Unidentified boy is dressed in a sailor-themed outfit and standing on a bench.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Aug 1917".
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Unidentified child with bangs and wearing a necklace, is standing on a bench.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a suit and tie with a starched collar. His face is turned towards the side, almost in profile.
Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit and striped tie with a starched collar.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man in a suit and tie with a starched collar posed beside an unidentified woman. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified shirtless blond child.
Unidentified woman is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a coat with a fur collar, and a hand muff.
Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 022950, 022951, 022952, and 022959.
Unidentified woman with her hair pulled back is seated and holding an open book in front of her.
Unidentified woman is seated on a chair with her hands clasped around a knee.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man and woman posed together. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "July 1926".
Sarah (Bibbs) Timbers and Fannie (Timbers) Butler
Butler, Fannie Hughes Timbers (1893-1984)
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of Sarah Evelyn (Bibbs) Timbers (left) with her daughter, Fannie Hughes (Timbers) Butler, standing beside her. Sarah Evelyn Bibbs was born to Carter and Louisa Bibbs, one of eleven children, in Zenda, near Linville in Rockingham County. The year of her birth varies by record, but the civil registration of the event was dated 1871. She married William B. Timbers (1848-1905) in 1893. He was a much older man and by 1900, she had 4 children -- Anita, Fannie, William and Jett Elmer -- and lived on Water Street in Woodstock where her husband was a waiter in a hotel. Her husband’s grown son from his first marriage, Harper, also lived with them. Sarah remained in Woodstock the rest of her life. After her husband died, she worked as a laundress in a home for a time. In the early 1920’s, she went to work for the family of J.J. Sperry where she worked for 17 years until her death. Sarah was a member of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. During a service, she suffered a stroke and fell from the pulpit hitting her head on the altar railing. Unconscious, she was carried from the church to Dr. Fravel’s hospital and then to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Butler, where she died almost a week later. Fannie Hughes Timbers married Lucien P. Butler (1900-1963) in June 1921, in Woodstock. The person who performed their marriage ceremony was W.H. Polk, a well-known African American minister in Woodstock. Lucien was the son of W.O. and Alice Butler of Strasburg. He had worked as a bell boy at the fashionable Loch Lynn Hotel in Mt. Lake Park, Garret County, Maryland, when he registered for the WWI draft. When he married, his occupation was “cook”. By 1930, the couple lived at 239 E. High Street in Woodstock in a home they owned. Lucien worked as a cook at Massanutten Military Academy and they had two young daughters: Fannie Timbers and Esterlean Rawes Butler. Fannie’s half-brother, Harper Timbers, lived next door with his large family. In his later years, Lucien worked at Wender’s Department Store in Woodstock before suffering a fatal heart attack. Fannie stayed in her home on High Street and lived another 21 years until she, too, reached the end of her life.
Fannie (Timbers) Butler was identified in 2011 by Harry and Joanne Lockhart.
Sarah (Bibbs) Timbers was identified in 2025 by library staff based on other images of her.
Additional biographical information on both women was compiled from public records.
Sarah E. (Bibbs) Timbers appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 005084, 005717, and 022948.
Butler, Fannie Hughes (Timbers) (1893-1984)
Photograph of Fannie Hughes (Timbers) Butler from Woodstock. Fannie Hughes Timbers was the daughter of William B. and Sarah (Bibbs) Timbers. She married Lucien P. Butler (1900-1963) in June 1921, in Woodstock. The person who performed their marriage ceremony was W.H. Polk, a well-known African American minister in Woodstock. Lucien was the son of W.O. and Alice Butler of Strasburg. He had worked as a bell boy at the fashionable Loch Lynn Hotel in Mt. Lake Park, Garret County, Maryland, when he registered for the WWI draft. When he married, his occupation was “cook”. By 1930, the couple lived at 239 E. High Street in Woodstock in a home they owned. Lucien worked as a cook at Massanutten Military Academy and they had two young daughters: Fannie Timbers and Esterlean Rawes Butler. Fannie’s half-brother, Harper Timbers, lived next door with his large family. In his later years, Lucien worked at Wender’s Department Store in Woodstock before suffering a fatal heart attack. Fannie stayed in her home on High Street and lived another 21 years until she, too, reached the end of her life.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a high collar on her dress.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "July1926".
Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 022943 and 022946.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with her hair styled up is posed in profile.
Portrait photograph of three unidentified young men of different ages, posed together. The two older ones (bottom) are wearing suits and tie with starched collars. The younger boy standing behind them is wearing an anchor on his shirt. Probably, these were siblings.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short, styled hair and wearing a high collar on her dress.
Unidentified girl with a bow in her short hair is standing by a child-sized chair.
Same unidentified girl appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 022941 and 022942.
Unidentified girl with a bow in her short hair, seated, is wearing a party dress and holding a couple of flowers in her hands.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with glasses with her face turned to the side, almost in profile.
Unidentified woman wearing a white dress with ruffles, is standing by a studio column and holding a rolled certificate or diploma of some kind.
Unidentified young child is seated on a bench. The name, "Miller", is written on the glass plate.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Jan 1912".
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a fur stole around her shoulders.
Unidentified man and older woman with a young child on her lap, are seated together with an unidentified adult woman standing behind them. Probably, this was a family group.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short, styled hair.
Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 022922 and 022934.