Baton Twirling Camp, Late 1930s; Photo by Bob Sanders Citation: Summer Twirling Camp Students, photograph, 1930~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth52852/m1/1/?q=twirling%20camp: accessed March 23, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas...
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,...
Gloria Delgado, Majorette, Fox Tech High School, San Antonio, Texas, 1956
In 1980, Bonnie Palacios, won the first of her six world championships. Bonnie’s hometown honors her with a sign that has become roadside legend nationwide. Bonnie Palacios was a six-time world champion baton twirler from Benavides, Texas, winning in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1987....
Jeannie and Donna, Texarkana Photo Booth, Majorette Camp, 1972 Our Earthly world lost an Angel on Valentine’s Day, and Heaven gained a shining star. Donna and I were Leopard majorettes together and spent time twirling (with fire) and being “typical teenage girls” in the 70s. My favorite...
Drum majors and majorettes twirling batons is featured in this archival footage of the Sam Houston State University Bearkat Marching Band. The year was 1940. The footage is nearly 20 minutes long. At the 12-minute mark, the male drum major twirl with the majorettes. “This 1940s film captures...
I.M. Terrell H.S. Drum Major Joseph Wells and Majorette Carelen Phillips, Fort Worth, 1948. Photo by Calvin Littlejohn I.M. Terrell H.S. Drum Major Joseph Wells and Majorette Carelen Phillips, Fort Worth, 1948. Photo by Calvin Littlejohn
Beverly Sharp Till, Corpus Christi Majorette, 1950s “Beverly was born in Corpus Christi on the 18th of January 1936, to Naomi Pearl Brown Sharp and William Alexander Sharp. Beverly was a graduate of Ray High School, Corpus Christi, Texas class of 1954, where she was a member of the school...
Aransas Pass – Marlene Faye Harms, 83, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away from complications from a major stroke on November 23, 2020 at her home in Aransas Pass, Texas. Marlene was an Independence Day baby, born on July 4, 1937 in Lapeer, Michigan to Elgin and Ruth (Broecker)...
