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Female Band Serenading Cows

Date: 08 1930
Description: The Ingenues, an all-girl band and vaudeville act, serenading the cows in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dairy Barn in a scientific test of whether th...
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Fashion Model in Front of Carillon Tower

Date: 08 13 1940
Description: Manchester's Department Store model modeling a dress, hat, and purse in front of the Carillon Tower on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Accordion and Guitar Players

Date: 03 11 1936
Description: Man playing accordion and man playing guitar at the Town Club Tavern, located at 2501 Sherman Avenue.
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Playing the RCA Victor Theremin

Date: 10 17 1930
Description: Charlotte Hilton playing the Victor Theremin musical instrument invented by Leon Theremin, at the Ludlow Radio Company store, 116 N. Fairchild Street.
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Phi Beta's "A Combine of Comedy"

Date: 02 07 1949
Description: Cecile Vogelbaugh, center, director of music for the production of Phi Beta's "A Combine of Comedy," is consulting with Beverly Ethun, 202 Dunning Street, ...
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Three High School Boys Performing in a Minstrel

Date: 03 22 1950
Description: Claude Burdick, Dave Vogel, and Lowell Froker (left to right) of Wisconsin High School practice for the "cake walk" portion of the school's old-fashioned m...
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U.W. International Club Costume Ball

Date: 03 24 1952
Description: William Chipman, a participant at the University of Wisconsin International Club Costume Ball, wearing an authentic Scottish Royal Stuart costume and playi...
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Man, Girl and Boy

Date: 1930
Description: Group of three people standing outside on a sidewalk in front of a stone dwelling with a porch and steps behind them. A man holds a bottle, ready to pour i...
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The Rousers

Date: 12 22 1987
Description: Publicity photograph of five band members of The Rousers, a Madison, Wisconsin rock band. From left to right are Lee laski on drums, Dan "Ernie" Conner on ...
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Skiers Parade at Stoughton

Date: 1911
Description: Men carrying skis march behind a drummer down Main Street.
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South Side Band

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Description: Group portrait of the South Side Band posing outdoors with their instruments. The name of the band is printed on the bass drum on the right. Some of the na...
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Solidarity

Date: 08 2013
Description: A group of men and women gathered outdoors to protest the restriction of civil rights at the Wisconsin State Capitol at noontime. Three people are playing ...
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Musicians at the Westside Farmers' Market

Date: 06 27 2015
Description: A group of men and women are standing and sitting under a tree playing string instruments.
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Young Women's Ukulele Orchestra

Date: 11 30 1925
Description: Group portrait of 24 women and one man sitting and holding ukuleles. Caption reads: "Young women's ukulele orchestra at French Battery and Carbon Co. party...

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