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Street Musician with Violin and Dog

Date: 1915
Description: A street musician named Frank Ritter playing violin on a city sidewalk (possibly in Chicago), with a dog leashed to his belt. A tin cup is attached to the ...
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African American Tenant Farmers at Barbecue

Date: 02 22 1915
Description: African American tenant farmers assembled for a barbecue. The tenants worked for Louis Frank Sessions who is in the front row, third from the left (wearing...
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African American School Band

Date: 1914
Description: African-American school band assembled in a lecture hall at the Piney Woods Country Life School with Agricultural Extension Department workers and charts i...
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Dolton School Boys Band

Date: 06 1916
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Dolton School Boys Band. Original caption reads: "Dolton School Boys Band who furnished the music throughout the day for the ...
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Graham Residence

Date: 1910
Description: View of the music room in the residence of Frederick Graham.
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Soldiers in WWI

Date: 1918
Description: African American soldiers during World War I playing trombone music.
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Boy Sitting in Calliope Car

Date: 1910
Description: A boy in a hat is sitting in a car with an air pressure calliope attached to the side. The keyboard is attached to the driver's side rear passenger door. M...
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Band Concert in Park

Date: 1912
Description: A band concert in a park. From left to right is a drummer, two trumpeters, a tuba player, pianist, oboeist, and a violinist. A boy is peeking out from behi...
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Tomah Indian School Band

Date: 1911
Description: Group portrait of the Tomah Indian School Band in uniform, holding their instruments.
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Angus Lookaround Holding Tuba

Date: 1917
Description: Candid portrait of three men in white t-shirts. Angus Lookaround, in a white hat, is seated, holding a tuba. The men appear to be aboard a ship, possibly t...
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Man with Horse-Drawn Wagon Outside Storefront

Date: 1910
Description: Man seated outside the Jepson piano store in a horse-drawn Weber wagon loaded with items, including a mirror.
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The 316th Regimental Band

Date: 1918
Description: A view of the 316th Regimental Band marching down a dirt road at Camp Meade, established in 1917, with soldiers training and military buildings in the back...
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The 316th Regimental Band

Date: 1918
Description: The 316th Regimental Band marching down a dirt path at Camp Meade, established in 1917. Telephone poles are visible in the background.
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Flag Drill at Illinois School Festival

Date: 06 1916
Description: A group of girls performing a flag drill during a School Festival as a crowd of adults and children look on. Three boys are standing on the left playing mu...
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Brass Band at Railroad Depot

Date: 02 26 1915
Description: A brass band led by W.F. Casey, standing at left, welcomes four Alabama Crop Diversification Campaign speakers at a train depot. A train and several buildi...
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Second Annual Picnic at Dane County Asylum Farm

Date: 07 04 1917
Description: Panoramic view of the staff and residents of the Dane County Asylum at the second annual picnic for the institution.
Postcard

A Merry Christmas

Date: 1910
Description: Holiday postcard of two children. The boy is tooting a horn and the girl is playing a drum. They are both wearing folded paper sailor hats, and the boy wea...
Postcard

A Merry Christmas to All

Date: 1912
Description: Holiday postcard of Santa Claus inside of an upside down horseshoe. He has his finger alongside his nose and is wearing a red suit and hat with blue trim. ...
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Tootsie Takes Up Music

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of Tootsie the dog, wearing a dress and holding a mandolin while sitting on a daybed. A banjo, marked "Joker," and zither are propped...
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Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Outing

Date: 08 27 1910
Description: A group portrait of members and families of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Local 118. The g...

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