MMA Banjo Club
Files
Dublin Core
Title
MMA Banjo Club
Subject
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
Sydney, Charles
Hancel, Elwood Lazarus
Griswold, Frederick "Fred" William Jr. (1907-1989)
Tompkins, Alfred
Description
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
The cadets are, from left to right:
Unidentified, Alfred Tompkins, Fred Griswold, Unidentified, Elwood Hancel, Charles Sydney
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca. 1926
Contributor
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.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Charles Sydney appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 015501, 020057, 020132, 020158, and 020159.
Alfred Tompkins appears in Morrison Studio Collection 013191, 020118, 020152, and 020158.
Elwood Hancel appears in Morrison Collection images 005843, 009147, 013972, 018537, 020128, 020135, 020145, 020146, and 020158.
Fred W. Griswold Jr. appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 003961, 008585, 020091, 020134, and 020158.
Identifier
020158
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “MMA Banjo Club,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed February 14, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50266.
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