died in 1976 after drowning herself in a cistern.
Frances L. (Huffman) Helsley appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007122 and 025141.
Unidentified barefoot young child wearing only a diaper is seated on a chair.
Dorothy (Pangle) Spiker and Robert "Tippy" Pangle Jr.
Photograph of Dorothy (Pangle) Spiker as a girl seated on a bench with her younger brother, Robert "Tippy" Pangle. They were the children of Robert and Dorothy (Rush) Pangle. In the 1940 census, the family lived and farmed in the Johnston District of Shenandoah County. Dorothy was born in Washington D.C. while her brother was born in Virginia. By 1950, the two children had two additional sisters, Laura and Jean. Their father worked as a salesman in an appliance store.
Unidentified girl with a bow in her hair is seated on a bench with her ankles crossed.