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Manuscript

"Caledonian March" Letter

Date: 11 05 1844
Description: Music for the song "Caledonian March" as notated on a letter written by Thomas Steel to his sister Lilly Steel.
Poster

Safety Singing

Date: 
Description: Safety poster issued by the Safety Engineering Department of Employers Mutual Insurance Company of Wausau, Wisconsin, to urge automobile drivers not to spe...
Print

Cover of Piano Music "The Midnight Flyer"

Date: 
Description: Cover of piano music, showing a train at night with headlight on, titled "The Midnight Flyer," March Two-Step. Arranged by E.T. Paull.
Photograph

Emma Helen Strand, as a Singer

Date: 1905
Description: Emma Helen Strand, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a contralto singer. Pictured holding sheet music. Part of a yearbook crea...
Print

"Glorious Kraftwood Days"

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Description: Lyrics and music to the song "Glorious Kraftwood Days" written by J.H. Platt and Imogene Powell to the tune of Annie Lisle's "Far Above Cayuga's Waters."
Photograph

Musician Elmer Ziegler

Date: 09 25 1952
Description: Elmer Ziegler was a musical arranger, conductor, composer, publisher, multi-instrumentalist, instrument repairman, teacher and music store operator. He is ...
Print

Hello!

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with an animal made out of Christmas elements. A bow, two bells, holly and candy canes. It is positioned on a sheet of music, and behind that ...
Print

Santa Claus Playing the Piano

Date: 1949
Description: Holiday card with Santa Claus playing a piano. The background is black with a red border, and musical notes of various colors as well as the names of numer...
Print

Missale Pataviense Holiday Card

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Description: Christmas card from Alger Hiss to James Aronson. The front of card is a page from the Missale Pataviense, Vienna, 1512. Inside reads: "Happy New Year to Ji...
Print

Cheers

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Description: Holiday card with an African American woman dancing with Santa Claus. She is wearing a green mini-dress with a belt, and red go-go boots. A phonograph and ...
Drawing

Singing Group

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of four men singing in a group, posed in front of a music stand. There is a large music note in the background.
Manuscript

"Those Segregated Blues" Sheet Music

Date: 1960
Description: Front page of sheet music to "Those Segregated Blues" words and music written by Milt Klamen. A song written about segregation and equal rights for all.
Print

Let the Smiles of Youth Appearing

Date: 1855
Description: Valentine's Day card with a cornucopia filled with flowers and foliage. On the edge of the mouth it reads: "Let the Smiles of Youth Appearing." Music notat...
Print

I'd Sure Like To - "Make Some Time" With You, Valentine!

Date: 1955
Description: Child's Valentine's Day card. A heart appears in the center with the text: "I'd sure like to - 'Make Some Time' with you, Valentine!" A girl's face is in t...
Photograph

Forest Middleton at Piano

Date: 1910
Description: Forest Middleton, wearing eyeglasses and holding a musical score, sits with his back to an upright piano.
Photograph

Choir School

Date: 01 19 1963
Description: Donna Berner teaching first graders the symbols of music at the Bethel Lutheran Church choir school.
Photograph

By the Sweet By and By

Date: 05 2014
Description: Close-up of a grand piano and old sheets of music in the historical house of the musician Joseph P. Webster. A vase of flowers is on top of the piano behin...
Historical Object

Presidential Political Campaign Advertisement

Date: 
Description: The front cover for a music score titled: "Harding, You're the Man for Us," with words and music by Al Jolson. Includes portraits of Warren G. Harding, the...
Photograph

Donald and His Flute

Date: 1915
Description: Donald Holt, reading music, is playing the flute at home. Behind him is the piano, which he also knows how to play.
Photograph

Combined Choruses

Date: 04 26 1958
Description: A man is pointing to sheet music on a stand, as a young man and two young women are looking on. Caption reads: "The veteran Arion Musical club choru...

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