MMA Band Receiving Trophy
Files
Title
MMA Band Receiving Trophy
Subject
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
Benchoff, Robert Johnston (1909-1968)
Description
Photograph of the unidentified drum major from the Massanutten Military Academy's (MMA) marching band shaking hands with Robert J. Benchoff, superintendent of the academy. The band appears to be receiving a trophy.
The rest of the marching band is standing nearby with their instruments.
The photograph was taken on MMA's football field in Woodstock.
The rest of the marching band is standing nearby with their instruments.
The photograph was taken on MMA's football field in Woodstock.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Robert Benchoff was identified by Kate Schindler in 2025.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Same unidentified MMA band members appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 029498, 029536, and 029543.
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
029536
Original Format
Film Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “MMA Band Receiving Trophy,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/72852.
Comments
Kate Schindler
Hi. The "unidentified man in a military uniform" is my cousin, Robert Johnston Benchoff, Headmaster of MMA. This identification was confirmed by his daughter, Rosalie Jean Benchoff Learned.
Kate Schindler