Baton twirlers perform at the Heldorado Parade, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1969 (Source: @glassantiques1 via eBay)
Baton twirlers perform at a parade in the small town of Berryville, Arkansas, 1962. (Source: @glasshouseantiques1 on eBay)
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A 1964 ad for sugar mentions baton twirling. (Source: The Jumping Frog)
Donna Payne poses with twirling knives, 1971 | Source: Northeastern State College
A baton twirler named Barbara poses in a pink costume with the classic 1970s ballerina tiara. Also, she’s donning the much missed and beloved white Keds and short socks. This photo was taken in 1979. Four more more posts featuring twirlers in tiaras include: Pastel Rainbow of Twirlers Cathy...
This baton twirler sculpture by artist Duane Hanson (1925-1996) fetched $182,500 at a Sothebys auction in 2011. Hanson, who was famous for creating life-sized, realistic scultpures of people, created Baton Twirler in 1971. Baton Twirler Sculpture Details The sculpture is made out of polyester...
The Cathedrals of Wall Street, 1939Florine Stettheimer (American, 18711944)Oil on canvas; 60 x 50 in. (152.4 x 127 cm)The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkGift of Ettie Stettheimer, 1953 (53.24.2) More than depicting an isolated moment in time, Stettheimer’s paintings depict competing...
Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday commemoration MarchPhotographer: Lewis, Boyd, 1944-2023 DescriptionView of unidentified majorettes participating in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade marking the slain civil rights leader’s 45th birthday, on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. SOURCE:...
The following images of Clark Atlanta University Majorettes are shared by permission from Clark College / Clark Atlanta University, Robert W. Woodruff Libraries. They were taken in 1950, 1957 and 1960, at football games. Clark is an Historic Black University. Today, their marching band features...
Bonnie Parr Zinn served as a majorettes with the Shippensburg town band, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, for more than 70 years. She retired her marching boots in 2018. You can read her story here. She’s pictured above in a professional portrait taken in her majorette costume. The year was...
This post features pictures of vintage Australian drum majorettes from Hurstville, a suburb of South Sydney, a city in New South Wales, Australia. The George River Libraries, located in South Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, featured some vintage Australian Drum Majorettes on their blog a few...
