Awesome Eagle Show Band in Festival of Bands

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Identifier

ghs20230380012

Description

Color photo of the Centennial High School Marching Band ("Awesome Eagle Show Band") performing a field show in the 1983 Festival of Bands at Portland Civic Stadium. Wind players are wearing a uniform consisting of a black suit with white, red, and blue overlay or bib, white fluffy shako, and black shoes with white spats. The drumline and dance team are wearing black pants and blue blouses. Advertising billboards are visible at the back of the arena. The color guard and letter squad are at the back, made up of girls all wearing a uniform consisting of black skirt and boots, blue blouse, and black hat with a red plume.

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/

Location

Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States

Date

1983-06-10

Subject

Marching bands

Uniforms

Parades & processions

Festivals

Centennial High School Marching Band and Color Guard

Centennial High School

Centennial School District

Provenance

Donated by Suzanne (Suzie) Deters, nee Gutfleisch, who appears in this photo carrying the second "N". She participated in the marching band her freshman and sophomore years at Centennial and graduated with the class of 1986. This photo was taken her sophomore year, when the Centennial High School band won the Rose Festival sweepstakes for the fifth year in a row. The Festival of Bands was also part of the Rose Festival and occurred the night before the Grand Floral Parade.

Format

Print, Photographic

Collection

School

Item sets

School