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Central High School German Puppeteers

Date: 03 13 1929
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Central High School German Club puppeteers.
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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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Margaret Strahl at a Piano

Date: 02 07 1955
Description: Margaret Strahl, senior at the University of Wisconsin School of Music, sitting at a grand piano at a benefit musicale sponsored by the Sigma Alpha Iota al...
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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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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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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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Mason Proffit Bass Player

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: John Talbot playing bass for the country rock band Mason Proffit, performing at the Sound Storm music festival. While Tim Ayres was the usual bass player f...
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Captain Billy's Whiz Band Keyboardist Performing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Larry Robertson, keyboardist for Captain Billy's Whiz Band wearing a fringed vest performing on stage at the Sound Storm music festival. There is a stack o...
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Bob Schmidtke Performing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Bob Schmidtke, guitarist for the band Captain Billy's Whiz Band performing with a Gibson Les Paul "goldtop" style guitar on stage at the Sound Storm music ...
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Clavier of the Mercersburg Academy

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Description: A man sits on a wooded bench to play the clavier at Mercersburg Academy, a school organized in 1893. Lighting hangs from the ceiling to illuminate the cari...
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Group of Reenactors

Date: 2007
Description: Historical reenactors in costume await visitors outside the "American Queen" steamboat.
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"The Ox" Performing on Stage

Date: 1968
Description: Rock trio, "The Ox," performing on stage. The guitarist and bassist are on an elevated platform next to a stack of amplifiers, while the drummer is set up ...
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"The Ox" Performing on Stage

Date: 1968
Description: Rock trio, "The Ox," performing on stage. The guitarist and bassist are on an elevated platform next to a stack of amplifiers while the drummer is set up o...
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Norman Ebron Band

Date: 02 18 1950
Description: Norman Ebron Band, members of American Federation of Musicians, segregated Local 587, play stand-up bass, coronet, clarinet and piano in front of a white a...
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Norman Ebron Band

Date: 02 18 1950
Description: The Norman Ebron Band, members of the American Federation of Musicians, segregated Local 587, play coronet, saxophone, piano, drums and standup bass in a d...
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Wilderness Road on Stage

Date: 04 1970
Description: Wilderness Road performing on stage at Sound Storm. On guitar at left is Nate Herman, Tom Haban on drums, Andy Haban on bass, and Warren Leming on guitar a...
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Wilderness Road on Stage

Date: 04 1970
Description: Wilderness Road during their performance at Sound Storm taken from the scaffolding behind the stage. Guitarist at right is Nate Herman, drummer is Tom Haba...
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Wilderness Road on Stage

Date: 04 1970
Description: Wilderness Road seen from the foot of the stage during their performance at Sound Storm. The guitarist at left is Nate Herman, the drummer is Tom Haban, th...

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