{"id":6251,"date":"2012-10-10T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/rubenstein\/?p=6251"},"modified":"2012-10-17T07:17:44","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T12:17:44","slug":"this-post-is-dumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/rubenstein\/2012\/10\/10\/this-post-is-dumb\/","title":{"rendered":"This Post is DUMB"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an earlier blog post<\/a>, we mentioned that we’ve been processing thousands of sports-related negatives and prints transferred to the Duke University Archives<\/a> by Duke\u2019s Sports Information Office.<\/p>\n

I recently began reviewing images from the 1930s and 1940s.\u00a0 In envelopes labeled \u201cfootball sidelights\u201d are negatives of the Duke University Marching Band<\/a>, fondly known as DUMB.<\/p>\n

In existence since the early 1900s, DUMB is an integral part of Duke sports, providing music and vocal support at games, and has established a reputation for performing creative and highly entertaining halftime shows.\u00a0 For more information, take a look at the finding aid to DUMB’s own records<\/a>, part of the University Archives’s collections.\u00a0 Below are a few of my favorite images.<\/p>\n

\"Duke<\/a>
Duke University Marching Band, October 7, 1939<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Duke<\/a>
Duke University Marching Band Drum Line, October 21, 1939<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Duke<\/a>
Duke University Marching Band, October 28, 1939<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Majorette<\/a>
Majorette Lucille King and her Mother, November 19, 1938<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Duke<\/a>
Duke University Marching Band and Blue Devil, 1940<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Post contributed by Kimberly Sims, Technical Services Archivist for Duke University Archives<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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