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Ho-Chunk Ceremonial Performers

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Description: Ho-Chunk ceremonial performers posing on the sandy riverbank in front of a steamboat and rock formation.
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Automotives Trades Council

Date: 12 18 1944
Description: Group portrait of Automotive Trades Council members at Turner Hall, 21 South Butler Street, with Ben and Alvina Bergor, entertainers, sitting in the front ...
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Two Golfers

Date: 10 07 1932
Description: Municipal golf pro with "armless" Fanchon and Marco golfer.
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Reri Trying Cinderella Cosmetics

Date: 07 25 1932
Description: Reri (Anne Chevalier), Tahitian star of the Fanchon and Marco "Tahiti" show at the Orpheum theater trying Cinderella cosmetics in her dressing room with Mr...
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Orpheum Player at Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 09 11 1930
Description: Elevated view of Orpheum players at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo) standing next to buffaloes.
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Crowd Watching Street Performer

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Description: Crowd watching a strongman lift a wagon wheel.
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Street Performer Balancing Man in Chair

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Description: Street performer balancing a man in a chair on his chin.
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Man Performing Balancing Act

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Description: Man performing a balancing act in town.
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NBC-WIBA Broadcast

Date: 04 03 1946
Description: Eight men standing around a microphone in the NBC-WIBA broadcast studio including Charles A. Mittelstadt, radio commentator.
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Organist, Richard Neumann

Date: 09 26 1948
Description: Original caption reads: "Back in Madison after 27 years is Richard Neumann, one-time organist at the Orpheum and Parkway theaters. Neumann was the organist...
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Artist Gordon Hampel with Flowers

Date: 2005
Description: Portrait of Gordon Hampel standing amidst his flowers.
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Roundy Couglin and Show Troupe

Date: 06 23 1949
Description: Group portrait of Roundy Couglin and members of the Dodson Imperial Shows at Camp Wawbeek, where they had gone to entertain the 93 children camping there. ...
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Dan Rice Home

Date: 1895
Description: View of the two-story Girard, Pennsylvania home of Dan Rice (1/23/1823 – 2/22/1900), entertainer and circus performer widely regarded as "America's most fa...
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Leo Kehl

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Description: A handsome studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Leo Kehl wearing a suit and bowtie.
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Leo Kehl Dancing

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Description: Leo Kehl performs a dance, costumed as a woman.
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Modern Woodmen of America Letterhead

Date: 1905
Description: Letterhead of the Milwaukee office of the Local Executive Committee for Head Camp Entertainment for a convention on June 20th to 24th, 1905, of the Modern ...
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The Bauer's Risley Act

Date: 05 22 1956
Description: Portrait of George and Peter Bauer, a father and son risley act. Risley is a form of tumbling by one individual while being juggled on the feet of another....
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The Bauer's Risley Act

Date: 05 22 1956
Description: Portrait of George and Peter Bauer, a father and son performing their risley act. Risley is a form of tumbling by one individual while being juggled on the...
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Appliances-SFB

Date: 1984
Description: The rock band Appliances-SFB playing in guitarist William Siebecker's basement. Singer Tom Laskin is jumping in the air while holding a microphone. Band me...
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Fire Town

Date: 08 1986
Description: Publicity photograph of the band members from Fire Town, a Madison, Wisconsin rock band. From left to right are Doug Erikson, Phil Davis, Butch Vig, and To...

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