Field Images

One of the band's most familiar settings is on the football field or in the stands, cheering for the team. In these photos, though uniforms, instrumentation, and membership may vary through the years, it is clear that some traditions change very little.

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ROTC cadet band in 1922 (1922)

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• Date: 1922
• Desc: Original caption: "NEBR - NOTRE DAME GAME 1922"; ROTC cadet band on formation on field during football halftime; fans in bleachers surround field.
• Collection: RG 57-09-04 B16: Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
• ID: 570904-07234

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Nebraska vs. Notre Dame band performance (1924)

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• Date: 1924, November 15
• Desc: Nebraska-Notre Dame game
• Collection: RG 42-12-03 : University Photo Collection
• ID: 421203-02430

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Nebraska vs. Notre Dame band performance (1924)

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• Date: 1924, November 15
• Desc: Nebraska-Notre Dame game, marching band with goalpost and stadium in the background
• Collection: RG 42-12-03 : University Photo Collection
• ID: 421203-02431

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Band at football game (1934)

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• Date: 1934, Nov. 3
• Desc: Original caption: "Pitt Snapshots", band seated in stadium
• Collection: RG 42-12-01 B1: Publications and Photography, Athletic Series
• ID: 421201-04908

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Football Game (1937)

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• Date: 1937
• Desc: The marching band plays on the football field in rows.
• Collection: RG 42-12-03 : University Photo Collection
• ID: 421203-03412

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Football Game (1937)

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• Date: 1937
• Desc: Caption: "In the front of the football audience, band members hold their instruments in front of them". The date of this photo may not be accurate as the uniforms they are wearing were replaced in 1936
• Collection: RG 42-12-03 : University Photo Collection
• ID: 421203-03416

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Football Game (1937)

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• Date: 1937
• Desc: Photographed from behind, marching band members play in formation on the field.
• Collection: RG 42-12-03 : University Photo Collection
• ID: 421203-03399

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Minnesota Game (1937)

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• Date: 1937, October
• Desc: Members of the marching band stand together, photographed close up with the stadium in the background. A tuba player is in the center of the image.
• Collection: RG 42-12-03 : University Photo Collection
• ID: 421203-03333

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Minnesota Game (1937)

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• Date: 1937, October
• Desc: Positioned in front of the football audience, the marching band members hold their instruments at the ready.
• Collection: RG 42-12-03 : University Photo Collection
• ID: 421203-03356

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Minnesota Game (1937)

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• Date: 1937, October
• Desc: Marching band members walk and position themselves with their instruments by the stadium stands.
• Collection: RG 42-12-03 : University Photo Collection
• ID: 421203-03347

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Minnesota Game (1937)

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• Date: 1937, October
• Desc: Members of the marching band are positioned in stadium seating, more of the football audience behind them.
• Collection: RG 42-12-03 : University Photo Collection
• ID: 421203-03348

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Minnesota Game (1937)

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• Date: 1937, October
• Desc: A man in a Nebraska jacket stands down on the field in front of the band section.
• Collection: RG 42-12-03 : University Photo Collection
• ID: 421203-03340

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Holdrege band (1940)

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• Date: 1940-1950
• Desc: Members of an unidentified band possibly from Holdrege, Nebraska on Band Day. A band member eats a candy apple
• Collection: RG 57-09-04 B16 F6: Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
• ID: 570904-00028

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Band members march in Memorial Stadium (1940)

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• Date: 1940
• Desc: Band members perform, carrying megaphones for singing effect
• Collection: RG 57-09-04 : Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
• ID: 570904-07427

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Band Kneeling (1949)

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• Date: 1949, Oct. 01
• Desc: Nebraska-Minnesota game, marching band members kneeling on the field
• Collection: RG 42-12-01 B5: Publications and Photography, Athletic Series
• ID: 421201-06092

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Band performance (1949)

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• Date: 1949, Oct. 01
• Desc: Nebraska-Minnesota game
• Collection: RG 42-12-01 B5: Publications and Photography, Athletic Series
• ID: 421201-06203

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Kneeling during performance (1950)

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• Date: 1950, Sept. 30
• Desc: Nebraska-Indiana game, band members kneel while
• Collection: RG 42-12-01 B6: Publications and Photography, Athletic Series
• ID: 421201-06291

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Kneeling during performance (1950)

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• Date: 1950, Sept. 30
• Desc: Nebraska-Indiana game, band members kneel while performing
• Collection: RG 42-12-01 B6: Publications and Photography, Athletic Series
• ID: 421201-06281

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Big Bertha on the field (1950)

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• Date: 1950, Sept. 30
• Desc: Nebraska-Indiana game, band performs with drum "Big Bertha"
• Collection: RG 42-12-01 B6: Publications and Photography, Athletic Series
• ID: 421201-06285

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Band on the sidelines (1950)

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• Date: 1950, Sept. 30
• Desc: Nebraska-Indiana game, band watches from the sideline
• Collection: RG 42-12-01 B6: Publications and Photography, Athletic Series
• ID: 421201-06284

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