People Images
The following images have a range of settings, from studio portraits to staged publicity shots to candid moments in rehearsals, but they share the thread of focusing on specific individuals. Browsing through the years, the band's uniform is a testament to the band's evolution, from military garments to bright stylings.
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Cadet band conductor D.F. Easterday (1883)
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- Date: 1883-1889
- Desc: Original caption: "Cadet band, D.F. Easterday Conductor; Oval portrait of Marching Band Conductor D. F. Easterday, who has large moustache and wears high-collared white shirt and lapeled jacket.
- Collection: RG 57-09-04 : Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
- ID: 570904-07226
Lt. Thomas W. Griffith portrait (1888)
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- Date: 1888-1891
- Desc: Studio portrait of Lt. Thomas W Griffith 1888 - 1891
- Collection: RG 33-21-00 : Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Records
- ID: 332100-00001
Marching Band Director August Hagenow (1903)
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- Date: 1903
- Desc: Marching Band Director August Hagenow stands in uniform with several band members holding brass instruments behind him.
- Collection: RG 57-09-04 : Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
- ID: 570904-07227
Cadet Band in Laramie, Wyoming (1916)
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- Date: 1916
- Desc: Cadet Band in Laramie, Wyoming in snow, on its way to Oregon in 1916.
- Collection: RG 57-09-04 : Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
- ID: 570904-00021
Cadet Band on stop during trip to Oregon (1916)
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- Date: 1916
- Desc: Cadet Band stands in circle practicing during a stop on its 1916 Oregon trip.
- Collection: RG 57-09-04 : Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
- ID: 570904-00022
Marching band director Billy Quick (1917)
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- Date: 1917-1937
- Desc: Original caption: "W.T. "Billy" Quick"; in studio portrait, Quick wears dark suit with tie and billed cap.
- Collection: RG 57-09-04 B16: Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
- ID: 570904-07229
Pershing Day (1926)
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- Date: 1926, May 28
- Desc: General Pershing and a man in military uniform hold a trophy. The date recorded by Archives has not been confirmed.
- Collection: RG 42-12-03 : University Photo Collection
- ID: 421203-03574
R. Middlehauf (1935)
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- Date: 1935, January 9
- Desc: Original caption: "Middlehauf, R., Band Uniform." Studio portrait of R. Middlehauf in band uniform. One double negative.
- Collection: RG 42-12-02 : University Photos, University Communications Records
- ID: 421202-00411
Phil Kleppinger (1935)
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- Date: 1935, January 9
- Desc: Original caption: "Kleppinger, Phil, Band Uniform" Portrait of Phil Kleppinger in band uniform; One double negative in envelope.
- Collection: RG 42-12-02 : University Photos, University Communications Records
- ID: 421202-00410
Marching band director Donald Lentz (1937)
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- Date: 1937-1973
- Desc: Marching Band Director Donald Lentz studio portrait
- Collection: RG 57-09-04 B16: Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
- ID: 570904-07228
Don Lentz and Emanuel Wishnow (1938)
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- Date: 1938-1939
- Desc: Original caption: "Emanuel Wishnow and Don Lentz." Emanuel sits on the hood of a car with a cigar in his mouth while Don Lentz stands and playfully punches his hand.
- Collection: RG 57-09-04 B1 F34: Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
- ID: 570904-00067
Martha Nickerson (1944)
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- Date: 1944
- Desc: Original caption: "Martha Nickerson Omaha, who plays the French Horn. She wears the Standard Inside Uniform. 1944. ROTC Band."
- Collection: RG 57-09-04 B1 F34: Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
- ID: 570904-00069
Band members plan halftime show (1945)
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- Date: 1945
- Desc: Two women and three men in band uniforms gather around a table to study a chart for a halftime show.
- Collection: RG 57-09-04 : Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
- ID: 570904-07428
Walt Davis (1947)
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- Date: 1947
- Desc: Original caption: "Walt Davis" stands in a University of Nebraska band uniform. The photo is inscribed "best wishes. Walt."
- Collection: RG 57-09-04 B1 F34: Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
- ID: 570904-00068
Lentz teaches drill (1949)
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- Date: 1949, Oct. 01
- Desc: Nebraska-Minnesota game, Lentz stands in front of a blackboard with marching band formations in front of seated students
- Collection: RG 42-12-01 B5: Publications and Photography, Athletic Series
- ID: 421201-06201
Drum major (1950)
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- Date: 1950, Sept. 30
- Desc: Nebraska-Indiana game, drum major stands in front of band and stands
- Collection: RG 42-12-01 B6: Publications and Photography, Athletic Series
- ID: 421201-06286
Don Lentz (1954)
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- Date: 1954
- Desc: Original caption: "Don Lentz. 'yeah' 1954." Don Lentz holds up a clipboard of sheet music and squints into the sun as marching band members stands behind him.
- Collection: RG 57-09-04 B1 F31: Donald A. Lentz, Marching Band Records
- ID: 570904-00060
Cornhusker band member playing oboe (1956)
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- Date: 1956, June 1
- Desc: Original caption: "Oboe, Film Strip Negs." A seated man wearing a University of Nebraska band uniform plays an oboe. Notes: 78 negatives in this envelope.
- Collection: RG 42-12-02 : University Photos, University Communications Records
- ID: 421202-01401
Don Lentz in office (1958)
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- Date: 1958, October 1
- Desc: Donald Lentz seated at desk, photo taken for public relations related to Band Day
- Collection: RG 42-12-02 : University Photos, University Communications Records
- ID: 421202-01809
Jack Snider (1962)
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- Date: 1962, October 29
- Desc: Jack Snider studio portrait
- Collection: RG 42-12-02 : University Photos, University Communications Records
- ID: 421202-01855