Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Basketball players - Virginia - Woodstock
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Photograph of the 1924 Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) Basketball team. Pictured are, from left to right: First Row Unidentified, Les Fouts, Edward Reddig Second Row: Edgar Dickert, Samuel Ted Kahn, Unidentified, Monroe Morris
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Subjects identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing the 1924 Massanutten Military Academy Yearbook the "Helmet" and other photographs of these subjects.
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Edward Reddig appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 009162, 020125, 020164, 020166, and 022318.
Edgar Dickert appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 009166 and 020166.
Samuel T. Kahn appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 010475, 015575, and 020166.
Monroe Herman Morris Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 009349, 009164, 01550, 020164, and 020166.
Photograph of Sperry Hall, a school building at Massanutten Military Academy. Among other purposes, it served as the dining hall.
Photograph of the 1923 Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) Football Team posing on the front steps of Lantz Hall. The cadet on the front row center is holding a football that has “State Champ Virginia ‘23” written on it. Pictured are, from left to right: Front Row: Unidentified, Unidentified, Les Fouts (Captain), Unidentified, Marshall Smith Cramer Second Row: Edward Reddig, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Russel Carew, Peter Hanf, Unidentified Third Row: Monroe Morris, John Bauserman, Unidentified, Robert Bauserman, Unidentified, Robert J. Benchoff, Unidentified Fourth Row: Unidentified, Unidentified (Coach)
Cadets Fouts, Cramer, Reddig, Hanf, Carew, Morris, Bauserman, and Benchoff identified in 2025 by library staff based on the 1924 MMA yearbook the "Helmet" and other photographs of the subjects.
John Bauserman appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 005074, 007336, 020057, 020135, 020163, and 020164.
Peter Hanf appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 004266, 020125, and 020164.
Photograph of the 1926 Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) Basketball team posed on the steps of Harrison Hall. The basketball held by the cadet in the center is painted with the letter “M” and the number “26.” Pictured are, from left to right: Front Row: Edmund Kavanagh (Captain) Second Row: John J. Laughlin, Herbert Cramer Smith, John V. Bauserman Third Row: Edward Dambach, Harry Meade Richards, William Dale Hawkins Fourth Row: Leroy Glunt (Coach), James L. Burns (Manager)
Identified by library staff in 2025 utilizing the 1926 Massanutten Military Academy publication "Massanutten" and other photographs of the subjects.
Edward Dambach appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 020146 and 020163.
Photograph of students in formation on campus, behind Sperry Hall before Massanutten Academy became a military school. The cadets are wearing white shirts and pants with short ties and caps. Pictured are, from left to right: Front: Unidentified Second Row: Sherman Ballard Third Row: Edgar Diehl (far left), James Mahikoa (Center) Fourth Row: Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Edwin Morrison, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Atkinson Dymock, Unidentified, Fernando De Faxas Del Toro, Unidentified,, Unidentified,, Unidentified,, Unidentified (holding trumpet), Unidentified.
Sherman Ballard, Edgar Diehl, James Mahikoa, Edwin Morrison, Atkinson Dymock, and Fernando Del Toro identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing the 1917 Massanutten Military Academy yearbook "Aggelos" and other photographs of the subjects.
Atkinson Dymock appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 009017, 013700, 020140, 020148, 020162, and 020288.
Edgar Diehl appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002802, 006224, 013697, 013698, 020088, and 020162.
Sherman Ballard appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 009012 and 013867, 020107, and 020162.
Edwin Morrison appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 018548, 020100, 020104, 020119, 020162, and 027344.
Fernando de Faxas del Toro appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001658, 009585, 013682, 013700, 019178, 020148, 020153, 020162, and 020288.
Photograph of the 1927 Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) football team. Identified are, from left to right: Front Row: John J. Cuomo, Dravo Bliss, Emil A. Gathmann, Unidentified, Unidentified Second Row: John Crockett, Unidentified, Unidentified, Melphard Vezie, Unidentified Third Row: Clifford Edwards, Robert J. Benchoff, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Leroy Glunt (Coach)
Cuomo, Bliss, Gathmann, Vezie, Glunt, Benchoff, and Edwards identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing the 1927 Massanutten Academy yearbook the "Adjutant" and other photographs of the subjects.
