MMA Cadets in the Dining Hall
Files
Title
MMA Cadets in the Dining Hall
Subject
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Benchoff, Howard Johnston (1876-1958)
Benchoff, Florence Conant (1891-1973)
Description
Photograph of unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) seated at long tables and having a meal in the school's dining hall.
Servers are seen standing between the tables in white jackets. Each table appears to be headed by a staff member in a suit and tie (if male) or a dress (if female).
Howard Benchoff, headmaster of the school, is seen at a table to the left with glasses facing away from the camera. His wife, Florence (Conant) Benchoff is across the table, facing the camera.
Servers are seen standing between the tables in white jackets. Each table appears to be headed by a staff member in a suit and tie (if male) or a dress (if female).
Howard Benchoff, headmaster of the school, is seen at a table to the left with glasses facing away from the camera. His wife, Florence (Conant) Benchoff is across the table, facing the camera.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Howard Benchoff and Florence (Conant) Benchoff were identified in 2026 by Kate Schindler and Rosalie Benchoff Learned.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Howard Johnston Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 004097, 008453, 012549, 016794, 020039, 020091, 020110, 020276, 020287, 024477, 027490, and 040053.
Identifier
040053
Original Format
Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “MMA Cadets in the Dining Hall,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed July 19, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/74369.
Comments
Kate Schindler
The woman in the patterned dress sitting at one of the tables and looking directly at the camera is Florence Conant Benchoff, Howard Benchoff's second wife. Sitting across the table from her (a side/back view) is Howard Johnston Benchoff.
Identifications confirmed by Rosalie Benchoff Learned.