A long time ago, a troupe of 35 baton twirlers from Sapulpa, Oklahoma, marched in the Tulsa Christmas parade. A popular local photographer, Howard Hopkins, took their picture and it ended up on a postcard. Click here to see a watermark image of the University of Tulsa Drum Major Charles Scott...
The Marching Redcoats from Leon High School, Tallahassee, Florida, marched in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City, November 1960. The band was led by head majorette Linda Ohmes followed by favorite 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...
The above photo features world champion drum majorette Betty Louise Atkinson surrounded by a group of police officers during a parade in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department sponsored the event, which took place on July 9, 1937, and drew 40,000 spectators. Photo License: Creative Commons...
How cute is this tiny New Jersey majorette marching in a Newark parade, 1972. The photo was sourced from the City of Newark Publicity Office / Office of the Mayor / 1972 collection. The child is identified in the collection as a “tiny Puerto Rican.” We love her little western-styled...
Miss Texas Majorette leads a band in the Armed Forces Parade, c. 1960s Citation: Cochran, Jimmy W. [Texas Majorette Performs in Armed Forces Parade], photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1275706/: accessed March 23, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries,...
Rachel Lane, a young twirler, greets President and Mrs. Nixon during a parade in Atlanta, 1972 Rachel Lane, Baton Twirler, greets President Nixon. First Lady Pat Nixon greets a young majorette during a parade in Atlanta, 1972. A young Rachel Lane, a dressed in a solid royal blue sequin baton...
The following information was discovered on an expired website page on an Internet archive. It was not easy to find or navigate. But, we’re glad we were able to preserve this in an easily accessed location, especially the images. The article was written in 2005. We added the subheads. We...
