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Portrait photograph of an unidentified Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadet posed in studio wearing his school uniform.

Portrait photograph of Massanutten Academy Cadet Theodore Spahr Fair.

Fair was a member of the class of 1927.

Portrait photograph of Massanutten Academy cadet Ray Harris of New York City.

Three unidentified Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadets wearing their school uniforms.

They are members of the school's 1930 basketball team.

Photograph of Massanutten Academy's Junior Class in 1924.

Front Row, left to right:
Raymond Finley, William Dehart, Donald Mills
Second Row:
?, William A. MacDonough, ?, Marshall D.J. Smith
Third Row:
Jerome Newcorn, John H. Farrar, Ray…

Portrait photograph of Linden Alton Fravel (1919-1971) when he was a U.S. Army Air Force Cadet.

Linden was the son of William Dallas Fravel (1888-1962), of Woodstock, and Olive Catherine (Stultz) Fravel (1889-1982).

Linden had finished 2 years…

Portrait photograph showing Harry Douglas Pence Sr. and his wife Virginia (Smith) Pence.

The two lived in Fishers Hill. Harry served in the US Army during the Second World War.

The name, "Harry Pence", is written on the glass plate negative…

Portrait photograph of Massanutten Academy Cadet Isaac Donald Ankeney of Clear Spring, Maryland.

According to the 1924 Massanutten Academy yearbook, "Helmet", his nickname was "Bashful."

Photograph of Frederick "Fred" W. Griswold Jr., a Cadet Color Sergeant at Massanutten Academy with a banjo.

Fred was from Hartford, Connecticut, the only child of Frederick W. (1870-1935) and Grace L. (O’Flaherty) (1880-1956) Griswold.

He…

Photograph of three Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadets wearing their football uniforms and standing outside one of the buildings on campus.

The cadet on the left is Dravo Bliss. The other two are unidentified.

Photograph of Massanutten Academy's Jefferson Literary Society's debate team from 1923.

Identified are:

Front row: Jack Sutherland of Charlottesville Virginia.

Back row, left to right: Russel Shaw Carew of New Jersey, Joseph Horn of Chicago…

Portrait photograph of William J. Gribben in his Massanutten Academy uniform.

Gribben was a member of the class of 1927 and is listed as a "Solo Cornet" in a 1925 academy publication.

Group photograph of mostly unidentified baseball players from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).

Identified is Jack Sperry (back row, 5th from the left).

The player standing (second from the left) is holding a chewing tobacco pouch with the…

Photo of a photograph of an unidentified baseball player standing in his team's uniform. The word, "Virginia" is on his shirt.

Photograph of Massanutten Academy's 1926 Jefferson Literary Society's debate team.

Pictured are:

Seated, left to right: Carleton Witham, Theodore Fair

Standing, left to right: Robert J. Benchoff, Edward D. Hale

Unidentified young woman wearing what appears to be a uniform. Her wide-brimmed hat has "U.S.A." on the front and there are stars on the ends of the collar.

A patch on the arm is not quite visible but may indicate this was a military uniform.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadet wearing his school's uniform.

Four unidentified Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) cadets wearing their school's uniform.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) school uniform.

Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) school uniform.

Portrait photograph of Charlie and Jean (Artz) Thompson. Charlie is wearing his U.S. Navy uniform in this photograph.

Photograph of Charles "Charlie" Thompson, Sr. wearing a U.S. Navy uniform and seated on a bench with his wife, Jean, and three children beside him.

Three of their six children are identified as (l to r): Mickey Thompson, Charles Allen Thompson…

Photo of a portrait photograph of Grover Allen Orndorff in his U.S. Army uniform.

Grover was from Zepp, Virginia, and the youngest of 11 children. His parents were Rhesa A. (1866-1949) and Emma S. (Hill) (1871-1953) Orndorff. His father…

Photograph of Charles "Charlie" Thompson in his U.S. Navy uniform.

Charlie lived on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Piccadilly Street in Edinburg. He was a painter and carpenter by trade and was related to C.E. Thompson.

Charlie's wife's…

Portrait photograph of Lionel Clyde "Buddy" Mitchell wearing his Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) school uniform.

The patch on his shoulder indicates he served in the Army ROTC.

Buddy spent most of his life in the military as his obituary in…
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