Protestant churches - Virginia - Woodstock
Lutheran churches - Virginia - Woodstock
Photo of a photograph of Emanuel Lutheran church in Woodstock as labeled by the photographer on the image. The church is located at 127 E. High Street and still stands today.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Identified in 2013 by staff at the Shenandoah County Historical Society (SCHS).
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Emanuel Lutheran Church is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 002125, 027311, 027506, and 027600.
Photo of a photograph of Woodstock Christian Church located on Muhlenberg Street. The land for the current building was purchased in 1922. Construction was completed in 1931 at a cost of $52,000 dollars. Made of rough cut stone, the building is unique among the Woodstock Churches. The Woodstock Christian Church merged with the Fairview Christian Church west of Woodstock, in 1950. The church also cooperated closely with the Edinburg Christian Church and shared a minister with that congregation until 2002. In this photograph, the name of the pastor, "J. Mitchell Hote", is written on the image along with the name of the church.
Historical information about the church was extracted from this source: Shenandoah County Library, “Woodstock Christian Church,” Shenandoah Stories, accessed June 17, 2025, https://shenandoahstories.org/items/show/68."
The ceremonial laying of this building's cornerstone appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 027318 and 027319.
1911 Woodstock High School Baseball Team
Unidentified members of the 1911 Woodstock High School baseball team posed on the steps of the school building. The photograph is labeled "W.H.S. 1911" at the bottom.
Episcopal Churches - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of Emmanuel Episcopal Church located on E. Court Street in Woodstock, Virginia.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church is also pictured in Morrison Studio Collection images 002129, 002135, 003819, 003862, and 027509.
General stores - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of a small country store with a sign on its covered porch that says, "G.N. Funk Gen. Mdse". The words, "Drink Coca Cola" are below it.
Advertising - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photo of an advertisement for a "prophylactic" toothbrush. The cost was 50 cents.
Automobile service stations - Virginia - Strasburg
Photograph of Kline Bros. Service Station located in Strasburg, Virginia. A sign for the rest rooms and another for "Accessories" are visible. There are two unidentified men and a barefoot boy standing by the entrance. This building later housed Truck Suppliers Inc. As of 2026, it still stands at 244 W. King Street in Strasburg.
Location identified in 2026 by Bill Wine.
This building appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 027512 and 029843.
Harry & Frank Stoneburner, Frank Dinges, Cecil Cooley
Dinges, Francis Cameron "Frank" Jr. (1909-1975)
Stoneburner, Harry Huffman Sr. (1902-1975)
Stoneburner, Franklin "Frank" (1875-1945)
Photograph of four men standing by a wagon and banner advertising Sinclair products. Identified are (l to r): Frank Dinges, Jr., Harry Stoneburner, his father, Frank Stoneburner, and Cecil Cooley. Frank Stoneburner is seated on a vintage tractor. The photograph was taken outdoors in an agricultural setting.
Frank Stoneburner appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000495, 027333 and 027513.
Harry Stoneburner appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 027333 and 027513.
Agricultural equipment - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Tractors - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of an early farm tractor advertised to have 8 different capabilities.
1935 Edinburg High School Basketball Team
Basketball players - Virginia - Edinburg
Members of the Edinburg High School's basketball team from 1935 wearing their school's uniform. Pictured are, from left to right: Front Row: Charles Rowzee, John Bowers, Ben Swann, Cecil Evans, and Michael Clinedinst. Back Row: Fred Hottle and Robert Bowers. The photograph is labeled in the top left, and indicates that this team was the County and District champions that year.
ca 1935 based on the date on the photograph.
Identified in 2025 by Library Staff utilizing the book "The History of Edinburg."
Fred Hottle appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 027516, 029351 and 029352.
Rooms & spaces - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Two unidentified young men in suits are posed in what appears to be a dorm room at what was then Massanutten Academy. The school later changed its name to Massanutten Military Academy (MMA). There are pennants from various schools on the walls. Two desks are visible.
ca 1908 based on the pennant displayed on the wall of the room.
Photo of a 3 cent U.S. postage stamp that honors pharmacies. The stamp is decorated with the accoutrements of the pharmaceutical industry and says, "Pharmacy 1820-1940"
Basketball players - Virginia - Woodstock
Seven members of the 1924 Girls basketball team at Woodstock High School are posed in two rows. Mary Bair Bowman is pictured on the front row holding the basketball. The other individuals are unidentified. All but one are wearing their team uniforms. The girl kneeling in center front is holding a basketball that has "WHS 1924" painted on it.
