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Frank Amey, Pianist, and Wife

Date: 12 06 1956
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Amey, of Stanford, Connecticut, pictured in the home of George and Margaret Hanson, 1102 Lincoln Street. The Ameys are brother-in-law an...
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Woman Playing Monochord

Date: 1941
Description: Woman in Norwegian dress playing the monochord.
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Woman Playing Monochord

Date: 1941
Description: Woman in Norwegian dress playing the monochord.
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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 performing at the microphone, left to ...
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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. The band is shown from the balcony at the Se...
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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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Wisconsin Dells High School Band

Date: 1945
Description: Group portrait of the Wisconsin Dells High School Band in uniform, posing with their instructor.
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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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Les Paul

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Description: Studio portrait of Les Paul with a guitar.
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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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Margaret Rupp Cooper Playing Harp

Date: 06 14 1945
Description: Margaret Rupp Cooper (Mrs. Earl Cooper) playing a harp. She was a professor of music at the University of Wisconsin and a respected harp teacher. She was...
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Two Men Practicing Violin

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Description: Pair of violinists practicing on the stage of the Opera House.
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Group of Entertainers

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Description: Five men and a boy outside a tent, one dancing with snakes, two others playing a guitar and mandolin.
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Iva and Otto Rindlisbacher

Date: 1920
Description: Portrait of Iva and Otto Rindlisbacher standing with various musical instruments. Otto is in Swiss costume.
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Pilgrims of the Plains

Date: 1871
Description: Wood engraving of pioneer men, one of whom is playing a violin, surrounded by covered wagons.
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Jimmie McCloskey

Date: 05 18 1946
Description: Portrait of Jimmie McCloskey with his guitar in the WIBA studio, 110 East Main Street.
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Kermit Bloomgarden with Orchestra

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Description: Kermit Bloomgarden seated at a table with three other men (he is the third from the left) at a formal event. Behind them sits a small orchestra.
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Minnie Owens with a Stringed Instrument

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Description: Portrait of Minnie Owens, daughter of pioneer settler Nathaniel Owens, posing with a stringed instrument. She performed in Kentucky Juvenile Minstrels.
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Children on Parade Float

Date: 1900
Description: Group of children seated on horse-drawn parade float covered in American flags. They are preceeded by a cart with musicians, and are followed by two women ...

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