A pair of long red, white, and green argyle-patterned socks with red ribbons at the top of each.

Socks. Scottish Highlanders Collection, University Archives, University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives.

The Scottish Highlanders, formed as an all-male drum and bagpipe corps in 1936, became all-female during World War II with the departure of male enlistees and remained so until the 1970s, when men were once again admitted. The performances were a familiar tradition at football game halftime and other events until the 1980s.

These socks were part of a women’s Scottish Highlander uniform.

A black and white photo of a woman in a tartan Scotch-inspired outfit and hat dances outdoors.

Scottish Highlander. George Black Collection, University Archives, University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives.