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San Padeo Workshop

Date: 1964
Description: Highlander Folk School students and directors standing in a line, possibly singing together, at the San Padeo workshop. Third from left, Myles Horton, Will...
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Lincoln School "Ranch Hands"

Date: 10 08 1949
Description: Third graders at Lincoln School as Bar-None ranch hands singing and square dancing around a "campfire" in the gymnasium. Four couples, boys dressed as cowb...
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Cherokee Heights School Dance

Date: 11 16 1956
Description: Students singing and clapping while doing the Hokey-Pokey at the Cherokee Heights School dance. In the foreground are Linda Billington, Ann Herreid, Merry...
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Shriners Yule Party

Date: 12 18 1947
Description: Floyd Ferrill leads a group of handicapped children in a Christmas carol at the Madison Shriners yule party at the Washington Orthopedic School, 545 West D...
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Marquette School Pageant

Date: 04 21 1948
Description: Six students from Marquette School representing early Wisconsin settlers in Norwegian ethnic costumes performing in the school pageant celebrating Wisconsi...
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Peter Seeger Playing at Highlander

Date: 1957
Description: Pete Seeger playing the 5-string banjo at the 25th Anniversary of Highlander Folk School in the Library building.
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Playground Scene

Date: 07 10 1948
Description: Outdoors at Lapham School, Al Johnson, Carolyn Mitchell, Noel McGuigan, and Joan Adler are singing to the ukelele accompaniment of Tom Adler, standing, and...
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Washington School Hearing Clinic

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Participants in a large-scale hearing clinic held at Washington School in Madison and sponsored by the University of Wisconsin departments of speech and ed...
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Chi Phi Serenaders

Date: 11 22 1948
Description: Forty fraternity men of Chi Phi serenade outside the sorority house of Alpha Phi.
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West High School Boys Double Quartet

Date: 11 30 1948
Description: West High School Boys Double Quartet members are singing. The chorus members are, left to right in the front row: Lowell Hall, Frank Wendt, Al Gay and Dav...
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Washington School Orthopedic Department

Date: 03 31 1949
Description: Mrs. Georgia Phillips leads boys of the primary classes in group singing at the orthopedic department at Washington School, 545 West Dayton Street.
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U.W. vs. Marquette Football Game

Date: 09 30 1950
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 ...
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School Girls Gathered Outdoors

Date: 02 15 1915
Description: Group of school girls sitting outdoors in the grass. Original caption reads, in part, "this group of young ladies at La Wier school near Tallidega, Ala. we...
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West High School Girls' Club Christmas Activities

Date: 12 08 1954
Description: Four girls singing while looking down at their caroling books and holding candles and dressed for the outdoors. They are Diane Gensichen, Sally Tisdale, Su...
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Freedom School Convention

Date: 08 08 1964
Description: A group sings freedom songs at the Freedom School Convention during Freedom Summer.
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School Children Celebrating Thanksgiving

Date: 11 1953
Description: Children dressed as Puritans sing Thanksgiving songs for their fellow kindergartners at Franklin School.
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University of Wisconsin Prom Queen Rally

Date: 01 12 1954
Description: A barbershop quartet of U.W. students singing on behalf of prom queen candidate, Mary Gisvold of Chippewa Falls, at the rally in the Memorial Union Rathske...
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Music Rings Out From Campus

Date: 07 13 1957
Description: Darleen McCormick, music teacher from Central High School, is shown directing a chorus at a three-week music clinic held at the University of Wisconsin. St...
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We Saw You . . . at Bible School

Date: 07 19 1957
Description: Children attend the summer Bible school session at Midvale Community Lutheran Church at 4329 Tokay Boulevard. Shown singing are 1st-grade teacher Mrs. P. J...
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We Saw You . . . Riding a School Bus

Date: 03 02 1958
Description: Three girls singing while riding on the school bus from Dudgeon School to Blackhawk Park.

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