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Honey Bunch Orchestra

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Description: Four children with their musical instruments. Writing on the picture says "Honey Bunch Orchestra".
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Women Dancing

Date: 03 10 1944
Description: Two sets of twins dance at the recreation center for school pupils at the Cottage Grove Town Hall. Included on the left are Jean and Joan Hanson of Cottage...
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Menominee Indian Band

Date: 1948
Description: Menominee Indian Band playing at the Wisconsin Centennial Year Kick-off Ceremony in the Wisconsin State Capitol. They played a one hour concert in the morn...
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Margaret Strahl at a Piano

Date: 02 07 1955
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...
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Blackhawk Country Club 1920s Costume Party

Date: 07 23 1955
Description: Dr. and Mrs. L. Riley McCormick, 2117 Monroe Street, in costume playing the piano at the Blackhawk Country Club 1920s costume party.
Poster

Transtar Rose's Truck Stop Tour Advertising Poster

Date: 1975
Description: Advertising poster for Transtar Rose's truck stop tour "with her country music show." The show included International Transtar Eagle trucks and V-800 diese...
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Pipe Organ Model

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Description: Studio photograph of a model or prototype of a pipe organ. Original caption reads: "organ from the collection of James Lowth, inventor."
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Stumpf Fiddle Players

Date: 08 18 1977
Description: Sally Perringer (in the foreground) plays the Stumpf fiddle in the Firehouse Band from Port Washington. The performance took place at the eighth annual pic...
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Snazzy Chazzy and his Student Oomp-pah Band

Date: 03 22 1944
Description: Snazzy Chazzy and his Grenadiers, eigth grade students at Nakoma School, who play some real Milwaukee-style German tempo. Left to right, front row: Bruce ...
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Library Music Committee

Date: 04 05 1944
Description: A committee of Madison women musicians, sitting around a table, selecting music books and scores to supplement the Madison Public Library collection are, l...
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"Truax Field Calling" Radio Show

Date: 09 18 1944
Description: Truax Field soldiers produce a weekly radio show, "Truax Field Calling" for WIBA, broadcasting from the field. Shown at a jam session are, left to right, P...
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Elsie Taschek at Carillon Keyboard

Date: 10 12 1944
Description: Elsie Taschek at the keyboard of the University of Wisconsin-Madison carillon. Traditionally the carillon was always played by men before World War II.
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Lowell School Christmas Party

Date: 12 14 1944
Description: Eight girls (on the left side from floor to harp) Ruth Quale, Mary Fess, Patricia Kinney, Elaine Tripalin, (girl in the center) Carlene Stoker, (right side...
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Band Concert at Tenney Park

Date: 1912
Description: A group of formally dressed people gather at Tenney Park to hear a band concert.
Postcard

Opera House

Date: 1910
Description: View across road towards the front and right side of the Opera House. Caption reads: "Greetings from Prairie Farm, Wis."
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Women's Chorus In The WHA's Studio

Date: 02 28 1945
Description: Women's chorus performing in WHA studio.
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Accordionist at the Fair

Date: 1936
Description: A young accordionist plays a solo for the crowd at the Wisconsin State Fair, while another young player watches.
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WHA Show "Fun Time"

Date: 03 16 1945
Description: Group of children seated on the floor at the WHA radio studio listening to a woman (Fanny Steve?) play the piano during a program called "Fun Time".
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Prof. Edgar B. Gordon

Date: 03 29 1945
Description: Prof. Edgar B. Gordon (Emeritus) at WHA radio microphone instructing Wisconsin children in vocal music at their schools, part of the "Journeys in Music Lan...
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Sigmund Romberg and Students

Date: 04 27 1945
Description: Composer Sigmund Romberg at the piano during an impromtu concert at Central High School. Members of the high school band looking on are, left to right: Bev...

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