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Mark Bowers Getz

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Title

Mark Bowers Getz

Subject

Getz, Mark Bowers (1891-1981)

Description

Photograph of Mark Bowers Getz as a young man wearing a suit and tie.

This photograph was used for a 1916 printed school souvenir for the Williamson School in Lee District Shenandoah County of which Mark Getz was the teacher.

Mark was from Getz, Virginia, near Forestville. His father was the postmaster and owned a store there.

He married Hattie Virginia (Branner) Getz (1891-1978) in 1916.

He moved to Edinburg and was first a school teacher and then a mail carrier.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

ca. 1916

Contributor

Identified by William Getz, the subject's son.
Information on the image's use was provided in 2026 by library staff.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

009260

Original Format

Glass Negative
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Citation

Morrison Studio, “Mark Bowers Getz,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed February 5, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/31762.

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