Pile of Gourds
subject: Gourds - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of various squashes, pumpkins, and gourds, piled and posed for the picture.
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 gourds appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001905 and 003900.

Books & Bookends
description: Photograph of several old, hardback books sandwiched between matching sculpted bookends showing hooded religious figures, seated and reading.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Lutz"
subject: Military personnel - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
subject: United States. Air Force. Air Force, 8th
description: Photograph of an unidentified young man wearing the uniform of the 8th Army Air Force. Designations indicate he was a radio operator. The name, "Lutz", was written on the glass plate.
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 man appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001907 and 001991.

Morrison Children
subject: Morrison
description: Photograph of two unidentified children of Hugh and Grace (Johnson) Morrison of Woodstock playing outdoors on a snowy day. It is unclear which two children are pictured.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: ca 1920s
contributor: Identified in 2002 by James E. Morrison, Sr., who recognized the scenery of the photograph and believed one of the children could be his father
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

U.S. Army Soldier
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Unidentified man wearing a U.S. Army uniform and standing in front of a palm tree backdrop.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Frances G. Foley - Life Insurance
subject: Foley, Frances G.
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of a letter from Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company dated July 10, 1940, promising a life annuity of $600 to be paid in monthly installments of $50 to Frances G. Foley in Wisconsin. The first payment started on August 10, 1940. The payments are based on an application filed on August 19, 1873. William R. Foley, Jr., is listed as the "residual beneficiary".
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: ca 1940s
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Family Photograph
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Unidentified soldier, seated on the left and shown with three unidentified children, an older woman, possibly his mother, and another woman, possibly his wife, who is standing on the right. Probably, this was a family photograph.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

U.S. Army Soldier
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Unidentified 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

Joseph Luther Burner Letter
subject: Burner, Joseph Luther (1923-1944)
subject: Marines (Military Personnel) - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
subject: Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Heavily damaged image of the U.S. Marine Corps' letter notifying the family of Private Joseph Luther Burner that he had been killed in action. From the legible words on the image, it appears his service in WWII was in the Pacific theatre. Pvt. Burner was from Maurertown and he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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: Photograph of Joseph Luther Burner is available at http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/6906

Ralph Weaver and Evelyn (Shrum) Weaver
subject: Weaver, Ralph (1921-2004)
subject: Weaver, Evelyn Shrum (1924-2015)
description: Ralph Weaver wearing his U.S. Army uniform and standing with his wife, Evelyn "Ebbie" (Shrum) Weaver. Evelyn was the daughter of Charles Shrum.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: ca 1943 per the identifier.
contributor: Identified in 2002 by Judy (Sheetz) Gochenour, who was Evelyn's cousin.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Ralph Weaver appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001914, 001977, 002389, 011713, and 022751.
relation: Evelyn (Shrum) Weaver appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001914, 001977, 002389, 011713, and 022751.

People by a Porch
subject: African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photo of an older photo showing a group of unidentified people posed just outside a building. The women are wearing dresses that were popular in the late 19th century. Possibly this is a family group with their two African American servants included.
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 duplicate of this image appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001915 and 022331.

Casper Moomaw
subject: Moomaw, Casper
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Casper Moomaw shown in his U.S. Army uniform. He served with the 32nd Infantry (Red Arrow) Division.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
contributor: Identified on an undated ID form by Jeanette C. Ritenour.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Casper Moomaw appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001916 and 001926.

