Twirling Photo of the Day Dimmitt HS Majorettes in Plaid and Tams Dimmitt High School Majorettes, Dimmitt, Texas, 1980. The Dimmitt High School majorette line posed for this formal studio portrait during the 1980 school year. The photograph captures several design trends common to the era,...
The Vintage Twirler is seeking to purchase a small number of high-quality vintage majorette costumes manufactured by Taffy’s for an exhibit we are curating. We’re especially interested in well-preserved uniforms with original labels, hats, boots, accessories, or documentation of their...
An unidentified Eastern Kentucky University majorette marches in a Christmas parade, 1970s. We love the old fur-trimmed majorette costumes, which have remained popular over the years. Click here to see a few more via past posts.
Patsy Bedford Kaufman was a Winters, Texas Blizzards Baton Twirler in 1952. This was reportedly the first year the twirlers wore these short costumes, which featured fur trim. Where is Winters, Texas? Winters, Texas is located south of Abilene, Texas and northeast of San Angelo, Texas, so I bet...
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,...
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...
This is such a sweet collection of black and white photos of a little majorette and her trophies. The car in one of the photos and style of photography indicate that the photos were taken during the 1950s. Also, the little girl’s hairstyle was popular in the late 1940s and early 1950s: short...
These beautiful images are from 35mm slides of junior high twirlers / majorettes in plaid skirts. They were taken in the fall of 1971, a time when photography was really suffering. In fact, these are some of the finest majorette photos we’ve come across from the 1970s. The location of the...
This photo features a Black majorette from the 1970s. The identity of the twirler is not known. Her costume, like many still today, drew strong inspiration from military uniforms. Features include a stand up collar, double row of buttons and cording styled similar to ceremonial Hussar jackets. The...