Emil Gathmann appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 020068 and 020161.
Photograph showing the 1926 Massanutten Military Academy football team on the steps of Harrison Hall. The cadet in the front row, center, is holding a football with the letters "MA" (Massanutten Academy) and the number 26 on it. Pictured are, from left to right: Front Row: John Crockett, George Ramsburg, Dean Abe Gordon, Robert D. Bauserman (Captain), Harry Meade Richards, William Schneider, William Dale Hawkins. Second Row: Edward Kertz, Fred Morrison, Edward Winkel, John J. Laughlin, Robert J. Benchoff, Harry Yingling, Melphard J. Vezie. Third Row: Leroy Glunt (Coach, in Sweater) Fourth Row: Wallace Trautman, Herman Heck, Unidentified, James Burns, Robert Nugent, Herbert Trotter, Unidentified Fifth Row: Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Alfredo Alfonso, Unidentified, Lawrence Beecher, Unidentified.
Subjects identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing the 1927 Massanutten Academy yearbook the "Adjutant" and other photographs of the subjects.
Alfredo Alfonso appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 017101, 020065, 020128, 020135, 020146, 020160, and 023367.
Wallace Trautman appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 017109, 018537, 020080, 020145, 020160, 020168, and 027538.
Robert B. Nugent appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 017099, 018537, 020128, 020145, and 020160.
George Ramsburg appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 020068, 020101, 020135, 020156, 020160, 020168, and 027530.
Lawrence Beecher appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 008066, 017334, 018537, 020145, 020146, and 020160.
Edward F. Kertz appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 017112, 018537, 020145, 020156, 020160, and 027540.
Fred Morrison appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 020156, 020066, 020160, 027528, and 027541.
Herbert Trotter Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 003309, 013532, 018537, and 020160.
The unidentified cadet on the fourth row, third from left, also appears in Morrison Studio Collection image 027532.
Clower, Joseph "Joe" B., Jr. (1907-2003)
Noel, Rosalie Keith Benchoff (1907-1973)
Music Ensemble at Massanutten Academy Photograph of a musical ensemble on the stage Lantz Hall at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA). The ensemble includes a mixture of MMA cadets, adults, and Woodstock High School students. Pictured are, from left to right: Front Row (seated) Unidentified, Jerome Newcorn, Robert J. Benchoff, Charles Sydney, Joseph Clower, Mary Bair Bowman, Fred Spiker, and Rosalie K. (Benchoff) Noel (on the piano). Back Row (Standing) Unidentified, Unidentified., Unidentified, Cecil Newcorn, Unidentified.
No ID form. Joseph Clower's name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Jerome Newcorn, Cecil Newcorn, Charles Sydney, Robert Benchoff, and Fred Spiker identified by library staff in 2025 utilizing the 1924 Massanutten Academy yearbook and other photographs of the subjects.
Rosalie K. (Benchoff) Noel was identified in 2025 by Katharine Shilling (Stamm) Schindler, a relative of Rosalie's.
Charles Sydney appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 009352, 015501, 020057, 020132, 020158, 020159, and 020316.
Fred Spiker appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 007728, 020077, and 020159.
Jerome Newcorn appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 008591, 009869, 020106, 020159, and 020152.
Griswold, Frederick "Fred" William Jr. (1907-1989)
Photograph of six Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadets. Five are posed with banjos, some of which are decorated with images. The sixth cadet is holding a violin. The cadets are, from left to right: Unidentified, Alfred Tompkins, Fred Griswold, Unidentified, Elwood Hancel, Charles Sydney
Cadets Tompkins, Griswold, Hancel, and Sydney were identified by library staff in 2025 utilizing the 1925 MMA yearbook "The Helmet" and other photographs of the subjects.
Alfred Tompkins appears in Morrison Studio Collection 013191, 020118, 020152, and 020158.
Fred W. Griswold Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 003961, 008585, 020091, 020134, and 020158.
Groups of unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in formation. The photograph appears in the 1922 Massanutten Military Academy publication "Massanutten" and is captioned "Parade and Review on Seibert Field."
