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Bessie Gordon at Organ

Date: 08 13 1941
Description: View across counter towards Bessie Gordon sitting at the organ.
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Bessie Gordon at Organ

Date: 08 13 1941
Description: Side view of Bessie Gordon sitting at the organ.
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Ole Bull

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Description: World-renowned Norwegian violinist Ole Bull shown here with his violin under his arm. Bull was good friends with University of Wisconsin Professor Rasmus A...
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Ole Bull

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Description: Monograph of famous Norwegian violinist Ole Bull holding his violin and bow.
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Twin Girls at Piano

Date: 03 29 1944
Description: Young twin sisters sitting together at the piano.
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WIBA Two Pianists

Date: 12 09 1930
Description: Two pianists are sitting at pianos at WIBA.
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Percussionist at WIBA

Date: 10 03 1930
Description: A tuxedo-clad percussionist standing at his marimbas, with other instruments including a gong, drum kit, and tympani behind him at the WIBA radio station.
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Eastwood Theatre Organ

Date: 01 10 1930
Description: A male organist is sitting on a bench and looking towards the camera in front of the Eastwood Theatre organ. The organ grill is in the background on the fa...
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Eastwood Theatre Organ

Date: 01 10 1930
Description: A male organist is sitting on a bench and looking towards the camera in front of the Eastwood Theatre organ. The organ grill is in the background on the fa...
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John Ciezczak

Date: 08 11 1941
Description: John Ciezczak (b.1885?), a Polish watchmaker, who sang songs in Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, and Kasshubian for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. He is...
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Bessie Gordon at Reed Organ

Date: 08 13 1941
Description: Bessie Gordon (b. 1901) at the cut-down reed organ under the tavern counter.
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Albert Wachuta

Date: 08 19 1941
Description: Albert Wachuta (b.1875?), singer of Bohemian songs with accordion.
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Ho-Chunk Man with Drum

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: Unidentifed man with drum who was probably recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas, probably at Winnebago (HoChunk) Indian Village.
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Ho-Chunk Performers

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins or Henry Thunder and Stella Stacy. Probably at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village.
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Joe Yanksy, a One-Man Band

Date: 08 25 1946
Description: Joe Yansky (Bohemian), a one-man band with an accordion and drums.
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Joe Yansky, a One-Man Band

Date: 08 25 1946
Description: Joe Yanksy (Bohemian), a one-man band with accordion and drums.
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Emil Boulanger

Date: 08 31 1946
Description: Fiddle player Emil Boulanger played for dances since he was a boy. He played entirely by ear, and on a violin which he made himself. He was born in Dyckesv...
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Belgian-American Performers

Date: 08 31 1946
Description: Either Anton de Beck or Theuphiel Ropson, Belgian-Americans who recorded French and Walloon dialect ballads for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Otto Rindlisbacher with Hardanger Fiddle

Date: 08 15 1941
Description: Otto Rindlisbacher, folk singer and maker of stringed instruments, and violin collection, sitting in his shop holding a Hardanger fiddle. Caption at bottom...
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Otto Rindlisbacher and Accordion

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Description: Musician and instrument maker Otto Rindlisbacher with button accordion.

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