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Band Playing at Allis-Chalmers Strike Picnic

Date: 1946
Description: "The Harmonians" performing at a picnic to raise money for striking Allis-Chalmers workers.
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Playing Cards

Date: 05 10 1955
Description: Members of a musician's union playing cards together.
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Greek-American Procession

Date: 1910
Description: A small band leads a group of men with ribbons on their jackets. In between are two men in folk costumes carrying two banners. A crowd watches from the s...
Poster

All Star Jazz Event Poster

Date: 10 1971
Description: Poster advertising for an All Star Jazz concert event, featuring Buddy Montgomery Quartet, Joe Williams, Eddie Harris Quintet, McCoy Tyner Quartet, Freddie...
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"The Ox" Performing on Stage

Date: 1968
Description: Rock trio, "The Ox," performing on stage. The guitarist and bassist are on an elevated platform next to a stack of amplifiers, while the drummer is set up ...
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"The Ox" Performing on Stage

Date: 1968
Description: Rock trio, "The Ox," performing on stage. The guitarist and bassist are on an elevated platform next to a stack of amplifiers while the drummer is set up o...
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Norman Ebron Band

Date: 02 18 1950
Description: The Norman Ebron Band, members of the American Federation of Musicians, segregated Local 587, play coronet, saxophone, piano, drums and standup bass in a d...
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Stanley and the Original Revelers

Date: 02 19 1938
Description: Portrait of Stanley and the Original Revelers, a five-piece band. The men are all dressed in white coats with dark collars and bow ties. Four of the musici...
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Milwaukee Turners Drum Corps

Date: 1898
Description: The ten members of the Drum Corps of the Milwaukee Turners posed in front of a painted backdrop. They are dressed in band uniforms with hats and are holdin...
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"Beatle" Bob Barry with Paul McCartney

Date: 09 04 1964
Description: "Beatle" Bob Barry, disc jockey for Milwaukee radio station WOKY, posed for a photograph with (Sir) Paul McCartney. At the bottom is a brass plate that rea...
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Milwaukee Home for Aged Lutherans Piano Player

Date: 1967
Description: Miss Lydia Henie, 76 years old, playing the piano in the devotional room of the Home for Aged Lutherans, 7500 West North Avenue.
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Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention Backstage

Date: 10 20 1971
Description: Ian Underwood, Don Preston, Howard Kayland, Gail Zappa, and Frank Zappa discuss science around a backstage table at the Milwaukee Arena following a show by...
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Hispanic Community Concert

Date: 1973
Description: Musicians in the foreground are performing before a crowd at a Hispanic Community concert in Milwaukee.
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Benny's Basement Band

Date: 07 24 1981
Description: A group of people are dancing as a band on a stage is playing in the background. Caption reads: "Rock fans dance to the music of Benny's Basement Band at F...
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Morris Gray

Date: 11 14 1964
Description: A young man is smiling and looking at a jazz trumpeter, of whom only his hands and trumpet can be seen. Caption reads: "Morris Gray, 11, of 2801 N. 11th St...
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A Happy Tune

Date: 01 19 1969
Description: Several people are smiling and watching a woman playing a piano. Caption reads: "A HAPPY TUNE — Mrs. Earer Turner played spirituals and jazz for a group of...
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Polynesian Dance

Date: 1967
Description: A group of women wearing green Polynesian dance costumes are dancing on a stage at the Holiday Folk Festival. A group of musicians are playing drums on the...
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Dance Circus Listening to Man Playing Guitar

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Description: Four women are sitting outdoors in the grass around a man who is playing guitar. The women are wearing full-body brown leotards, with a tie-dye sleeveless ...
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Robert Alexander

Date: 11 14 1964
Description: A boy is looking at a person in the foreground, who is out of focus. Another object — possibly a microphone stand — is also in the foreground and out of fo...
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University of Wisconsin Band at Historymobile

Date: 04 23 1960
Description: Uniformed members of the University of Wisconsin band line up to enter the Wisconsin Historical Society Historymobile. The Historymobile was at the Memoria...

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