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Concordia Singing Society

Date: 1877
Description: Composite of photographic portraits of the members of the Concordia Singing Society of Alma, Wisconsin. The decorative matte includes musical elements and ...
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I'm Glad I'm Not In Dixie

Date: 1860
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...
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In Excelsis Gloria, Amen

Date: 1880
Description: Holiday card. In the center are 4 choir girls singing, holding hymnals, and one girl playing the violin. They are all wearing white robes. In the backgroun...
Poster

Poster for "On Broadway"

Date: 1896
Description: Black and white lithograph poster. Caption at top reads “Maggie Cline" with image of Cline at a Broadway intersection crossing a trolley track while a poli...
Photograph

Dorothy Lillian Solomon and Lillian Russell

Date: 1886
Description: Half-length portrait of actress and singer Lillian Russell with her young daughter Dorothy Lillian Solomon, who later performed under the name Dorothy Russ...
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Emma Abbott

Date: 1890
Description: Posed portrait of opera singer Emma Abbott, leaning on a railing. Abbott was one of the most popular American opera performers of the 19th century. She was...

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