"Stover"
description: Two unidentified children, a young boy, seated, and an older girl standing beside him, are posed together. Probably, these were siblings. The name, "Stover", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Same unidentified boy on the left appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025317 and 025318.

Vintage Couple
description: Photo of an older photograph of an unidentified man with a mustache, seated, with an unidentified woman in a long-sleeved, floor-length dress standing beside him. The clothes are from an earlier era.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Sep 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Man in a Suit
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit and tie with a pen visible in his breast pocket.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Christina Ann and William M. Pryor
subject: Pryor, William M.
subject: Pryor, Christina Ann
description: Two siblings, Christina Ann (baby) and her older brother, William M. Pryor, are posed together. Their parents were Jessup "Jesse" William and Minnie Alice (Teets) Pryor. In the 1950 census, they lived with their parents on Water Street in Woodstock.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
contributor: Identified in 2025 by library staff based on another image of the children with their mother who was identified.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Both Pryor children appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025321 and 025323.

Janet (Long) Sine
subject: Sine, Janet Long
description: Portrait photograph of Janet (Long) Sine as a young woman with her short hair held with a barrette.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
contributor: Identified in 2013 by Danny Hottel.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Minnie (Teets) Pryor With Christina and William
subject: Pryor, Minnie Alice Teets (1914-1988)
subject: Pryor, Christina Ann
subject: Pryor, William M.
description: Minnie A. (Teets) Pryor, seated, with her two children, William M. Pryor (standing) and Christina Ann Pryor on her lap. Minnie was born in Shenandoah County to Robby and Daisy (Scott) Teets. She married Jessup "Jesse" William Pryer (born 1909) in 1936, when both of them lived in Waterlick, Warren County, Virginia. When Jesse registered for the WWII draft, he worked for the WPA. The 1940 census found the couple living with her parents on Water Street in Woodstock. Ten years later, they were still there and both William M. (aged 9) and Christina Ann (aged 3) were listed as well.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
contributor: Minnie was identified in 2013 by Danny Hottel.
contributor: Christina Ann and William M. Pryor were identified by library staff based on information found at genealogical websites.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Christina and William Pryor appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025321 and 025323.

"Alvin Polk"
description: Unidentified young child is posed on a bench. The name, "Alvin Polk", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Vada Delaine (Gochenour) Alexander
subject: Alexander, Vada Delaine Gochenour (1927-2016)
subject: Nurses - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of Vada D. (Gochenour) Alexander standing in her nurses uniform and wearing a cape with the letters "RMH" and the number, "47" on the collar. Vada was from Woodstock, the twin sister of Vera Gochenour. Her parents were Ben and Georgia (Stultz) Gochenour. Vada graduated from the Rockingham Memorial Hospital (RMH) School of Nursing, probably in 1947, and lived in Harrisonburg until 2005, when she moved to Bridgewater. In 1948, Vada married Joseph Alfred Alexander. The couple raised two children together: Joseph Philip Alexander and Dorethia "Dea" (Alexander) Baldwin. After raising her family, she worked for 13 years as an industrial nurse for Dunham Bush. She was the founder of the Harrisonburg - Rockingham Parkinson Support Group, and was known by both residents and staff throughout the Bridgewater Retirement Community as the "Plant Lady" because she nurtured and watered all the potted plants.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
contributor: Identified in 2013 by Danny Hottel.
contributor: Additional biographical information was compiled from public records and her obituary on the Find-A-Grave website.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Vada D. (Gochenour) Alexander appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001373, 001365, 025325, 025830.

"_arrels Walters"
description: Unidentified barefoot young child is wearing a bonnet and seated on a pillow on a chair. The name, "_arrels Walters" appears to be written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Genevieve D. McClain
subject: McClain, Genevieve D. Robinson (ca 1895-1983)
subject: African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of Genevieve D. McClain. She is best remembered for having been a teacher at Creekside School in Woodstock. Genevieve D. Robinson was born in Douglas Grove, Berkley County, West Virginia, to David Henry and Sarah E. (Banks) Robinson. The year of her birth varies depending on the document, anywhere from 1892 to 1898. She was one of nine children and her father worked in a stone quarry when she was a child. She married William McClain (1876-1931) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1922. He was the son of Henry and Georgie (Brown) McClain. Genevieve and William may have had a daughter, Genevieve, but little is known about her. In the 1930 census, they lived in Pittsburgh, PA, but William died less than two years later. It appears Genevieve moved back to West Virginia. Genevieve worked as an elementary school teacher in Franklin, W. Va., Woodstock, Va., and Stanardsville, Va. In Woodstock, she taught during the late 1940s and early 1950s at Creekside Elementary School, Woodstock's segregated school. In the 1950 census, she appeared as a boarder in the household of William and Elizabeth Jefferson near Church and Water Streets in Woodstock. She was a schoolteacher. This photograph was undoubtedly taken during her time in Shenandoah County. She was a retired teacher and lived in Ranson, West Virginia, when she died. Her obituary noted she had been a member of the Jefferson County Committee on Aging and the N.A.A.C.P. She is buried with her husband in Douglas Grove Cemetery, Berkley County, West Virginia.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
contributor: Identified in 2011 by John Adamson who recognized her from other images in the Morrison Collection.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Genevieve McClain appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006697, 008832, 014463, 021891, 021981, 025327, and 025202.

