Katherine and Frances Allen
Files
Title
Katherine and Frances Allen
Subject
Middleton, Katherine Walker Allen (1893-1973)
Walton, Frances C. Allen (1896-1964)
Description
Photo of a framed portrait photograph of sisters Katherine Walker (Allen) Middleton and Frances C. (Allen) Walton, when they were children.
The girls lived at Red Banks near Mount Jackson, Virginia. The original picture was taken around 1898.
Their parents were Laura Virginia (Ripley) Allen and Tiphen W. Allen Jr.
The girls lived at Red Banks near Mount Jackson, Virginia. The original picture was taken around 1898.
Their parents were Laura Virginia (Ripley) Allen and Tiphen W. Allen Jr.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca. 1898 is the date of the original image.
The date the image was reproduced is unknown.
Contributor
Identified by Charles Middleton.
Identified in September 2009 by M. Lauck Walton, III, who was the son of Frances (Allen) Walton, and nephew of Katherine (Allen) Middleton. He had the same image at home.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
000270
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Katherine and Frances Allen,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/22503.
Comments
charles middleton
Right Katherine Walker Allen (Middleton) born 1893 & Left Frances C Allen (Walton) born 1896
Katherine is my grandmother we have a copy of this photo
they lived at Red Banks at the time their Mother was Laura Virginia Ripley (Allen) father Tiphen W Allen Jr.
this would appear to be taken 1898
Charles Middleton
My grandmother Katherine Walker Allen (Middleton) 1893 - 1973 and her sister Frances C Allen (Walton) 1896 - 1964