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1938-1939 Toms Brook High School Basketball Team

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Title

1938-1939 Toms Brook High School Basketball Team

Subject

Basketball - Virginia - Toms Brook
Basketball players - Virginia - Toms Brook
Students - Virginia - Toms Brook
Swartz, Marion "Junior" Swisher Jr. (1923-1976)
Keller, James Richard "Jimmy" (1924-2013)
Fauber, Cletus (1922-2013)
Kohne, Luther Brnason Jr.
Miller, Russell
Crabill, Calvin Letcher (1920-1980)
Beable, Paul D. (1912-1967)
Carpenter, Lane
Bly, Beverly
Suddith, William (1923-2012)
Hottle, Wayne (1924-1971)
Milroy, Earl Jr.
Landis, Victor A. (1924-1996)

Description

Photograph of the 1938-1939 Toms Brook High School basketball team posed with their coach seated on the right.

The players are, from left to right:

Front Row:
Marion Swartz Jr., Jimmy Keller, Cletus Fauber, Luther Branson Kohne Jr., Russell Miller, Calvin Crabill, Coach Paul Beable
Back Row:
Lane Carpenter, Beverly Bly, Bill Suddith, Wayne Hottle, Earl Milroy Jr., Victor Landis

The words, "Shenandoah county Champions - Toms Brook High School" are painted along the bottom of the photograph.

One of the players is holding a basketball with the date, "1938-39" painted on it.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

1939

Contributor

Identified and dated by library staff in 2025 utilizing the 1939 Toms Brook High School Yearbook "The Brovashen."

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

The 1938-1939 Toms Brook High School Boys Basketball Team appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230 and 028231.
Marion Swisher Swartz Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 004066, 004349, 004947, 005849, 028230 and 028231.
James "Jimmy" Keller appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230 and 028231.
Cletus Fauber appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230 and 028231.
Luther Branson Kohne Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230, 028231, 028354, and 028355.
Russell Miller appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230 and 028231.
Calvin Crabill appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230 and 028231.
Paul Beable appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230 and 028231.
Lane Carpenter appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230 and 028231.
Beverly Bly appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 011740, 028230, and 028231.
William Suddith appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230 and 028231.
Wayne Hottle appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230 and 028231.
Earl Milroy Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230 and 028231.
Victor Landis appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 028230 and 028231.

Identifier

028231

Original Format

Film Negative

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “1938-1939 Toms Brook High School Basketball Team,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/71543.

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