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Jean Randolph and Mural at West High School

Date: 06 01 1934
Description: Jean Randolph, with bandaged ankle, which she sprained when she fell from the ladder on which she is standing, drawing an 8' x 12' crayon mural of a knight...
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WHA Studio

Date: 02 26 1945
Description: WHA studio, with two women and two men posing around a microphone. The woman to the immediate left of the microphone has been identified as Dorothy Shinsti...
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Longfellow School Play

Date: 03 25 1947
Description: Cast members in costume at Longfellow School play, "The Bear's Dream".
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William R. Holmes, as a Magician

Date: 1905
Description: William R. Holmes, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a professional magician in front of a painted backdrop. Pictured with a m...
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Musicians Playing Instruments

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Description: A studio portrait of four men playing musical instruments in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing suit jackets, vests, neckties, and trousers. The...
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Boy and Girl Playing Instruments

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Description: A young boy and girl posing standing for a studio portrait, playing musical instruments in front of a painted backdrop. The boy is wearing a matching suit ...
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Pete Seeger Concert

Date: 09 1977
Description: Pete Seeger with a banjo performing at a picnic, perhaps a fund-raising event, for the "Guardian," a radical weekly newspaper.
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Shorewood Hills Community League Minstrel Show

Date: 10 26 1951
Description: The "Old South" came to life as the Shorewood Hills Community League presented its minstrel show to Shorewood Hills residents and guests. Seated at the pia...
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Studio Portrait of Two Men and a Woman Playing Instruments

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman flanked by two men, all standing, wearing minstrel costumes and blackface makeup. The men are pl...
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Butch Vig's Drum Kit

Date: 1984
Description: Butch Vig performing as part of the band Spooner. Madison, Wisconsin artist Dennis Nechvatel painted the bass drum head and the backdrop.

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