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Women Circus Drummers

Date: 1942
Description: Five women drummers with the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus posing with striped drums. They are wearing band uniforms, including large hats to...
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Politician with Menominee Indians

Date: 1959
Description: Wisconsin State Senator Alfred A. Laun (R.) of Kiel, participating in what appears to be a square dance with Menominee Indians and others. This image is pa...
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Menominee Indian Family

Date: 1931
Description: A portrait of a Menominee family in traditional dress. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt.
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Ho-Chunk Performers

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins or Henry Thunder and Stella Stacy. Probably at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village.
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Ho-Chunk Performers

Date: 07 24 1946
Description: Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins or Henry Thunder and Stella Stacy. Probably at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village.
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Red Cloud Park

Date: 1978
Description: Native Americans keeping the music alive. George Whitewing, a Ho Chunk musician from Wittenberg, Wisconsin, plays his drum while a crowd looks on in Red Cl...
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Berry School

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Description: A large group of children posed outdoors at a birthday party for a teacher at Berry School. The teacher is at the center and is surrounded on both sides by...
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St. Michael's Industrial School

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Description: A view of St. Michael's Industrial School, with students lined up in formation along the road that leads to the school. Two boys with drums lead the proces...
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Cub Scout Den Activities

Date: 01 07 1952
Description: A group of Cub Scouts and their den mother Betty Smith look on as David Hill, in Native American costume (left), does a dance and Gary Lang beats a drum.
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University of Wisconsin Service League Junior Division Activities

Date: 01 22 1952
Description: The junior division of the University of Wisconsin Service League for faculty wives has a number of interest groups including the modern dance group. Membe...
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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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Patriotic Pageant

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of the participants of a patriotic pageant. The men are wearing suits, and some are wearing military medals. The boys are in uniform...
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The Moccasin Game

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Description: Several Indian men kneel on a rug to play the moccasin game. One man is holding a drum and wearing a headdress (also called a war bonnet).
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"Fight for $15" Sign

Date: 02 11 2016
Description: A group of men and women are marching while holding up signs, or drumming on drums, reading: "Black Lives Matter," "Immigrant Justice," and "Fight for $15....
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Madison Civic Symphony Rehearsal

Date: 10 25 1953
Description: Loraine Emordeno provides tympani beats during the rehearsal of the civic symphony in Scanlan Hall.
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Madison Civic Symphony Orchestra

Date: 10 02 1957
Description: Members of the percussion section of the Madison Civic Symphony orchestra at rehearsal in Scanlan Hall. Helen Dahm (right) is playing the tympani, Marian K...
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Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity Purchases Sherman Tank

Date: 04 15 1958
Description: Debbie Duncan, University of Wisconsin student from Batavia, IL, christens "Rosebud I", a used 33-ton Sherman tank, with a bottle of beer at Ed's Service S...
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Doug DeWitt at the Drums

Date: 1942
Description: Doug DeWitt is sitting behind the drums. The words "Rhythm Wreckers" are printed on the drum face. Behind Doug DeWitt, on a shelf, are several things: a re...
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A Small Place for a Little Music

Date: 09 08 1977
Description: A woman is standing with her hands on her hips, looking down at a group of children. All the children are wearing hats, several of which are "Bicentennial ...

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