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School Children Folk Dancing

Date: 1919
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.
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Directing an "Action Song"

Date: 1919
Description: Miss Streeter leading school children in the "shoemaker's song". Another woman is standing near a Victrola. The children are outdoors under trees. Possibly...
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Man Outdoors with Phonograph

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Description: A man sits in a wooded area and plays music on a phonograph.
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Girl on Stage with Microphone

Date: 08 15 1942
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...
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Baby Huey & the Babysitters Guitarist on Stage

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: The guitarist for Baby Huey & the Babysitters, possibly Danny O'Neil, stands on stage playing a Gibson Les Paul guitar, wearing a wide brimmed hat and larg...
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Baby Huey on Stage with Drummer

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Chicago R&B singer Baby Huey standing barefoot on stage wearing an open green shirt on top of coveralls. A conga player, possibly Plato Jones, is visible o...
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Baby Huey on Stage with Drums

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Chicago R&B singer Baby Huey standing barefoot on stage wearing an open green shirt on top of coveralls. A drum set and cymbals are visible on the right si...
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Baby Huey on Stage with Horn Players

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Chicago R&B singer Baby Huey standing barefoot on stage wearing an open green shirt on top of coveralls. Members of his horn section are visible in the bac...
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Baby Huey & the Babysitters

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: View from above and behind the stage of Chicago R&B act Baby Huey & the Babysitters mid-performance, while the large festival audience stands around the st...
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Grateful Dead on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: The Grateful Dead mid-performance as viewed from the audience. People are also watching from a scaffolding behind the stage.
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Grateful Dead on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: The Grateful Dead mid-performance as viewed from the audience.
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Phil Lesh and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: View from stage of Phil Lesh and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan playing with the Grateful Dead. Behind them, Mickey Hart and Jerry Garcia are visible.
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Luther Allison on Stage with Bassist and Drummer

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Guitarist Luther Allison on stage at the Sound Storm festival playing a Gibson guitar, with a drummer and bassist visible behind him.
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Fan Hugging Drummer on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: The drummer for Luther Allison being embraced by a woman on stage behind his drum kit. Behind them the bassist is visible, and the crowd in front of the st...
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The Bowery Boys Onstage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: The Bowery Boys perform onstage at the Sound Storm music festival. Band members from left to right are Jeff Amundson on vocals, T. J. Wipperman on trombone...
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The Bowery Boys Onstage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Elevated view of The Bowery Boys performing onstage at the Sound Storm music festival. Band members are Ken Heim on organ, Richard Wiegel on guitar, Jeff A...
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Sound Storm Festival Crowd

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: View from stage of the Sound Storm music festival audience. Behind the audience is sound system scaffolding, trucks, camper vans crowding the hill in the f...
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Peter Obranovich on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Peter Obranovich (better known at the time as "Pete Bobo"), promoter for the festival, wearing a blue and yellow bucket hat, standing on the side of the st...
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Mason Proffit Members Backstage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Members of country rock band Mason Proffit, Rick Durett (keyboards), Art Nash (drums), and John Talbot (bass) hang out backstage at the Sound Storm music f...
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Mason Proffit Mid Performance

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: View from audience of country rock band Mason Proffit performing at the Sound Storm music festival.

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