Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman taken from the back and shown in profile.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
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Unidentified young child is perched atop a studio prop and holding a toy.
Same unidentified young child appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000881 and 000882.
Unidentified young child wearing a white gown and shoes, is seated on a high chair.
Portrait photograph of unidentified woman taken from the back and showing her profile.
Unidentified man in a suit and tie, with a starched collar, is standing beside an unidentified woman with short, curly hair.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man in a suit and tie with a starched collar is standing beside an unidentified woman with a pin on her blouse.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man in a suit and tie.
Unidentified woman, seated, and turned toward camera.
Two unidentified young boys, one seated and the other standing beside him with a bow on his shirt. Probably, these were siblings.
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Portrait photograph of Lewis McAfee as a young man. Lewis McAfee was born in Shenandoah County to Arthur and Minnie McAfee. He grew up on Spring Street in Woodstock. His father was a barber and, in 1910, had his own shop. By 1920, however, his father had died. Lewis lived with his widowed mother and siblings and worked as a general laborer. Lewis married Elsie Pye in Woodstock in October 1926. She was 16 years old. He was a few years older and worked as a cook. They soon moved in with Elsie’s mother on High Street. In 1930, Lewis was a “cleaner” and had his own shop. Their oldest daughter, Francine, was there too. Sometime after 1935, Elsie and Lewis moved to Washington D.C. In the 1940 census, the couple had three young daughters. A lodger, Bernard Smith, was also there. When Lewis registered for the WWII draft in 1942, he and Elsie lived on 14th Street in D.C. Lewis was “Head Janitor” of the building they lived in. He was described as being 5’2” and 140 pounds. In the 1950 census, little had changed. Lewis died in Washington D.C., and was buried in Woodstock. Elsie died many years later in Washington D.C.
This image is the same person as Morrison Photo 002148, which was identified by William Polk, friend of the subject.
Lewis McAfee is pictured in Morrison Photos 000889, 002148, 003981, 012507 and 012508.
Lewis McAfee also appears in image 18-0507-0279 of the George W. Smith Collection. This photograph was also taken by Morrison Studios.
Portrait photograph of Arthur McAfee Sr.. Arthur McAfee was born in Woodstock Virginia on June 21 1886 to John McAfee and Emma McAfee. He became a barber like his father and married Minnie Houston. They had five children. Arthur died March 21, 1915. On some records he is identified as Philip Arthur McAfee, but based on his birth records and census documents his name appears to be Arthur Philip McAfee.
We believe this is Arthur McAfee because he is pictured with Lewis McAfee in Morrison Photo 002148. Lewis' father's name was Arthur.
Arthur McAfee appears in Morrison Photo 000890 and 002148.
Unidentified woman is standing beside a bench.
Photograph of Myrtle May (Hoover) Smoot from Woodstock. Her siblings were Della (Morrison Photo 00893), Edna, Harry, Granville, and Earl. Her parents were Charles and Sarah (Wisman) Hoover. She married Alger Smoot in December 1921.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1917".
Identified in July 2002 by Eunice Willett, who went to the same church and was a neighbor of Myrtle and her family.
Myrtle May (Hoover) Smoot appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000892 and 018490.
Keller, Della Catherine Hoover (1896-1984)
Della (Hoover) Keller from Woodstock. Her siblings were Myrtle (Morrison Photo 000892), Harry, Edna, Granville, and Earl Hoover. Her parents were Charles and Sarah (Wisman) Hoover. Her husband was Paul Keller.
Identified in July 2002 by Eunice Willett who went to the same church and was a neighbor to Della and her family.
Unidentified man is standing with his hands behind his back.
Unidentified barefoot baby in a white gown is seated on a pillowed chair.
Two unidentified children, a young girl and a baby in a high chair, are posed together. Probably, these were siblings.
Unidentified man, seated, with an unidentified woman standing beside him.
Unidentified young man is wearing a striped suit and tie, and standing with one hand on his hip. A ribbon of some kind is visible hanging down from his belt.
Photograph of Wesley Glenn Ritenour as a young man. Wesley was from Fort Valley, the son of George Morgan Ritenour, a farmer, and Sarah Frances McInturff. He married Isabel Inez Funk (1896-1978) when he was 21 years old. As newlyweds, they lived with Isabel’s parents, Robert E. Lee and Luella F. (Ritenour) Funk, on a farm in the Johnston District of Shenandoah County. Wesley was appointed Postmaster of Seven Fountains in 1927. When Wesley registered for the WWII draft, his occupation was at the “Standard Lime & Stone Co.” in Strasburg but his residence was still Fort Valley. Years later, the 1950, the census found them still in the Fort where Wesley farmed but also ran a general store. The couple had many children through the years including Mildred F., Margaret L., Hunter Lee, Robert M., Maynard, Wesley Jr., and George H. When he died, Wesley had already retired from farming.
Identified January 2002 by the subject's son, George H. Ritenour, of Fort Valley, Virginia
Unidentified young child is propped against pillows on a bench.
Two unidentified children, a boy and a girl, are posed together. Probably, these were siblings.
Unidentified young man in a rumpled suit, striped tie, and wide collar, is standing beside a chair.
Unidentified young man wearing a hat and gloves, is standing beside a bench.
Unidentified woman with her hair parted in the middle and pulled back, is standing next to a chair and wearing a long skirt and blouse.