Camp Lupton Boys Camp, Woodstock
Files
Title
Camp Lupton Boys Camp, Woodstock
Subject
Camps - Virginia - Woodstock
Benchoff, Guy Anderson (1889-1966)
Benchoff, John Milton "Jack" (1926-2014)
Description
Group of boys and men in front of the lodge at Camp Lupton near Woodstock Virginia.
All seated individuals are campers. Individuals standing in the rear are either counselors and wear "Camp Lupton Counselors" t-shirts or staff from Massanutten Military Academy.
Standing on the back row are Guy Benchoff (second from right) and John Milton Benchoff (back row, fifth from left with blonde hair). The Benchoff family dog Taps is asleep in the foreground of the photograph. All other individuals are unidentified.
Camp Lupton was part of the Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) for many years. Now, it is the Seven Bends State Park in Woodstock.
The photographer has written "7-44" as a date on the photograph.
All seated individuals are campers. Individuals standing in the rear are either counselors and wear "Camp Lupton Counselors" t-shirts or staff from Massanutten Military Academy.
Standing on the back row are Guy Benchoff (second from right) and John Milton Benchoff (back row, fifth from left with blonde hair). The Benchoff family dog Taps is asleep in the foreground of the photograph. All other individuals are unidentified.
Camp Lupton was part of the Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) for many years. Now, it is the Seven Bends State Park in Woodstock.
The photographer has written "7-44" as a date on the photograph.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
July 1944 per the photographer
Contributor
John Milton Benchoff, Guy Benchoff, and Taps were identified in 2026 by Kate Schindler and Rosalie (Benchoff) Learned.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Guy Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 017098, 040049, 040085, 040091, and 040217.
John "Jack" Milton Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collecton numbers 004463, 012068, 029770, 040085, and 040091.
John "Jack" Milton Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collecton numbers 004463, 012068, 029770, 040085, and 040091.
Identifier
040085
Original Format
Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Camp Lupton Boys Camp, Woodstock,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed August 7, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/74401.
Comments
Kate Schindler
My Uncle Jack, John Milton Benchoff, is standing in the back row, fifth from the left.
My grandfather, Guy Anderson Benchoff, is standing in the back row, second from the right.
Taps, the Benchoff family dog, is in the front row.