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Parade on the Capitol Square

Date: 1910
Description: A parade turning the corner from Wisconsin Avenue on to the Capitol Square. A horse-drawn wagon in the foreground carries a May Pole and dancers from the K...
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"In Dahomey" Stars

Date: 1902
Description: George Walker, Adah Overton Walker, and Bert Williams link arms and dance the cakewalk in the first Broadway musical to be written and performed by African...
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Irene Castle in Uniform

Date: 1917
Description: The glamorous dancer Irene Castle wearing a World War I "Preparedness Uniform" of her own design. The dress was based on the uniform worn by her husband an...
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Nakoma School Groups Dancing

Date: 01 31 1935
Description: Girls in costume for Nakoma Circle Dance. Taken for Fannie Steve, Board of Education.
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Capitol Steps Dancers

Date: 1900
Description: "Living flag" created by the Kehl dancers on the steps of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. This close view permits better examination of the ornamentatio...
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Leo Kehl on The American Dancer Cover

Date: 08 1937
Description: Cover of The American Dancer magazine featuring Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance and Genevieve Esse Kehl.
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Leo Kehl and Granddaughter

Date: 1959
Description: Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, introduces Patti, his first dancing granddaughter.
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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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Kehl Students with President Gerald R. Ford

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Description: Students at the Kehl School of Dance pose with President Gerald R. Ford. From left to right: Linda Mohs, Polly Mohs, Shannon Gallagher, Ford, Mary Jo Macke...
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Tap Dancers on Stage

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Description: Twenty-one tap dancers from the Kehl School of Dance, posed in line formation on stage.
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Kehl Dancers in Black Costume

Date: 1920
Description: Six girls in black costumes pose on stage at the Kehl School of Dance.
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Kehl Dancer in Silver and Pink

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Description: An unknown dancer ("Brown") wearing a glittery pink and silver costume poses on her toes with arms outstretched at the Kehl School of Dance.
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Evelyn Brown

Date: 1935
Description: Evelyn Brown of the Kehl School of Dance.
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Kehl Students In Ballet Costumes

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Description: Three students at the Kehl School of Dance pose in ballet costume. From left to right: Jo Jean Kehl, Joan Batz, Jo Ann Kehl.
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Dancing Pair

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Description: Leo T. Kehl and an unidentified dancing partner.
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Sidell Sisters

Date: 1927
Description: The Sidell Sisters, Billie and Pierre, posed as a Latin couple. The Sidell Sisters were from Madison, Wisconsin. They were students of Leo T. Kehl and th...
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Leo Kehl and Students

Date: 08 13 1929
Description: Leo T. Kehl with a line formation of students, most wearing tap or ballroom shoes. In addition to operation of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, Kehl pr...
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Leo Kehl and Partner FiFi D'Orsay

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Description: Leo T. Kehl, youngest son of founder F.W. Kehl of Kehl's Dancing Academy, and partner FiFi D'Orsay. FiFi was one of several Kehl pupils who went on to beco...
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Jo Ann Janus performs in Dance Concert

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Description: Jo Ann Janus, 4th generation Kehl, and the youngest daughter of Jo Jean Kehl Janus, performs in the Kansas University Dance Department concert. She won the...
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Dancers in Elaborate Costumes

Date: 1929
Description: Dancers in elaborate costumes and huge headdresses perform onstage in "Glorifying the American Girl," a 1929 Paramount musical. The heads of some pit music...

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