Blentson Family
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Blentson Family
Subject
Blentson, Pete (1890-1956)
Blentson, Angelo P. (1931-1991)
Blentson, Helen
Blentson, Rena Pappas (1900-1973)
Description
Photograph of Pete Blentson, Rena (Pappas) Blentson, their children Angelo P. Blentson (center) and Helen Blentson (right). The girl on the left 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
Undated
Contributor
No ID form. Names were written in the margin of the paper copy.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Pete Blentson appears in Morrison Studio images 006385, 006430, 008527, 008528, 017634, 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
024976
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Blentson Family,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 2, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/54635.
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