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Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: The Free Statesman

Date: 09 21 1967
Description: Cover of "The Free Statesman," an underground newspaper, depicting a clown figure dancing with a woman, and standing on top of a dove.
Photograph

Highlander Folk School Youth Project Dance

Date: 
Description: Youth dancing at the Highlander Folk School as part of the Summer Youth Project program. Wendy Davis is in the lower left.
Photograph

Soul Roots Festival Dance Interpretation

Date: 04 1968
Description: Dance interpretation of "Down on Me," a spiritual, as part of the Soul Roots Festival, April 26-27. Silhouettes of dancers with their arms raised.
Photograph

Soul Roots Festival Performance

Date: 04 1968
Description: Clown Mathis, dancing to the song "Steal Away" during a performance at the Soul Roots Festival, April 26-27.
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Lumber Camp Fiddler and Jig Dancer

Date: 
Description: Two men in a lumber camp bunkhouse. The man on the right is sitting on a stump playing a fiddle, while the man on the left is dancing.
Poster

Repertory Dance Theatre Performance Poster

Date: 03 1972
Description: Poster publicizing a performance by the Repertory Dance Theatre, a modern dance company in residence at the University of Utah-Salt Lake City, at the Wisco...
Poster

Wisconsin Traveler Poster

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Description: Poster publicizing "Wisconsin Traveler," possibly a musical group. Features a hand-drawn and hand-colored drawing of a fiddle player, a banjo player, and s...
Poster

Wisconsin on Tap

Date: 1975
Description: Poster promoting summer performances by The Wisconsin Peoples History Players. High contrast graphic depiction of dancers and jugglers in front of a blue b...
Photograph

Meatpackers Dance

Date: 
Description: Dance sponsored by the Women's Activities Committee of Local 13 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America union. Although the location is unidentified...
Photograph

Vernon Castle

Date: 1918
Description: Captain Vernon Castle of the British Royal Flying Corps standing in uniform beside a Curtis Jenny with British markings. Castle flew over 150 missions at t...
Photograph

Irene Castle

Date: 1912
Description: Publicity portrait of the dancer Irene Castle wearing the lace Dutch cap Vernon bought her in Brussels in 1912.
Photograph

Mae Murray

Date: 1908
Description: Original caption: "Mae Murray, who just recently completed 'Circe,' as she looked when she appeared on the stage. Miss Murray started her career as a dance...
Photograph

Irene Castle in Uniform

Date: 1918
Description: Original caption: "Mrs. Vernon Castle In her 'preparedness suit.' This is made on strictly mannish lines, and has no trimming whatever. She is shown here...
Photograph

Irene Castle in Scottish Highland Costume Holding a Dog

Date: 1917
Description: Waist-up portrait of Irene Castle holding one of her small Belgian Griffon dogs.
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Vernon Castle and Irene Castle

Date: 1918
Description: The celebrated dancing partners Vernon Castle and Irene Castle eating breakfast at home.
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Hotel Agua Caliente

Date: 
Description: View of a band and dancers at Hotel Agua Caliente, opened in 1928 and dedicated by Wayne McAllister in Tijuana, Mexico. Guests sit at dining tables on the ...
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Illustration of Dancers

Date: 
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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Washington Mansion

Date: 
Description: View of musicians and dancers in front of the Washington Mansion, a wooden home built in 1811 by David Hammond. A band and dancers occupy the front lawn.
Photograph

Lora Lee

Date: 1941
Description: Portrait of Lora Lee holding a cane and wearing a top hat, dancing costume and ballet shoes. It is inscribed "To Marian, who is my pal at Normal School & c...
Photograph

The Sidell Family

Date: 02 1930
Description: From left to right are Angeline Sidell, August (Uncle Sid) Sidell (seated), Violet (Billie) Sidell and Pierre Sidell.

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