Harry Ritenour's Blacksmith Shop
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Title
Harry Ritenour's Blacksmith Shop
Subject
Ritenour, William Harrison "Harry"
Forge shops - Virginia - Maurertown
Blacksmiths - Virginia - Maurertown
Maurertown (Va)
Description
Blacksmith William Harrison "Harry" Ritenour, standing in the doorway of his shop in Maurertown.
He is holding his young daughter, Mary Frances (Ritenour) Crabtree.
His son, Wilmer Ritenour is standing beside him.
He is holding his young daughter, Mary Frances (Ritenour) Crabtree.
His son, Wilmer Ritenour is standing beside him.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1912
Contributor
Identified by Ronald Crabtree, grandson of Harry Ritenour and son of Mary Frances. His family had the same photograph at their home.
Identified in Feb 2002 by Jeanette C. Ritenour, who also had a copy of the photograph and noted it had been featured in the Shenandoah Herald and The Free Press newspapers many times.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Harry Ritenour's Blacksmith shop appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001226 and 001241.
Identifier
001226
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Harry Ritenour's Blacksmith Shop,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/23512.
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