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| Date: | 05 12 1931 |
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| Description: | Joseph Conlin, tenor, signing a contract to perform at the Parkway Theater. Dr. William G. Beecroft shown standing is sponsoring Mr. Conlin's appearance. |
| Date: | 08 11 1941 |
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| Description: | John Ciezczak (b.1885?), a Polish watchmaker, who sang songs in Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, and Kasshubian for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. He is... |
| Date: | 08 23 1946 |
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| Description: | Aunt Lily Richmond sang African American spirituals for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. Richmond came to Grant County Wisconsin with her parents, fr... |
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| Description: | Portrait of man smoking a pipe. Probably Robert A. Steinbach (b.1887?), a singer of German folk songs, who recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thom... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Unidentified folk singer sitting on a stack of logs and holding a pipe. Possibly recorded in Waushara County in 1941, where many lumberjacks were recorded. |
| Date: | 09 27 1950 |
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| Description: | Walter Heerman discusses the score of Handel's "Messiah" with chorus members. They are Arlene Radl (sitting) and, standing left to right, Matthias Cooper, ... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A grinning African American man wears a tattered version of Uncle Sam's costume as he dances and sings. The caption below reads, "I'm glad I'm not in... |
| Date: | 08 08 1964 |
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| Description: | A group sings freedom songs at the Freedom School Convention during Freedom Summer. |
| Date: | 07 14 1964 |
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| Description: | Pete Seeger walking outdoors through a crowd carrying two instrument cases. The concert took place during Freedom Summer near Hattiesburg. "Pete Seeger san... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A woman wearing a knit cap stands in front of a microphone. The badge on her chest identifies her as an MFDP member from Hinds County. Three men behind her... |
| Date: | 08 08 1964 |
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| Description: | Two women clap and sing at the Freedom School Convention during the Freedom Summer civil rights project. Behind them is a mural, and a banner that says "St... |
| Date: | 08 08 1964 |
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| Description: | A group claps and sings at the Freedom School Convention during the Freedom Summer civil rights project. |
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