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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Band playing in pool (1973)

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• Date: 1973
• Desc: Original caption: "Orange Bowl 1973. Would you believe Handel's water music." Several members of the marching band wear swim suits and play in the pool.
• Collection:
• ID: 570904-00050

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Diane Tangeman (1973)

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• Date: 1973
• Desc: Baton twirler Diane Tangeman raises her hands on Memorial Stadium field
• Collection:
• ID: 570904-00052

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Album Cover (1971)

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• Date: 1971
• Desc: Original caption: "1971 album cover. L-R. Bill Shuster, Eric Hornbacher, Darrel Stehlik, Steve Forbes, Front: Doug Phelps."
• Collection:
• ID: 570904-00045

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Ostwald uniforms advertisement (1970)

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• Date: 1970
• Desc: Original caption: "inset, top: Jack R. Snider, Director, Cornhusker Marching Band. University of Nebraska Band. Where there's a great football tradtion, there's a great marching band. The University of Nebraska Band takes the field wearing a silver front / scarlet back overlay of Ostwald "Stardust" ... for contrast or color-match, depending upon your point of view. The busby carries a scarlet inset to repeat the color theme. High visibility on the television screen!"
• Collection:
• ID: 570904-00043

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1969 Sun Bowl (1969)

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• Date: 1969, Dec. 20
• Desc: Original caption: "Jack and Petey Snider, Dec. 20, 1969." The Sniders pose for a photo in front of members of the Cornhusker Marching Band and grand stands at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas.
• Collection:
• ID: 570905-00003

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1969 Sun Bowl (1969)

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• Date: 1969, Dec. 20
• Desc: Original caption: "Diane Tangeman. Dec. 20, 1969. El Paso, TX." Baton twirler Diane Tangeman stands on the field while holding her baton at the 1969 Sun Bowl. The Marching band and mountains can be seen in the background behind her.
• Collection:
• ID: 570905-00005

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Jeff Klintberg, Lynn Moeller, Bob Slie, Susie Kunc (1967)

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• Date: 1967
• Desc: Original caption: '1967. Jeff Klintberg, Lynn Moeller, Bob Slie, Susie Kunc.' Band members pose on the bleachers of Memorial Stadium.
• Collection:
• ID: 570904-00042

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Jack Snider (1966)

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• Date: 1966, September 27
• Desc: Jack Snider at desk
• Collection:
• ID: 421202-01859

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Band Director and band members (1962)

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• Date: 1962, November 30
• Desc: Band director speaks with band members on sidelines of football game
• Collection:
• ID: 421202-01774

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Jack Snider (1962)

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• Date: 1962, October 29
• Desc: Jack Snider studio portrait
• Collection:
• ID: 421202-01855

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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:
• ID: 421202-01809

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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:
• ID: 421202-01401

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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:
• ID: 570904-00060

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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:
• ID: 421201-06286

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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:
• ID: 421201-06201

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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:
• ID: 570904-00068

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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:
• ID: 570904-07428

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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:
• ID: 570904-00069

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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:
• ID: 570904-00067

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Marching band director Donald Lentz (1937)

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• Date: 1937-1973
• Desc: Marching Band Director Donald Lentz studio portrait
• Collection:
• ID: 570904-07228

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