"Norman Williams"
description: Unidentified man with glasses is seated on a bench with his hands resting on a knee. He is wearing a suit and tie. The name, "Norman Williams", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Luther Funkhouser
subject: Funkhouser, Luther
description: Luther Funkhouser seated on concrete steps in front of a brick house and door. The address is "8600".
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
contributor: Identified in 2013 by his granddaughter, JoAnn T. Fawley, who had the same photograph at home.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Lichliter"
subject: Students - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a graduation cap and gown. The name, "Lichliter", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Mrs George"
description: Unidentified woman with shoulder-length, curly hair is seated on a bench, and holding an unidentified young child on her lap. The name, "Mrs George", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Belle B. Henry and a Dog
subject: Henry, Belle B. (1925-2011)
subject: Dogs - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Belle B. Henry is standing beside a dog on a chair. Belle was from Woodstock. Her parents were David Ashby Henry and Mary Elizabeth (Gordon) Henry. She had many siblings. Belle was employed by Shenandoah County Schools as a bus driver for 26 years. She loved to travel and she loved animals. The dog pictured here was one of many that she had throughout her life.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
contributor: Identified in 2015 by Danny Hottel.
contributor: Additional biographical information was found in her obituary on the Find-A-Grave website.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Griffey Strasburg"
description: Unidentified toddler is seated on a pillow on a chair. The name, "Griffey", and the place, "Strasburg", are written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Toddler on a Chair
description: Unidentified young child is wearing a knit sweater and seated on a pillow on a chair.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Page From a Naval Separation Packet
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of a single page from a Notice of Separation packet for an unnamed Slc who was born in Shenandoah County on 1 September 1926. He entered Naval service on 22 August 1944. Medals listed were: Pacific Theater Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, and Victory Medal. The name, M.E. Friot, Ensign, appears at the bottom of the page, and may be the person who prepared the form.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Page From a Naval Separation Packet
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of a single page from a Notice of Separation packet for an unnamed "MM3c" who was born in Zepp on April 12, 1920. He entered Naval service on 25 October 1944 and served in Great Lakes, Illinois, "Const. Batt. Main. Unit 616", and "121st Naval Const. Batt." Medals received were: Pacific Theater Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon and Victory Medal. The name, M.E. Friot, Ensign, appears at the bottom of the page, and may be the person who prepared the form.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Page From a Naval Separation Packet
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of a single page from a Notice of Separation packet for an unnamed "SM3c" who was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on 1 March 1926. He entered Naval service on 17 September 1943. Medals listed were: European Theater Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, and Victory Medal. The name, J.L Kemmerer, Ensign, appears at the bottom of the page, and may be the person who prepared the form.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Edward Reilly Lonergan's Separation From the Navy
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
subject: Lonergan, Edward Reilly (1915 - )
description: Photograph of the form titled, "Notice of the Separation From U.S. Naval Service" signed by Edward Reilly Lonergan in Bainbridge, Maryland, in October 1945. Edward was born on December 10, 1915, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He lived in Linthicum, Maryland, when he joined the military. The form includes his duty stations (Balitmore, Md., Washington D.C., and "DAVRI"), his dates of service (February 1942 - October 1945), and a description of his service (Storekeeper). It also notes he was married and had worked in accounting for the Kopper Company in Maryland before enlisting.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
date: ca 1945 based on the date on the form.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: A photograph of the certificate issued for Edward Reilly Lonergan when he was discharged from the Navy appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 026225 and 026226.
relation: A copy of this image appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025338 and 027274.

Page From a Naval Separation Packet
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of a single page from a Notice of Separation packet for an unnamed Pharmacist's Mate (3c) who was born in St. Luke, Shenandoah County, Virginia, on 10 February 1923. He entered Naval service on 25 February 1943. Medals listed were: Asiatic-Pacific Medal, American Theater Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Medal (1 star), and Victory Medal. The name, J. Sullivan, appears at the bottom of the page, and may be the person who prepared the form.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Page From Ray Vann's Navy Separation Packet
subject: Vann, Ray (1899- )
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of a single page from a Notice of Separation packet for Ray Vann, a Carpenter's Mate Second class who was born in Shenandoah, Virginia, on 5 September 1899. He served from 1942 to 1945. This form shows he was honorably discharged in Camp Parks, California, and was given an amount to cover his travel to Edinburg, Virginia.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Paperwork related to the U.S. Navy discharge of Ray Vann appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025340, 026060, and 027177.

Charles Henry Merkley's Separation From the Navy
subject: Merkley, Charles Henry (1909 - )
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of the form titled, "Notice of the Separation From U.S. Naval Service" signed by Charles Henry Merkley in Shelton, Virginia, in October 1945. Charles was born on December 8, 1909, in Edinburg, Virginia. He still lived there when he was inducted into the military. The form includes his dates of service (1943 - October 1945), and a description of his service (General maintenance in paint locker). It also notes he was married and had been working as a laborer for the Virginia State Highway Department before he was drafted.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Newton Jasper Orndorff's Separation of Naval Service
subject: Orndorff, Newton Jasper
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of the form titled, "Notice of the Separation From U.S. Naval Service" signed by Newton Jasper Orndorff in February 1946. Newton was born in Zepp, Virginia, on April 1, 1918. He was working in Washington D.C. for Sherwood Brothers Inc. as a stockman when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He planned to return to that job going forward. This document lists his medals as: The Pacific Theater Ribbon (2 stars), the Good Conduct Ribbon, the American Theater Ribbon, and the Victory Medal. His home address in this record is in Strasburg, Virginia.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: A photograph of Newton Jasper Orndorff in his U.S. Navy uniform appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 004602.
relation: Additional documentation for Newton Jasper Orndorff's separation from the Navy appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025342, 025652, and 027276.