Photograph showing a portion of the 1926 football team from Massanutten Military Academy posed on the steps of a campus building. The cadet on the front row, center is holding a football with the letters "MA" (Massanutten Academy) and the number 26 on it. Pictured are, from left to right: Front Row: John Crockett, George Ramsburg, Dean Abe Gordon, Robert D. Bauserman (Captain), Harry Meade Richards, William Schneider, William Dale Hawkins. Second Row: Edward Kertz, Fred Morrison, Edward Winkel, John J. Laughlin, Robert J. Benchoff, Harry Yingling, Melphard J. Vezie. Third Row: Leroy Glunt (Coach)
Subjects identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing the 1927 Massanutten Military Academy yearbook the "Adjutant" and other photographs of the individuals from the Morrison Studio Collection.
Group of unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) standing at attention in two rows outdoors and wearing their uniforms replete with caps and gloves. This photograph appears in the 1930 publication "Massanutten Academy: Woodstock Virginia" and is part of a two photograph series highlighting cadets before and after they received their uniforms. This picture is captioned "Same Group in Uniform."
Morrison Studio Collection images 020102 and 020155 are a part of a two photograph series.
Group photograph of the 1918 football team at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA). The cadets are posed in rows on the steps of a campus building and one of them in the front row is holding a football with "18" and the initials, "M" and "A" painted on it. Seated, far right is Jacob Baur Greiner Jr. Seated, second row third from left is Arthur Ogle.
Arthur Ogle and Jacob Greiner Jr. identified in 2024 by library staff utilizing the 1917 Massanutten Academy publication "The Massanutten Academy: A Military School" and other photographs from the Morrison Studio Collection.
Jacob Baur Greiner Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 012609, 012714, 013703, 020086, 020104, 020119, and 020154.
Crickenberger, Leon "Doc" Samuel (1894-1983)
Group photograph of the 1913 football team at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA). They are posed on the steps of a campus building and the cadet on the bottom row is holding a football with"13" painted on it.
Ripley S. Walker appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 003675, 004261, 009590, 018591, 020153, and 024108.
Clyde Gibson appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 000825, 002564, 003641, 018543, and 020153.
Jacob Jason "Jack" Sperry appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002564, 003641, 006850, 008550, 018543, and 020153.
Photograph of fifteen Massanutten Military Academy cadets posed on the front of Harrison Hall. The photograph contains many members of the class of 1924. Pictured are, from left to right: First Row: John H. Farrar, Donald Mills, Marshall D.J. Smith, Reed Goe, Unidentified Second Row: Isaac Ankeney, Alfred Tompkins, William A. MacDonough, Unidentified Third Row: Unidentified, Unidentified, Rafael Garcia Fourth Row: Unidentified, Unidentified Fifth Row: Jerome Newcorn
Cadets Farrar, MacDonough, Garcia, Goe, Tompkins, Ankeney, Newcorn, and Mills identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing the 1924 Massanutten Academy yearbook the "Adjutant."
Marshall Smith identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing Morrison Studio Collection image 009899.
William A. MacDonough appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 006608, 008152, 008591, 013562, 020057, 020091, 020113, and 020152.
John Henderson Farrar appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 006321, 008591, 013562, 020057, 020091, 020113, 020116, and 020152.
Marshall D.J. Smith appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 006321, 008591, 009899, and 020036, 020080, 020081, and 020152.
Isaac Ankeney appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 008587, 009353, 020091, 020134, and 020152.
Donald Mills appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 008591 and 020152.
Rafael Garcia appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 013927, 020152, and 025384.
Group of twelve unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) are posed in two rows outside a campus building. These are most likely the school's cadet officers for the year.
Photograph of and interior of Lantz Hall auditorium on the campus of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA). Rows of wooden seats are in the foreground with a stage visible at the back.
Group of unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) behind the academy buildings. This photograph appeared in the 1922 Massanutten Academy publication "Massanutten" and is captioned "Squad Columns."
Photograph of Massanutten Academy's "Ukulele Club" as printed in the 1917 school yearbook "Aggelos." The school later became known as Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock, Virginia. Pictured are: Rear holding a violin: Fernando De Faxas Del Toro Front row, left to right: James "Jimmy" Mahikoa, Sumner Jones, Atkinson Dymock, Alfred Carroll Richmond, Mark Gathmann (background holding a ukulele), Arthur Morgan (foreground holding a ukulele), James Ross Wolfe (far right)
Identified in 2024 by library staff using the 1917 Massanutten Academy yearbook "Aggelos."
