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| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | School children dancing in a circle to music from a Victrola phonograph as women look on. The children are outdoors, possibly in a rural schoolyard. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A crowd surrounds a 10-foot mechanical mannequin of Alice in Dairyland at an Alice display for the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The Alice could raise h... |
| Date: | 06 30 1933 |
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| Description: | A man operating a series of phonograph turntables at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair. The turntables were likely connected to International Harves... |
| Date: | 11 12 1948 |
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| Description: | Some of the young people who attended the first of a series of informal parties for teenagers living in Maple Bluff. The party was at the Lakewood school. ... |
| Date: | 08 15 1942 |
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| Description: | A smiling young girl stands on a raised platform in front of a microphone being used for the Civilian Defense Rally. A record player and other electronic d... |
| Date: | 05 23 1950 |
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| Description: | Members of the Y-Teen group of the YWCA talk over summer camp plans with Patricia Powell, YWCA staff member who will be in charge of musical activities at ... |
| Date: | 04 25 1970 |
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| Description: | Bob Schmidtke, guitarist for the band Captain Billy's Whiz Band performing with a Gibson Les Paul "goldtop" style guitar on stage at the Sound Storm music ... |
| Date: | 07 30 1951 |
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| Description: | Six children are sitting on a canvas with Mrs. Ralph Huitt while listening to a record at U.W. Houses Outdoor Nursery and Play School. Children include Cyn... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | An interior view of a diner, showing two semi-circular counters with stools and booths along the walls. There is a jukebox on the right and a root beer bar... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | View from above and behind the stage as the band, Spooner, performs at the MadCity Music Festival held at Olin Park, Madison, Wisconsin. Band members inclu... |
| Date: | 1982 |
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| Description: | The band Spooner performs at Headliners nightclub on University Avenue. Band members included Butch Vig (drums), Duke Erikson (guitar), Dave Benton (guitar... |
| Date: | 02 23 1954 |
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| Description: | Shelly Felt playing a vinyl recording on a portable record player. A holder with records is standing next to the record player. |
| Date: | 09 28 1962 |
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| Description: | Radio host and newly published author, George "Papa Hambone" Vukelich relaxing at his home on Plymouth Circle. He is sitting in a chair holding an LP copy ... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across State Street, on the corner of West Gorham Street, towards the Kirch Building and the Thomas P. Coyne Building. The upper floors of the Kirch B... |
| Date: | 06 15 1957 |
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| Description: | A packed crowd of children are watching from behind a white fence towards an arena of horseback riders. A large speaker is on a pole for announcements. ... |
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