Unidentified little girl with short curly hair is standing on a bench.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Dec 1927".
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Same unidentified girl appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 023357 and 023358.
Unidentified little girl with short, curly hair is seated on a backless chair.
Unidentified woman with her hair parted on the side is seated on a stone bench.
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Two unidentified African American women, one standing and the other seated with her hands in her lap. Possibly, these were sisters.
Photo of a photograph of Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.
Photo of a painted portrait of John C. Calhoun, a 19th century American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. Born in South Carolina, he adamantly defended American slavery and sought to protect the interests of white Southerners.
Identified in 2012 by P.M. Fravel who recognized Calhoun and noted also that Calhoun's son-in-law was Thomas Green Clemson of Clemson College in South Carolina.
Unidentified woman with short hair is seated on a stone bench and wearing a sleeveless dress with a bow on the side just below the waist.
Unidentified young woman with a bow in her hair is standing by a chair.
Unidentified young child is seated on a stone bench and looking down at a ball in his hands. Other toys are beside him.
Unidentified woman with short hair is seated on a bench with her hands in her lap.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man in a suit and tie.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man and woman posed together. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
Unidentified woman with glasses and wearing faux pearls and a jacket with decorative trim along the collar and down both sides of her jacket.
Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 023343 and 023344.
Unidentified man in a suit is posed beside an unidentified woman in a hat and wearing a necklace and pin on her dress. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
Unidentified man and woman are seated with two young boys of different ages posed with them. Probably, this was a family photograph.
Unidentified woman in glasses is seated on a stone bench and wearing a necklace and a dress with a decorative collar and cuff trim.
Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 023343 and 023346.
Unidentified man and woman are seated with three unidentified children of varying ages posed with them. Probably, this was a family photograph.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man with round glasses and wearing a suit and polka-dotted tie.
Unidentified man, seated outdoors, is posed with two unidentified women and a girl standing behind him. Probably, this was a family photograph.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a suit and tie.
Portrait photograph of George Alva Boyer and his wife, Mary Susan (Saum) Boyer. George Alva Boyer is most remembered as a Confederate Veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted on Christmas Day, 1862 and served until May 1865. He was a member of the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry "White's Comanches" Company E. He served under another prominent Shenandoah County citizen, Capt. John H. Grabill. Mr. Boyer was a native of Fort Valley, and came from one of the oldest families in the area. After the war, George A. Boyer farmed for many years near Mt. Calvary before moving to Woodstock where he worked at the National Bank of Woodstock. He was a Director of the bank when he died. His wife, Mary Susan (Saum) Boyer, was the daughter of Elias and Eliza (Sweeney) Saum, of Maurertown. She and George married after the Civil War, in 1877. The couple raised at least three children: Virginia C. Boyer, George W. Boyer, and Clarence L. Boyer. When he died, the Harrisonburg Daily News Record published an obituary on October 16, 1935, that described George Alva Boyer as "one of Shenandoah County's most highly respected citizens and a man of unimpeachable character and integrity".
Identified in 2011 by Harry and JoAnne Lockhart.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
George Alva Boyer appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000946, 000951, 004397 and 023338.
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Unidentified young cadet from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) is standing in his school's uniform.
Two unidentified young girls, one sitting on a stone bench and the other one standing beside it, are posed together. Both have short hair and bangs. There is a toy on the bench between the two girls. Probably, these were siblings.
Portrait photograph of Raymon Walter Tamkin, most remembered as the former owner of Artz Hardware on West King Street in Strasburg. His parents were William (1859-1954) and Mary Ella “Nettie” (Brill) (1866-1908) Tamkin. His father was a well-known schoolteacher in Fort Valley. In September 1930, Ray married Edna Virginia Hoover (1905-2000). Ray worked as a button maker at the time of their marriage. The couple raised their children, a son, Lewis Donald Tamkin, and a daughter, Reba Marie Tamkin, at 201 S. Massanutten Street in Strasburg. The family attended Strasburg Methodist Church and were active in the community. The Northern Virginia Daily Newspaper mentioned them repeatedly as being involved in church or community activities throughout their lives together.
Identified in 2011 by Graham Conner, who remembered the subject was a member of the Strasburg Methodist Church.
Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of a brief letter written to "Helen" from "Ed". The note is undated and says this: Dear Helen, Please excuse the stationary but I am writing this on the train and it is the best I have. I am on the way to Phila. Just wanted to say how sorry I am that you were not feeling well over the holidays. They were very slow for me. Well darling I hope you are all OK by this time. Will write more later. Yours, Ed