Photo of two separate portrait photographs of the same unidentified woman with short, styled hair and wearing a checkered vest with her blouse and skirt.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
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Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified man with glasses in a suit and tie posed with an unidentified woman who has been partially cropped out of the frame.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Carolyn Baker as a young woman with short, styled hair. The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of the same unidentified woman with short, styled hair and a striped collar on her sleeveless dress. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Cary Ann (Racey) Walters as a young woman. Her parents were Kermit Lee and Madge Eloise (Trimble) Racey. She lived in Woodstock when she married William Irvin Walters in 1977. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of the same unidentified woman with glasses and wearing a print dress. The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Photo of two separate photographs of an unidentified young boy, seated. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of the same unidentified young woman with her hair styled up. The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Linda Shrum Clark. At the time she was a junior at Central High School in Woodstock. The image on the left has a mark (an "X") at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print. He has also added the note (visible but backwards), "1-8X10" and "12 3X2" indicating the number and size of the prints he planned to make.
Identified in 2025 by Linda Clark, the subject of the image.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Francis Phelps Payne in a suit and tie. Phelps was the son of Robert Houston and Anna Louise "Annie" (Bird) Payne. He grew up in Mount Jackson. He graduated from VPI (now called Virginia Tech) and married Betty Allen Holtzman in Boise, Idaho, in 1942. She was also from Mount Jackson. At the time, he was stationed there as the administrative officer in a bombardment squadron at Gowen Field in Boise.
Biographical information was compiled from public sources.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of the same unidentified man in a suit and print tie. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Four unidentified people are posed seated together. Probably, this was a family group.
Photograph of the Gaines family. Pictured (l to r) are: Nancy Anne (Gaines) Scher, her father, Jack A. Gaines, his wife, Nancy (McLanahan) Gaines, and their son, Jackson Gregory "Guy" Gaines. Both Jack and Nancy were educators in Shenandoah County. Nancy grew up in Maurertown. She and Jack married in 1962. Jack taught school at Central High School, Stonewall High School, and Clarke County High School. He served on the football coaching staff at all three schools, coached little league baseball and helped establish Senior League Baseball in Shenandoah County. After a thirty year teaching career he farmed until poor health forced him to quit.
Identified in 2014 by Judy Reynolds who remembered having Guy Gaines in her 2nd grade class in Toms Brook.
Additional biographical information was extracted from Jack Gaines' obituary on the Find-A-Grave website and other public sources.
Photo of two separate photographs of two unidentified children posed together. The girl on the left is wearing a plaid dress while the younger boy on the right is wearing a shirt with horizontal stripes. Probably, these were siblings. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Photo of two separate photographs of Serena V. (Lear) Ryman as a toddler. She married John David Ryman in 1998 in Rockingham County, Virginia. The image on the right has a faint mark (an "X") at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
ca 1970 based on the age of the subject.
No ID form. Name was written in the paper margin.
Robert "Bob" Taylor and Catherine "Cathie" Taylor
Photographs of Robert "Bob" Taylor and Catherine "Cathie" Taylor of Woodstock Virginia. Bob was a career nurse. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Robert Taylor appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028478 and 028493.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Robert "Bob" L. Dunn. He is wearing a suit, striped tie, and American Legion hat with a Post 199 (Woodstock VA) indicator on it. He was born in Spokane, Washington, to Lawrence Dunham and Grace Kent "Gracie" (Denton) Dunn. Bob became a forester and worked in the Woodstock office of the Virginia Department of Forestry. His first wife was Margaret Elizabeth "Betsey" Edwards (1922-1952). After she died, he married again to Kathryn Mae (Washam) Dunn (1925-2015). They spent 53 years together before he died.
Undated and unsigned ID form includes his name only.
Wagner, Emma Katherine Mowery (1931-2012)
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Emma Katherine (Mowery) Wagner of Woodstock. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print. Emma was the daughter of Ernest and Rose (Feller) Mowery. Her husband was Elmer Robert (Bob) Wagner (1929-2007). She was active in her church (Antioch Church of the Brethren at Calvary) and the American Legion Post #199 Auxiliary in Woodstock. She also helped organize the Memorial Day Parade in Woodstock and the annual beauty pageant at the Shenandoah County Fair for many years.
Identified in 2017 by Mary Lou Thompson and Patsy Grandstaff.
Emma K. (Mowery) Wagner appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028480 and 028811.
Photo of two separate photographs of Harvey Lee Huffman, Sr., seated, and holding an unidentified young child on his lap. The image on the right has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print. Harvey was the son of Charles William and Ada May (Nicholas-Keyes) Huffman from Fort Valley. He served in the military as a Private during WWII, from 1944 to 1946. After that, he returned home and married Ruby Irene Sibert in October 1949. Ruby was the daughter of Homer Albertus and Hazel Mary (Hedrick) Sibert. She was 19 years old and working for the Woodstock Manufacturing Company when she married. The 1950 census found Harvey and Ruby living with her parents in Fort Valley. His occupation was "huckster" and hers was as a "sewer" in a coat factory. At some point in his life, Harvey was an employee of Dellinger Funeral Home and Dellinger Ambulance Service. When he died in 1979, his occupation was as a "storeroom manager" in a hospital. The couple had at least two sons, Harvey Lee Huffman, Jr. (1951-1979) and Daryl Huffman.
Harvey Lee Huffman, Sr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004665 and 028481.
Nurses - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Frances Ann (Ross) Mongold wearing her nurses uniform. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print. Frances was the daughter of Keister and Mildred (Miller) Ross. She married Wayne Judy Mongold in 1977.
Unsigned and undated ID form is on file with name only.
Stranger, Joseph "Joe" Charles Jr. (1956- )
Photo of two separate photographs of Joe Stranger, Jr. and his sister, Helen. Joe is wearing a cadet style uniform. They were the children of Joseph Charles Stranger, Sr. and Marion Alice (Ring) Stranger who married in 1955. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Unsigned and undated ID form includes only their names.
Joseph C. Stranger, Jr appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028483 and 030850.
Helen Stranger appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 028483 and 030850.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of an unidentified man and woman posed together. Probably, this was a man and wife. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of an unidentified older man and unidentified woman posed together. Both are wearing glasses. Probably, this was a husband and wife. The photographer has added the note (visible on the right image but backwards), "2 11X14" indicating the number and size of the prints he planned to make.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Brooklyn Bowers in a suit and tie. His parents were Eugene and Hazel Francis (Wolfe) Bowers. The image on the left has a mark at the top where the photographer noted which of the two images he planned to print.
Identified on an undated ID form by Patsy Grandstaff.
Beidler, Frederick "Fred" Baker (1914-2005)
Photo of two separate portrait photographs. On the left is Diane (Peer) Beidler. On the right is her husband, Fred Beidler. The couple married in 1963. Fred is best remembered for establishing Beidler's Furniture business in 1945 in Woodstock. He owned and operated the major appliance and furniture store for 28 years before selling it the Cline family.
Identified in 2014 on an unsigned ID form.