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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.
Poster

"The Living Sound" Concert Poster

Date: 11 1971
Description: Poster advertisement for a concert by the group "The Living Sound," at 240 West Gilman Street, in Madison, Wisconsin. Features a reduced purple and red ill...
Poster

Neil Young Promotional Poster

Date: 07 1972
Description: Poster created by Madison-based Johnathan Chritton, most likely to commemorate the release of the album "Harvest" (1972), featuring Neil Young playing an a...
Photograph

University of Wisconsin International Club Ball

Date: 03 28 1949
Description: Ruth Lerdau, of Lima, Peru, playing the guitar at the University of Wisconsin's International Club Ball at the Memorial Union.
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Park Hotel Employees Party

Date: 01 04 1950
Description: Alfred Ellickson and Alfred Randall playing violin and guitar, while Adolph, standing at right, is holding a lighter up to a large cigar held in the guitar...
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Madison Youth Summer Theater

Date: 08 06 1957
Description: Kathy McCloskey, at the piano, and Andy Rothblatt, with a guitar, rehearse a Civil War ballad for the tenth anniversary celebration of the Madison Youth Su...
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Red Arrow Division Veterans Day Party

Date: 11 11 1958
Description: The annual Dane County 32nd Division Red Arrow Veterans Day party was held at the Towne Club. Guests included World War I and World War II division members...
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Folk Singer Ed Sprague

Date: 09 09 1961
Description: Three children watch Madison folk singer Ed Sprague singing while playing guitar. The children, from left, are Billy Schwab, Luann McGilligan, and Kathleen...
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A Hammock Outing

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Description: A group of people gathered on and around hammocks in a wooded area. Three women are sitting in a hammock on the left, and on the right three boys are sitti...
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Renaissance and Baroque Music Concert at Central-University High School

Date: 11 30 1965
Description: A lute is examined by three La Follette High School musicians serving as ushers at a Civic Music Recital series concert of Renaissance and baroque music he...
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Catfish Stephenson

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Description: Blues musician Catfish Stephenson performing with friends on State Street.
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Bonnie Raitt

Date: 09 14 1978
Description: Bonnie Raitt playing guitar during a performance at the University of Wisconsin Field House.
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Townes Van Zandt

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Description: Townes Van Zandt (left) playing guitar and singing at Bunky's. Owen Cody is playing violin with Van Zandt.

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