Madolyn LaRue (Foltz) Ritter
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Title
Madolyn LaRue (Foltz) Ritter
Subject
Ritter, Madolyn LaRue Foltz (1914-1991)
Description
Madolyn L. (Foltz) Ritter as a young woman posed in a long gown and a sash that says, "Miss Woodstock '34". She is standing by a trophy.
This photograph was made in June 1934 after she was selected by a panel of judges to be the winner of the MIss Woodstock contest. Madolyn represented the Cash and Carry Grocery Store during the contest.
Her parents were Benjamin Franklin and May (Larkin) Foltz.
She married Matthew Franklin Ritter in Winchester in 1939. He was a State Police Officer at that time.
The couple later moved to Albemarle County.
This photograph was made in June 1934 after she was selected by a panel of judges to be the winner of the MIss Woodstock contest. Madolyn represented the Cash and Carry Grocery Store during the contest.
Her parents were Benjamin Franklin and May (Larkin) Foltz.
She married Matthew Franklin Ritter in Winchester in 1939. He was a State Police Officer at that time.
The couple later moved to Albemarle County.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2014 by Mary Ruth Parsons, who found the win and her name covered in a Free Press article dated 13 Oct 2013. The original article was published in June 1934 in the Shenandoah Herald newspaper.
Additional biographical information was found in her marriage certificate on Ancestry.com.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
028091
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Madolyn LaRue (Foltz) Ritter,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71402.
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