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| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 01 31 1935 |
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| Description: | Girls in costume for Nakoma Circle Dance. Taken for Fannie Steve, Board of Education. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 1937 |
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| Description: | Cover of The American Dancer magazine featuring Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance and Genevieve Esse Kehl. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, introduces Patti, his first dancing granddaughter. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Six girls in black costumes pose on stage at the Kehl School of Dance. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 13 1929 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 09 21 1967 |
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| Description: | Cover of "The Free Statesman," an underground newspaper, depicting a clown figure dancing with a woman, and standing on top of a dove. |
| Date: | 04 1968 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 04 1968 |
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| Description: | Clown Mathis, dancing to the song "Steal Away" during a performance at the Soul Roots Festival, April 26-27. |
| Date: | 03 1972 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Publicity portrait of the dancer Irene Castle wearing the lace Dutch cap Vernon bought her in Brussels in 1912. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| 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... |
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