Elkhorn Hillbilly Twirlers In 1979, the Elkhorn Twirling Stars dressed up like hillbillies and marched in the Pikeville, Kentucky. The baton twirling corps was presumably based out of Elkhorn City, Kentucky, which today has a population of 982. Elkhorn City is nestled in the foothills of the...
A young Black girl sporting a blue western-style pantsuit twirls a store-bought baton in her kitchen. We know it’s the kitchen because you can see Maxwell House coffee in the lower lefthand corner. 😉 All in all, a very cute vintage Polaroid. Those store-bought batons were not balanced and...
Tammy, Tammy, Tammy’s somewhere in Kansas, twirling her baton. Tammy was a drum majorette at a high school on the Kansas Prairie, 1976. Click here to revisit Debbie Reynolds and Tammy
Fujimis are an advanced baton twirling skill. Baton twirler Cathy Fujimi became known for them and it helped her to reach eponym status. Read on to learn more. The following pictures are very rare images of Cathy Fujimi, (b. 1959) who won the Little Miss Majorette of America contest in 1970....
These 1970s majorettes are clad in quintessential baton twirler gauntlets, tiaras, sequin body suits and tall white boots. This costuming was on trend for the era. Oh, the memories! These twirlers were members of the Luther Judson Price High School Majorette Squad, Atlanta, Georgia. They gathered...
1973 Over the last several years, we have spent countless hours researching the history of baton twirling and gathering up stories. Along the way we’ve noticed that men are often the first to share the most historic majorette and baton twirling photos of women. These rare and iconic pictures are...
Check out our latest lovely photo restoration! This is Carol Lites in the 1970s during a photo shoot at the park district where she learned to twirl baton. Isn’t the long fringe on her costume great!? We love it. All of us here at the Vintage Twirler miss chainette fringe! During her...
Happy Fourth of July! Here is a special treat for everyone. On July 4, 1978, the 11-year-old Illinois Boys Baton Twirling Champion performed on Bozo’s Circus. The show aired on WGN, a local Chicago station. It was preserved by The Museum of Classic Chicago Television, also known as Fuzzy...
Gary Krueger (b. 1945) is a celebrated American photographer whose street photograpy includes majorettes in Los Angeles between 1971 and 1980. The vintage gelatin silver prints along with several others were part of a 2021 exhibit, City of Angels, 1971-1980, at the Joseph Bellows Gallery in La...
How glorious is this stairstepped pastel rainbow of baton twirlers? Honestly, some of the faces in this photo look very familiar. We’re pretty sure at least two of these twirlers are still around, coaching and judging. If you’re in this photo let us know! Pastel Rainbow This is one of...
Dawn Doll Majorettes Dawn dolls were produced by the Topper Corporation from 1969 until the company filed for bankruptcy in 1972. Despite their brief appearance on store shelves, the dolls gathered a large cult following that still exists today. For example, Dawn Doll groups abound on Facebook,...
The Marching Grenadiers, Washington D.C., 1972 The Avon Park Majorette Grenadiers in Plaid Check out these beautiful vintage photos of the Avon Park High School Marching Band, Avon Park Florida. They were taken in the early 1970s. The top right colored image below is a picture of Grenadier...