Mark Gathmann appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 005507, 013874, 020148, and 020288.
Arthur Morgan appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 009014, 013697, 013698, 013699, and 020148.
James Ross Wolfe appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 009013, 020148, and 020288.
Sumner Jones appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 013670 and 020148.
Harrison Hall - Massanutten Military Academy
Photograph of Massanutten Miliatary Academy’s Harrison Hall. Harrison Hall was completed in 1923 and included the Virginia Lee Harrison Gymnasium.
Photographs 020049, 020147, 020322, and 027391 appear to be taken while Harrison Hall was under construction or soon after it was completed.
Photograph of the 1927 Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) Tennis Team. The name “The Morrison Studio” and the date “3/30/27” is written on the lower right of the image. Pictured are, from left to right: Front Row: Unidentified, Lawrence Beecher, James L. Burns (Captain), Elwood Hancel (Captain), Unidentified, Edward Dambach Second Row: Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified. Third Row: Unidentified, Alfredo Alfonso, William Gribben, Burton DeChant Back Row: Roland R. Robinson (Coach)
Subjects Beecher, Burns, Hancel, Dambach, Alfonso, Gribben, DeChant, and Robinson were identified by library staff in 2025 utilizing the 1927 Massanutten Academy Yearbook the "Adjutant" and other photographs of the subjects,
Photograph of 21 Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) Cadets on the school’s campus. The photograph appears in the 1927 MMA yearbook the “Adjutant” and is identified as showing the school’s senior class for that year. It is captioned “Senior Roll Call.” Identified in the photograph are, from left to right: Front Row: William Gribben, Richard Roughen, Lawrence Beecher, Robert Nugent, Harry C. Yingling, Clifford Speck, Edward Kertz, Melphard Vezie, John Coblentz, John J. Laughlin, Wallace Trautman Back Row: Theodore Fair, Herman Heck, William Schneider, Edward Winkel, William Hawkins, Edmund Kavanagh, Richard Morrow, Elwood Hancel, James L. Burns, Burton DeChant
Subjects identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing the 1927 MMA yearbook the "Adjutant."
Clifford H. Speck appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002171, 002794, 017344, 018537, 020145, and 020168.
John P. Coblentz appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 006350, 018537, and 020145.
Richard Morrow appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 017337, 018537, and 020145.
Group of cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in their school uniforms. The cadets are seated on the steps of a campus building. The four in front are holding rifles. This indicates the photograph may be of the school’s rifle team. A young child in a sweater with an "M" on the front is posed on the ground in front of the cadets. Cadet James L. Burns is in the back row, far right. Beside him is Rollins Haddock. All other subjects are unidentified.
James L. Burns was identified in 2025 by library staff based on other photographs of the subjects.
Rollins Haddock appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 004383, 004573, 020080, and 020144.
Photograph of the interior of the Sperry Dining Hall on the campus of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) in Woodstock, Virginia.
The interior of Sperry Dining Hall is also pictured in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 020136, 020143, and 040046.
Leroy E. Glunt as a young cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) and holding a football. Glunt was a student at MMA in 1920 and later, a well-known coach and teacher in the 1920's and 1930's. Leroy Edward Glunt was born in California, Pennsylvania, the son of James and Sara E. (Humphries) Glunt. He served as a Corporal and later, a Sergeant, in the U.S. Army during World War I. His WWI posts included Camp Humphries, Camp Travis, and Camp Lee, all of which were located in the United States. He was honorably discharged in January 1919. Leroy married Laura May Killius (1903-1988) in Brooke, West Virginia. Her parents were Andrew and Amelia (Laird) Killius. They had a son, Leroy Humphries Glunt. Leroy and his wife spent much of the rest of their lives in Woodstock where he worked at Massanutten Military Academy as a teacher, basketball coach, and adjutant while his wife also worked on the campus as a librarian and teacher. The 1946 MMA yearbook includes a photograph of him as an “Adjutant” and notes he was one of three “advisors” for the Varsity “M” Club, which promoted athletics and sportsmanship. Both he and his wife died in Woodstock and were buried in Massanutten Cemetery.
Identified in 2005 by Betty (Benchoff) Page.