1933 Austin High School Tumbling Team

by kerbey, posted in 1930s, Culture, High School, History, Nostalgia, Photography, Pics, Texas, Vintage

The AHS girls’ tumbling team consisted of these five ladies: Henderson, Remund, Silberstein, Piper, and McGill. Remund clearly was distracted.

For anyone familiar with Austin, you will recognize the capitol in the background, before the skyline was a jagged, crowded hodgepodge of skyscrapers.

I love the juxtaposition of the upside-down girls against the vintage cars, but it also raises many questions. Personally, I recall the discomfort of doing Jane Fonda aerobics in my high school cafeteria, especially when the boys walked past us during pelvic raises. One can only surmise how many citizens observed these antics as they passed by in the days prior to registered sex offenders, and how vulnerable these gals may have felt, limbs akimbo. Also, it looks quite painful! What are your thoughts?

6 thoughts on “1933 Austin High School Tumbling Team”

  1. It looks like great exercise but I agree with you. It wouldn’t fly today. Too many freaks etc. around. What I wonder is: Have they always been here or are they a new aberration? Great shot regardless.

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