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Portland Hawks / Lancers History. (New May 2022)
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c. 1959 Hawthorn Boosters of Portland D&BC photo
From the 1964 Thunderbirds Show Program
The Hawks were sponsored by the Portland Police D&BC
The bass drum in the photo above belonged to the Portland Police DC. See below.
Portland Police 1938 – 1957
July 8, 1960, Seaside Oregon
Oregon State American Legion Championships
(Donated Photo!!)
July 8, 1960, Seaside Oregon
Oregon State American Legion Championships
(Donated Photo!!)
July 8, 1960
Hawthorn Hawks Drumline & American Section
Oregon State American Legion Championships
(Donated Photo!!)
Hawthorne Hawks, June 23, 1961
Oregon State American Legion Championships?
(Donated Photo!!)
1961 Hawthorne Hawks Drum Quartet
(Donated Photo!!)
1961 Hawthorne Hawks
(Donated Photo!!)
Sweet photo of the 1961 or ’62 Hawthorne Hawks at a decommissioned gas station
(Donated Photo!!)
March 1962
Hawthorne Hawks inside Portland International Airport
(Donated Photo!!)
March 1962 at Portland International Airport.
Welcoming the National President of the American Legion Auxiliary
(Donated Photo!!)
March 1962
Check out the hawks on the drums!
(Donated Photo!!)
1964 Hawks of Oregon
New name in 1963 and new uniforms in 1964
1964 Hawks (left) and Leathernecks Sr. (right)
The Leathernecks also sponsored the Hawks for a time in the 1960s
June 4, 1966 Drumkhana, Milwaukie, OR
B-Division Winners
(Donated Photo!!)
1965 or ’66 Salem Optirama
(Donated Photo!!)
1966
1967 Portland Hawks
1967 Hawks
Main Street, downtown Pendleton, OR
(Donated Photo!!)
1969 Hawks Drum Quartet
1969
1970 Hawks at the Salem Optirama
1970
1970 Hawks in American Legion Parade
Downtown Portland OR
Notice the double-bass drums (like large tri’s but minus one). They were popular prior to 1972.
1970
Hawks 1970 American Legion Finals Medal
1971 Hawks
1971 Hawks at Madison HS in Portland
September 1, 1973.
Hawks at the NWDCA Championships
