Group on Porch of Shenandoah County Alms House
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Title
Group on Porch of Shenandoah County Alms House
Subject
Woodstock (Va)
Helsley, Albert
Hottel, Durus Calvin (1891-1964)
Pence, Dorothy
Fravel, Roy Clyde (1882-1951)
Helsley, Mary
Helsley, Claude
Description
Photograph showing the Shenandoah County Alms House residents and staff along with the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors and County Physician in 1943.
Pictured are, from left to right:
Front Row, Seated:
Albert Helsley (Superintendent, County Alms House), Unidentified (Board of Supervisors Member), Unidentified (Board of Supervisors Member), Unidentified (Board of Supervisors Member), Unidentified (Board of Supervisors Member), Durus Hottel (Board of Supervisors Member), Unidentified (Board of Supervisors Member).
Second Row, Standing:
Unidentified Girl, Unidentified Girl, Unidentified Girl, Dorothy Pence, Unidentified Woman, Unidentified Girl, Unidentified Woman, Unidentified Woman, Unidentified Man, Unidentified Man, Unidentified Man (partially obscured), Roy Fravel (County Physician).
Third Row, Standing:
Unidentified Girl, Unidentified Boy, Unidentified Boy (against post, light hair), Unidentified Boy (against post, dark hair), unidentified Boy, Unidentified Boy)
Back Row, Standing:
Unidentified Woman (partially obscured), Unidentified Woman (dark dress, leaning), Mary Helsley (Matron, County Alms House), Claude Helsley (Farm Hand and son of Superintendent, standing at right with white shirt and dark hair).
The County Alms House was located near Maurertown Virginia and housed poor and indigent residents of the county.
Pictured are, from left to right:
Front Row, Seated:
Albert Helsley (Superintendent, County Alms House), Unidentified (Board of Supervisors Member), Unidentified (Board of Supervisors Member), Unidentified (Board of Supervisors Member), Unidentified (Board of Supervisors Member), Durus Hottel (Board of Supervisors Member), Unidentified (Board of Supervisors Member).
Second Row, Standing:
Unidentified Girl, Unidentified Girl, Unidentified Girl, Dorothy Pence, Unidentified Woman, Unidentified Girl, Unidentified Woman, Unidentified Woman, Unidentified Man, Unidentified Man, Unidentified Man (partially obscured), Roy Fravel (County Physician).
Third Row, Standing:
Unidentified Girl, Unidentified Boy, Unidentified Boy (against post, light hair), Unidentified Boy (against post, dark hair), unidentified Boy, Unidentified Boy)
Back Row, Standing:
Unidentified Woman (partially obscured), Unidentified Woman (dark dress, leaning), Mary Helsley (Matron, County Alms House), Claude Helsley (Farm Hand and son of Superintendent, standing at right with white shirt and dark hair).
The County Alms House was located near Maurertown Virginia and housed poor and indigent residents of the county.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
1943
Contributor
Place was identified in 2013 by staff of the Shenandoah County Historical Society (SCHS).
Helsleys, Hottel, Pence, and Fravel were identified in 2025 by Zach Hottel.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Durus Calvin Hottel appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 010963, 012107, 015579, 018563, 018564, and 040291.
Dr. Roy Clyde Fravel appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003523, 013797, and 040291.
Dr. Fravel's name appears on a signed receipt in Morrison Studio Collection number 004916
Identifier
040291
Original Format
Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 Film
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Group on Porch of Shenandoah County Alms House,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/74607.
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