Omar Funk Pirkey
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Dublin Core
Title
Omar Funk Pirkey
Subject
Pirkey, Omar Funk (1848-1934)
Description
Photo of a photograph of Omar Funk Pirkey standing on the left side of a group photograph. The photographer has applied white marker as if in preparation of making another print of just him.
The group photograph was taken at an event honoring Civil War Confederate Veterans at Stickley Hall in Woodstock in January 1924. A similar photograph was published in the Free Press on September 26, 2002, commemorating the earlier reunion.
Omar Funk Pirkey was from Strasburg, Virginia, where he was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church.
His parents were John Calvin (1816-1887) and Flora E.(Funk) (1820-1851) Pirkey.
He married Mary Virginia Lehew in 1874. She lived from 1855 to 1944.
Both Omar and his wife are buried in Riverview Cemetery in Strasburg.
The group photograph was taken at an event honoring Civil War Confederate Veterans at Stickley Hall in Woodstock in January 1924. A similar photograph was published in the Free Press on September 26, 2002, commemorating the earlier reunion.
Omar Funk Pirkey was from Strasburg, Virginia, where he was a member of the Strasburg Christian Church.
His parents were John Calvin (1816-1887) and Flora E.(Funk) (1820-1851) Pirkey.
He married Mary Virginia Lehew in 1874. She lived from 1855 to 1944.
Both Omar and his wife are buried in Riverview Cemetery in Strasburg.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1924
Contributor
Identified by John Taylor and also by H.L. & J. Lockhart who provided a copy of the Free Press Photograph.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Same subject as in Morrison Photo 04740.
Identifier
004750
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Omar Funk Pirkey,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/34286.
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