Photograph
Colonial Hall / Kehl School Of Dance
| A group of men stand outside Colonial Hall / Kehl School of Dance, 113 East Mifflin Street. Part of an alley can be seen to the right. |
| Image ID: | 26237 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Kehl School of Dance, Madison, Wisconsin, records, 1894-2015 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M92-249.7 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7 x 5 inches |
| Built in 1906 by Frederick W. Kehl and sold to Marion C. Cranefield post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1944. The Kehl School of Dance continued to be used the building until 1946 when the school moved to 223 East Mifflin Street. Later it became the Esquire movie theater and the Bartell Community Theater. The Kehl School of Dance (formerly Kehl's Dancing Academy) was founded in Madison in 1898 by Frederick W. Kehl, and later operated by his son Leo and other descendants. The photograph collection includes posed individual and group shots of Kehl students in full costume; images of events (most pre-1930) such as a flag drill at Henry Vilas Park in 1911, and the "living flag" demonstration on the Capitol steps in 1900; a few personal photos and shots of marquees with Kehl's Dance Troupe advertised, and of the interior and exterior of the studio building and of the Capitol Bowling Alley; and images of dance and entertainment professionals. |
| Facades |
| Dance |
| Schools |
| Alleys |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Hats |
| Suits (Clothing) |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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