William Shaffer Sorting Chicken Eggs
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Title
William Shaffer Sorting Chicken Eggs
Subject
Chicken industry - Virginia - Maurertown
Shaffer, William "Bill" Robert (1916-1996)
Description
William "Bill" Shaffer standing by a conveyor belt filled with chicken eggs. He appears to be sorting them.
This is at Shaffer's Chick's, an egg hatchery located in Maurertown Virginia at the time of the image. Later the business moved to Woodstock.
This is at Shaffer's Chick's, an egg hatchery located in Maurertown Virginia at the time of the image. Later the business moved to Woodstock.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified via social media by Matt and George Shaffer, nephew and great nephew of the subject.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
William "Bill" Shaffer appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002549, 003568, 003629, 003661, 040161 and 040163.
Identifier
040161
Original Format
Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 Film
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “William Shaffer Sorting Chicken Eggs,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 15, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/74477.
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