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Maypole Dancers on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon...
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Maypole Dance on Bascom Hill

Date: 05 1916
Description: A view looking down on the Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill, showing dancers around four different Maypoles. In the foreground is the Lincoln M...
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International Harvester Parade of Progress Fast Hitch Square Dance

Date: 1953
Description: Men in cowboy hats driving International Harvester tractors through an exhibition tent as part of the "Parade of Progress" at the Indiana State Fair as par...
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East High School Interpretive Dance Class

Date: 03 18 1931
Description: East High School interpretive dance class in costume posing on stage.
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Kehl Dancers in Mexican Costume

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Description: A group of 12 dancers pose in Mexican costume at the Kehl School of Dance. Leo Kehl, head of the school, appears second from the left.
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Pow Wow Scene

Date: 1908
Description: Drummers and dancers at pow wow led by Chief Winneshiek, below Lutheran Church in a canvas enclosure.
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Illustration of Dancers

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Description: Couples are dancing and a man smoking a pipe is sitting in a chair watching. A band plays music on a bandstand in the background.
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Bob McGlinn's Dance Tavern

Date: 1939
Description: Interior view of Bob McGlinn's Dance Tavern showing the wooden dance floor with chairs and benches along the walls. In the back left corner is a stage. The...
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Spectators Watching Native American Dance

Date: 1930
Description: View of a Native American man dancing and wearing traditional dress and a headdress. A group of younger boys, some wearing traditional dress, watch him fro...
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Bicentennial Dance

Date: 02 22 1932
Description: Children at the Honey Creek State Graded School, District No. 1, commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington with a dance performed...
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Junior Division of the University League Decorate for Yule Dance

Date: 12 05 1959
Description: Members of the decorating committee for the Annual Holiday Dance of the Junior Division of the University League held at the West Side Business Men's Assoc...
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Hilgen Spring Park Dance Pavilion

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Description: Interior view of the Hilgen Spring Park Dancing Pavilion. Chairs are along the walls, and flowers are hanging from the ceiling.
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Indian Dance House

Date: 1910
Description: An interior view of a dance house at an Indian Village. The house has an open roof and benches inside.
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Mexican Day of Independence Celebration

Date: 09 17 1989
Description: A young man and woman are dancing together on a stage. Other dancers and people are sitting at tables in the background. Caption reads: "The La Casa Senior...
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Fort Howard Ball

Date: 07 1934
Description: View across lawn towards people in formal attire standing in a field, in front of a tent stage. Along the tent are large panels with drawings or paintings ...

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