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| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon... |
| Date: | 10 28 1938 |
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| Description: | Portrait of a male and a female dancer in folk costume, striking a pose. Taken for Hazel Conlon School of Dance. |
| Date: | 10 28 1938 |
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| Description: | Five couples in folk costumes wearing tap dance shoes. |
| Date: | 10 28 1938 |
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| Description: | Five couples wearing folk costumes and tap shoes posing in front of a mirror for the Hazel Conlon School of the Dance. |
| Date: | 05 22 1935 |
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| Description: | West Junior High School girls rehearsing May Pole Dance. |
| Date: | 01 31 1935 |
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| Description: | Nakoma School girls folk dance class. There are six "couples" in a row in ethnic costumes, with each "boy" on their knee holding a girl's hand. |
| Date: | 01 31 1935 |
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| Description: | Nakoma School girls folk dance class, five "couples" dressed in ethnic costumes dancing with hands interlocked. Circle Dance. |
| Date: | 05 12 1934 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of ten Norwegian folk dancers in costume, coached by John Odden, and Harold Smedal holding a Hardanger violin, who will perform for the Sons... |
| Date: | 05 12 1934 |
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| Description: | Norwegian folk dancers in costume, Ray Strand and his partner Miss Reison, perform for the Sons of Norway's Syttende Mai celebration. They have been coache... |
| Date: | 05 29 1948 |
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| Description: | Youth in traditional Norwegian costume shown performing a folk dance on the stage of Madison West High School auditorium during the mass commencement cerem... |
| Date: | 03 27 1949 |
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| Description: | Four pairs of square dancers perform as many fans watch from the side at the Madison Community center. |
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| Description: | Poster publicizing "Wisconsin Traveler," possibly a musical group. Features a hand-drawn and hand-colored drawing of a fiddle player, a banjo player, and s... |
| Date: | 12 15 1949 |
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| Description: | Christine Brinsmade is shown in Mexican costume doing an authentic Mexican dance at the Madison Woman's Club "Posada Mexicana" Christmas folk festival. |
| Date: | 03 08 1950 |
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| Description: | Tim Crimmins, 149 Rodney Court, dances an Irish jig in costume. Born in County Cork, Ireland, Crimmins immigrated to United States at age 15. |
| Date: | 07 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Six children engage in folk dancing at Randall School playground on Regent Street, while one bystander observes from the background. Pictured dancing from ... |
| Date: | 11 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Nakoma School third grade children performing a folk dance as part of a class play, "Democracy for Boys and Girls." The children were assigned to find out ... |
| Date: | 11 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Susie Burns and Judy Berger dance the roles of the Russian dancers in 'Trepak' in 'The Nutcracker' on stage at the Masonic auditorium. |
| Date: | 03 07 1956 |
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| Description: | A trio of Girl Scouts from Lapham School's Troop 16 present Norwegian folk song and dance, which will be part of a program featuring many scout groups. Lef... |
| Date: | 04 07 1959 |
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| Description: | Dancers in three German folk dances given by the the Badgerettes unit include, left to right: Caroline Doersch, Mrs. Dean Hoppmann, Marlene Smedema, and Ar... |
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| Description: | Jesus Avila of Ballet Folklorico in a sombrero and suit with side-seam decoration on the trousers claps and dances with children in a gymnasium, probably a... |
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