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Ho-Chunk Men Playing Wah-koo-chad-ah

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Description: Six Ho-Chunk men are standing and kneeling around a blanket playing Wah-koo-chad-ah (Moccasin), a favorite game. A typical dwelling (chipoteke) is in the b...
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Mother and Baby

Date: 1903
Description: A mother sits with her baby on front steps in the sun surrounded by toys.
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Women Circus Drummers

Date: 1942
Description: Five women drummers with the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus posing with striped drums. They are wearing band uniforms, including large hats to...
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Potowatomi Playing Moccasin

Date: 1921
Description: Postcard depicting a group of Potawatomi men at Stone Lake playing the game of moccasin. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared ...
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Menominee Performers

Date: 1958
Description: Peavey Falls group of dancers and musicians from the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin. The group is standing in front of a building with a sign th...
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High School Girls at Lathrop Hall

Date: 04 16 1958
Description: Almost 200 girls from 20 Wisconsin high schools took part in a strenuous day of recreation planned by the Women's Physical Education Club at Lathrop Hall a...
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Parade at Midwest Shrine Convention

Date: 09 07 1956
Description: Osman Temple drummers from St. Paul, Minnesota take part in the Midwest Shrine parade as it moves around the corner of South Carroll and West Main Streets....
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Gathering of Girls Wearing State Sashes

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of girls wearing State sashes, and a group of boys on the right wearing uniforms. One boy has a drum, another boy has a flag, and th...
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Patriotic Pageant

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of the participants of a patriotic pageant. The men are wearing suits, and some are wearing military medals. The boys are in uniform...
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The Moccasin Game

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Description: Several Indian men kneel on a rug to play the moccasin game. One man is holding a drum and wearing a headdress (also called a war bonnet).
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Dane County Fair Poster

Date: 1917
Description: Advertisement featuring a painting by artist Henry Mosler, dated 1915, titled "The Stars and Stripes Forever." In the painting a young man dressed in cut-o...
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Oversized Music Box at House on the Rock

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Description: Large glass fronted case filled with instruments. A young girl is sitting on the front of the case which is in the main house. One of several photographs u...
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Waterfront Festival

Date: 06 2014
Description: View from behind of an audience of men and women standing, or sitting in folding chairs, in front of a large stage. Four men are playing guitars, bass, and...
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Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys

Date: 07 11 2015
Description: View from audience towards a band playing on a stage. The men are playing an accordion, guitar, and drums. The man on the accordion is Jeffery Broussard. B...
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Mel's Circus Clown Band

Date: 1963
Description: Group of seven men posing in clown costumes and holding musical instruments. A drum on a wheeled cart has a cartoon representation of a clown, and is label...
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Two Boys Exploring Toyland Before Christmas

Date: 12 1954
Description: Jeff and Gregg Anderson playing on a drum set at the Wolff-Kubly-Hirsig store, Toyland. On the drum face is an image of a cowboy riding a bucking bronco.
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Drum and Bugle Corps Parade on Capitol Square

Date: 07 09 1955
Description: The drum line of a drum and bugle corps parading around Capitol Square. The musicians were participating in the third annual "Drums on Parade" invitational...
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Children's Fourth of July Parade

Date: 1902
Description: A group of children are parading down the street on the Fourth of July. The drummer is leading the way. Two girls and one boy are pulling carts with a chil...
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Doug DeWitt at the Drums

Date: 1942
Description: Doug DeWitt is sitting behind the drums. The words "Rhythm Wreckers" are printed on the drum face. Behind Doug DeWitt, on a shelf, are several things: a re...

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