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Harry Dyer and Robert Draves

Date: 08 06 1941
Description: Singer Harry Dyer (b.1864), right, and sound engineer Robert Draves.
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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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Winifred Bundy and Bill Morgan

Date: 08 04 1946
Description: Winifred Bundy, secretary of the School of Music at UW-Madison, and her uncle, Bill Morgan. Both recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Two Male Singers

Date: 08 11 1946
Description: Unidentified man and Orrin Olson (b. 1911?), singers of Swedish songs who recorded for Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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"The Cardinals" Barbershop Quartet

Date: 10 06 1949
Description: Publicity portrait of "The Cardinals" barbershop quartet, posing with one foot on a riser. From left to right are Jerry Ripp, Vaughn Liscum, Phil Davies an...
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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 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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Man Dancing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A man wearing a beret with two buttons on it dances across the stage. An audience member on the left is also dancing, and stagehands and photographers crow...
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McCormick-Deering Sisters and Big Brother Johnny

Date: 1938
Description: Group portrait of the McCormick-Deering Sisters and Big Brother Johnny, taken at the KCRC studios. Original caption reads: "Radio Talent "McCormick-Deering...
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Sigrid's Bavarian Trail — Interior

Date: 03 12 1999
Description: "While dining at Sigrid's Bavarian Trail,our waitress Carrie Pobanz, entertains us by singing 'Edelweiss.' She and her family are moving to Branson, MO, in...
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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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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 05 14 1956
Description: Seated at his desk is Darwin H. Leavitt, statistician at Oscar Mayer & Company. He is also a member of and treasurer for the Philharmonic Chorus. The choru...
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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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Dixieland Band

Date: 07 1995
Description: "Mayville's Raymond ?, also know as Peggy McEathon sings with the Pete Runde Dixieland Band."
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American Legion Birthday Party

Date: 03 1998
Description: "This quartet entertained at the American Legion Annual Birthday Party."
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Annual Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 05 1957
Description: Three members of the Homemaker's Chorus who sang during the annual University of Wisconsin's Farm and Home Week. From left to right are: Mrs. Henry Peters ...
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Women Singing, Freedom School Convention

Date: 08 08 1964
Description: Two women clap and sing at the Freedom School Convention during the Freedom Summer civil rights project. Behind them is a mural, and a banner that says "St...
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Joe Glazer

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Description: Portrait of singer and songwriter, Joe Glazer, holding a guitar.
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Bellafonte and Obey

Date: 04 1987
Description: Singer Harry Bellafonte, then the ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) testified on behalf of the fund before the House Appropriation...

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