Portrait photograph of an unidentified man with glasses and wearing a suit and tie.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
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Unidentified girl holding a small case and standing on a wicker chair. The name, "Ridings", is written on the glass plate.
Photo of an oval-framed, portrait photograph of an unidentified man. The original image was taken in the late 19th or early 20th century.
Two unidentified young children, one on a stool and a younger child seated on a pillowed bench. Probably, these were siblings. The name, "Mrs. Kibler", is written on the glass plate.
Stultz, Emma Catherine Coffe Boyer (1917-1997)
Photograph of Emma (Boyer) Stultz, wife of Cecil Stultz, as a young woman standing in the studio. Emma was the daughter of James Marcellus and Daisy Viola (Copp) Boyer, a farming couple from rural Woodstock. The 1940 census found her married to Cecil Stultz (1915-2005) and living in the Johnston District of Shenandoah County with her parents. Cecil was the son of Otis Earl (1885-1969) and Ella Laura (Shipp) (1887-1971) Stultz. Ten years later, Emma and Cecil were still there with her parents but with two children, Carolyn (6 years old) and Stephen Dale (3 years old). The couple farmed all their lives. Both Emma and Cecil Stultz are buried in Maurertown.
Identified by Virginia Stultz Gochenour, a relative of the subject.
Biographical information compiled from public records.
Emma (Boyer) Stultz appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 06406, 006630, and 06710.
Unidentified toddler standing on a wicker chair. The name, "Bowman", is written on the glass plate.
Same child appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 011991 and 011992.
Clements, Sadie Frances Reid (1894-1983)
Damaged portrait photograph of Houston W. Clements and his wife, Sadie F. (Reid) Clements. The couple came to Woodstock in the mid-1920s. Houston was a barber and Sadie was a beautician. Sadie was born and grew up in Rockbridge County, Virginia. She was the fifth child (of at least ten) of Charles Morgan Reid, a farmer and cabinet maker, and Nannie Frances (Hostetter) Reid. As a girl, Sadie and her family lived in the small community of Buffalo for many years. She married Houston W. Clements, in 1916, in Lexington. He was originally from Collierstown, Rockbridge County, and the son of Houston and Mary M. (Entsminger) Clements. His father was from Glen Wilton and his mother was from Clifton Forge, Virginia. Early in their marriage, the couple moved to the Newport area of eastern Virginia where, in 1920, Houston worked as a machinist in a shipyard while Sadie looked after their young son, Charles Houston Clements (1917-1983). Sadie’s younger brother, Johnnie Reid, also lived with them. He was a painter in the ship yard. Both the 1930 and 1940 censuses listed the family as living on Court Street in Woodstock. “Hugh” was a barber with his own shop. By 1940, Sadie was a beautician with her own shop. After her husband died, Sadie continued to work as a hairdresser in Woodstock for many years. Her last years were spent in Salem, Virginia, where she died.
Identified in 2008 by Guy Wetzel and Virginia Gochenour, who remembered that Sadie's husband was a barber in Woodstock and was missing a leg.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Sadie F. Clements is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001387 and 006631.
Unidentified toddler seated on a bench. The name, "Bowman", is written on the glass plate.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short, curly hair and wearing a sleeveless top. Plate damage is visible.
Unidentified baby propped against a pillow on a chair and wearing a knitted sweater. The name, "Richards", is written on the glass plate.
Damaged portrait photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a hat, earrings and corsage posed beside a young boy with a handkerchief sticking out his coat pocket. This was probably a mother with her son.
Same unidentified boy appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003333, 006633, 013129, and 013130.
Unidentified woman, seated, and holding an unidentifed baby in her arms. Probably, this was a mother and her child. The name, "Richards", is written on the glass plate.
Photo of an older portrait photograph of an unidentified woman.
Unidentified young child standing on a wicker chair. The name, "Ben Ruby", is written on the glass plate.
Image of Naomi (Zeigler) Ralph as a young woman and seated on a bench in the studio. Naomi was born in Maurertown, the daughter of Wilson Ira and Virginia (Rinker) Zeigler. She was was a 1939 graduate of Woodstock High School. She married Walter L. Ralph (1921-1988) in 1946 and the couple shared 42 years together before he died. When she died, she was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse and Day Care Provider with 47 years of service. She left behind two daughters, Rebecca L. (Ralph) Shumate and Wanda A. (Ralph) Pantall. Both Naomi and Walter are buried in Walters Cemetery in Carmel, Fort Valley.
Identified in 2005 by Frances S. Walker, a friend of the subject.
