Unknown Man
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified man with glasses and wearing a suit and tie.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Ridings"
description: Unidentified girl holding a small case and standing on a wicker chair. The name, "Ridings", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labelled "March 1924" on box of plates.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Early Photograph of a Man
description: Photo of an oval-framed, portrait photograph of an unidentified man. The original image was taken in the late 19th or early 20th century.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Mrs. Kibler"
description: 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.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labelled "March 1924" on box of plates.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Emma (Boyer) Stultz
subject: Stultz, Emma Catherine Coffe Boyer (1917-1997)
description: 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.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
contributor: Identified by Virginia Stultz Gochenour, a relative of the subject.
contributor: Biographical information compiled from public records.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Emma (Boyer) Stultz appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 06406, 006630, and 06710.

"Bowman"
description: Unidentified toddler standing on a wicker chair. The name, "Bowman", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labeled "March 1924" on box of plates.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Same child appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 011991 and 011992.

Houston W. and Sadie (Reid) Clements
subject: Clements, Sadie Frances Reid (1894-1983)
subject: Clements, Houston Webster (1890-1941)
description: 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.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
contributor: 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.
contributor: Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Sadie F. Clements is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001387 and 006631.

"Bowman"
description: Unidentified toddler seated on a bench. The name, "Bowman", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labelled "March 1924" on box of plates.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Same child appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 011991 and 011992.

Woman in Portrait
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short, curly hair and wearing a sleeveless top. Plate damage is visible.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Richards"
description: Unidentified baby propped against a pillow on a chair and wearing a knitted sweater. The name, "Richards", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labelled "March 1924" on box of plates.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Woman and Boy
description: 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.
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: Same unidentified boy appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003333, 006633, 013129, and 013130.

"Richards"
description: 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.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labelled "March 1924" on box of plates.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Woman in Portrait
description: Photo of an older portrait photograph of an unidentified woman.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Ben Ruby"
description: Unidentified young child standing on a wicker chair. The name, "Ben Ruby", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labelled "March 1924" on box of plates.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Naomi (Zeigler) Ralph
subject: Ralph, Naomi Zeigler (1920-2015)
description: 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.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: ca 1940's per the identifier.
contributor: Identified in 2005 by Frances S. Walker, a friend of the subject.
contributor: Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Betsy Jane (O'Neal) Fishburn
subject: Fishburn, Betsy Jane O'Neal (1931-2009)
description: 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.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labelled "Jan 1925" on box of plates.
contributor: Identified in 2005 by a friend of the subject, however, the ID from was unsigned.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Betsy J. (O'Neal) Fishburn appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 009693, 011996, and 029384.

Early Photograph of a Man
description: Photo of an older framed portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit from the late 19th or early 20th century.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Toddler on a Bench
description: Unidentified toddler seated on a bench in the studio.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labelled "Jan 1925" on box of plates.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

James G. Kotsianas and George J. Kotsianas
subject: Kotsianas, George J. (1918-2004)
subject: Kotsianas, James G. (1886-1956)
description: 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.”
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: ca. 1945
contributor: James Kotsianas identified by library staff in 2023 utilizing other photographs of the subject.
contributor: George Kotsianas identified by library staff in 2025 utilizing other photographs of the subject, family images, and genealogy information.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: James G. Kotsianas appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001412, 004910, 006637, 007326, 007327, 007731, 008634, 013935, 017590, 017591, 021296, 021692, 022186, 022213, 022563, 024115, 024715, and 040256.
relation: George J. Kotsianas appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006637, 024115, 024116, 024713, 024714, and 024715.

Drucilla and Sarah Whetzel
subject: Whetzel, Drucilla
subject: Whetzel, Sarah
description: Twin sisters, Drucilla and Sarah Whetzel, photographed as babies. We are unsure which is which. Their parents were James and Kate Whetzel.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labelled "Jan. 1925" on box of plates.
contributor: Identified in 2014 by Patricia Newland, a relative of the twin sisters.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: These twins appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 011998 and 011999.

Young Woman Seated
description: Unidentified woman seated on a bench in the studio.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

James and Kate Whetzel With Children
subject: Whetzel, James
subject: Whetzel, Kate
subject: Whetzel, Drucilla
subject: Whetzel, Sarah
subject: Whetzel, Patricia
description: 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.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labelled "Jan 1925" on box of plates.
contributor: Identified in 2014 by Patricia Newland, a niece through marriage of the subjects.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: The twin daughters appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 011998 and 011999.

Little Girl
description: Unidentified young girl sitting on a bench and wearing a bow on top of her hair. She has one leg under the other.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

U.S. Navy Sailor
subject: Sailors - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified U.S. Navy sailor wearing his uniform.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Labelled "Jan 1925" on box of plates.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Douglas McAfee, Oswald Cooper and Philip McAfee
subject: McAfee, Douglas C. (1928-1977)
subject: Cooper, Oswald Bentley Sr. (1916-1981)
subject: McAfee, Philip Edward (1926-1979)
subject: African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: 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.
description: 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.
description: 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.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
contributor: Identified in 2009 by Georgia Cooper, a niece of the subjects.
contributor: Also identified in 2009 by Cassandra Thompson Frye, who recognized the subjects as being her uncles.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Douglas McAfee is also pictured in Morrison Photo 011797.
relation: Philip McAfee is also pictured in Morrison Photo 002741 and 011798.
relation: Oswald B. Cooper appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006640 and 021999.