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Harmonica Player

Date: 1914
Description: James Peterson, son of the photographer, playing the harmonica. He is sitting against a stump, with trees in the distance.
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School Children Folk Dancing

Date: 1919
Description: School children dancing in a circle to music from a Victrola phonograph as women look on. The children are outdoors, possibly in a rural schoolyard.
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Directing an "Action Song"

Date: 1919
Description: Miss Streeter leading school children in the "shoemaker's song". Another woman is standing near a Victrola. The children are outdoors under trees. Possibly...
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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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Unidentified Performers

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins or Henry Thunder and Stella Stacy. Probably taken at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) 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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Singers Posing Outdoors

Date: 08 08 1946
Description: Possibly Adelord Joseph Vanasse (b. 1877?) and Stanilaus Phaneuf (b. 1869), singers who recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Dr. Charles O. Lindberg

Date: 08 10 1946
Description: The man on the left is Dr. Charles O. Lindberg, a physician and singer of Swedish songs, who recorded for Helene Stratman-Thomas. The man on the right is A...
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Dr. Charles Lindberg and Helene Stratman-Thomas

Date: 08 10 1946
Description: Helene Stratman-Thomas and Dr. Charles O. Lindberg, a Swedish singer.
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Helene Stratman-Thomas and Two Women

Date: 08 10 1946
Description: A group portrait of three women. (l to r) Song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas, Mrs. Kamma Grumstrup, a singer of old ballads in Danish, and possibly Beri...
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Charles Dietz and Helene Stratman-Thomas

Date: 09 02 1946
Description: Charles Dietz, a singer of English ballads, and song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Family Christmas

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Description: A family sits around a Christmas tree playing music and singing.
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Man Outdoors with Phonograph

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Description: A man sits in a wooded area and plays music on a phonograph.
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Gay Marchers Rally at Capitol

Date: 09 09 1979
Description: A large group of people rallying in support of gay rights at the top of State Street on the Capitol Square. They are listening to a man playing guitar. Man...
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U.S. Coast Guard Band

Date: 1943
Description: The United States Coast Guard band plays a concert for a War Bond Drive with Rudy Vallee as its conductor. The original caption reads: "U.S.C.G. (Int'l K-6...
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Children at Camp McCoy

Date: 1980
Description: Cuban refugees at Camp McCoy. Three children standing with their arms around each others shoulders. Two wear Woody Woodpecker t-shirts, the other wears a D...
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Baby Huey & the Babysitters Guitarist on Stage

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: The guitarist for Baby Huey & the Babysitters, possibly Danny O'Neil, stands on stage playing a Gibson Les Paul guitar, wearing a wide brimmed hat and larg...
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Baby Huey on Stage with Drummer

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Chicago R&B singer Baby Huey standing barefoot on stage wearing an open green shirt on top of coveralls. A conga player, possibly Plato Jones, is visible o...
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Baby Huey on Stage with Drums

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Chicago R&B singer Baby Huey standing barefoot on stage wearing an open green shirt on top of coveralls. A drum set and cymbals are visible on the right si...
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Baby Huey on Stage with Horn Players

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Chicago R&B singer Baby Huey standing barefoot on stage wearing an open green shirt on top of coveralls. Members of his horn section are visible in the bac...

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