Dick and Dess (Racey) Palmer
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Dick and Dess (Racey) Palmer
Subject
Palmer, Clarence Milton (1898-1987)
Palmer, Mamie Odessa "Dess" Racey (1900-1979)
Description
Portrait photograph of Dick and Dess Palmer of Strasburg, when they were young, probably around the time of their marriage.
The couple owned and operated a grocery store in Strasburg for many years.
By 1940, however, the Strasburg census found the couple operating the Lucky Strike Bowling Alley located at 206 W. King Street. Their daughter, Frances C. (Palmer) Trimble, worked there as a soda clerk.
The couple owned and operated a grocery store in Strasburg for many years.
By 1940, however, the Strasburg census found the couple operating the Lucky Strike Bowling Alley located at 206 W. King Street. Their daughter, Frances C. (Palmer) Trimble, worked there as a soda clerk.
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 "Dec 1919".
Contributor
Identified by Graham Conner who remembered them and their grocery store in Strasburg. He also remembered that Dess had a brother, Jimmy Racey.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
024475
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Dick and Dess (Racey) Palmer,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 3, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/54114.
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