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Portrait photograph of Dorothy (Bauserman) Finks as a young woman.

Dorothy was born in Toms Brook, daughter of Russell P. and Beulah (Miller) Bauserman.

She graduated from Toms Brook High School in 1944. This photograph was most likely taken…

Two unidentified young boys posed together in the studio.

Probably, these were brothers.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a necklace and a wide, white collar on her dress.

Portrait of Margie Estella (Powell) Lichliter as a young woman.

Born in Fort Valley, Margie was the daughter of Kemper Claye and Zola (Munch) Powell. She married Lester Raymond Lichliter (1915-1988) in 1944.

She retired from Avtex Fibers with…

Portrait photograph of Mary Frances Helsley who later married William Walker.

Mary Frances was the daughter of Earl Granville and Dora May Helsley.

She and William Daniel Walker (1919-2018) were married for more than 73 years when she died.…

Portrait photograph of Anna Lee (Myers) Wilson as a young woman.

The 1930 and 1940 censuses found the family living in the Stonewall District and farming. Anna Lee was the second of three children born to John Abraham (1896-1969) and Mary…

Unidentified young child seated on the edge of a chair.

Photo of a photograph of two unidentified children standing outside.

The unidentified girl on the left is wearing cold-weather clothes. The boy beside her is wearing overalls.

Probably, these were siblings.

Photograph of Martha Lou Ritenour and her younger brother, Earl "Buddy" Ritenour.

Their parents were Earl Loudoun Ritenour, Sr. and Virgie (Miller) Ritenour.

Portrait photograph of Joanna "Joan" (Sherman) Miller.

Joan Miller was the wife of Marshall Leon Miller. They had two daughters, Katherine (Kitty) Miller Young and Barbara Miller Lambert.

The name, "Miller" was written on the glass plate of…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a V-neck sweater over a shirt and tie.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a drape or shawl.

Unidentified young woman standing in a floor-length gown and a bow in her curled hair.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short curly hair and wearing a faux pearl necklace.

Unidentified young child standing on a chair and wearing a knit hat and sweater.

Photo of a photograph of three unidentified people standing side-by-side. The younger woman in the center has her arms interlinked with the older couple on each side of her.

A fourth person has been cropped out of the photograph.

Probably,…

Unidentified woman, seated, and wearing a floral patterned dress.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man, probably teen-aged, wearing a tie clip on his shirt from which hangs a medal of some kind.

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…

Photograph of Harvey L. Stout standing beside his wife, Edith May (Burner) Stout. The couple married in 1938.

Photo of a portrait photograph of Ruth (Wetzel) Shaver as a young woman.

This image is a copy of Morrison Studio Collection number 017791.

Ruth was the daughter of William Luther and Mary Ellen (Gochenour) Wetzel. They lived on a farm just…

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman wearing a bow on the collar of her blouse and pins on the lapel of her jacket.

The name, "Betty Helsley", was written on the glass plate negative of this image.

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified young woman standing leaving back against a tree. A body of water is visible behind her.

Unidentified young child propped against a pillow on a chair.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified man in a suit and tie.

The name, "Robert Heishman", is written on the glass plate negative of this image.

This man may be Robert Franklin Heishman (1880-1942) of Hamburg Virginia but it is uncertain.
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