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| Date: | 02 12 1963 |
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| Description: | Six members of the same family form the complete cast of a library playhouse production that was to be televised. |
| Date: | 07 12 1970 |
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| Description: | A woman in a polka-dotted suit chats with two men wearing wildly-patterned slacks and sport coats at a summer party. A man plays drums in the background. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Menominee Indian Band playing at the Wisconsin Centennial Year Kick-off Ceremony in the Wisconsin State Capitol. They played a one hour concert in the morn... |
| Date: | 03 30 1979 |
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| Description: | Two women in costumes posing and stretching out their arms towards the camera. Caption reads: "Phyllis Bickham (left) and Amber Kelly will alternate in the... |
| Date: | 03 26 1962 |
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| Description: | A woman in the foreground on the right is speaking to a man and another woman; the top of an opened bottle of champagne is between the group. Caption reads... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Two ballerinas looking out towards the audience are dancing on a stage, with a spotlight outlining them with light. The dancer on the right is holding an u... |
| Date: | 07 14 1989 |
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| Description: | Ten people posing on stage, in costume. On the curtain behind them is the word Joseph. Caption reads: "TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT — The Village Players of Mukwo... |
| Date: | 07 06 1956 |
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| Description: | View of an outdoor performance with a tree on the left, and a brick building in the background. Two men in suits are attempting to push a third man into a ... |
| Date: | 04 14 1989 |
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| Description: | A man has linked arms with two women and is posing looking at the camera. The group is wearing costumes consisting of vests and straw boater hats. Caption ... |
| Date: | 07 07 1989 |
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| Description: | View of a stage rehearsal. A man is standing and pointing at a man who is lying on the stage. A woman is grabbing the standing man's arm. Caption reads: "S... |
| Date: | 04 06 1989 |
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| Description: | A boy in a costume is posing with his arms crossed wih his hands on his knees. Caption reads: "A costume carnival Pupils at Maple Dale Elementary S... |
| Date: | 03 11 1969 |
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| Description: | A man in costume — including greasepaint and exaggerated eyebrows and lips — posing holding a cane. Caption reads: "Charles Abbott, dressed for his role as... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Nine young people posing on stage. One person is in blackface. Caption reads: "Dane County Wis Amateur theatrical group 1923". |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of four men and four women, all in costume. One woman is dressed in a bridal gown. Caption reads: "'The Mistletoe Bough' 1885. Mary R. Brigh... |
| Date: | 12 1957 |
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| Description: | Three men and two women pose together on a stage. Caption reads: "l to r: William Inge, Teresa Wright, Pat Hingle, Eileen Heckart, Elia Kazan. Photographed... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of seven young men and three young women, in costume and seated or standing around a couch. Caption reads: "Augusta Masie Breed. Senior Clas... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Posed scene from a play. A man kneels and reaches out to a woman, who is turned away but looking back at him. Another actress is dressed as a young child, ... |
| Date: | 08 09 1956 |
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| Description: | Four women posing in front of bookshelves, looking at stacks of publications. Caption reads: "The Theater Guild committee met Wednesday at the Unive... |
| Date: | 10 14 1959 |
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| Description: | A man is looking at a stack of tickets that are paper clipped together. Behind him, similar stacks are arranged on shelves. Caption reads: "With his bac... |
| Date: | 02 14 1961 |
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| Description: | Overhead view of a stage. Three women are reclining on the set to the upper left. A man is standing in the lower right, gesturing toward them. Caption read... |
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