Blentson Family
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Blentson Family
Subject
Blentson, Pete (1890-1956)
Blentson, Rena Pappas (1900-1973)
Blentson, Angelo P. (1931-1991)
Blentson, Helen
Description
Photograph of Pete Blentson, Rena (Pappas( Blentson, their children Angelo P. Blentson (left) and Helen Blentson (right). The girl in the center is unidentified.
Pete was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock Virginia from 1922 until his death in 1956. He immigrated to the United States from Greece around 1907.
Rena Pappas was also a native of Greece who immigrated to the United States and then married Pete in 1931.
Following Pete's death, the family operated the New York Restaurant and later the Blue Star Diner in Woodstock until 1961 when the family, and the diner, moved to Newport News Virginia.
Pete was a partner in, and later co-owner of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock Virginia from 1922 until his death in 1956. He immigrated to the United States from Greece around 1907.
Rena Pappas was also a native of Greece who immigrated to the United States and then married Pete in 1931.
Following Pete's death, the family operated the New York Restaurant and later the Blue Star Diner in Woodstock until 1961 when the family, and the diner, moved to Newport News Virginia.
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 2023 by library staff based on other images of the same subjects in the Morrison Studio Collection.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Pete Blentson appears in Morrison Studio images 006385, 006430, 008527, 008528, 017634, 022213, 024872, 024972, 024976, and 022186.
Angelo P. Blentson appears in Morrison Studio images 006430, 022186, 022213, 024872, and 024976.
Helen Blentson appears in Morrison Studio images 006430, 022186, 022213, 024872, and 024976.
Rena (Pappas) Blentson appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001419, 022186, 022213, 022214, 023885, 024872, 024083, 024155, 024972, 024976, and 024082.
The unidentified girl appears in Morrison Studio image 024872 and 024976.
Identifier
024872
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Blentson Family,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 3, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/54520.
Comments
james kotsianas
My grandfather was Pete Blentson's partner at the restaurant in Woodstock, VA. His name was James George Kotsianas. He later moved to Knoxville, TN.
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