Welcome to 1940s Drum Corps

1940 history

1940 Repertoires

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Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps. Note that corps are organized by current status so there could be cases where they do not show up in the right group for the year being displayed.

Pictures (100)

Photos Year Corps Name Date Show
1 1940 AL Nittany Post #245
1 1940 Doremus A.L. Post #55
2 1940 Hamms Indians
1 1940 Herbert F. Akroyd A.L. Post #132
1 1940 Kilties
2 1940 Norristown Invaders
1 1940 Phoebe Apperson Hearst Post # 1197
1 1940 Press-Lloyd A.L. Post #247
2 1940 Racine Scouts
2 1940 Scout House Bugle Band
1 1940 St. Paul Fire Department
2 1940 The Bicycle Safety Club
1 1940 The Cadets
2 1940 W.T. Grant Co.
3 1941 AL Nittany Post #245
1 1941 Emerald Cadets NY
2 1941 Flanders Squadron
1 1941 Geneva Appleknockers
1 1941 Hamms Indians
1 1941 Junior Midshipmen
2 1941 Sacred Heart Crusaders
1 1941 St. George Cadets
1 1941 St. Paul A.L. Post #8
1 1941 St. Paul Vocational School
1 1942 Flanders Squadron
1 1942 Hamms Indians
1 1942 Phoebe Apperson Hearst Post # 1197
1 1942 Press-Lloyd A.L. Post #247
1 1943 Pittsfield Blue Angels
1 1943 Royal Blue
1 1944 Howard W. McCall Bluebirds
1 1944 St. Paul Academy
2 1945 Flanders Squadron
1 1945 Madison Scouts
1 1946 A.L. Dunkirk Memorial Post# 62
1 1946 Archer-Epler Musketeers
3 1946 Baltimore Police Post Sons Of Veterans VFW
1 1946 Hamms Indians
1 1946 Hawthorne Caballeros
1 1946 Legionettes
3 1946 Logan Square
1 1946 Madison Scouts
2 1946 Osmond Cadets
1 1946 Skyliners
1 1946 Spirit of St. Louis
1 1946 St. Lucy's Cadets
1 1947 Archer-Epler Musketeers
1 1947 Hamms Indians
3 1947 Howard W. McCall Bluebirds
1 1947 Logan Square
2 1947 Racine Scouts
4 1947 Roger Israel AL Post #11
3 1947 Skyliners
4 1947 White Roses
1 1948 Alamo Rangers
3 1948 Austin Grenadiers
1 1948 Beverly Crusaders
1 1948 Commonwealth Edison A.L. Post #118
1 1948 Des Plaines Vanguard
1 1948 Geneva Appleknockers
1 1948 Howard W. McCall Bluebirds
2 1948 Jersey Joes
1 1948 Legion Cadets
1 1948 Logan Square
6 1948 Lt. Norman Prince
1 1948 Norwood Park Imperials
3 1948 Osmond Cadets
3 1948 Racine Scouts
1 1948 Reilly Raiders
1 1948 Simplex Minutemen
1 1948 Skyliners
2 1948 The Cavaliers
1 1948 Yankee Rebels
1 1949 A.L. Post #107
1 1949 A.L. Spam Post #570
4 1949 Archer-Epler Musketeers
1 1949 Boys of 76
2 1949 Bracken Cavaliers
1 1949 Commonwealth Edison A.L. Post #118
1 1949 Connecticut Hurricanes
1 1949 Consolidated Edison Lamplighters
1 1949 Des Plaines Vanguard
1 1949 East Germantown
2 1949 Geneva Appleknockers
2 1949 Harvey Seeds Rebels
2 1949 Hawthorne Caballeros
3 1949 Howard W. McCall Bluebirds
1 1949 Logan Square
6 1949 Lt. Norman Prince
1 1949 Monroe Girls Corps
3 1949 Osmond Cadets
1 1949 Reilly Raiders
2 1949 Sharvin Red Jackets
2 1949 Skyliners
1 1949 Spirit of St. Louis
1 1949 St. Lucy's Cadets
1 1949 The Brigadiers
2 1949 The Cadets
1 1949 The Cavaliers
1 1949 Yankee Rebels

1940 Scores

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Publications

1940 78 items


Bucks County Fireman's Assoc. Parade. June 12, 1948 in Bristol, PA

1940-10-24 Racine Journal Times pic kilties half time marquette game from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1940-6-24 Rhinelander News vfw state Rhinelander girls pic from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1940-6-25 Racine Journal Times from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1940-8-13 Racine Journal Times from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1940-8-14 oshkosh Daily Northwestern from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1940-9-15 76 Racine Journal Times natl preshow and history from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1940-9-15 76 Racine Journal Times natl preshow and history-2 from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1941-4-22 Joplin Globe from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1941-6-18 Brainerd Daily Dispatch from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1941-6-30 Rhinelander Daily News pic vfw rehinlander girls pic from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1941-8-25 North Adams Transcript from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1941-8-25 North Adams Transcript article from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1941-9-12 Racine Journal Times scouts to al natl pic and story from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1941-9-13 Racine Journal Time - Square Drum Corps of Chicago - NOT LOGAN Square from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1941-9-13 Racine Journal Times Legion in 37 legion parade from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1941-9-13 Racine Journal Times Legion in cadets horlick from the Alan R. Karls Collection

1941-9-2 North Adams Transcript from the Alan R. Karls Collection
Commonwealth Edison A.L. Post #118

Commonwealth Edison 1940 from the Steve Vickers Collection
Commonwealth Edison A.L. Post #118

Commonwealth Edison 1948 from the Steve Vickers Collection

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