Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 61-80 of 92

Photograph

Band in front of Opera House

Date: 
Description: Brass band with eight musicians posed standing on the street in front of the Opera House. At the far right is Carl Pope. Signs advertise "John T. Hinds in ...
Photograph

Powwow

Date: 
Description: Group of men and drum posed in front of an arbor and an American flag. Native American powwow held six miles east of town.
Photograph

Fortier and Hoften Hagen

Date: 
Description: Two men posed sitting next to a piano and drum/percussion set, probably Fortier at the piano and Hoften Hagen sitting at the drums and holding a violin.
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Two Men and a Woman Playing Instruments

Date: 
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...
Photograph

Alma Center Band

Date: 
Description: Band posed standing on the steps of a brick building, probably the Alma Center Band in front of the Jackson County Courthouse.
Photograph

Alma Center Band

Date: 
Description: Band posed playing in a circle formation, probably the Alma Center Band, in a concert on the lawn in front of the Jackson County Court House. The house in ...
Photograph

Small Group in front of a Tent

Date: 
Description: Two women, a boy, and a man playing the trumpet are posing sitting in front of two men and two women standing in front of a tent, wooden building, and fenc...
Photograph

Playing Instruments in a Parlor

Date: 
Description: Two men and a woman are posing sitting in a parlor and holding musical instruments. The woman is sitting on the right in front of a piano playing a banjo. ...
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 ...
Photograph

Family in Front of Frame House

Date: 
Description: Group portrait of men, women and children posing in front of a single-story frame house. The man on the left is holding a shotgun, the man next to him is h...
Photograph

Group of People Posing in front of Tent

Date: 
Description: Two girls, a boy, and a man playing a trumpet posing sitting in front of two women and two men posing standing. Behind them is a tent, a wooden fence, and ...
Photograph

Marching Band in Transit

Date: 
Description: View from wood sidewalk of brass band members wearing top hats and great coats walking up unpaved street in the central business district.
Photograph

Brass Band on Main Street

Date: 
Description: View across unpaved Main Street towards an African-American brass band standing and playing in front of the storefront for A.F. Werner. Pedestrians watch f...
Photograph

Patriotic Parade on Main Street

Date: 1908
Description: View from wood sidewalk towards a marching band parading up Main Street during a patriotic celebration. There is a banner that reads: "Welcome" in the back...
Photograph

Small Band on Main Street

Date: 
Description: View from sidewalk towards a small brass band marching down a patriotically decorated Main Street. Pedestrians are walking along the sidewalk on the right....
Photograph

Parade Dispersing

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of spectators and a marching band leaving a parade. There are bridges crossing a river in the background.
Photograph

Violinist Among the Drums

Date: 
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man posing standing and playing a violin among other musical instruments ...
Photograph

Man with a French Horn

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait of a European American man posing standing and holding a french horn.
Photograph

Man with a Double Bell Euphonium

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American man posing standing and playing a Double Bell Euphonium.
Photograph

Man with a Trumpet

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait of a European American man posing standing and holding a trumpet. Identified as possibly a member of the Alma Center Band.

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: