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J.B. Clem, Jr General Merchandise

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Title

J.B. Clem, Jr General Merchandise

Subject

Clem, Jacob Byrd Jr. (1879-1951)
Dry goods store - Virginia - Shenandoah County
General stores - Virginia - Shenandoah County

Description

Group of unidentified people in front of Jacob B. "Byrd" Clem's General Store in Maurertown, Virginia.

The store still stands and was later known as Markley's Store. It is located at 24851 Old Valley Pike.

According to Margaret (Clem) Tysinger, the building was moved to its present location on US Route 11 (pictured here) from an original site on the other side of the railroad tracks.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

ca 1910

Contributor

Identified in March 2008 by Margaret (Clem) Tysinger, daughter of J.B. Clem, Jr. She remembered that she was born on the second floor of the building.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

001229

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “J.B. Clem, Jr General Merchandise,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/23518.

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