William Franklin Dalke, Sr.
Files
Dublin Core
Title
William Franklin Dalke, Sr.
Subject
Dalke, William Franklin Sr. (1892-1977)
Description
Photograph of William “Billy” Dalke, Sr., who lived in Woodstock and was best known for the string of successful movie theaters he owned and managed in Shenandoah County.
By the 1940’s, two of his theaters were in Woodstock: The Uptown Theater in the Hotel Woodstock (aka Holtzman Hotel) which later burned and the Dalke Theater on Main Street (opened in 1940 and, as of 2023, is still operating as the Woodstock Community Theater).
Born in “West Prussia” (now Germany), his parents were Bernard Michael Dalke (1861-1904) and Louise Henriette Schumann (1863-1937). He married Nora Amanda Carroll (1897-1988), the daughter of William and Sarah (Stoner) Carroll. Together, they had a daughter, Elizabeth, and a son, William F. Dalke, Jr. His son later built the Family Drive-In Theater outside Winchester in 1956.
By the 1940’s, two of his theaters were in Woodstock: The Uptown Theater in the Hotel Woodstock (aka Holtzman Hotel) which later burned and the Dalke Theater on Main Street (opened in 1940 and, as of 2023, is still operating as the Woodstock Community Theater).
Born in “West Prussia” (now Germany), his parents were Bernard Michael Dalke (1861-1904) and Louise Henriette Schumann (1863-1937). He married Nora Amanda Carroll (1897-1988), the daughter of William and Sarah (Stoner) Carroll. Together, they had a daughter, Elizabeth, and a son, William F. Dalke, Jr. His son later built the Family Drive-In Theater outside Winchester in 1956.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified by Virginia Rutz who was subject's distant cousin and also by Miriam M. Irwin.
Additional biographical information compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Same subject as in Morrison Photo 03130.
Identifier
002969
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “William Franklin Dalke, Sr.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28784.
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