Gallery of Baton Twirling From the 1930s
“This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.”
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, June 27, 1936
Vincent Meade, 1938
Vincent Meade, 1938
Jean Ladd, Best Drum Majorette, 1939
Jean Ladd, Best Drum Majorette, 1939
Baton Twirling Camp, Late 1930s
Baton Twirling Camp, Late 1930s; Photo by Bob Sanders
Helen Mae Turner, 1939
Wallace High School Majorette Helen Mae Turner, marches in front of the band, Coeur d’Alene parade, 1939.
Majorettes, California, 1939 | Photo by John Gutmann
Majorettes, California, 1939 | Photo by John Gutmann
Marjie Joy Miller, Drum Majorette, June 5 1937
Marjie Joy Miller, Drum Majorette, June 5 1937
Richard Abercrombie, Baton Twirler, 1930s
Richard Abercrombie, Baton Twirlers, 1930s
Lillian Babe Cate Drum Majorette, Nutmeg Drum and Bugle Corp, c. 1937
Lillian Babe Cate Drum Majorette, Nutmeg Drum and Bugle Corp, c. 1937
Rita Phillips, 1939
Rita Phillips, Majorette, 1939 | Photo by William C. Greene, Photographer, World Telegram and Sun (Colorized)
Rita Phillips, 1939
Rita Phillips, 1939
Edi Gimlin, 1938
Edi Gimlin, 1938
Edie Gimlin, 1930s
Edie Gimlin, 1930s | Ms. Gimlin taught baton twirling in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Edie Gimlin, 1930s
Edie Gimlin, 1930s
Edie Gimlin, 1930s
Edie Gimlin, 1930s
Edie Gimlin, 1930s
Ms. Gimlin was born in Nova Scotia and grew up in Connecticut.
Henrietta Gardner, Majorette, Newcastle Pennsylvania
Henrietta Gardner, Majorette, Ne-Ca-Hi, Newcastle Pennsylvania, 1939
Marion Michels, 1938-39, Muskegon
1938-39: Marion Michels, Head Majorette, 1938-39, Muskegon High School (Hand-Painted)
Drum Major by John Gutman, California, 1939
Drum Major by John Gutman, California, 1939
Petersburg HS Drum Corps, 1934
Petersburg HS Drum Corps, 1934
Normal Community High School Drum Majorette 1939
Nogales High School Twirlers, 1939
Ieleen Smith Tallest Majorette
Strathroy Boys and Girls Trumpet Band
Betty Atkinson, 1937
The Tap Dancing Baton Twirler
Victor Faber twirling in childhood, mid-1930s
Lois Jane Petersen 17ish 1939ish
1920s Majorette Troop
1930s Blog Posts
This page was designed for fast viewing of all photographs from the 1930s. Most of these photographs, however, are featured in dedicated blog posts that feature more information. Click the button below to see all the 1930s blog posts.
1930s Collection
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Stories from the 1930s
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