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Richard S. Wright, Sr.

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Title

Richard S. Wright, Sr.

Subject

Wright, Richard Sloan Sr. (1874-1953)

Description

Portrait photograph of Richard Sloan Wright, Sr. in his later years wearing a suit and tie.

From Strasburg, his parents were Martin F. and Mary (Sloan) Wright.

He was the Postmaster in Strasburg for many years, and lived at the corner of Fort and Queen Streets in town.

His wife was Mary (Zea) Wright.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Labelled "Feb 1930" on box of plates.

Contributor

Identified in 2007 by Graham Conner, who remembered that Mr. Wright "took him to task in 1936 for wearing a sunflower on a Roosevelt button," most likely a comment associated with the Presidential election of that year.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Richard S. Wright, Sr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 012041, 021360 and 021521.

Identifier

012041

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Richard S. Wright, Sr.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 9, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/40345.

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