Betsy Jane (O'Neil) Fishburn seated on a bench with short hair. Betsy had a sister, Alma Hottle (1929-2023) who was from Woodstock. Betsy's first husband was a Sager; her second was named Fishburn.
Identified in 2005 by a friend of the subject, however, the ID from was unsigned.
Betsy J. (O'Neal) Fishburn appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 009693, 011996, and 029384.
Photo of an older framed portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit from the late 19th or early 20th century.
Unidentified toddler seated on a bench in the studio.
James G. Kotsianas and George J. Kotsianas
Photograph of James G. Kotsianas and his son George J. Kotsianas. A native of Greece, James G. Kotsianas was the proprietor of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock Virginia from 1922-1947. He was known locally as “Jimmy the Greek.”
James Kotsianas identified by library staff in 2023 utilizing other photographs of the subject.
George Kotsianas identified by library staff in 2025 utilizing other photographs of the subject, family images, and genealogy information.
George J. Kotsianas appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006637, 024115, 024116, 024713, 024714, and 024715.
Twin sisters, Drucilla and Sarah Whetzel, photographed as babies. We are unsure which is which. Their parents were James and Kate Whetzel.
Identified in 2014 by Patricia Newland, a relative of the twin sisters.
These twins appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 011998 and 011999.
Unidentified woman seated on a bench in the studio.
Photo of a photograph of the Whetzel family. Identified are: James Whetzel, seated beside his wife, Kate. They are holding their twin daughters, Drucilla and Sarah (we are unsure which is which). Their older daughter, Patricia, is standing between them on the bench.
Identified in 2014 by Patricia Newland, a niece through marriage of the subjects.
The twin daughters appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 011998 and 011999.
Unidentified young girl sitting on a bench and wearing a bow on top of her hair. She has one leg under the other.
Sailors - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of an unidentified U.S. Navy sailor wearing his uniform.
Douglas McAfee, Oswald Cooper and Philip McAfee
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of (l to r) Douglas C. McAfee, Oswald B. Cooper, Sr., and Philip E. McAfee standing together in winter coats. Douglas and Philip were brothers; Oswald was married to their older sister, making him their brother-in-law.
Oswald Bentley Cooper, Sr., was born in Arlington County, the son of Joshua Allen and Georgia Ann (Rowe) Cooper. In 1930, he lived with his father and an older brother, Lloyd, on Glebe Road in Arlington. His father worked at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing and owned his home. In November 1935, Oswald married Evelyn Pearl McAfee (1918-1973) in Woodstock. Oswald met his wife while he was at Camp George Washington, a CCC camp for African American men at Wolf Gap. When he married, he worked as a cook at the Massanutten Military Academy. His bride was from Woodstock and the daughter of Roy and Julia (Spinner) McAfee. Oswald and Evelyn started out their marriage in Washington D.C. and their oldest son was born there. By 1950, however, they lived on W. Spring Street in Woodstock and had five sons and a daughter. Three more children arrived after that. Oswald worked at the “Viscose Corp” which later became Avtex Fibers in Front Royal. He retired from there and lived in Edinburg when he died.
Douglas and Philip E. McAfee were the youngest sons of Roy Wayland, Sr. (1891-1966) and Julia Margaret (Spinner) (1890-1963) McAfee, from Woodstock. They had 8 older siblings and one younger sister. They grew up on Water Street and their father worked at MMA. By 1940, the family owned the home they lived in. Philip E. was 18 years old when he registered for the WWII draft. He worked for Rust Engineers in Front Royal and was described as being 6’ tall and 165 pounds. He served in the Army as a Private. In 1950, Philip lived on Connecticut Avenue in Washington D.C., when he married Shirley Mae Burrill in September, a young woman from Luray. The couple had two sons together, Philip Edward McAfee, Jr., and Kenneth Roosevelt McAfee. At some point, they moved back to Woodstock and lived at 135 N. Water Street where Philip worked in a restaurant until he died. Douglas appeared in the 1950 census as living and working at the U.S. Naval Receiving Center in Washington D.C. His Naval service lasted from 1948-1952. He married Barbara Murray (1931-2007), who was from Washington, D.C. Her parents were Columbus, Jr. and Delia (Hawkins) Murray. The couple had at least one daughter, Yvonne.
Identified in 2009 by Georgia Cooper, a niece of the subjects.
Also identified in 2009 by Cassandra Thompson Frye, who recognized the subjects as being her uncles.
Douglas McAfee is also pictured in Morrison Photo 011797.
Philip McAfee is also pictured in Morrison Photo 002741 and 011798.
Oswald B. Cooper appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006640 and 021999.