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Poster

"The Living Sound" Concert Poster

Date: 11 1971
Description: Poster advertisement for a concert by the group "The Living Sound," at 240 West Gilman Street, in Madison, Wisconsin. Features a reduced purple and red ill...
Photograph

Packinghouse Singing Caravan

Date: 1949
Description: To foster better farmer-labor union relations, members of United Packinghouse Workers locals 8 and 169 organized a singing caravan that performed at fairs ...
Photograph

Geoff Cook and Others Playing Guitars

Date: 1970
Description: Geoff Cook, wearing suit jacket, and other unidentified individuals, sit on the ground at library mall playing guitars.
Photograph

Geoff Cook and Others Playing Guitars

Date: 1970
Description: Geoff Cook, wearing suit jacket, and other unidentified individuals, sit on library mall playing guitars.
Photograph

"Jammin with the People"

Date: 1971
Description: Pete Seeger, performing for a group of Vietnam War protesters in Texas, probably near Fort Hood.
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

Lorbieke-Onernek Wedding

Date: 1916
Description: Family and friends gathered in front of a home for the wedding of Joseph Lorbieki and Agnes Onernek. Three musicians can be seen near the center. A windmil...
Postcard

Dionne Sisters, World Renowned Musicians

Date: 10 31 1912
Description: Photographic postcard of two sisters posed with a guitar and a mandolin in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing dresses, and one sister has a lace...
Print

Trademark Logo for Jack Penewell's Guitars

Date: 1930
Description: Logo submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Jack Penewell's Original, Twin Six, Talking Steel Guitar." An image of a steel guitar...
Photograph

Capital Offenses

Date: 1986
Description: Photograph taken to illustrate the jacket of a recording issued by the Capital Offenses, the blue grass band headed by Congressman David R. Obey of Wiscons...
Photograph

Capital Offenses

Date: 1996
Description: Congressman David Obey (playing the harmonica) of Wisconsin with his two sons, Douglas and Craig, performing as part of the Capital Offenses, a bluegrass b...
Photograph

Scott Lilly

Date: 1996
Description: Scott Lilly, a senior staff member of the House Appropriations Committee, executive director of the House Democratic Study Group, and chief of staff to Wis...
Poster

Nirvana Poster

Date: 1990
Description: Nirvana poster from their 1990 tour.
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

Emory Bennett and Family

Date: 09 06 1901
Description: Emory Bennett and family posed in front of the Bennett home. A young boy sits in a cart pulled by a dog. A seated man holds a harp guitar and another man s...
Photograph

Girl with Guitar

Date: 1935
Description: Arlene Elmer, 14, poses outside the Farmer's Grove School with a guitar. On the reverse of the photograph is written "This pupil is leader in plays and gam...
Poster

"Los muchachos de mi barrio" (The Boys from My Hood) Film Poster

Date: 1970
Description: Argentine film poster. Illustrated image of a man standing with one foot raised and resting on a post. Behind him a young woman stands holding a book, and ...

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