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Max Roach Quintet

Date: 02 26 1957
Description: Three musicians are on a stage; an audience is in the background. One man in the foreground is playing the drums, another man is playing a tenor saxophone,...
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Duke Ellington at the Piano

Date: 05 09 1952
Description: Duke Ellington at the piano during a performance with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The bassist is likely Joe Benjamin, and the drummer is Louie Bellson. O...
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Robert Bealmear Plays the Drums

Date: 02 24 1962
Description: View of a young man, surrounded by drums in the foreground. Caption reads: "A Whitefish Bay youth, Robert Bealmear, of 5324 N. Kent av., beat the dr...
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Anton Brees at the Carillon Keys

Date: 11 06 1957
Description: A man is playing a small double keyboard, from which tubes are extending. Behind him are large windows looking out towards a street scene. Across the stree...
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Concert at Milwaukee Art Institute

Date: 09 24 1954
Description: Three performers are on stage together: a man playing a clarinet, a woman singing, and a man playing a piano. Caption reads: "A concert trio performed
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Trolley Guitar Concert

Date: 02 25 1956
Description: Three people clapping and smiling near a man playing a guitar. Caption reads: "Railroad fans clapped to the rocking rhythm of a guitar player on a s...
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Milwaukee Pops Orchestra Harp Auditions

Date: 08 05 1956
Description: Two women playing harps. Caption reads: "Auditions for the new Milwaukee Pops orchestra were held Saturday at Radio City. Miss Carol Dahm (front), 2...
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Rockford Bagpipe Band at Annual Robert Burns Dinner

Date: 01 29 1956
Description: A man is carrying a tray with two candlesticks and haggis. Three other men are following wearing uniforms, and two men are playing bagpipes. Caption reads:...
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Fred Lewis

Date: 08 27 1961
Description: A man playing bagpipes on the deck of a boat. Caption reads: "When the big sailboat fleet docks at a Lake Michigan port after a race, startled salts...
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New Music Quartet in Milwaukee

Date: 12 04 1955
Description: Four men are holding string instruments, while several children are looking on. Caption reads: "A quartet of New York musicians who played Saturday ...

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