M. Blair Zirkle, Jr.
Files
Title
M. Blair Zirkle, Jr.
Subject
Zirkle, Melvin Blair Jr. (1923-2002)
Description
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of M. Blair Zirkle, Jr. with a mustache and wearing a suit and tie.
He was from Forestville in the Quicksburg area of Shenandoah County. His parents were Melvin Blair Sr. and Nellie (Biller) Zirkle.
He married Maxine (Wolfe) Zirkle (1923-2024) in 1956 when he worked as a bookkeeper for a plumbing and heating business. She was a secretary in an electrical business.
The couple raised two children: Lisa Rebecca Zirkle and Michael Blair Zirkle.
Blair was a life-long farmer who served as Commissioner of Revenue for Shenandoah County for 28 years.
The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
He was from Forestville in the Quicksburg area of Shenandoah County. His parents were Melvin Blair Sr. and Nellie (Biller) Zirkle.
He married Maxine (Wolfe) Zirkle (1923-2024) in 1956 when he worked as a bookkeeper for a plumbing and heating business. She was a secretary in an electrical business.
The couple raised two children: Lisa Rebecca Zirkle and Michael Blair Zirkle.
Blair was a life-long farmer who served as Commissioner of Revenue for Shenandoah County for 28 years.
The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
M. Blair Zirkle, Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028501, 030251, 031454, and 031749.
Identifier
031454
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “M. Blair Zirkle, Jr.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 12, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/78740.
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