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Women Circus Drummers

Date: 1942
Description: Five women drummers with the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus posing with striped drums. They are wearing band uniforms, including large hats to...
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Politician with Menominee Indians

Date: 1959
Description: Wisconsin State Senator Alfred A. Laun (R.) of Kiel, participating in what appears to be a square dance with Menominee Indians and others. This image is pa...
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Menominee Indian Family

Date: 1931
Description: A portrait of a Menominee family in traditional dress. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt.
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Potowatomi Playing Moccasin

Date: 1921
Description: Postcard depicting a group of Potawatomi men at Stone Lake playing the game of moccasin. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared ...
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Roi Clearwater with Drum and Flute

Date: 08 17 1946
Description: Roi Clearwater, (Ottawa/Chippewa Indian), singer of Ottawa Indian songs, of Lake Delton, Wisconsin.
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Union Army Musician

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Description: Full-length standing portrait of an Union army musician of an artillery battery.
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Indian Protest

Date: 08 02 1971
Description: Site of a demonstration by Lac Courte Oreilles Chippewa against the Northern States Power Company dam on the Chippewa Flowage, Sawyer County. There is an A...
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Red Cloud Park

Date: 1978
Description: Native Americans keeping the music alive. George Whitewing, a Ho Chunk musician from Wittenberg, Wisconsin, plays his drum while a crowd looks on in Red Cl...
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Cream Separator Arrival Celebration

Date: 04 21 1927
Description: Elevated view of a marching band posing in front of trucks loaded with International Harvester cream separators, recently arrived by train.
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Paul Bunyan Drum

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Description: Man in a long coat and hat standing with the large Paul Bunyan drum, which is mounted on wheels.
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Indian Drum

Date: 1911
Description: An Indian drum with a wooden mallet.
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Hispanic Community Concert

Date: 1973
Description: Musicians in the foreground are performing before a crowd at a Hispanic Community concert in Milwaukee.
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Wilson's Park Band

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Description: Group portrait of a band posing with the instruments, in uniform. The band is posing in front of a forest. The sign painted on the drum reads: "Wilson's Pa...
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Drummer in Front of a Crowd

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Description: Town crier drumming in front of crowd to announce the latest news and orders.
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B.B. King

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Description: Musician B.B. King playing his guitar "Lucille" in concert.
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Doobie Brothers

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Description: A double exposure or altered print of The Doobie Brothers performing in concert.
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Electronic Instruments

Date: 07 18 1978
Description: From left to right, Stu Baker and Gregory Patrick Garvey are working at a synthesizer panel, while Serge Ossorguine is playing electronic drums. There are ...
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Original Lumberjack Band

Date: 1923
Description: Members of a band posing outdoors for a group portrait with their musical instruments. The band members are wearing coats and hats, and a few are wearing m...
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Regalia Jazz Group

Date: 12 15 1978
Description: A performance shot of the Regalia Jazz Group featuring Doug White on keyboards, Jeffery Ernstoff on woodwinds, and Clyde Stubblefield on drums. They're see...
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Drum and Bugle Corps

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Description: The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps playing outdoors. The drummers' casual attire suggests they are rehearsing rather than performing.

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