Shenandoah County Library Archives

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MMA Banjo Club

Files

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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

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

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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