Mary Bair Bowman was identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing other photographs of the subject.
The unidentified individual on the front row, far left is also pictured in Morrison Studio Collection image 027549.
Photograph of the Edinburg High and Graded School, also called Cedar Hill Academy. The first floor was used for classrooms and the second floor contained an auditorium for community and school events. This design was popular in the area and most county schools were built in this style. The school was established in 1876. It was one of the first schools in Shenandoah County to offer high school courses and advanced learning opportunities. It. operated until 1933 when the new brick Edinburg School opened on Stoney Creek Road. The building in this photograph is no longer standing.
Historical information was extracted from this source: Shenandoah County Library, “Cedar Hill Academy,” Shenandoah Stories, accessed June 17, 2025, https://shenandoahstories.org/items/show/82.
St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church
Reformed Churches - Virginia - Woodstock
Photograph of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church located on the corner of South Main and Spring Streets in Woodstock. Today, the church is called St. Paul's United Church of Christ (UCC). St. Paul’s historically dates back to 1748 when Michael Schlatter visited the town of Mullerstadt, (now Woodstock), where he preached and baptized many before continuing on his mission. The first church building was a log structure located on the present-day site of the church’s cemetery. The present building was built in 1869, following the Civil War. It has undergone numerous additions and changes since then.
St. Paul's United Church of Christ appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 020177, 020180, and 027521..
Photograph of the Triplett Dam that spans the North Fork of the Shenandoah River east of Woodstock. This photograph was taken when the dam was flooded in 1910. During that flood, the dam was dynamitedon June 19, 1910. This photograph was taken during the aftermath with the damaged section visible in the bottom, center of the photograph. This dam was originally the site of Rush's Mill before being purchased by J.I. Triplett in 1873. Triplett eventually converted the site into a hydroelectric dam which was destroyed in the 1910 flood and later rebuilt. Today, it is commonly called Burnshire Dam. Several unidentified people are visible standing on the bridge and roadway on the right.
Identified in 2013. by staff at the Shenandoah County Historical Society (SCHS).
The Triplett Dam following the 1910 flood is pictured in Morrsion Studio Collection images 006855, 027522, 027635, and 028264.
Buildings - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Unidentified wood building has a group of unidentified people standing in the yard. A wood fence and a horse are in the foreground.
J.I. Triplett Mill and Rail Yard, Woodstock VA.
Photograph showing the rail line in Woodstock, Virginia, and several buildings located on W. Court and Commerce Streets. Pictured on the left of the image is J.I. Triplett's steam mill. That building still stands in 2025 and is home to several businesses. The Woodstock Freight Depot, which no longer stands, is pictured on the extreme left of the image. The commercial building in the center still stands and is used as storage by Beidler Furniture Store. On the far right is the Woodstock Christian Church at its original location on the corner of High Street and N. Muhlenberg Street. The Woodstock Methodist Church is also visible in the background behind the railroad water tank.
Identified as Woodstock in 2025 by library staff. Previously mis-identified at Mount Jackson.
Image of a lodge building at Camp Strawderman, located west of Edinburg, Virginia. Several unidentified girls are on the porch.
Same lodge at Camp Strawderman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 003867, 027525, and 027558.
Carts & wagons - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Two horses are pulling a wagon loaded with barrels of what may be apples. They are in front of a barn and four unidentified men are visible.
Dining rooms - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Fireplaces - Virginia - Shenandoah County
View of the interior of the dining hall at Camp Strawderman. Rough hewn rafters, tables, benches, and a stone fireplace are visible. A label saying, "Dining Hall - Camp Strawderman" is written on the image.
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Photograph of Fred Morrison. Morrison was a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA). In this photograph, he is wearing his school's football team uniform and holding a football in his arm. He is standing in front of a brick campus building.
Identified by library staff in 2025 based on other photographs of the subject in the Morrison Studio Collection.
Fred Morrison appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 020156, 020066, 020160, 027528, and 027541.
Photograph of Harry Meade Richards. Richards was a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) and wearing his school's football team uniform. He is standing in front of a brick campus building.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "21 Mar 1927".
Identified by library staff in 2025 other photographs of the subject.
Photograph of George Ramsburg. Ramsburg was a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) and is wearing his school's football team uniform. He is standing in front of a brick campus building.
George Ramsburg appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 020068, 020101, 020135, 020156, 020160, 020168, and 027530.