Portrait photograph of Paul Sager. This photograph appeared in the 1925 Woodstock High School yearbook. That year Paul was a member of the Junior Class.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Identified in 2024 by library staff utilizing the 1925 Woodstock High School Yearbook "Connecting Links."
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Paul W. and Lois Virginia (Hoover) Wilkins
Wilkins, Lois Virginia Hoover (1914-1973)
Paul W. Wilkins, seated, with his first wife, Lois Virginia (Hoover) Wilkins, standing beside him. Paul was the son of William "Willie" Isaac and Esta Wise (Hollar) Wilkins. Lois V. (Hoover) Wilkins was the daughter of George J. and Sara C. (Gochenour) Hoover. Paul married Lois in 1932 and the couple had two sons, Paul William Wilkins, Jr. and Michael H. Wilkins. A few years after Lois died, Paul married Joyce Mae Grandstaff.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "May 1939".
Identified in 2011 by Phyllis Wright, who was a cousin of the subjects and noted this photograph may have been a wedding picture.
Lois (Hoover) Wilkins appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007636, 019794, 021065, and 024300.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Wayne Swartz as a young man in a suit and tie. A photograph similar to these was used in the 1964 Stonewall Jackson High School Yearbook (SJHS) titled, "Jacksonian Heritage".
Identified in 2024 by Kenna Fansler using the 1964 SJHS yearbook.
P. Wayne Swartz appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 030817 and 031584.
Portrait photograph of Paul William McClanahan as a young man in a suit and striped tie. His parents were John William and Mary Elizabeth (Finks) McClanahan. Paul had a sister, Mildred, and a brother, Alfred E. McClanahan. He married Katherine May (1911-2004), daughter of Lee and Ida (Hinegardner) May. Paul and his wife had three children: Kay Cook, Mitzi Sereno and Paul W. McClanahan.
Identified in 2002 by Virginia Rutz, a friend of the subject.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Paulette V. (Silcott) Bowers as a young woman with short styled hair. Born in Maryland, Paulette was the daughter of Paul and LaRue Virginia (Rush) Silcott.
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Paulette V. (Silcott) Bowers as a young woman with short styled hair and wearing a photographer's drape. She was born in Rockville, MD to Paul and LaRue Virginia (Rush) Silcott. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Spitler, Pauline Huffman Beydler (1917-2001)
Photograph of Pauline (Beydler) Spitler as a young woman. She is sitting in studio and wearing a long dress with ruffled sleeves. Pauline was the daughter of William Arthur (1883-1956) and Ernestine Estelle (Huffman) (1882-1969) Beydler, a farming couple who lived in the Johnston District of the county throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s. After completing two years of high school, Pauline married Melvin Franklin Spitler (1909-1978) in June 1935. He was from Frederick County and the couple lived there after they married. The 1940 census found “Polly” Spitler raising two young children while her husband drove a truck for a lumber company. Ten years later Melvin worked as a mechanic in a machinery company and the family had three children: James W., Mary M. and Martha J. Pauline lived more than twenty years after her husband died. She was buried in Maurertown.
Subject identified in 2003 by Eva Cline who lived near her and went to the same church.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public sources.
Portrait photograph of a smiling Pauline (Bowers) Hottle. Pauline was the daughter of John Henry and Mary (Shaffer) Bowers. She had two husbands. The first was Noah Arthur Polk (1874-1946) whom she married in 1929. After he died, she married Robert Washington Hottle (1878-1956) in 1946. Pauline lived in Mount Jackson for many years and worked as a janitor at Triplett High School. She is buried in Maurertown, Virginia.
Identified in 2003 by Mildred Stepp, a niece of the subject.
Pauline (Bowers) Hottle appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 003015 and 028809.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Pauline (Bowers) Hottle in her later years. Pauline was the daughter of John Henry and Mary (Shaffer) Bowers. She had two husbands. The first was Noah Arthur Polk (1874-1946) whom she married in 1929. After he died, she married Robert Washington Hottle (1878-1956) in 1946. Pauline lived in Mount Jackson for many years and worked as a janitor at Triplett High School. She is buried in Maurertown Virginia. The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Identified in 2015 by David Seekford, who recognized her as the janitor at Triplett School.
