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| Date: | 02 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Margaret Strahl, senior at the University of Wisconsin School of Music, sitting at a grand piano at a benefit musicale sponsored by the Sigma Alpha Iota al... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Pete Seeger at Highlander Folk School, possibly at a 25th anniversary celebration, where he was in charge of music. Playing an Orpheum #1 open-back five st... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Pete Seeger playing the 5-string banjo at the 25th Anniversary of Highlander Folk School in the Library building. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | A crowd gathers to watch men and women dance the polka at the Verona Legion Hall. A man plays a banjo in the background. |
| Date: | 02 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Finalists in tryouts for leading roles in the first opera ever to be presented by the Wisconsin Players are shown here with Doris Kassel, accompanist, at a... |
| Date: | 03 01 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of the Junior Red Cross prepare for a variety show at Tomah Veterans Hospital. They are, from left to right: Bob Carpenter, Dick Feldt, and Lois Br... |
| Date: | 06 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Robert Blum (second from right) of Evansville plays in the All-State High School Band with other students at the University of Wisconsin high school music ... |
| Date: | 07 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Robert Blum of Evansville, front row left, attends a conducting class with other students at the University of Wisconsin high school music clinic. |
| Date: | 08 05 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of participants in the ukulele concert that was part of the "open house" of the Shorewood Hills summer children's recreation program. Pictur... |
| Date: | 09 27 1950 |
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| Description: | Busy with arrangements for the Silver Jubilee membership drive of the Madison Civic Music association are the board members. The photograph was taken at th... |
| Date: | 09 30 1950 |
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| Description: | U.W. band director Ray Dvorak directs after returning from a two year battle with injuries suffered in a train wreck. He is shown in uniform directing the ... |
| Date: | 09 27 1950 |
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| Description: | Madison Civic Chorus members to participate in performance of The Messiah posing for a group portrait. They are, from left to right: (standing) Ralph James... |
| Date: | 02 12 1952 |
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| Description: | The Madison Philharmonic Chorus under the direction of Robert Petzold holds a reception and rehearsal for its patrons at the YMCA to acquaint the patrons w... |
| Date: | 02 12 1952 |
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| Description: | The Madison Philharmonic Chorus under the direction of Robert Petzold holds a reception and rehearsal for its patrons at the YMCA to acquaint the patrons w... |
| Date: | 02 12 1952 |
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| Description: | The Madison Philharmonic Chorus under the direction of Robert Petzold hold a reception and rehearsal for its patrons at the YMCA to acquaint the patrons wi... |
| Date: | 04 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. LaRoy Dietrich, chairman of the music group of the Wisconsin Dames, is rehearsing with Mrs. Oliver T. Hayward accompanying on her harp. |
| Date: | 04 25 1952 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Fern (Mrs. D.L.) Kirkpatrick, trumpet soloist with the Madison Civic Symphony. |
| Date: | 05 09 1952 |
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| Description: | Professor Edgar B. Gordon with a large group of grade school youngsters from southern Wisconsin who came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to s... |
| Date: | 02 18 1950 |
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| Description: | Norman Ebron Band, members of American Federation of Musicians, segregated Local 587, play stand-up bass, coronet, clarinet and piano in front of a white a... |
| Date: | 02 18 1950 |
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| 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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