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Accordion and Guitar Players

Date: 03 11 1936
Description: Man playing accordion and man playing guitar at the Town Club Tavern, located at 2501 Sherman Avenue.
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Shindig at the Teenbeat Club

Date: 1968
Description: Color advertising photograph of teenagers and members of a rock and roll band gathered in and around an International Scout pickup at the Teenbeat Club own...
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Goose Island Ramblers

Date: 1972
Description: The Goose Island Ramblers performing at Johnny's Packers Inn. Their instruments include accordions, guitar, and a fiddle. Tommy McDermott sits in on a but...
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The Hoedowners, A Country Western Trio

Date: 1950
Description: The Hoedowners, a country western trio consisting of Wendell "Wendy" Whitford, fiddleplayer; Donna Jean Lundeberg, piano accordian; and Vern Minor, guitar,...
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Goose Island Ramblers Band

Date: 1960
Description: The Goose Island Ramblers (left to right): George Gilbertsen on fiddle, "Wendy" Whitford on guitar, and Bruce Bollard on jug and piano accordion.
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"Hawaiian Group" Four-Piece Country Band

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Description: "Hawaiian Group," a four-piece country band made up of (left to right): Martin Angus, Al Flansberg, Jack Pennywell, and George Gilbertson. Their instrumen...
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Alvin "Scotty" Hogan With Musical Instruments

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Description: Studio portrait of musician Alvin "Scotty" Hogan posing with an upright bass guitar, a guitar, a banjo, a mandolin, a lap steel guitar, and a jug.
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Group of Entertainers

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Description: Five men and a boy outside a tent, one dancing with snakes, two others playing a guitar and mandolin.
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Photomontage of Highlander Square Dancing

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Description: Photomontage of musicians playing their instruments, with people square dancing beneath. Ike Church is playing the banjo in the upper right, and J.D. Marlo...
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Julius Lester Playing Guitar

Date: 1977
Description: Julius Lester playing an acoustic guitar outdoors at Highlander Folk School.
Poster

Traffic Music Poster

Date: 1972
Description: Illustrated poster of the band Traffic made by artist John Chritton.
Poster

Kaukauna Fall Fest Poster

Date: 09 1972
Description: Poster advertising for Fall Fest in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, held September 16-17, 1972, at the Wisconsin International Raceway. Festival featured 16 bands, in...
Poster

B.B. King Performance

Date: 03 29 1971
Description: Poster advertising a performance by B.B. King at Dewey's. Features a photograph of B.B. King with a guitar, presumably at a performance. The poster was des...
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Guy Carawan and Singers

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Description: Folk singer Guy Carawan plays guitar and sings as James Bevel and Bernard Lafayette sing along.
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Singer Joe Glaza

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Description: Joe Glaza plays guitar and sings at a dinner event.
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Baby Huey & the Babysitters Guitarist on Stage

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: The guitarist for Baby Huey & the Babysitters, possibly Danny O'Neil, stands on stage playing a Gibson Les Paul guitar, wearing a wide brimmed hat and larg...
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Baby Huey & the Babysitters Horn Section

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Low angle view of three members of the Baby Huey & the Babysitters horn section, which features a modified trumpet, and a tenor and an alto saxophone. They...
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Baby Huey with Full Band

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: View from above of Chicago R&B act Baby Huey mid-performance. The band was made up of a three man horn section, electric guitar, drums, congas, electric ba...
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Baby Huey & the Babysitters

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: View from above and behind the stage of Chicago R&B act Baby Huey & the Babysitters mid-performance, while the large festival audience stands around the st...
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Baby Huey from the Audience

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Chicago R&B act Baby Huey mid-performance viewed from the audience. The band was made up of a three man horn section, electric guitar, drums, congas, elect...

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