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| Date: | 08 12 1958 |
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| Description: | Urbane gentleman shows off his sophisticated high fidelity wall system with reel-to-reel tape deck, reels of tape, and record albums. |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | The layout plan for the Lambertville Music Circus with elevations of stage and pit. |
| Date: | 09 29 1957 |
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| Description: | Hill's Department Store, 202 State Street, display window featuring a sale on 12" 33 1/3 RPM long play records. |
| Date: | 02 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Margaret Strahl, senior at the University of Wisconsin School of Music, sitting at a grand piano at a benefit musicale sponsored by the Sigma Alpha Iota al... |
| Date: | 07 23 1955 |
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| Description: | Dr. and Mrs. L. Riley McCormick, 2117 Monroe Street, in costume playing the piano at the Blackhawk Country Club 1920s costume party. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Pete Seeger at Highlander Folk School, possibly at a 25th anniversary celebration, where he was in charge of music. Playing an Orpheum #1 open-back five st... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Pete Seeger playing the 5-string banjo at the 25th Anniversary of Highlander Folk School in the Library building. |
| Date: | 10 01 1958 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Yankees standing on the first and third baselines for the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | A crowd gathers to watch men and women dance the polka at the Verona Legion Hall. A man plays a banjo in the background. |
| Date: | 02 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Finalists in tryouts for leading roles in the first opera ever to be presented by the Wisconsin Players are shown here with Doris Kassel, accompanist, at a... |
| Date: | 02 13 1950 |
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| Description: | Four of the leaders of the music section of the University of Wisconsin Dames club gathered around a piano. From left to right: Mrs. Carlton R.(Florence)... |
| Date: | 03 01 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of the Junior Red Cross prepare for a variety show at Tomah Veterans Hospital. They are, from left to right: Bob Carpenter, Dick Feldt, and Lois Br... |
| Date: | 04 18 1950 |
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| Description: | Gathered together to formulate plans for the inter-faith party for young adults in Madison churches are, standing left to right: Conrad Hilberry, Religious... |
| Date: | 05 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Professor E.B. Gordon is shown surrounded by some of his 90,000 "radio children," 3,500 of whom sang for him Saturday at the University of Wisconsin stock ... |
| Date: | 05 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Professor E.B. Gordon conducts at the seventeenth annual radio music festival. Professor Gordon has a radio class of 90,000 boys and girls who are enrolled... |
| Date: | 05 23 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of the Y-Teen group of the YWCA talk over summer camp plans with Patricia Powell, YWCA staff member who will be in charge of musical activities at ... |
| Date: | 06 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Robert Blum (second from right) of Evansville plays in the All-State High School Band with other students at the University of Wisconsin high school music ... |
| Date: | 07 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Robert Blum of Evansville, front row left, attends a conducting class with other students at the University of Wisconsin high school music clinic. |
| Date: | 07 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Robert Blum of Evansville stands in the cafeteria line at Chadbourne Hall during the University of Wisconsin's high school music clinic. |
| Date: | 08 05 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of participants in the ukulele concert that was part of the "open house" of the Shorewood Hills summer children's recreation program. Pictur... |
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