1929 Senior Class of MMA Cadets
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Title
1929 Senior Class of MMA Cadets
Subject
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Military academies - Virginia - Woodstock
Military education - Virginia - Woodstock
Cadets - Virginia - Woodstock
Benchoff, Guy Anderson (1889-1966)
Ruttenberg, Milton Matthews (1912-1978)
Edwards, Clifford
Cuomo, John J.
Bliss, Dravo
Description
Photograph showing the Massanutten Academy Senior Class in 1929. The individuals are seated on the front steps of Lantz Hall.
Pictured are:
Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, John J. Cuomo, Unidentified, Guy Benchoff (Instructor), Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.
Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Clifford Edwards, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Milton Ruttenberg, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.
Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Dravo Bliss, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.
The photographer has written "Senior Class, Massanutten Academy, May 25th 1929" along the bottom of the photograph.
Pictured are:
Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, John J. Cuomo, Unidentified, Guy Benchoff (Instructor), Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.
Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Clifford Edwards, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Milton Ruttenberg, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.
Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Dravo Bliss, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified, Unidentified.
The photographer has written "Senior Class, Massanutten Academy, May 25th 1929" along the bottom of the photograph.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
May 25th, 1929 based on the date written on the image.
Contributor
Guy Benchoff, Dravo Bliss, Clifford Edwards, and John Cuomo were identified by library staff in 2026 based on other photographs of the subject.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
The 1929 Senior Class of MMA appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 040049 and 040217.
Guy Benchoff appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 017098, 040049, 040091, and 040217.
Milton Matthews Ruttenberg appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 023402, 040049, 040056, and 040217.
Clifford Edwards appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002792, 015322, 020068, 020161, 020168, 023435, 040049, 040056, and 040217.
John Cuomo appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002548, 020068, 020073, 020094, 020161, 023434, 023435, 040049, 040056, and 040217.
Dravo Bliss appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 002548, 003285, 020068, 020161, 020073, 040049, 040056, and 040217.
Identifier
040217
Original Format
Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 Film
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “1929 Senior Class of MMA Cadets,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 17, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/74533.
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