Photo of a postcard photograph of an unidentified woman. The original postcard has the name, "Prince", printed in script at the bottom with two studio addresses, one in New York and one in Washington D.C.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Aug 1917".
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Unidentified woman with her hair styled up and wearing a necklace is standing and looking down at an unidentified young girl with short hair and bangs. Probably, this was a mother and her child.
Two unidentified young children, a boy seated in a chair and a younger boy standing beside him. Probably, these were siblings. The name, "Racey", is written on the glass plate.
Unidentified barefoot and smiling young child is standing on a wicker bench.
Photograph of W. Albert Sullivan in formal wear and looking to the side, in profile. Sullivan was a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in 1917 and appears in that year's yearbook "Aggelos" as W. Albert Sullivan and Albert Sullivan .
Identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing the 1917 yearbook "Aggelos."
W. Albert Sullivan appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 006222, 006248, 020288, 022744, and 023561.
Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man in a U.S. Army uniform. The patch on his shoulder indicates he was a member of an armored unit. The name, "Ernest W. Bowman", is written on the glass plate, however, it is possible the name, "Ernest", is actually "Erwin".
Same unidentified soldier appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 022745 and 022750.
Sailors - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Navy Seaman's uniform.
Unidentified young boy is standing on a chair in short overalls.
Litten, Georgia Grace Swartz (1895-1888)
Minnich, Laura Louise Litten (1921-2005)
Photograph of Ray Z. Litten, Sr., his wife, Georgia G. (Swartz) Litten, and their three children. Identified are (l to r): Front row: Ray Zirkle Litten, Sr., his wife, Georgia Grace (Swartz) Litten, and his youngest son, Donald Litten. Back row: Ray Zirkle Litten, Jr. and his sister, Laura Louise (Litten) Minnich. The family was from the New Market area of Shenandoah County. Ray Z. Litten, Sr. worked as a teacher in the public schools.
Identified in 2011 by Anne Olinger who remembered that Ray Z. Litten, Sr. had been her school teacher. She also identified Donald Litten.
Other members of the family were identified in 2025 by library staff using on-line services and public records.
Military personnel - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a U.S. Army Air Force uniform. His rank was staff sergeant. The name, "Kermit Judd", is written on the glass plate.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man is a U.S. Army uniform with an unidentified woman beside him. The shoulder patch on the man's uniform indicates he was a member of an armored unit. Probably, this was a husband and wife. The name, "Ernest W. Bowman", is written on the glass plate, however, it is possible that "Ernest" is actually "Erwin".
Same unidentified man appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 022745 and 022750.
Photograph of Ralph Weaver and Evelyn "Ebbie" Shrum Weaver, standing together. He was wearing his U.S. Army uniform while his wife was wearing a dress and locket. Both are wearing glasses.
Identified in 2010 by Phyllis Wright who knew the couple because they lived in the same neighborhood.
Ralph Weaver appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001914, 001977, 002389, and 022751.
Evelyn (Shrum) Weaver appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001914, 001977, 011713, 002389, 011713, and 022751.
Beedle, Mary Cansada Whitmer (1927-2014)
Portrait photograph of Arthur Beedle in his U.S. Army uniform beside his wife, Mary Cansada (Whitmer) Beedle. Arthur was the son of Nathaniel and Mary Rosan (Barb) Beedle. His wife, Mary C. (Whitmer) Beedle, was the daughter of Jesse Howard and Margaret Hannah (Barb) Whitmer. Arthur served in the U.S. Army as part of the 99th Division and spent four months as a prisoner of war during WWII. The couple married in 1946 and their marriage certificate gives the location of their wedding as "Cootes Store", in Rockingham County. At the time, they lived in Bird Haven. The couple raised a son together, Joseph Beedle. The name "_____ Beedle", is written on the glass plate of this image.
No ID form. Names were written in the margin of the paper copy.
Arthur Beedle appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 002390 and 022752.
Mary C. (Whitmer) Beedle appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001115 and 022752.
Good, Marcella Louise Burkett (1924-2007)
Portrait photograph of Marcella Louise (Burkett) Good with short curly hair and a short-sleeved dress. Marcella was a daughter of Charles Irwin and Mamie Larue (Boyce) Burkett. She married Robert Eugene Smoot in 1947 but the marriage did not last. Her second husband was Delford Lee Good, a brick layer born in Maurertown to Charles and Laura Alice (Reedy) Good. Marcella married him in 1957.
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a necklace, is seated on a bench.
Unidentified young woman with her hair pulled back, is standing by a bench with her arms at her sides.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Aug 1923".
Unidentified young man with glasses is wearing a suit and bow tie with a starched collar, and standing by a chair.
Unidentified woman in a wide-brimmed hat is seated on a bench. The name, "Heltsel", is written on the glass plate.
Unidentified little boy is standing by a child-sized chair and wearing a sailor-themed outfit.
Unidentified woman wearing round glasses, is standing with a hand on the back of a bench and wearing an overcoat.
Unidentified young child wearing only a diaper is seated on a pillow on a bench.
Unidentified man, seated, is posed beside an unidentified woman, standing. The name, "Lutz", is written on the glass plate.
Unidentified woman wearing a long necklace is standing by a wicker chair. The name, "Fiske", appears to be written on the glass plate.
Unidentified woman with short hair is wearing a necklace and standing beside a wicker chair. The name, "Brill", is written on the glass plate.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit with a pin on his tie.