Lutz, William "Bill" Edwin Sr. (1896-1956)
Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photo of a portrait photograph of William "Bill" Lutz in his U.S. Army uniform. Mr. Lutz was from Conicville, the son of James M. and Carrie C. Lutz. He died when his car went off a bridge in Lantz Mills on December 31, 1956.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Identified in 2009 by Doug Dellinger who knew the subject.
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Unidentified young woman seated on a bench and looking downwards and off to the side.
Unidentified young man wearing a WWI-era, U.S. Army uniform and posed with an unidentified toddler and woman. Probably, this was a family photograph.
Same unidentified Army soldier appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001940 and 001941.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man with very little hair and wearing a suit and bow tie.
Unidentified young man is standing in his U.S. Army uniform from the WWI timeframe.
Portrait photograph of Fred Beidler as a young man wearing a suit. Fred Beidler was born in St. Luke, son of Dr. C.C. Beidler, local veterinary surgeon, and Clara (Baker) Beidler. He graduated from Woodstock High School in 1932 and attended Massanutten Military Academy where he completed a business course. Fred worked at Wender's Department Store for 12 years. In 1945, with the help of his family, Fred started Beidler's Furniture in Woodstock, a G.E. major appliance and furniture store, which he operated successfully for 28 years. In 1973, Fred retired to Florida and sold the business to the Cline family who still operate under the name, Beidler's Furniture Store. Fred's sideline was buying older houses and converting them into two and three bedroom apartment houses. He also built several duplex houses and a four unit brick apartment house on US 11 S in Woodstock. He was formerly on the board of First Virginia Bank.
Labelled incorrectly as "July 1921" on box of plates.
Identified in 2003 by Lena French and Jean Wetzel.
Additional biographical information was pulled from a newspaper obituary published by the Warren Sentinel on April 21, 2005, and reprinted on his Find-A-Grave record.
Unidentified young man is standing and wearing his U.S. Army uniform.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a suit and tie.
Unidentified man wearing his U.S. Army uniform from the WWI era.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified girl with short hair and wearing a drape around the shoulders.
Same unidentified girl appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007369, 007632, 007633, 012446 and 012447.
Unidentified young man standing in his U.S. Army uniform.
Unidentified young man is standing in his U.S. Army uniform.
Hottle, Margaret Mae Stoneburner (1904-2000)
Portrait photograph of Jacob Earl Hottle and his bride, Margaret Mae Stoneburner, This image has been identified as being the couple's wedding picture.
Identified in 2005 by Gloria Kronk, granddaughter of the subjects. She had the same photograph at home.
Jacob Earl Hottle appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007371, 007537, 028335, 028888, and 028967.
Margaret M. (Stoneburner) Hottle appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 007371, 028335, 028888, and 028967.
Unidentified young man in his U.S. Army uniform.
Same unidentified soldier appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001946 and 001962.
Unidentified young man standing and wearing his U.S. Army uniform.
Same unidentified young man in the Army uniform appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001971 and 001947.
Photograph of two unidentified children, a boy and a young girl who is holding his hand. Probably, these were siblings.
Unidentified young man is standing and wearing a U.S. Army uniform.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified older man with a mustache and wearing a suit.
Unidentified young man is standing and wearing a U.S. Army uniform . His overcoat is beside him on a chair.
John Landon Dirting shown wearing his U.S. Army uniform. John Landon Dirting was the son of Perry William (1871-1947) and Cora Alice (Barton) (1870-1928) Dirting, of Edinburg. He was working as a “Baggageman” for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company out of Pittsburgh when he registered for the WWI draft in May 1917. He served in France during WWI, as a Private with Company C of the 323rd Infantry. He entered the Army as a truck driver but became a signalman during his service. After the war, he returned to Shenandoah County and lived with his parents. The 1920 census found him teaching in a public school. By August 1921, he had been issued a Federal Prohibition Agent ID badge and was working for the IRS. He stayed with that career until he retired. He married Irene E. Ashenfelter (1895-1981) in June 1948, when he was in his fifties. By then, he had retired from Federal service and was farming. Irene was the daughter of George David and Metta Oris (Hite) Ashenfelter. She, too, was in her fifties when she married.
John Landon Dirting appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 000372, 000373, 000601, 001950, 008610, 010481, and 010482.
Photograph of William Isaiah Zirkle as a teenager standing by a wicker chair.. William was the son of William Wade Zirkle and Ada Alice (Bowman) Zirkle. He married Dorothy (Smythe) Zirkle and had two children: a son, Denman, and a daughter, Anne Zirkle.
Identified in 2007 by Denman Zirkle, the son of the subject, who had seen the image before.
William Isaiah Zirkle appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 007374, 012887, and 015600.
Unidentified young man wearing his U.S. Army uniform.
Two unidentified children posed together in the studio. Probably, these were siblings.
Photo of a photograph of an unidentified man wearing a U.S. Army uniform and standing beside a pennant with the words "Camp Lee" visible on it.