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| Date: | 05 12 1934 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of ten Norwegian folk dancers in costume, coached by John Odden, and Harold Smedal holding a Hardanger violin, who will perform for the Sons... |
| Date: | 10 28 1938 |
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| Description: | Portrait of a male and a female dancer in folk costume, striking a pose. Taken for Hazel Conlon School of Dance. |
| Date: | 01 31 1935 |
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| Description: | Nakoma School girls folk dance class, five "couples" dressed in ethnic costumes dancing with hands interlocked. Circle Dance. |
| Date: | 01 31 1935 |
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| Description: | Nakoma School girls folk dance class. There are six "couples" in a row in ethnic costumes, with each "boy" on their knee holding a girl's hand. |
| Date: | 04 13 1989 |
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| Description: | A man and woman performing a dance over two bamboo poles. Caption reads: "Students from around the world brought their customs and culture to Marquette Uni... |
| Date: | 12 02 1964 |
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| Description: | View of people dancing. One from a series of photographs of a West High School Spanish class. |
| Date: | 05 29 1948 |
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| Description: | Youth in traditional Norwegian costume shown performing a folk dance on the stage of Madison West High School auditorium during the mass commencement cerem... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon... |
| Date: | 12 15 1949 |
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| Description: | Christine Brinsmade is shown in Mexican costume doing an authentic Mexican dance at the Madison Woman's Club "Posada Mexicana" Christmas folk festival. |
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| Description: | Couples folk dancing outside, with a stage in the background with musicians. Lights are strung above the dancers heads with rows of people sitting in chair... |
| Date: | 04 22 1963 |
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| Description: | Group of four boys in Bavarian costume performing a Bavarian folk dance. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Students of Palos Park School folk dancing at an annual school festival in Belwood Park. |
| Date: | 05 22 1935 |
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| Description: | West Junior High School girls rehearsing May Pole Dance. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | High school girls in a folk dancing class, probably in the school gymnasium. The girls are in a line grouped in pairs, and are wearing matching dresses and... |
| Date: | 11 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Nakoma School third grade children performing a folk dance as part of a class play, "Democracy for Boys and Girls." The children were assigned to find out ... |
| Date: | 11 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Susie Burns and Judy Berger dance the roles of the Russian dancers in 'Trepak' in 'The Nutcracker' on stage at the Masonic auditorium. |
| Date: | 03 08 1950 |
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| Description: | Tim Crimmins, 149 Rodney Court, dances an Irish jig in costume. Born in County Cork, Ireland, Crimmins immigrated to United States at age 15. |
| Date: | 10 28 1938 |
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| Description: | Five couples in folk costumes wearing tap dance shoes. |
| Date: | 05 12 1934 |
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| Description: | Norwegian folk dancers in costume, Ray Strand and his partner Miss Reison, perform for the Sons of Norway's Syttende Mai celebration. They have been coache... |
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| Description: | Poster publicizing "Wisconsin Traveler," possibly a musical group. Features a hand-drawn and hand-colored drawing of a fiddle player, a banjo player, and s... |
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