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 High School majorettes, primarily in the 1950s, but also as early as 1939.

More photos of the Tarboro Majorettes can be seen in this post, Tarboro High School Majorettes and Coca-Cola Support (1950s).