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"Tommy" the Horse Actor with International Metro

Date: 1963
Description: A man hitching Tommy, the Arabian stallion acting horse, to an International Metro AM-120 truck on Broadway as a part of Tommy's stable-to-theatre shuttle....
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Opera House

Date: 1962
Description: Hayton Opera House and the connecting building, which is now the Hayton Bar.
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Opera House

Date: 1962
Description: Hayton Opera House and the connecting building, which is now the Hayton Bar.
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Motion Picture Theatre in Wautoma

Date: 1967
Description: A closed motion picture theatre on State Highway 21 & 73 in Wautoma. A car is parked next to a sign that reads "No parking, Doctors only."
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Kohler Arts Center

Date: 1968
Description: Interior view of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, with two individuals on stage, and a scene set.
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Kohler Arts Center

Date: 1968
Description: Exterior view of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, with several children and adults outside of its entrance.
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Fred Miller Theatre

Date: 1965
Description: Nighttime view of theater entrance. Doorway has a fabric overhang with the theatre name printed on each side. Posters for Robert Lewis and Tom Daily flan...
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Pabst Theatre Stage Entrance

Date: 1968
Description: Exterior of stage entrance. The state door is below a fire escape that connects to a white balcony to the right. Below the balcony is a poster for the Mil...
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Dancing Boys

Date: 04 22 1963
Description: Group of four boys in Bavarian costume performing a Bavarian folk dance.
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Golden Rondelle and Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1968
Description: View of the Golden Rondelle with the Johnson Wax Research Tower in the background taken from the northeast corner of Franklin and 14th Streets.There is a p...
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Boy at Golden Rondelle

Date: 1968
Description: Boy standing below the Golden Rondelle with the Johnson Wax Research Tower in the background. Workers on scaffolding can be seen on the tower in the distan...
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Ed Sullivan and the Beatles

Date: 02 1964
Description: Ed Sullivan poses with the Beatles in February 1964.
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Cygnet Films

Date: 10 1968
Description: Bill Duren (in the background), owner of Cygnet Films, talks with a production assistant during shooting for a training film. Cygnet Films, which was based...
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Waiting in the Wings

Date: 1960
Description: The Wisconsin veterans homes and hospitals regularly enjoyed entertainment provided the Madison Elks via Ben Bergor's entertainment agency. The performance...
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200 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 100 block of State Street. Businesses include: Yost's, Singer, the Capitol Theatre (showing "Africa: Texa...
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Teatro Campesino Acto

Date: 1967
Description: Teatro Campesino acto or skit dramatizing the experiences of Hispanic workers in America. Four actors stand together in costume with signs around their nec...
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Boys Selling "La Voz Mexicana"

Date: 1967
Description: Two boys standing on the sidewalk are distributing "La Voz Mexicana" ("The Mexican Voice"), the official newspaper of Obreros Unidos (United Workers), a un...
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Edgewood High School to Perform Lute Song

Date: 04 19 1960
Description: Costumed Edgewood High School students prepare to give the first of four performances of "Lute Song." Shown left to right are: Annette Letendre, Michael Li...
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Raff Brewster

Date: 05 08 1960
Description: Portrait of Raff Brewster, manager and organizer of the newly organized Westgate-Theater-Go-Round, which will operate in the West Side Business Men's Assoc...
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Two Elderly Women in Fur

Date: 1963
Description: Two elderly women at a reception at the Pabst Theater.

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