Ford Andrew Wright
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Title
Ford Andrew Wright
Subject
Wright, Ford Andrew (1915-2003)
Description
Portrait photograph of Ford Andrew Wright as a young man wearing a suit and tie.
He was the son of Wade H. and Emma (Crabill) Wright.
According to family lore, Louis Morrison took this picture just before Ford left for his WWII military service. When he returned four years later, Louis Morrison still had not made the actual photograph.
Ford worked for VEPCO many years. His wife was Mazie Ritenour and the couple had one daughter, Cindy Wright.
He was the son of Wade H. and Emma (Crabill) Wright.
According to family lore, Louis Morrison took this picture just before Ford left for his WWII military service. When he returned four years later, Louis Morrison still had not made the actual photograph.
Ford worked for VEPCO many years. His wife was Mazie Ritenour and the couple had one daughter, Cindy Wright.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labeled "1945" on box of plates.
ca 1941 or 1942
Contributor
Identified in 2008 by Phyllis Wright who had the same photograph at home. Ford Wright was her husband's uncle.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Ford Andrew Wright appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006939, 010740, 014083, 016027, 019337, 024904, and 026095.
Ford Andrew Wright's U.S. Navy Discharge Certificate appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026139.
Identifier
016027
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Ford Andrew Wright,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/45996.
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