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Fauerbach Brewery Tavern

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Slightly elevated view of crowd in the Fauerbach Brewery tavern at 651 Williamson Street, with men and women drinking and toasting and celebrating the end ...
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Playing Cards

Date: 05 10 1955
Description: Members of a musician's union playing cards together.
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Percussionist at WIBA

Date: 10 03 1930
Description: A tuxedo-clad percussionist standing at his marimbas, with other instruments including a gong, drum kit, and tympani behind him at the WIBA radio station.
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Politician with Menominee Indians

Date: 1959
Description: Wisconsin State Senator Alfred A. Laun (R.) of Kiel, participating in what appears to be a square dance with Menominee Indians and others. This image is pa...
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John Ciezczak

Date: 08 11 1941
Description: John Ciezczak (b.1885?), a Polish watchmaker, who sang songs in Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, and Kasshubian for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. He is...
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Julius Lester Playing Guitar

Date: 1977
Description: Julius Lester playing an acoustic guitar outdoors at Highlander Folk School.
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Women Composers Prepare for University of Wisconsin Chorus Spring Concert

Date: 03 21 1949
Description: Two Madison women composers prepare for the introduction of their songs by the University of Wisconsin's Women's Chorus at their spring concert. Pictured l...
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Don Marcouiller, Madison Parochial Schools Band Director

Date: 02 04 1950
Description: Portrait of Don Marcouiller, Madison parochial schools band director, holding a conducting baton.
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Jerry Garcia Sits with Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia with Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir, drummer and guitarist (respectively), sit with an unidentified woman on the Sound S...
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Jerry Garcia Sits with Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia (seated, middle) with drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, sit on the Sound Storm stage before playing.
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Phil Lesh on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead on stage wearing a t-shirt reading "Fillmore West." Mickey Hart's drum kit can be seen to the right, and Bob Weir'...
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The Grateful Dead Backstage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Jerry Garcia and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of the Grateful Dead stand around backstage, talking with fans.
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Grateful Dead Performing on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Side view of the Grateful Dead on stage, featuring Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, and Bill Kreutzmann, play on stage at the Sound Storm Fe...
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Mickey Hart with Jon McIntyre

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart stands behind equipment to the left of the band's road manager, Jon McIntyre, who is wearing a t-shirt that reads "Fillmo...
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Phil Lesh Surrounded by Equipment

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Grateful Dead bassist, Phil Lesh, wearing a Fillmore West t-shirt, sits on stage surrounded by equipment before performing at the Sound Storm music festiva...
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Jerry Garcia Playing Guitar on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Jerry Garcia, guitarist for the Grateful Dead, playing on stage at the Sound Storm festival. An audience member is visible sitting on the scaffolding behin...
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Phil Lesh and Bob Weir on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, bassist and guitarist (respectively) in the Grateful Dead, mid-performance at the Sound Storm festival. The bass guitar is made by ...
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Jerry Garcia Playing Guitar and Singing

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: View from below stage of Jerry Garcia playing a Gibson guitar and singing with the Grateful Dead on stage at the Sound Storm music festival.
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Phil Lesh Sitting on Amplifier

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead, sits on a small amplifier backstage, while Bob Weir stands behind him.
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Music Scholarship Winners

Date: 08 16 1950
Description: Four Madison high school graduates awarded University of Wisconsin music scholarships at the Summer Music Clinic posing against a wood-paneled wall for a p...

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