Unidentified young woman standing by a wicker chair. The name, "Funk", is written on the glass plate.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "July 1920".
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Unidentified young woman is standing by a wicker chair. The name, "Fisher", is written on the glass plate.
Unidentified older man with a beard and mustached is seated with his legs crossed, and holding a walking stick.
This unidentified man appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 025787 and 025789.
Unidentified young child is standing on a bench. The name, "Sheetz", is written on the glass plate.
Unidentified older man in a hat is wearing a suit and tie with letters sticking out of his breast pocket. He is holding a walking stick in one hand and what appears to be a packet of papers in the other.
Unidentified man is standing by a wicker chair and wearing a suit and tie with a starched collar. The name, "Russel", is written on the glass plate.
Unidentified barefoot young child is standing on a bench.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Jan 1916".
William Fred Bowman, known as "Fred", shown as a young man wearing a suit and tie, and standing with his hands behind his back. He was the fourth child born to Martin Luther and Ida Roseanna (Myers) Bowman, a farming couple from the Hamburg area of Shenandoah County. When he registered for the WWII draft in 1942, his emergency contact was Rebecca Mae Bowman and his occupation was noted as being a self-employed lumberjack and farmer.
Identified (undated) by Dick Miller, a nephew of the subject, who had the same photograph at home.
William Fred Bowman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 020020 and 025792.
Unidentified woman in a wide-brimmed hat is seated with one arm resting on the bench's arm and the other in her lap.
This unidentified woman may be the same subject as 025796, but it is uncertain.
Unidentified barefoot young child is seated on a bench.
Unidentified man in a suit and tie is standing by a bench.
Unidentified woman in a hat and checkered coat is seated and holding an unidentified young child in a bonnet and coat. Probably, this was a mother and her child.
Unidentified young woman is standing by a bench with one arm resting on its back and the other one behind her.
Unidentified man in a suit and striped tie is seated beside an unidentified young woman with a pocket watch pinned to the front of her dress. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
Unidentified young child is seated on a bench.
Walker, William Daniel "Bill" (1919-2018)
Portrait photograph of William Daniel "Bill" Walker as a young man. He was the son of Carl and Lena (Coffman) Walker. His wife was Mary Frances (Helsley) Walker (1922-2014) from Woodstock. Carl and his family lived in northern Virginia for many years before he died. He retired after 30+ years from the Washington Gas Company, where he was a Supervisor of Customer Service, and from the US Army Reserves after years of dedicated service. He was also a member of the Annandale Methodist Church in Fairfax County, Virginia. He lived in Springfield, Virginia, when he died.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Jun 1945".
Identified in 2012 by Phyllis Wright who was a neighbor of William D. Walker and that he was Mickie Helsley's brother-in-law.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Elmer W. and Hilda (Barb) Markley With Son, Jackie
Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Elmer W. Markley wearing his U.S. Army uniform and seated beside his wife, Hilda (Barb) Markley and son, Jackie Markley. Elmer served in the United States Army during World War II. He then worked as an engineer in the temperature department at Avtex in Front Royal retiring in 1980. He is most remembered as being a master sawyer and operating the sawmill west of Columbia Furnace in Johnstown for many years. His wife, Hilda, was born in Basye, one of several children born to William H. and Vinnie Victoria (Funkhouser) Barb. His son, Jackie, was born in Harrisonburg and graduated from Central High School in 1961. He married his high school sweetheart a year later, Luella A. Sibert, and raised three children. Jackie worked for the FBI in Washington, DC, the Edinburg Aileen for 16 years, as a hardware salesman for R.D. McKee and opened his own business later. Throughout his life, Jackie worked with his father and brother in a family business named M&M Lumber Company. The name, "Elmer Marseley", appears to be written on the glass plate of this image.
Identified in 2012 by Phyllis Wright who went to school with Jackie and Luella (Sibert) Markley.
Elmer Markley appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025297 and 025801.
A photograph of the birth registration notice for Jackie Dennis Markley appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026949.
A photograph of the marriage certificate for Elmer and Hilda (Barb) Markley appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026950.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man in a short-sleeved, collared shirt with buttons,
Unidentified young child is seated on a chair. The name, "Rev C.L. Richardson", appears to be written on the glass plate.
Unidentified young child is lying on a bench.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair and glasses. The name, "Robt Rhodes", is written on the glass plate.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a shirt and tie, and shown against a backdrop that includes a palm tree.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman wearing a locket over her crew neck sweater.
Photograph of Lennie E. Cook standing in his U.S. Army uniform. Lennie was from Woodstock and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Frances Odessa (Fadeley) Cook in 1944, while he was still in the military. Lennie settled in Woodstock after his military service and where he became a barber and had his own shop for many years in the basement of the National Bank Building. He and his wife are buried together in Edinburg.
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
McGowan, Dorothy Berman Sherman (1917-1984)
Portrait photograph of Dorothy B. (Sherman) McGowan as a young woman. The initials on the pocket of her dress are "D.S.", her maiden name, indicating she was unmarried when this photograph was made. She was born in Maine to Robert Henry and Freddie Irene (Edmonson) Sherman. She lived in Strasburg for much of her life. She married Elwood McGowan.
Identified in 2012 by Graham Conner who went to school with her brother.