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,...
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 thanks to their...
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 share. Also,...
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 his younger sister,...
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 the little...
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 hold the copyright to most...
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 not figure out the name of the...
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 Worth home. While...
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. It adds an interesting element...
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
USAF Twirler Maurice Wilcox twirls for WBAP-TV, Fort Worth, 1951, ahead of a band concert at Will Rogers Coliseum. Maurice Wilcox was a four-time world champion baton twirler and a twirler in the United States Air Force Band. Wilcox competed all over the world including international competitions...
Irene Garza, a Texas school teacher and beauty queen, was murdered by John Feit in McAllen, Texas in 1960. Feit was a Catholic priest at the time and Garza, a devout Catholic, had gone to him for confession. Feit was not convicted of her murder until 2017. He died in 2020. 48 Hours covered the...
