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African American Tenant Farmers at Barbecue

Date: 02 22 1915
Description: African American tenant farmers assembled for a barbecue. The tenants worked for Louis Frank Sessions who is in the front row, third from the left (wearing...
Photograph

International Travelall

Date: 1971
Description: Color advertising photograph of a family enjoying a campfire near their Travelall 1010 truck and Mallard camper. The father of the family strums his guitar...
Book or Pamphlet

International Travelall Tow Wagons

Date: 1971
Description: Front cover of an advertising brochure for International Travelall tow wagons with the slogan: "Get away from it all." Features color photograph of a campi...
Print

Madison Turners

Date: 1863
Description: Black & white lithograph by Milwaukee lithographer Louis Kurz depicting the Madison Turners or Turnverein at a shooting party on the Madison lakefront. Th...
Photograph

Children at Camp McCoy

Date: 1980
Description: Cuban refugees at Camp McCoy. Three children standing with their arms around each others shoulders. Two wear Woody Woodpecker t-shirts, the other wears a D...
Photograph

Peter Obranovich on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Peter Obranovich (better known at the time as "Pete Bobo"), promoter for the festival, wearing a blue and yellow bucket hat, standing on the side of the st...
Photograph

Mason Proffit Mid Performance

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: View from audience of country rock band Mason Proffit performing at the Sound Storm music festival.
Photograph

Captain Billy's Whiz Band Performing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Captain Billy's Whiz Band performing on stage at the Sound Storm music festival as seen from the audience. Keyboard player, Larry Robertson (left), drummer...
Photograph

Hilo Hattie

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Description: Candid portrait of Hilo Hattie (born Clarissa "Clara" Haili), who was a Hawaiian musician, dancer, actress and comedian. There is a guitar on the ground ne...
Photograph

Lewis Arms Playing Guitar

Date: 01 1953
Description: Lewis Arms kneels close to the ground while playing a guitar. There is a large, industrial looking building in the far background.
Photograph

Lewis Arms with a Guitar

Date: 1956
Description: Lewis Arms sits on the trunk of a 1949 convertible (DeSoto?) automobile, strumming a guitar.
Photograph

Steel Guitar Ace

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Description: Jack Penewell of Madison, originator of the twelve string Hawaiian guitar (or so his business card says), with another musician tentatively identified as T...
Photograph

Wilderness Road on Stage

Date: 04 1970
Description: Wilderness Road taken from the stage during their performance at Sound Storm. The drummer is Tom Haban, bassist is Andy Haban, and the guitarist is Warren ...
Photograph

People Posing Under Awning

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Description: Men and women are posing standing and sitting under a rough awning. They are sitting in chairs and a hammock near a table in the woods. A few people are we...
Photograph

Blackhawk Country Club Western Party

Date: 07 20 1957
Description: Quartet of singing cowboys at Blackhawk Country Club Western Ranch Party. Left to right: Dr. George Oosterhous, Dr. George Benson, Robert Lievan, John Ko...
Photograph

Impromptu Concert

Date: 1964
Description: A group of adults and children at an impromptu concert held outdoors during Freedom Summer outside of the Freedom School at Priest Creek Baptist Church. L...
Photograph

Impromptu Concert

Date: 1964
Description: A group of adults and children at an impromptu concert held outdoors during Freedom Summer outside of the Freedom School at Priest Creek Baptist Church. Li...
Photograph

Impromptu Concert

Date: 1964
Description: A group of adults and children at an impromptu concert held outdoors during Freedom Summer outside of the Freedom School at Priest Creek Baptist Church. Li...
Photograph

Men Playing Instruments

Date: 
Description: View across stage towards two men posing sitting, one playing a guitar and the other a mandolin, with two other men standing nearby. In the background are ...
Postcard

Busy Road near Blanchardville

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Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of a busy road near Blanchardville. Men are driving a wagon hitched to eight horses, and people are standing in the roa...

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