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Bethel Lutheran Church

Date: 05 27 1945
Description: Bethel Lutheran Church choir entering the chancel area, 318 Wisconsin Avenue. Elevated view taken from the balcony.
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U.S. Navy V-12 Chorus and University of Wisconsin Band

Date: 04 02 1945
Description: U.S. Navy V-12 Chorus and University of Wisconsin Band at the Stock Pavilion. Separate label negative reads, "3rd Anniversary - Happy Hour".
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U.S. Navy V-12 Chorus

Date: 04 02 1945
Description: U. S. Navy V-12 Chorus, sailors and WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), at the Stock Pavilion, "3rd Anniversary Happy Hour."
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Navy Show

Date: 01 17 1944
Description: A U.S. Navy sailor playing piano while another sailor is leaning on the piano awaiting his time to sing.
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Scene from WAC-Khaki " GI Revue

Date: 09 27 1943
Description: Elevated view of a scene from Truax Field's "Wac-Khaki" GI Revue: "We Are the United Nations" finale with chorus on stage holding international flags.
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Edgewood High School Glee Club

Date: 12 16 1942
Description: Edgewood High School, 1000 Edgewood Avenue, Glee Club performing, on stage.
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Blessed Sacrament Boys Choir

Date: 06 11 1941
Description: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church's boys choir grouped in front of the organ, with The Reverend James A. McInerney (Father Mac) in their midst. The church ...
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Blessed Sacrament Boys' Choir

Date: 06 11 1941
Description: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church boys' choir grouped in front of the altar, with The Reverend James A. McInerney (Father Mac) in their midst. The church i...
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Dr. William Reese and Helene Stratman-Thomas

Date: 08 19 1940
Description: Dr. William Reese, a Welsh tenor, and song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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Emery DeNoyer

Date: 07 26 1941
Description: Emery DeNoyer (b.1887), singer of lumberjack songs. "He earned his keep in the Wisconsin lumber camps not by logging (for he only had only one eye and one ...
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Mrs. Ollie Jacobs and Pearl Jacobs Borusky

Date: 07 26 1941
Description: Mrs. Ollie Jacobs and her daughter Pearl Jacobs Borusky outdoors near a log building.
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Mrs. Ollie Jacobs

Date: 07 26 1941
Description: Mrs. Ollie Jacobs (b. 1862), sitting in wheelchair.
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Mrs. Ollie Jacobs

Date: 07 26 1941
Description: Mrs. Ollie Jacobs (b. 1862), sitting in a wheelchair.
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Charlie Spencer

Date: 07 28 1941
Description: Charlie Spencer (b.1873?), a Kentuckian who migrated to Crandon, recorded white spirituals for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. He is sitting in a ch...
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Harry Dyer and Helene Stratman-Thomas

Date: 08 06 1941
Description: Harry Dyer (b.1864), a former logger and Mississippi riverman, with Helene Statman-Thomas.
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Harry Dyer and Robert Draves

Date: 08 06 1941
Description: Singer Harry Dyer (b.1864), right, and sound engineer Robert Draves.
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Harry Dyer

Date: 08 06 1941
Description: Harry Dyer (b. 1864), a former logger and Mississippi riverman who recorded with song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
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John Ciezczak

Date: 08 11 1941
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...
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Bessie Gordon at Reed Organ

Date: 08 13 1941
Description: Bessie Gordon (b. 1901) at the cut-down reed organ under the tavern counter.
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Bessie Gordon at Reed Organ

Date: 08 13 1941
Description: Bessie Gordon (b. 1901) at the cut-down reed organ under the tavern counter.

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