Kellman, Pauline Gertrude Gerber (1908-1972)
Portrait photograph of Pauline Gertrude (Gerber) Kellman. This photograph appeared in the 1925 Strasburg High School yearbook "Shenandoah." Pauline graduated from the high school that year and her nickname was "Napoleon" or "Nap." At the time of this photograph she lived in Strasburg with her parents Philip and Dora, both immigrants from eastern Europe. She later attended Randolph Macon Womens College in Lynchburg. She married Jessee Kellman and the couple lived in Fairfax County, Virginia. She died in 1972.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1928".
Identified in 2024 by Shenandoah County Library Staff based on information from the 1925 Strasburg High School Yearbook held by the Truban Archives.
Pauline Gertrude Gerber appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 004944, 004961, 004962, and 017089.
Hammond, Pauline Mae Riffey (1915 - 2001)
Portrait photograph of Pauline Mae (Riffey) Hammond with glasses and short hair. Born in Woodstock, she was the daughter of James Eugene and Ollie (Hoover) Riffey. She married David l. Hammond and had a son, David E. Hammond, when she died in Berryville, Virginia. She is buried in Sunset View Cemetery, Woodstock.
Pauline May (Borden) Ward as a young woman with short hair, is seated on a bench. She was born in Harrisville, Shenandoah County. Her parents were Taylor Ulysses and Melissa (Richman) Borden. She had four sisters and a brother. Pauline married Russell Milton Ward (1909-1973) in 1928. The couple ran a gas filling station and auto repair garage at Bowmans Crossing for over 30 years before Russell died. Pauline was a well-known and active member of St. John's United Church of Christ at Hamburg, Shenandoah County, for over 30 years. Pauline left behind five daughters and a son when she died. They were: Mary Anna (Ward) Frye, Fay (Ward) Hiner, Betty (Ward) Showman, Catherine (Ward) Olinger, Jeanne (Ward) Agentis, and Billy Ward. The name, "Borden", is written on the glass plate of this image.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Dec 1927".
Identified in 2010 by Fay (Ward) Hiner, a daughter of Pauline M. (Borden) Ward.
Additional biographical information was extracted from the Find-A-Grave website.
Pauline May (Borden) Ward appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 016033 and 019300.
Photograph showing from left to right Pauline, Zelda, and Marjorie Lichliter. The three sisters lived in Strasburg Virginia.
Photographs, labeled and, undated 2 of 2, Lichliter Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
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Scan of a photograph and handbill advertising Pawnee Bill's "Historical Wild West and Indian Show" at the 1897 Shenandoah County Fair.
Northern Virginia Daily- Shenandoah County Fair Digital Collection
Item donated for scanning by family of Orin French.
Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of a receipt for payment of $10.00 dated 11 August 1948 to cover the cost of chest xrays for Emery Bushong, who was an out patient. Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia, received the payment.
ca 11 Aug 1948 based on the date of payment.
Recordings & registrations - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Copy of a letter and check from the Vinton-Roanoke Water Company to E.D. Clark in the amount of $241.84. Both documents are dated July 23rd, 1923.
Peach Seed Shipment at the Woodstock Depot
In 1915 the German Army released the effective Chlorine gas attack of World War One against British positions in Ypres. Before the end of the war these types of Chemical agents would kill or injure millions of men on both sides. To combat these poisons a gas mask was developed that utilized charcoal to filter incoming air. One of the most effective sources of the charcoal needed came from peach seeds. After entering the war in 1917 the US government launched a massive drive to collect peach pits for its soldier’s masks. This photograph shows the results of one such drive in Shenandoah County. Local boy scouts and citizens pose at the Woodstock depot with a large shipment of peach pits obtained through the Chapin-Sacks Company. The scouts and those who helped them appear to be proud of the large amount of life saving materials they were providing. Collections of these materials, and other types of drives, would continue in the county throughout WWI. Most of these items, and many others would be shipped from the railroad depot which served the community until it was demolished in the 1950s. Chapin-Sacks, which produced ice and refrigerated products such as peaches, would be purchased by the Southern Dairy in the 1920s. Production ceased there in the 1970s and the North Street site became the Town of Woodstock’s Public Works facility. Today, it is abandoned.
