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Juliette Gerke

Date: 03 22 1944
Description: Juliette Gerke, a 9-year-old twin, playing the piano.
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Children Playing Musical Instruments

Date: 11 03 1937
Description: Six children playing violins, a drum and a piano at the Wisconsin School of Music.
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Thuy Nguyen with a Viola

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Description: Thuy Nguyen (bottom row, third from left) sits with other girls at a music competition for stringed instruments. She is holding a viola.
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Musical Families

Date: 03 23 1954
Description: The musical Dvorak family posed around a piano. Left to right, they are: Theresa, 11, Robert,15, Katharine,12, holding a violin, the father Professor Raymo...
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Musical Families

Date: 03 23 1954
Description: Group portrait of the Crownhart family gathered at a piano with french horn and violin. Clockwise from the bottom are: Gretchen, 6, seated at piano, Ginger...
Postcard

Children with Musical Instruments

Date: 1930
Description: A full-length studio portrait of four children holding musical instruments, a violin, two clarinets and a trumpet. The youngest is seated in a chair. The t...
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Betty Faulkner Leading Folk Singing

Date: 05 28 1965
Description: Volunteer Betty Faulkner plays an accordion while leading folk singing with children and parents at Gompers School as part of a YWCA program for 10 to 14 y...
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A Hammock Outing

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Description: A group of people gathered on and around hammocks in a wooded area. Three women are sitting in a hammock on the left, and on the right three boys are sitti...
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Equinox Festival

Date: 09 09 1978
Description: A group portrait of musicians posing with a banner at the Equinox Festival. Seated in front from left to right are Tony Castaneda, drummer Ken Koepler (kne...
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Dancing at the Club Tavern

Date: 06 13 1975
Description: A couple dancing to accordion music at a book signing party at the Club Tavern. A young boy is dancing near them in the center, and the accordion player is...
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Madison Youth String Quartet

Date: 03 1941
Description: Four girls sitting and playing in a Madison youth string quartet. In the background is a lamp and radio. Names, left to right: Jane Parking, Janet Hart, Na...
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Rita Arms and Guitar

Date: 1966
Description: Rita Arms sitting on a chair in the kitchen playing her electric guitar.
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We Saw You . . . at Labor Day Event

Date: 09 05 1960
Description: More than 300 people attend the annual Labor Day program sponsored by the Madison Federation of Labor at the Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park Street. Drummer Har...
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Young Cellist

Date: 11 1969
Description: A young cellist concentrating while playing his instrument.

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