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Christmas Pagaent Scene

Date: 12 21 1934
Description: First Christian Church school students and choir members dressed as angels and shepherds in a scene from a Christmas pageant "The Promised One" in Esther V...
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Orpheum Theatre Softball-Baseball Team

Date: 08 27 1934
Description: Group portrait of members of the Orpheum Theatre softball team. They are wearing t-shirts that read "Cool Orpheum."
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Harold Knudsen on a Mini Car

Date: 06 22 1933
Description: Harold Knudsen sitting on the National Junior Racer outside the Capitol Theatre, the prize for a contest conducted by the Fiore Coal and Oil Co., Phillips ...
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Fanchon & Marco Girls with University of Wisconsin Cheerleaders

Date: 11 03 1932
Description: Fanchon & Marco girls, graduates of Carla Tormey School of Dance, Milwaukee, rehearsing a Homecoming show with University of Wisconsin cheerleaders, Joe St...
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Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Viewing Contest Entries

Date: 09 03 1932
Description: Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse viewing contest entries for The Capital Times' recent Movie Star Coloring contest held in celebration of RKO's Greater...
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Golf Stunt

Date: 06 17 1932
Description: Men posing during a golf stunt, as they try to hit a golf ball off a man's nose while he is lying on his back on the floor in the lobby of the Orpheum Thea...
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Sherman PTA Play Cast

Date: 01 23 1932
Description: Sherman PTA Players, winners of the 4th Dane Co. Drama Preliminary Contest at DeForest, in the fainting scene in "Bills."
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RKO Parade Float

Date: 06 05 1931
Description: RKO parade float, with people on the float and ushers standing beside, advertising "cool and comfortable as a summer vacation" for the Orpheum and Capitol ...
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Sunnyside P.T.A. Play Scene

Date: 01 21 1931
Description: Presenting the play, "They Are Not What They Used To Be." The Sunnyside P.T.A., 3902 E. Washington Avenue, won the fourth preliminary contest in the Dane C...
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Add-a-Toy Mountain

Date: 12 17 1930
Description: View of a Christmas Add-a-Toy Mountain in the RKO Orpheum theater lobby, with a girl adding a doll to the mountain of toys. The toys are on and around a ta...
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Taliesin West Festival

Date: 1958
Description: Dance and singing performance during a festival at Taliesin West. The theater was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built by the Fellowship. Taliesin West...
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Catholic War Veterans Talent Contest

Date: 11 08 1953
Description: Group portrait of the Catholic War Veterans talent contest contestants in costume.
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President Truman on Capitol Square

Date: 05 14 1950
Description: President Harry S. Truman rides in a car in a parade on the Capitol Square. He came for a 5 1/2 hour visit, gave a "peace" address to the nation from the U...
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Men Acting Like Ducks at Highlander

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Description: A group of men imitating ducks, participating in a theatrical performance. A man wielding a shotgun is in the background, and is wearing a hat bearing the ...
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Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Reviewing stand for the Wisconsin centennial parade being built on Monona Avenue. Visible in the background are the Woolworth store in the Pioneer Building...
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Refugee Child Acting in a Play

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Description: Portrait of a refugee child acting in a play at a Displaced Persons camp; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wisconsin Survivors of the...
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Edgewood Christmas Pageant

Date: 12 12 1950
Description: Five Edgewood High School seniors are shown acting on stage costumed as Nativity shepherds. They are (left to right) Roland Spahr, Victor Crapp, Betty Boll...
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Edgewood Christmas Pageant

Date: 12 12 1950
Description: Two costumed actors standing and sitting on stage during the Christmas pageant presented by Edgewood High School seniors. Marie Anthony and John McCormick...
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Dancing Boys

Date: 04 22 1963
Description: Group of four boys in Bavarian costume performing a Bavarian folk dance.
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Wisconsin Idea Theater Group

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Description: Members of the Wisconsin Idea Theater Group in costume, one man posing dressed as a fisherman, a woman as a bathing beauty, and another person as a giant f...

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