Peach Orchards-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Fruit Industry-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Photograph of an unidentified man and woman standing with bushels of picked peaches. The photograph was taken at an unknown location.
Series II: Morrison Photographs, George William Smith Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
Scanned by Shenandoah County Historical Society, DS 0011
Keller, Pearl Rebecca Borden (1881-1961)
Portrait photograph of Pearl Rebecca (Borden) Keller as a young woman. Her parents were William and Caroline "Carrie" Virginia (Hammon) Borden. She grew up in Toms Brook. She married Joseph Ernest Fravel (1882-1941) in 1904. They raised an adopted daughter who was also Joseph's niece. She married for the second time in 1950. By then, she was a practical nurse, still lived in Toms Brook, and was well into her later years. Her husband was Benjamin Franklin Keller, a widowed farmer also living in Toms Brook.
Identified in 2010 by Fay Hiner, a niece of the subject, who had similar photographs at home.
Portrait photograph of Pearl V. (Merkley)) Mullins with short hair and wearing a heart-shaped locket. She was the daughter of Benjamin H. and Cora Virginia (Smoot) Merkley and had a brother, Charles Henry Merkley. In the 1920 census, the family lived in the Madison District and her father worked for the steam railroad. Her husband was Charles Mullins.
Identified in 2002 by Charlotte Clinedinst who recognized the subject because she went to the same Church in Edinburg.
Pearl (Merkley) Mullins appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001343, 029351, and 029352.
Pearl (Palmer) Hamman, as a young woman and seated in a chair.
Identified in 2003 by Betty Himes, who was a friend and neighbor of the subject.
Spinner, Pearl Solicitine Dyer (1927-2006)
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of Pearl Solicitine (Dyer) Spinner as a young woman. Pearl was born to Henry Thomas (1898-1965) and Virginia R. (Mayberry) (1909-1985) Dyer. She grew up on Water Street in Woodstock. The 1940 census found her living with her parents, the oldest of seven siblings. Her father worked as a cook in a rooming house. Pearl married in Winchester in 1948. Her husband was Robert Roosevelt Spinner, a 21-year old mechanic who lived in Woodstock. His parents were Prince Albert (1892-1959) and Mattie (Johnson) (1892-1959) Spinner. In the 1950 census, Pearl was still married but lived with her parents and siblings. Her husband was not listed with them. She had a 1-year old daughter, Jacqueline, by then. Her father was working at the Viscose Plant (which later became Avtex Fibers). The couple divorced in 1955. Pearl appears to have lived much of her life in Woodstock. Her daughter, Jacqueline Maria Spinner, appeared in Central High School yearbooks in the mid-1960s. Pearl was buried in Riverview Cemetery in Woodstock.
Identified by Cassandra Thompson Frye, friend of the subject.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Identified in 2009 by Cassandra (Dyer) Spinner who was a friend of the subject.
Motion picture theaters-Virginia-Edinburg
Photograph showing an unidentified individual with bicycle in front of the Pearl White Theater. The theater was located on Main Street in Edinburg. The photograph is undated.
Folder 19.3: Edinburg Historic Photographs, 1910-1998, Series VII: Photographs, Mary Ann Williamson Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia.
Automobile dealerships - Virginia - Woodstock
Automobiles - American - Virginia - Woodstock
Photograph of the brick building that housed Peer and Brill Motors (Ford Dealership) in the 1940 timeframe. Several vintage cars can be seen in the showroom and parked out front. The building is located at 135 N Main St, Woodstock, and is still standing. Currently, it serves as the Woodstock Town Office.
Identified in 2016 by Danny Hottel who remembered Allen Peer was one of the owners.
Peer, Fitzhugh Cleveland Jr. (1915-1976)
Peer, Alexander Graham "Dave" (1919-1981)
Photograph of four boys from the Peer family of the Zepp community. Pictured is: Fitzhugh Cleveland Peer Jr (standing, left), Vincent Eugene Peer (sitting, left), Alexander Graham "Dave" Peer (center, sitting), and Thruston Spencer Peer (standing, right).
Based on the date of birth for Alexander and the age of the boys in the picture, this was taken ca. 1920.
Photographs of Thruston S. Peer appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 005827 and 005838.
Paperwork related to the Army discharge of Thruston S. Peer appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 027364.