Charles Bowman and Family
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Dublin Core
Title
Charles Bowman and Family
Subject
Bowman, Charles Curtis (1875-1955)
Bowman, Dooney Edna Furr (1877-1953)
Bowman, C. Cortland (1904-1949)
Bowman, Gordon Derwood (1906-1975)
Bowman, Francis Lorain (1908-1987)
Compton, Maxine Elizabeth Bowman (1913-1989)
Freese, Ruth Vonbora Bowman (1915-2004)
Steadman, Helen Bowman (1916-2003)
Bowman, Willis M. (1918-1986)
Description
Photograph of Charles Curtis Bowman, his wife, Doonie, and seven of their children posed together outside their home in Mt. Jackson.
Identified are:
Standing (l to r): Gordon D. Bowman, C. Cortland Bowman
Seated (l to r): Francis L. Bowman, Maxine E. (Bowman) Compton, Charles Curtis Bowman, Ruth V. (Bowman) Freese, Willis M. Bowman, Dooney (Furr) Bowman, and Helen (Bowman) Steadman.
Identified are:
Standing (l to r): Gordon D. Bowman, C. Cortland Bowman
Seated (l to r): Francis L. Bowman, Maxine E. (Bowman) Compton, Charles Curtis Bowman, Ruth V. (Bowman) Freese, Willis M. Bowman, Dooney (Furr) Bowman, and Helen (Bowman) Steadman.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1919 based on the age of the children
Contributor
Identified in 2023 by Kenna Fansler who had seen the photograph before and knew the family was from Mt. Jackson.
Additional identifications were made in 2025 by library staff who used information available on the Find-A-Grave web site.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
020220
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Charles Bowman and Family,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 21, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50344.
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