JimF-LowBari Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) Yeah them big ##### set of books that now fit on a CD with tons of room to spare. That is if anyone is even making Encyclopdias on CD anymore. Had one when we bought our first PC about 20 years back and haven't seen 'em since. Anyway not sure who this is, thought I knew but either the corps changed the unis or might be a feeder corps. Any help would... well help..... Edited June 22, 2014 by JimF-LowBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Initial thought Jim was the LT. Norman Princemen, Malden, MA. But, some mm are young and everyone can see their white bucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 That definitely is one classic drum corps look! The black/white plumes are rather unique. Not many corps had that style. I checked in the Encyclopedia of Drum Corps (published in 1966) and that particular corps does not show up. Does it also appear that the stripe (actually a gold/black stripe) on the shirt runs vertically on half of the blouse, as opposed to a diagonal stripe/sash that the majority of corps wore? The guys pictured seem to be too old to be a feeder corps.....might even be a senior unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 One corps that DID wear the vertical stripe on the blouse was Blessed Sacrament. St. Patrick Cadets (NJ) did also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Hey Jim, I also like the very next photo in your photostream, with the St. Paul Schmidt Indians senior corps. They were probably the first corps I ever saw (along with the St. Paul Scouts), since they both used to march in my local 4th of July parade every year back in the 1950s/early 1960s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimF-LowBari Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) I was thinking Blessed Sac too but the pics I found had the corps in a yellow top. Kicker is this pic was found in the "Photography" pages..... Irony is the last copyright year on the encyclopedia is 1967... And that short dude 2nd from the right is just throwing me...... As for Schmidt Indians... once in a while I surf eBay and look for items that are "different". Glad you enjoyed, will have to scan my Doremus Post Booster pinback from 1948. Edited June 22, 2014 by JimF-LowBari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 The parade is on 5th Avenue in NYC. The colors were common to quite a few corps in the Greater NY area, like the Selden Cadets, Floyd Bennett Golden Eagles, and a few more. Check the alumni sites of those two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironlips Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 This mystery group really has me guessing. The unis, though similar to both Selden Golden Lancers (a/k/a Cadets) and Floyd Bennett Golden Eagles, are not identical to any versions I recall. The 2-tone plume really throws me. It's certainly not Blessed Sacrament, though whoever these cat are, they sure can march, holding a pretty respectable dress with about a dozen in the front. This was a field competing corps, in all likelihood, not a parade-only group. As for the diminuative sop, this might be Tommy Shields, c. 1959, which would tip the balance towards Floyd Bennett. Andy Lisko or John Keays could help out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Thunder Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) The reason I mentioned Blessed Sac was because the vertical stripe on the blouse is similar to what they had (except this corps has it on the opposite side from Sac). That's what makes the pictured uniform unique. Most of the corps had diagonal belts/sashes/stripes on their tops. Edited June 22, 2014 by Northern Thunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajlisko Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) Frank ... just guessing here ... but ... the tall sop next to the Cossetti like short guy looks a lot like Jimmy Ednie ... prior to St. Rocco's famous powder blue unis (introduced in 1963) they were called the "Golden Aces" ... could this possibly be St. Rocco's in 61 or 62? ... :-) Edited June 22, 2014 by ajlisko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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