Robert J. Benchoff
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Title
Robert J. Benchoff
Subject
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
Benchoff, Robert Johnston (1909-1968)
Description
Portrait photograph of Robert J. Benchoff, a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA).
Robert was the son of Howard Johnston Benchoff and his first wife, Kathryn Leona Mahon (who died in 1918).
His father served as the influential headmaster of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) for more than 50 years.
Robert was a member of MMA's class of 1927 and served as MMA's headmaster after his father retired.
Robert was the son of Howard Johnston Benchoff and his first wife, Kathryn Leona Mahon (who died in 1918).
His father served as the influential headmaster of Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) for more than 50 years.
Robert was a member of MMA's class of 1927 and served as MMA's headmaster after his father retired.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "July 1926" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2024 utilizing information provided on Morrison Studio Collection image 018537 and utilizing the 1925 publication "The Massanutten Academy : a School preparing for College, the Universities, and Vocations, with Military Training."
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Robert J. Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001696, 003961, 005072, 006321, 007054, 008093, 008536, 010945, 012978, 015782, 016974, 016975, 018537, 020057, 020068, 020080, 020082, 020114, 020130, 020132, 020135, 020156, 020159, 020160, 020161, 020164, 020276, 020287, 020316, 027541, 028383, 029271, 029272, 029283, 029296, 029536, 029859, 029865, and 029959.
Identifier
010945
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Robert J. Benchoff,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 6, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/36909.
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