Unidentified woman with shoulder-length hair and wearing a checkered outfit, is seated on a chair. The name, "Elsie Burroughs", is written on the glass plate.
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Feb 1946".
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Unidentified young child is seated on a chair with a bow in her hair and holding a toy in her hands. The name, "Annie Price ___ Marret", appears to be written on the glass plate.
Unidentified baby wearing only a diaper is lying on a covered surface.
Unidentified barefoot baby is propped on pillows on a chair.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a coat and beret.
Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025315 and 025316.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with glasses and wearing a coat and beret.
Unidentified young boy is seated on a chair. The name, "Stover", is written on the glass plate.
Same unidentified young boy appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025317 and 025318.
Two unidentified children, a young boy, seated, and an older girl standing beside him, are posed together. Probably, these were siblings. The name, "Stover", is written on the glass plate.
Same unidentified boy on the left appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025317 and 025318.
Photo of an older photograph of an unidentified man with a mustache, seated, with an unidentified woman in a long-sleeved, floor-length dress standing beside him. The clothes are from an earlier era.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Sep 1946".
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man wearing a suit and tie with a pen visible in his breast pocket.
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Oct 1946".
Two siblings, Christina Ann (baby) and her older brother, William M. Pryor, are posed together. Their parents were Jessup "Jesse" William and Minnie Alice (Teets) Pryor. In the 1950 census, they lived with their parents on Water Street in Woodstock.
Identified in 2025 by library staff based on another image of the children with their mother who was identified.
Both Pryor children appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025321 and 025323.
Portrait photograph of Janet (Long) Sine as a young woman with her short hair held with a barrette.
Minnie (Teets) Pryor With Christina and William
Minnie A. (Teets) Pryor, seated, with her two children, William M. Pryor (standing) and Christina Ann Pryor on her lap. Minnie was born in Shenandoah County to Robby and Daisy (Scott) Teets. She married Jessup "Jesse" William Pryer (born 1909) in 1936, when both of them lived in Waterlick, Warren County, Virginia. When Jesse registered for the WWII draft, he worked for the WPA. The 1940 census found the couple living with her parents on Water Street in Woodstock. Ten years later, they were still there and both William M. (aged 9) and Christina Ann (aged 3) were listed as well.
Minnie was identified in 2013 by Danny Hottel.
Christina Ann and William M. Pryor were identified by library staff based on information found at genealogical websites.
Christina and William Pryor appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 025321 and 025323.
Unidentified young child is posed on a bench. The name, "Alvin Polk", is written on the glass plate.
Alexander, Vada Delaine Gochenour (1927-2016)
Nurses - American - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of Vada D. (Gochenour) Alexander standing in her nurses uniform and wearing a cape with the letters "RMH" and the number, "47" on the collar. Vada was from Woodstock, the twin sister of Vera Gochenour. Her parents were Ben and Georgia (Stultz) Gochenour. Vada graduated from the Rockingham Memorial Hospital (RMH) School of Nursing, probably in 1947, and lived in Harrisonburg until 2005, when she moved to Bridgewater. In 1948, Vada married Joseph Alfred Alexander. The couple raised two children together: Joseph Philip Alexander and Dorethia "Dea" (Alexander) Baldwin. After raising her family, she worked for 13 years as an industrial nurse for Dunham Bush. She was the founder of the Harrisonburg - Rockingham Parkinson Support Group, and was known by both residents and staff throughout the Bridgewater Retirement Community as the "Plant Lady" because she nurtured and watered all the potted plants.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records and her obituary on the Find-A-Grave website.
Vada D. (Gochenour) Alexander appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001373, 001365, 025325, 025830.
Unidentified barefoot young child is wearing a bonnet and seated on a pillow on a chair. The name, "_arrels Walters" appears to be written on the glass plate.
McClain, Genevieve D. Robinson (ca 1895-1983)
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of Genevieve D. McClain. She is best remembered for having been a teacher at Creekside School in Woodstock. Genevieve D. Robinson was born in Douglas Grove, Berkley County, West Virginia, to David Henry and Sarah E. (Banks) Robinson. The year of her birth varies depending on the document, anywhere from 1892 to 1898. She was one of nine children and her father worked in a stone quarry when she was a child. She married William McClain (1876-1931) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1922. He was the son of Henry and Georgie (Brown) McClain. Genevieve and William may have had a daughter, Genevieve, but little is known about her. In the 1930 census, they lived in Pittsburgh, PA, but William died less than two years later. It appears Genevieve moved back to West Virginia. Genevieve worked as an elementary school teacher in Franklin, W. Va., Woodstock, Va., and Stanardsville, Va. In Woodstock, she taught during the late 1940s and early 1950s at Creekside Elementary School, Woodstock's segregated school. In the 1950 census, she appeared as a boarder in the household of William and Elizabeth Jefferson near Church and Water Streets in Woodstock. She was a schoolteacher. This photograph was undoubtedly taken during her time in Shenandoah County. She was a retired teacher and lived in Ranson, West Virginia, when she died. Her obituary noted she had been a member of the Jefferson County Committee on Aging and the N.A.A.C.P. She is buried with her husband in Douglas Grove Cemetery, Berkley County, West Virginia.
Identified in 2011 by John Adamson who recognized her from other images in the Morrison Collection.
Genevieve McClain appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006697, 008832, 014463, 021891, 021981, 025327, and 025202.
Unidentified man with glasses is seated on a bench with his hands resting on a knee. He is wearing a suit and tie. The name, "Norman Williams", is written on the glass plate.
Luther Funkhouser seated on concrete steps in front of a brick house and door. The address is "8600".
Identified in 2013 by his granddaughter, JoAnn T. Fawley, who had the same photograph at home.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman wearing a graduation cap and gown. The name, "Lichliter", is written on the glass plate.
Unidentified woman with shoulder-length, curly hair is seated on a bench, and holding an unidentified young child on her lap. The name, "Mrs George", is written on the glass plate.
Belle B. Henry is standing beside a dog on a chair. Belle was from Woodstock. Her parents were David Ashby Henry and Mary Elizabeth (Gordon) Henry. She had many siblings. Belle was employed by Shenandoah County Schools as a bus driver for 26 years. She loved to travel and she loved animals. The dog pictured here was one of many that she had throughout her life.
Additional biographical information was found in her obituary on the Find-A-Grave website.
Unidentified toddler is seated on a pillow on a chair. The name, "Griffey", and the place, "Strasburg", are written on the glass plate.
Unidentified young child is wearing a knit sweater and seated on a pillow on a chair.
Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of a single page from a Notice of Separation packet for an unnamed Slc who was born in Shenandoah County on 1 September 1926. He entered Naval service on 22 August 1944. Medals listed were: Pacific Theater Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, and Victory Medal. The name, M.E. Friot, Ensign, appears at the bottom of the page, and may be the person who prepared the form.