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Emil Boulanger
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Fiddle player Emil Boulanger played for dances since he was a boy. He played entirely by ear, and on a violin which he made himself. He was born in Dyckesville (a Belgian community) and neither spoke nor understood English.
August 31, 1946
Stratman-Thomas, Helene, 1896-1973
Publication Information
| Creator | Stratman-Thomas, Helene, 1896-1973 |
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| Date Created | August 31, 1946 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 8 x 6 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin folk singers photographs, 1940-1941, 1946 |
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| Call Number | (S75)60 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Belgian-American Singer
August 31, 1946
Either Anton de Beck or Theuphiel Ropson, Belgian-Americans who recorded French and Walloon dialect ballads for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
Belgian-American Performers
August 31, 1946
Either Anton de Beck or Theuphiel Ropson, Belgian-Americans who recorded French and Walloon dialect ballads for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
Violin Maker in Dyckesville
1946
Possibly Louis J. Ropson, a farmer and violin maker from Luxemburg who lived in Dyckesville.
Dr. Charles Lindberg and Helene Stratman-Thomas
August 10, 1946
Helene Stratman-Thomas and Dr. Charles O. Lindberg, a Swedish singer.
John Ciezczak
August 11, 1941
John Ciezczak (b.1885?), a Polish watchmaker, who sang songs in Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, and Kasshubian for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. He is smoking a pipe and playing a violin.
Helene Stratman-Thomas
August 8, 1946
Helene Stratman-Thomas, possibly at the home of Donalda La Grandeur, a singer of French-Canadian songs who recorded for Stratman-Thomas.
