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"Citizen Kane" Production Still

Date: 1941
Description: Production still during the filming of "Citizen Kane." Orson Wells smokes a pipe and directs Dorothy Comingore (playing Susan Alexander Kane) from a wheel...
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"The Ox" Performing on Stage

Date: 1968
Description: Rock trio, "The Ox," performing on stage. The guitarist and bassist are on an elevated platform next to a stack of amplifiers, while the drummer is set up ...
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"The Ox" Performing on Stage

Date: 1968
Description: Rock trio, "The Ox," performing on stage. The guitarist and bassist are on an elevated platform next to a stack of amplifiers while the drummer is set up o...
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George M. Cohan and James Graham

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Description: George M. Cohan and James Graham hold the same pose next to each other, with Cohen looking back toward Graham. Graham plays a younger Cohan. There is a lar...
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Milwaukee-Downer College Historic Marker

Date: 06 15 1965
Description: Leslie Fishel, Director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, speaking from the stage at the dedication and unveiling of the Milwaukee-Downer Colle...
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Filming "The Cameraman"

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Description: Cinematographers Reggie Lanning and Elgin Lessley sitting and standing on a small platform with two cameras during the filming of Buster Keaton's movie "Th...
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Dousman Derby Dancers

Date: 08 14 1989
Description: Three groups of people square dancing on a stage or platform. Caption reads: "OCONOMOWOC FESTIVAL — The Dousman Derby Dancers went through a square dance r...
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Concertina Dancing Music

Date: 07 11 1985
Description: Several people, most of them women, dancing on a dance floor in front of a band on a stage. Caption reads: "CONCERTINA DANCING MUSIC — The woman outnumbere...
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The Bump

Date: 07 20 1977
Description: Two women dancing "the bump," wearing tank tops and jean shorts. One of the women's shirt reads "Handle With Care." Other people are in the background.
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"Flower Drum Song" Publicity Shot

Date: 07 22 1965
Description: Several actors, all of whom are white and are wearing "yellowface" makeup to caricature Asians, are either dancing or looking on. Caption reads: "The Chine...
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Benny's Basement Band

Date: 07 24 1981
Description: A group of people are dancing as a band on a stage is playing in the background. Caption reads: "Rock fans dance to the music of Benny's Basement Band at F...
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Ann Marks and Harry Gallau

Date: 09 25 1989
Description: An elderly couple are dancing together. Both of them are wearing crowns, and the woman is holding a cane. To the left of them a band is playing. Caption re...
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Holly Ball

Date: 12 28 1982
Description: Several people dance with a band in the background. Caption reads: "Holly Ball — Dancers took the floor to the music of Roman Hanes' orchestra Monday at th...
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Masked Ball

Date: 02 01 1989
Description: Two people in costume posing on the dance floor. A few other dancers and band members are in the background. Caption reads: "Masked Ball — At the second an...
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B.B. King

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Description: Musician B.B. King playing his guitar "Lucille" in concert.
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Doobie Brothers

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Description: A double exposure or altered print of The Doobie Brothers performing in concert.
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Jimmy Cliff

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Description: Jimmy Cliff jumping up during a performance at the Orpheum Theater.
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Electric Light Orchestra

Date: 1978
Description: Elevated view of the Electric Light Orchestra's (ELO) stage prop space ship opening up with the band inside. This was at the beginning of a concert at the ...
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Play Scene from "Hamlet"

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Description: Elevated view of the cast and crew filming the play scene from the 1949 film "Hamlet." The movie camera is on a semicircular track around the stage. Lights...
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Mexican Day of Independence Celebration

Date: 09 17 1989
Description: A young man and woman are dancing together on a stage. Other dancers and people are sitting at tables in the background. Caption reads: "The La Casa Senior...

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