Sir Syd's Funny Ticklers
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Title
Sir Syd's Funny Ticklers
Subject
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Music ensembles - Woodstock - Virginia
Benchoff, Robert Johnston (1909-1968)
Bawden, Earle Kenneth (1904-1991)
Newcorn, Cecil Miller (1906-1970)
Sydney, Charles
Roughen, Richard Clark (1908-1981)
Description
Photograph of Massanutten Academy's "Jazz Orchestra" as it appears in the school's 1924 yearbook "The Helmet."
The band's drum identifies them as "Sir Syd's Funny Ticklers."
Identified cadets, from left to right are:
Unidentified, Robert J. Benchoff, Charles Sydney, Earle Kenneth Bawden, Richard Clark Roughen, Cecil Newcorn.
The band's drum identifies them as "Sir Syd's Funny Ticklers."
Identified cadets, from left to right are:
Unidentified, Robert J. Benchoff, Charles Sydney, Earle Kenneth Bawden, Richard Clark Roughen, Cecil Newcorn.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1924
Contributor
Identified by library staff in 2024 utilizing the 1924 Massanutten Academy yearbook "The Helmet."
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Earle K. Bawden appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 008584, 013193, 015500, 020074, 020075, 020090, 020092, 020098, 020114, 020118, 020132, 020316, and 026089.
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.
Cecil Newcorn appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 001414, 002346, 003410, 007854, 008152, 009346, 020092, 020106, 020118, 020122, 020132, 020159, 020316, 040225, 040226, 040228, and 040325.
Charles Sydney appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 009352, 015501, 020057, 020132, 020158, 020159, and 020316.
Richard C. Roughen appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 010212, 017106, 018537, 020044, 020083, 020130, 020132, 020145, 020316, 021508, and 023365.
Identifier
020316
Original Format
Glass Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Sir Syd's Funny Ticklers,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50510.
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