Portrait photograph of Louis E. Morrison wearing a suit and print tie. Louis was one of many children of the photographer, Hugh Morrison, Jr. He took over the studio in 1950, after his father died.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1933".
No ID form. Note left in SCHS book. In 2024, Library staff compared this to other images of him to confirm.
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Unidentified older man with a mustache is seated on a bench with three unidentified young children posed on his lap or on either side of him. Probably, this was a family group.
Wissler, Franklin "Frankie" Hickman (1896-1959)
Photograph of Frankie Wissler, standing with his arms folded, and his wife, Dorothy (Page) Wissler, seated, with a flower in her hair. Frankie graduated from Washington & Lee University and was a Shenandoah County apple grower near Mount Jackson. His wife was from Clarksdale, Mississippi, and the daughter of George R. and Dorothy (Barnes) Page. After they married, they lived at "Strathmore", an estate near Meems Bottom, south of Mount Jackson, for many years. The couple raised a daughter together.
Identified in 2011 by Rosemary Wallinger.
Dorothy (Page) Wissler appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 021366, 021368 and 022483.
Franklin H. Wissler appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 000823, 004042, 016359, 021366 and 022483.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a necklace with her dress. She is posed looking downwards and off to the side.
Photograph of Dorothy (Page) Wissler with a flower in her hair and wearing a long dress. She is standing by a bench. Originally from Mississippi, she married Franklin H. Wissler, an apple grower from the Mount Jackson area of Shenandoah County.
Dorothy (Page) Wissler appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 021366, 021368, and 022483.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified older man with glasses and a beard is posed with an unidentified older woman with glasses and wearing a necklace. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
Same unidentified man appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 0013500 and 021369.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man with round glasses wearing a pin-striped suit with a tie and starched collar.
Unidentified young child wearing only a diaper is seated on a bench.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Mar 1934".
Photo of two separate photographs of an unidentified toddler seated on a covered surface.
Cooley, William "Bill" Emory (1913-2002)
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Bill Cooley as a young man in a suit and tie. Bill was the son of Clarence Walter Cooley, a traveling salesman born in Warrenton, and Sadie (McGraw) Cooley, born in Amherst County, Virginia. He grew up mostly on W. King Street, Strasburg, and was one of five children. His wife was Madelle (Fullen) Cooley (1914-2003).
Identified in 2010 by Graham Conner who remembered that Bill Cooley was his Sunday school teacher and that he had a brother, Doug Cooley.
June Conner as a young girl seated on a chair with one leg crossed under the other. Her parents were Robert "Bob" J. and Barbara C. (Stickley) Conner. She was from Strasburg.
June Conner appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 014892 and 021374.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man and woman posed together. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
Two unidentified women, both wearing similar hats, are posed standing together.
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of the same unidentified woman. She has her hair pulled back and is wearing a diagonally striped dress with a large bow on the front.
Photo of two separate photograph of the same unidentified barefoot toddler on a chair.
Unidentified woman standing with one hand on her hip and wearing a necklace with her short-sleeved, long dress.
Photo of two separate images of the same unidentified young barefoot child sitting on a pillow on a chair.
Holtzclaw, Patricia "Patsy" Anne Borden (ca 1929- )
Borden, Maxwell "Max" Frederick Jr. (ca 1927- )
Photograph of Patricia A. "Patsy" (Borden) Holtzclaw seated on a bench with her older brother, Maxwell F. Borden, Jr. standing beside her. They were the children of Maxwell Fredereck Sr. and Sarah Frances (Beatty) Borden. They grew up in Strasburg. In the 1930 census, they lived with their parents on E. King St. in Strasburg and their father worked in a farm supply store. In 1949, the Max and his parents moved to Richmond where their father eventually became a Regional Manager for Southern States. Patsy had already married Clyde Everett Holtzclaw, Jr. in Green Acres, Kentucky (1923-1960), the year before and was no longer living at home.
Unidentified woman with glasses is standing with her arms at her sides and wearing a necklace and corsage on her dress.
Hottel, Milton "Milt" Hockman (1857-1928)
Portrait photograph of Milton "Milt" Hockman Hottel with a mustache and wearing a suit and tie. Milt was the son of Isaac and Ann (Fravel) Hottel. He married Laura Elizabeth (Bargelt) Hottel in 1894. She died only 3 years later. The couple had a daughter, Anna Katharine (Hottel) Benchoff.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Jan 1921".
Identified in 2025 by Katharine Shilling (Stamm) Schindler, a great granddaughter of the subject.
Three unidentified children, all with bangs, are posed together. The child on the left is holding a ball while the other two are beside him on a bench. Probably, these were siblings.
Same three unidentified children appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 021384, 021385, and 012386.
Three unidentified children are posed together. The oldest in the middle is holding a toy rifle. Probably, these were siblings.
Same three unidentified children appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 021384, 021385, and 021386.
Portrait photograph of two unidentified women, one wearing a hat, posed with three unidentified children. Probably, this was a family group.
The three unidentified children also appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 021384, 021385, and 021386.
Unidentified young boy with bangs is dressed in a sailor-themed outfit and holding a small rifle.
Same unidentified boy appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 021387 and 021388.
Unidentified boy dressed in a sailor-themed outfit is seated on a child-sized bench and holding a ball.