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Zilphia Horton Singing on Picket Line

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Description: Zilphia Horton playing an accordion and singing on a picket line. A group of men and women sit in chairs in front of a tent. Sign on left reads, "Peaceful ...
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Lumber Camp Fiddler and Jig Dancer

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Description: Two men in a lumber camp bunkhouse. The man on the right is sitting on a stump playing a fiddle, while the man on the left is dancing.
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Composer Prof. Oskar Hagen and Conductor Dr. Bjornar Bergethon

Date: 04 12 1949
Description: Composer Prof. Oskar Hagen and conductor Dr. Bjornar Bergethon confer on Hagen's chorus composition "Carducciana" written for the Philharmonic Chorus of Ma...
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Baby Huey from the Audience

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Chicago R&B act Baby Huey mid-performance viewed from the audience. The band was made up of a three man horn section, electric guitar, drums, congas, elect...
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Grateful Dead Performing

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: The Grateful Dead featuring Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, and Jerry Garcia, performing on stage with the sun setting behind them. Ron ...
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High School Music Clinic at University of Wisconsin

Date: 07 12 1950
Description: Robert Blum of Evansville stands in the cafeteria line at Chadbourne Hall during the University of Wisconsin's high school music clinic.
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Robert Leslie and Barbara Swenson of Northern Comfort

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A high point of the weekend was the marriage on Sunday of Robert Leslie and Barbara Swenson of the band Northern Comfort. Overhead view of the couple, eith...
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August Derleth and His Jazz Collection

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Description: Wisconsin writer August Derleth and his jazz collection.
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Madison Public Library Phonographic Record Collection

Date: 11 29 1953
Description: Ruth Anderson, the music librarian at the Madison Public Library, adds another phonograph record to the library's phonographic record collection.
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Norman Ebron Band

Date: 02 18 1950
Description: Norman Ebron Band, members of American Federation of Musicians, segregated Local 587, play stand-up bass, coronet, clarinet and piano in front of a white a...
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Norman Ebron Band

Date: 02 18 1950
Description: The Norman Ebron Band, members of the American Federation of Musicians, segregated Local 587, play coronet, saxophone, piano, drums and standup bass in a d...
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Francis Scott Key

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Description: Vignetted portrait of Francis Scott Key, author of the poem that inspired "The Star Spangled Banner". The poem was written while he was on a ship in Baltim...
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Francis Scott Key, Cigar Box Label

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Description: Lithographic print of portrait of Francis Scott Key. In the background is the sheet music for the Star Spangled Banner, and an American flag.
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Madison Theatre Guild's Tenth Anniversary

Date: 08 1955
Description: Officers of the Madison Theatre Guild frolic around a piano. Al Barraclough, director of the Guild, is sitting at the piano. The others are (left to right)...
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George Vukelich

Date: 09 28 1962
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 ...
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Employee Christmas Party at Madison City-County Building

Date: 12 19 1958
Description: Employee Christmas Party at the City-County Building. A group of men are shown entertaining and playing musical instruments.
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Young Disc Jockeys

Date: 1965
Description: Caption reads: "Young Disc Jockeys, Mary Speth and Peggy Schaefer, get briefing from announcer, Del Viney. Station strictly limits rock-'n-roll to one hour...

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