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Madison Dye Works Party

Date: 12 20 1947
Description: Group portrait of men and women at the Madison Dye Works party. Included in the portrait on the left is an accordion player. One man sitting on the floor ...
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Emma Olson, as a Pauper

Date: 1905
Description: Emma Olson, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a pauper. Pictured sitting in a wheelbarrow, wearing tattered clothes, and playi...
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Junior Red Cross Variety Show

Date: 02 23 1949
Description: Junior Red Cross Variety Show at Washington School. Ruth Bowes, acrobat; Delores Spaanem, accordionist; Stefan Anderson, Master of Ceremonies. The students...
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Packinghouse Singing Caravan

Date: 1949
Description: To foster better farmer-labor union relations, members of United Packinghouse Workers locals 8 and 169 organized a singing caravan that performed at fairs ...
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Two Musicians with Intruments

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Two musicians (Hendericks ? and Floy ?) with their instruments, accordion, xylophone, and base fiddle. Appears to be a church setting.
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Dizzy Sizzlers

Date: 1950
Description: The Dizzy Sizzlers were a comedy band based in Watertown that performed throughout Wisconsin during the 1950s and 1960s.
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Stanley and the Original Revelers

Date: 02 19 1938
Description: Portrait of Stanley and the Original Revelers, a five-piece band. The men are all dressed in white coats with dark collars and bow ties. Four of the musici...
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Photographer at Parade

Date: 1964
Description: "Mayville photographer, Edgar G. Mueller, covers a parade in Theresa."
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Dutch Boy Entertainers

Date: 10 20 1934
Description: Photograph submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Group portrait of the six men in Dutch costume and wooden shoes holding musical ...
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Girl Scouts Troop 16

Date: 03 07 1956
Description: A trio of Girl Scouts from Lapham School's Troop 16 present Norwegian folk song and dance, which will be part of a program featuring many scout groups. Lef...
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Herman Bentert with Accordion

Date: 03 1900
Description: Portrait of Herman Bentert with an accordion in Bentert's sitting room.
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Blackhawk Country Club Western Party

Date: 07 20 1957
Description: Quartet of singing cowboys at Blackhawk Country Club Western Ranch Party. Left to right: Dr. George Oosterhous, Dr. George Benson, Robert Lievan, John Ko...
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Playing Accordion for the Boys

Date: 01 22 1944
Description: Sergeant Ed Gigowski of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, plays his accordion for some members of the 121st Field Artillery Battalion at Saidor, New Guinea (present da...
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WKOW Radio Station

Date: 1952
Description: "Uncle Julius and His Boys" band playing for the Doughboy Dinner concert.
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Music at the Wedding

Date: 07 29 1950
Description: Judy Luhn entertains guests with her accordion at the Guelig-Walsh wedding.
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Accordion Entertainment

Date: 1978
Description: Janet Hoepner entertains her parents, Rudy and Agnes, along with a roomful of friends.
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Music Trio at the Marine Club

Date: 04 04 1941
Description: Three musicians, from left: male clarinetist, female accordion player and male guitarist standing in front of printed stage screen at the Marine Club.
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Playing the Accordion

Date: 08 1932
Description: Ernst Bruetzman and Raymond Fehrmann playing accordions along the side of the Krueger home.
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Playing Checkers and the Accordion

Date: 03 31 1934
Description: Indoor flashlight portrait of Ernst Bruetzman, Edgar Krueger, Jennie Krueger Bruetzman, and Raymond Fehrmann sitting at the table. Ernst is playing the acc...
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Free Family Party Flyer — Illinois

Date: 1950
Description: Inside spread of flyer for an International Harvester free family party for friends and customers. The event was at Turner Hall in Columbia, Illinois, was...

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