U.S. Army Soldier
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified man in a U.S. Army uniform. The insignia on his sleeve indicates he was a Master Sergeant in the WWI timeframe.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: ca WWI
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

U.S. Army Soldier
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Unidentified soldier with glasses and a mustache, is wearing a U.S. Army uniform from WWI.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: ca WWI
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Couple
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Unidentified woman wearing a winter coat, fur stole hat and hand muff, is standing beside an unidentified man, seated on a bench, and wearing a U.S. Army uniform. The soldier's puttees date the photo to the WWI timeframe. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: WWI timeframe.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Harry W. Strickler, Sr.
subject: Strickler, Harry Wellington, Sr. (1895-1979)
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Harry W. Strickler, Sr., shown in his U.S. Army uniform from the WWI era. Born in Page County, Harry was the son of Charles Amos and Martha Caroline "Carrie" (Yancey) Strickler. He served as a Corporal in the Army during World War I. His wife was Emily Louise (Smith) Strickler (1913-2003). They raised three children: Lillian Carolyn, Harry Wellington, Jr., and Charles Hammond Strickler. Harry was the caretaker of Massanutten Cemetery in Woodstock for more than thirty years. The name, "Harry Strickler", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: WWI timeframe
contributor: Biographical information was compiled from public records.
contributor: Identified in 2017 by Daniel S. Hottel.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Harry W. Strickler, Sr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001920 and 002489.

"O.E. Funkhauser"
subject: Funkhouser, Oliver Edward (1895-1992)
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Photograph of Oliver E. Funkhouser standing in his U.S. Army uniform from the WWI era. Oliver Edward "O.E." Funkhouser was a Shenandoah County native who served in the US Army during World War One. Oliver was born on September 29, 1895 in Orkney Springs Virginia. His parents were James E. and Catherine (Tusing) Funkhouser. When he completed his postwar military service record survey he listed "farmer" as his occupation and wrote that he worked for his father. Oliver Funkhouser was inducted into service on October 8 1917. He served in Company E, 318th regiment, 80th infantry division. His training as conducted at Camp Lee between October 8 1917 and May 22 1918. Funkhouser was sent to France and deployed to the Octorise Sector in July of 1918 where he saw action. On July 30 of that year he was wounded when shrapnel struck his right hip and then hospitalized until December 1918. He noted this left him with a slight disability. On May 27, 1919 he returned to the United States and was discharged as a Private 1st Class on June 4, 1919. He returned to Orkney Springs where he continued to farm. The only observation he left about his war experience was when he noted on his postwar military service record survey that the war had no effect on his religious beliefs. The name, "O.E. Funkhauser", 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: ca. 1917
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

U.S. Army Soldier
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Portrait photograph of an unidentified 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

Two Men
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Unidentified soldier, left, wearing a WWI-era Army uniform, and sitting beside an unidentified younger man in civilian dress.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: ca WWI
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Couple
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Unidentified woman in a hat, seated, with unidentified soldier standing beside her. Uniform and insignia indicate he was attached to the 37th Army Infantry Division in the WWI timeframe. Possibly, this was a husband and wife.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: WWI timeframe.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

"Shaver"
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Unidentified young man is dressed in a U.S. Army uniform from the WWI timeframe. The name, "Shaver", is written on the glass plate.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: ca WWI
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Casper Moomaw
subject: Moomaw, Casper
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Casper Moomaw shown in his U.S. Army uniform. The insignia on his sleeve indicates he was attached to the 32nd Army Infantry "Red Arrow" Division in the WWI timeframe. Casper was a farmer from Orkney Springs.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: WWI timeframe
contributor: Identified in 2007 by Mabel Travel (as told to John Adamson) who was the subject's neighbor and friend.
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
relation: Casper Moomaw appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001916 and 001926.

"Ritenour"
subject: Soldiers - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Unidentified young man is standing in a U.S. Army uniform from the WWI timeframe. The name, "Ritenour", was written on the glass plate.
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 in Uniform
subject: Military personnel - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
description: Unidentified young man with glasses, is wearing a WWI-era, U.S. military uniform. This may be a Massanutten Military Academy Cadet, but it is uncertain.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: WWI timeframe
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Family Photograph
description: Heavily damaged image of an unidentified woman, toddler, and uniformed man. The man is mostly obscured due to the damage on the plate. Probably, this was a family photograph.
creator: Morrison Studio
source: Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
publisher: Shenandoah County Library
date: Undated
rights: IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED