U.S. Army Soldier
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photo of a photograph of an unidentified man in his U.S. Army uniform standing outdoors with farm buildings behind him.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Norman Elmo and Catherine L. (Cleary) Whitmer
subject: Whitmer, Norman Elmo (1926-2004)
subject: Whitmer, Catherine Lucille Cleary (1930-2002)
subject: Weddings - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photo of a portrait photograph of Norman Elmo Whitmer and his wife, Catherine L. (Cleary) Whitmer. Norman Elmo Whitmer married Catherine Lucille Cleary on March 27, 1948. This was their wedding photograph.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: March 27, 1948
contributor: Identified in 2003 by the couple's daughter, Betty B. (Whitmer) Phillips.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

G. W. Garman
subject: Garman, G.W.
subject: Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
subject: Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
description: Portrait photograph of G.W. Garman in his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) school uniform. The name, "G.W. Garman", is written on the glass plate negative.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
contributor: His name was written at the bottom of the glass plate.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Floyd Whetzel"
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man in a suit and tie. The name, "Floyd Whetsel", is written on the glass plate of this image.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"R. O. Ollen"
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Army uniform and looking towards the side, almost in profile. The name, "R.O. Ollen", is written on the glass plate of this image.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Child Seated
description: Photo of an older photograph of an unidentified young girl seated on a chair with one leg under the other.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Pierre Ott
subject: Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
subject: Ott, Pierre
subject: Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
description: Portrait photograph of Pierre Ott in his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) uniform. The name, "G. Ott" and the date, "May 16, 1949" were written on the glass plate of this image. Pierre Ott was a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy in 1948.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: May 16, 1949
contributor: Subject's name and date were on glass plate, however, both were difficult to read.
contributor: Identified by library staff based on Pierre Ott's name appearing in a May 17, 1948 Northern Virginia Daily Article.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Young Woman
description: Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman with short curled hair.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Young Woman
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short curly hair and wearing a necklace.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Henry Saint John Rinker
subject: Rinker, Henry Saint John (1819-1900)
description: Photo of an oval portrait photograph of Henry Saint John Rinker. Rinker was a Reformed Church minister in Shenandoah County.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
contributor: Identified in 2025 by Kate Schindler.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Man in an Oval Frame
description: Photo of an older framed oval portrait photograph of an unidentified man with a beard, mustache, and wearing a suit with a bow tie.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Woman Wearing a Corsage
description: Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman wearing a corsage on her dress.
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: Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001340, 003034, and 004064.

Ted Bauserman
subject: Bauserman, Ted
description: Portrait photograph of Mr. Ted Bauserman, father of Central High School's former football coach, Jack Bauserman.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
contributor: Identified in 2002 by James E. Morrison, Sr., who knew the subject.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Woman With Short Hair
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman with short styled hair and wearing a short-sleeved sweater.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Pearl (Merkley) Mullins
subject: Mullins, Pearl V. Merkley (1915-2001)
description: Portrait photograph of Pearl V. (Merkley)) Mullins with short hair and wearing a heart-shaped locket. She was the daughter of Benjamin H. and Cora Virginia (Smoot) Merkley and had a brother, Charles Henry Merkley. In the 1920 census, the family lived in the Madison District and her father worked for the steam railroad. Her husband was Charles Mullins.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
contributor: Identified in 2002 by Charlotte Clinedinst who recognized the subject because she went to the same Church in Edinburg.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Pearl (Merkley) Mullins appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001343, 029351, and 029352.

Louise (Luttrell) Ryan
subject: Ryan, Lillian Louise May Luttrell (1926-2001)
description: Portrait photograph of Louise (Luttrell) Ryan as a young woman. Louise was the daughter of Jesse Ward (1891-1965) and Annie May (Heflin) (1927-2002) Luttrell. She grew up in Woodstock. She married William Ryan (1927-2002) in Washington D.C., in 1946, not long after WWII ended. Louise lived in Falls Church at that time while her husband was from Mount Jackson. The couple were married 55 years when she died. They lived in York, Pennsylvania, and Louise was retired from the Provident Enterprises Company at the time of her death.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: ca 1940's
contributor: Identified in 2003 by Louise (Lantz) Luttrell, who was the subject's sister-in-law and knew her well.
contributor: Also identified in 2002 by Margaret Carte, who was a friend of the subject.
contributor: Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: A photograph of the marriage certificate issued to Louise (Luttrell) Ryan and her husband appears in Morrison Studio Collection number 025367.

Girl With Bow in Her Hair
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified young girl wearing a large bow in her hair.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

James Henry Murdock
subject: Murdock, James Henry
description: Portrait photograph of James Henry Murdock, from Washington D.C., as a young man. He worked and helped at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock during the summers. After law school, he practiced law in Rockville, Maryland.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: 1944 per the identifier
contributor: Identified in 2002 by Betty (Benchoff) Paige. Subject was a classmate (and suitor) of hers at MMA. She remembered he died in the late 1980's or early 1990's and left behind a son.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Teenaged Boy
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man, probably teenaged, wearing a checkered suit jacket.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Harry Didawick
subject: Didawick, Harry F. (1901-1990)
description: Photo of a portrait photograph of Harry Didawick as a young man with a ribbon on his lapel. This image appears to be a copy of Morrison Studio Image 004648. Harry lived in Woodstock and volunteered with the Woodstock Fire Department. He was employed at "Little Mac's Restaurant" on the south end of town. Harry had a sister, Arlene (Didawick) Vann and three brothers, Roy, Loy, and Rodney. He never married.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
contributor: Identified in 2002 by James E. Morrison, Sr., and by Virginia Rutz, both of whom knew the subject.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Harry F. Didawick appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001348, 004648, 006530, 006531, 013575, 021288, 029465 and 029470.

U.S. Army Soldier
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photo of a portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a U.S. Army uniform.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Young Man
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a buttoned shirt.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Lennie Cook
subject: Cook, Lennie Edward (1908-1973)
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Portrait photograph of Lennie E. Cook in his U.S. Army uniform. Lennie was from Woodstock and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Frances Odessa (Fadeley) Cook in 1944, while he was still in the military. Lennie settled in Woodstock after his military service and where he became a barber and had his own shop for many years in the basement of the National Bank Building. He and his wife are buried together in Edinburg.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: ca 1940's per the identifier.
contributor: Identified in 2002 by James E. Morrison, Sr., who recognized the subject as being his childhood barber.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Lennie E. Cook appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001351, 003930, 003935, 002203, 009835, 010730, 021326, and 025808.

Geneva (Stickley) Reedy
subject: Reedy, Geneva Priscilla Stickley (1914-1992)
description: Portrait photograph of Geneva P. (Stickley) Reedy with short styled hair. Geneva was the daughter of John Paul Meredith and Rue La Verde (Peters) Stickley. Her husband was Elmer Franklin Reedy (1917-1996). The couple is buried in Woodstock.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
contributor: Identified in 2002 by Kenna Fansler, a friend of the subject.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Older Woman
description: Portrait photograph of unidentified older woman wearing a polka dot dress and ruffled collar on her blouse.
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: Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001353 and 018012.