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Brothers John and Downey Wisman

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Title

Brothers John and Downey Wisman

Subject

Wisman, John
Wisman, Jacob Downey (1914-1953)

Description

Photograph of John Wisman, seated, and his younger brother, known as Downey Wisman, shown standing beside him on a bench. Both boys are young children in this image.

Their parents were Edgar H. Wisman and Mary Ellen (Downey) Wisman.

Downey served overseas during World War II. Tragically, he died in a house fire in Woodstock when he was just 38 years old.

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 "1916".

Contributor

No ID Form. Names were written in the margin of the paper copy.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

026348

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Brothers John and Downey Wisman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/56021.

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