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Actor in Black Hawk Play

Date: 1857
Description: An actor in an Indian headdress and jewelry for performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears and presented ...
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Actor as Army Officer

Date: 1857
Description: An actor dressed as an army officer, holding a saber, for the performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears ...
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Actress as Indian

Date: 1857
Description: A woman dressed in Indian headwrap with feather, wrapped in a blanket, for a performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," written by Mary Elizabeth...
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Actress as Indian

Date: 1857
Description: Actress standing with crossed arms dressed in Indian headdress and wrap for performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," written by Mary Elizabeth ...
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Capitol Steps Dancers

Date: 1900
Description: The Fourth of July "living flag" created by costumed dancers from the Kehl Dance Studio, a school founded in Madison by Frederick W. Kehl in 1898. The Capi...
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Capitol Steps Dancers

Date: 1900
Description: "Living flag" created by the Kehl dancers on the steps of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. This close view permits better examination of the ornamentatio...
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Don Voegeli

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Description: Don Voegeli seated at an organ.
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Zor Shrine German Band

Date: 1930
Description: A maestro leads shriner musicians from the Zor Shrine German Band as they play their instruments on the steps of the Masonic Temple on Wisconsin Avenue.
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Fuller Opera House

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view across Mifflin Street towards the Fuller Opera House, which later became the Parkway Theater and was razed in 1954. The City Hall is next doo...
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Flag Drill at Henry Vilas Park

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Description: Fourth of July flag drill at Vilas Park, choreographed by F.W. Kehl in Madison. The land for Vilas Park was donated to the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive ...
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The Quaker Melody Boys

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Description: The Quaker Melody Boys on WIBA Radio. (Left to right): Al Beaument, announcer, George Gilbertsen, Smilin' Jim McCloskey, and Harry Edwards.
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Menominee Indian Band

Date: 1948
Description: Menominee Indian Band playing at the Wisconsin Centennial Year Kick-off Ceremony in the Wisconsin State Capitol. They played a one hour concert in the morn...
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Band Concert at Tenney Park

Date: 1912
Description: A group of formally dressed people gather at Tenney Park to hear a band concert.
Poster

Miles Davis Quintet & Keith Jarrett Poster

Date: 02 1971
Description: Screen printed poster announcing a performance by Miles Davis Quintet and Keith Jarrett, occurring Thursday, March 18, 1971, at the Union Theater in the Un...
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"White Lightning" Concert Poster

Date: 03 1971
Description: Concert poster for "White Lightning" at Snoopy's in Madison, Wisconsin, March 23-24, 1971.
Poster

"Grateful Dead" Concert Poster

Date: 03 1971
Description: Poster for a "Grateful Dead" concert held on March 14, 1971 (3/14/71), at the Camp Randall Field House, Madison, Wisconsin. Features Jerry Garcia with a ma...
Poster

Dance Benefit Poster

Date: 03 1971
Description: Dance Benefit poster to help free the Camp McCoy 3. Features illustration of the Camp McCoy 3 bound with chains around their arms and legs. Featured live p...
Poster

The Tom Jones Show Poster

Date: 05 1971
Description: Poster advertising for a Tom Jones concert, featuring Tom Jones, Pat Henry, The Blossoms, and Jeff Slurges Universe, at the Dane County Coliseum, June 6, 1...
Poster

Ike & Tina Turner Show Poster

Date: 06 1971
Description: Poster advertising for a concert by Ike and Tina Turner at the Dane County Coliseum, in Madison, Wisconsin, June 26th, 1971. Features a picture of Tina Tur...
Poster

"Spirit In Flesh" L.P. Poster

Date: 05 1971
Description: Poster advertising for a new "Spirit in Flesh" LP. Features a bearded singer, holding a microphone and wearing an open vest.

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