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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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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.
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  • ID: 421202-00410
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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.
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  • ID: 421202-00411
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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.
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  • ID: 421203-03574
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Marching band director Billy Quick (1917)

Marching band director Billy Quick View larger image
  • Date: 1917-1937
  • Desc: Original caption: "W.T. "Billy" Quick"; in studio portrait, Quick wears dark suit with tie and billed cap.
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  • ID: 570904-07229
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Cadet Band in Laramie, Wyoming (1916)

Cadet Band in Laramie, Wyoming View larger image
  • Date: 1916
  • Desc: Cadet Band in Laramie, Wyoming in snow, on its way to Oregon in 1916.
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  • ID: 570904-00021
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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.
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  • ID: 570904-00022
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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.
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  • ID: 570904-07227
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Lt. Thomas W. Griffith portrait (1888)

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  • Date: 1888-1891
  • Desc: Studio portrait of Lt. Thomas W Griffith 1888 - 1891
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  • ID: 332100-00001
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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.
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  • ID: 570904-07226
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Drum Major and Homecoming Queen (undated)

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  • Desc: Drum major and Homecoming Queen with a crowd behind them in Memorial Stadium.
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  • ID: 421201-00441
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Jack Snider, Jeff Klintberg, Susie Kunc (undated)

Jack Snider, Jeff Klintberg, Susie Kunc View larger image
  • Desc: Band Director Jack Snider, Drum Major Jeff Klintberg and Susie Kunc posing in front of the pillars
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  • ID: 421201-00545
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Jack Snider and Diane Tangeman (undated)

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  • Desc: Jack Snider and Diane Tangeman posing outside. The Mueller Bell Tower is seen behind them
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  • ID: 421201-00564
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Johnny Carson and Durwood Varner (undated)

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  • Desc: Nebraska-Kansas game, Homecoming, Johnny Carson and Durwood Varner stand on the field with the marching band in the background
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  • ID: 421201-00021
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Man plays trumpet (undated)

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  • Desc: Original caption: "Don Lentz. John Berigan. Dean Bushnell." A man plays trumpet as Lentz watches while seated at a piano.
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  • ID: 570904-00059
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Jack Snider and Darwin Fredrickson (undated)

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  • Desc: Original caption: "Jack Snider and Darwin Fredrickson planning shows." Jack and Darwin sit and stand next to a table set up with a graph of a football frield. They are planning a clover marching band formation.
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  • ID: 570904-00061
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Jack Snider, Don Lentz, and 'Big Bertha' (undated)

Jack Snider, Don Lentz, and 'Big Bertha' View larger image
  • Desc: Drum Majors, Jack Snider, and Don Lentz stand in front of large drum 'Big Bertha', behind them is the Sheldon Art Gallery
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  • ID: 421201-00355
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Dianne Tangeman, twirler (undated)

Dianne Tangeman, twirler View larger image
  • Desc: Tangeman flanked by two members of the band.
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  • ID: 421201-00569
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Trumpet player (undated)

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  • Desc: "Band Member Playing Trumpet"
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  • ID: 421202-pp6173
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Pershing Day (undated)

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  • Desc: Original caption: "Pershing day." The Coliseum's façade fills the background. In front of it, officers stand in formation. Pershing stands alone in the foreground.
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  • ID: 421203-00099
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Pershing Day (undated)

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  • Desc: Original caption: "Pershing day." Profile view of Pershing and officers facing cadets.
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  • ID: 421203-00101
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