All 1950s Blog Posts
One, two, three o’clock, four o’clock rock,
Five, six, seven o’clock, eight o’clock rock.
Nine, ten, eleven o’clock, twelve o’clock rock,
We’re gonna rock around the clock tonight.
Rock Around The Clock, 1954 | Bill Haley
Tarboro Majorettes at Christmastime
Milton Steele Brown (1884-1967) moved to Edgecombe County, North Carolina in 1912, to build a Coca-Cola bottling plant. An avid photographer, he photographed many subjects throughout the county between 1912 and the late 1950s. Many of his pictures feature Tarboro...
1954 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Pauline West Grissom (1937-1994)
In celebration of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we will share vintage pictures of twirlers and majorettes marching and performing in past Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades. The following post was published by the Freeport Memorial Library, Freeport, New York. Many...
Granddaughter Seeking Information About Grandfather Who Twirled Baton in the 1950s
We received an email from the granddaughter of the late James "Jim" White, the 1950 New England Baton Twirling Champion. She sent us this picture. She is hoping someone out there may have more information about him or possibly some photos of him they'd be willing to...
Future Drum Major, 1950s
Check out the future drum major. He's ready to lead the band in his rolled up cuffed blue jeans and plaid shirt. This photo was likely taken in the early 1950s. It features a young boy who appears to be around 8-years-old. Sitting in the big floral chair is presumably...
Yvonne LePhiew, 17, and her daughter, Bunnie LePhiew, 16-Months
Yvonne LePhiew (1933-1970), 17, appears in a photograph alongside her daughter Terrie Lynn "Bunnie" LePhiew (1949-2008) 16 months, at a football game at Farrington Field, Fort Worth, on September 27, 1950. When we first became captivated by this photo, we didn't know...
University of Tennessee Majorettes (1950)
Two majorettes from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1950. Conditions for Use Statement The University of Tennessee Libraries allows the reproduction of materials from its digital collections, in compliance with United States copyright law. The Library does not...
Tacoma Majorettes, Lincoln Park High School, 1952
LIncoln High School Majorettes, Tacoma, Washington, 1952. Tacoma Majorettes, 1952 We cross-referenced high school yearbooks from 1953 to determine the names of the majorettes. The girl on the far right is Pam Bogut. The girl in the middle is Dolores Bolvin. We could...
The Unsolved Murder of Former TCU Majorette Neota Moad Green, 1963
During the 1953-54 school year, freshman Neota Moad was a "purple majorette" at Texas Christian University. In high school, she played the cornet in her high school band in Cisco, Texas. She was also a majorette. Sadly, in 1963, she was brutally bludgeoned in her Fort...
Catholic School Band in Chalice-Shaped Formation (Vermont, c. 1959-62)
Content Warning: If you have experienced sexual assault, the following article could be potentially triggering. You can contact the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. We have never seen a marching band in chalice-shaped formation until now....
Annabelle “Annie” Dorothy Boucher Casagrande (1942-2023)
Annabelle Dorothy Boucher Casagrande "Annie" was born in 1942 and died in 2023. Her baton twirling claim-to-fame was serving as lead majorette for the Ottawa Rough Riders during the late fifties. Annie's Obituary
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Barbara Haddock, left, a baton twirler, and Janet McEntire, acrobat, 1953.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS | 1953
Barbara Haddock, left, a baton twirler, and Janet McEntire, an acrobat, were in the recreation department cast which presented a variety show at Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium. Seventy-one city employees with more than 25 years of service were honored. [Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)]
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