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Francis Lorain Bowman

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Title

Francis Lorain Bowman

Subject

Bowman, Francis Lorain (1908-1987)

Description

Photograph of Francis Lorain Bowman when he graduated from high school in 1923.

Francis Lorain Bowman was one of many children born to Charles Curtis and Dooney Edna (Furr) Bowman.

He was a member of the St. Luke United Church of Christ near Timberville and attended Virginia Polytech Institute (VPI) (now called Virginia Tech) and Washington-Lee University.

His wife was Gladys (Heishman) Bowman (1916-2001) whom he married in 1939.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Aug 1925".
1923 per the identifier.

Contributor

Identified in 2013 by Mary Ruth Parsons, a niece of the subject, who knew this image was his 1923 graduation.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

023696

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Francis Lorain Bowman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 9, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/53307.

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