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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Two men posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. James Gorman, standing, has a pipe in his mouth; the seated man holding a guitar is un... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Color advertising photograph of teenagers and band members gathered in and around an International Scout pickup at the Teenbeat Club owned by Steve Miller ... |
| Date: | 06 25 1936 |
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| Description: | Man dressed as a cowboy playing a guitar and singing in front of WIBA microphone. |
| Date: | 03 11 1936 |
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| Description: | Man playing accordion and man playing guitar at the Town Club Tavern, located at 2501 Sherman Avenue. |
| Date: | 01 28 1936 |
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| Description: | A man dressed as a cowboy is sitting and holding a guitar in front of a microphone in W.I.B.A. studios, 111 King Street, Room 28. |
| Date: | 05 16 1933 |
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| Description: | "Three Little Maids," group portrait of three women, all standing, one holding a guitar, who performed with the WLS Barn Dance. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 1975 |
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| Description: | Bonnie Nelson (a.k.a. "Transtar Rose") singing country music with a band on her truck stop tour. The tour ran in the summer of 1975 from Omaha to Des Moine... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Two men are seated holding guitars in luthier Leo Uhlmeyer's store. There are more instruments on the floor in front of them and hanging on the wall behind... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | The Hoedowners, a country western trio consisting of Wendell "Wendy" Whitford, fiddleplayer; Donna Jean Lundeberg, piano accordian; and Vern Minor, guitar,... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | The Goose Island Ramblers (left to right): George Gilbertsen on fiddle, "Wendy" Whitford on guitar, and Bruce Bollard on jug and piano accordion. |
| Date: | 07 23 1955 |
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| Description: | Dr. and Mrs. L. Riley McCormick in costume, 2117 Monroe Street, playing the guitar and singing at the Blackhawk Country Club 1920s costume party. |
| Date: | 12 1951 |
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| Description: | Philleo Nash (playing the guitar), Presidential adviser on Minority Affairs, entertains President Harry Truman (in the sunglasses), with folk songs during ... |
| Date: | 07 09 1977 |
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| Description: | Bedroom featuring an octagonal bed with a guitar in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1977 |
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| Description: | Julius Lester playing an acoustic guitar outdoors at Highlander Folk School. |
| Date: | 06 1958 |
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| Description: | Family gathering for the visit of aunt Miriam and Ben Seiden to Milwaukee. Salvator Moshe is holding Mathilde (left) and niece, Cookie Seiden (right). Fro... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Illustrated poster of the band Traffic made by artist John Chritton. |
| Date: | 09 1972 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising for Fall Fest in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, held September 16-17, 1972, at the Wisconsin International Raceway. Festival featured 16 bands, in... |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster publicizing a concert by The Bethlehem Boogie Band at the Nitty Gritty in Madison, Wisconsin. Features hand-drawn, hand-colored cartoons of the band... |
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