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William F. Dalke, Jr.

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Title

William F. Dalke, Jr.

Subject

Dalke, William Franklin Jr. (1920-1991)

Description

Portrait photograph of William Franklin Dalke, Jr. wearing a formal suit and bow tie.

He is most remembered for having continued his father's movie theatre business. In 1956, he expanded the business when he built the Family Drive-In Theatre just south of Winchester.

He was the son of William F. and Nora Amanda (Carroll) Dalke of Woodstock. He married Kathryn Stover (Shaffer) Dalke in 1941.

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 "May 1939".

Contributor

Identified in 2011 by Graham Conner who had worked for William F. Dalke, Jr. at different theatres.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

William F. Dalke, Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 024298, 024996, 029198, 029520, 029530, and 030935.

Identifier

024298

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “William F. Dalke, Jr.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/53936.

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