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Charles E. Stinson

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Title

Charles E. Stinson

Subject

Stinson, Charles Elbert (1924-2001)

Description

Charles Stinson as a young boy wearing a sailor-themed outfit and posed with a ball.

Charles was born in West Virginia, and grew up in Strasburg. He returned there after his WWII military service. He married Lois Marguerite (Racey) Stinson in 1946.

By 1950, Charles and Lois lived on King Street in Strasburg. Charles was working as a hospital attendant in the American Viscose facility in Front Royal.

Charles and Lois divorced in 1963.

Charles' second wife, Evelyn Lucille (Metz) Stinson, was originally from Duck, West Virginia. She retired from American Viscose Corporation (later called Avtex Fibers).

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Labelled "Nov 1928" on box of plates.

Contributor

Identified by Graham Conner, a childhood friend of the subject's.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Charles E. Stinson appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 011417, 011765, and 024887.
Charles E. Stinson's U.S. Navy Discharge Certificate appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026054.

Identifier

011417

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Charles E. Stinson,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/38381.

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