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Presenting Door Prize at Lithographers' Dance

Date: 04 23 1955
Description: Presenting an outboard motor door prize at the annual dance of Local 7, Amalgamated Lithographers of America.
"Howie Roth presented the prizes with the ...
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Women's Fashion Show

Date: 02 28 1941
Description: Women's style show (for McCall's) at Manchesters Department Store with six female models wearing long dresses on stage, and a female announcer at the micro...
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Governor Philip F. La Follette at the State Fair

Date: 09 02 1931
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette, the younger son of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a crowd in the grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair in ...
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Musical Group at Louisiana State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: A musical group comprised of men playing guitars, fiddles, an accordion, and a string bass perform on stage at the Louisiana State Fair.
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Band and Audience

Date: 1946
Description: An audience watching a musical group put on a show in a tent at the Kansas State Fair.
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International Harvester Headquarters Iowa State Fair

Date: 1946
Description: A crowd gathers around the International Harvester headquarters at the Iowa State Fair to watch a live broadcast from radio station KRNT.
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Eddie Carthan Victory Party

Date: 1982
Description: Victory celebration for Eddie Carthan, the black activist mayor of Tchula, Mississippi. Carthan was convicted on charges of robbery and murder in 1981. Thi...
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Carl Zeidler Addressing Crowd

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Description: Milwaukee Democratic mayoral candidate (and future mayor) Carl Zeidler speaking to an audience using a microphone.
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Grateful Dead on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: The Grateful Dead mid-performance as viewed from the audience. People are also watching from a scaffolding behind the stage.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Band Performing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Captain Billy's Whiz Band performing on stage at the Sound Storm music festival as seen from the audience. Keyboard player, Larry Robertson (left), drummer...
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Captain Billy's Whiz Band Performing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Captain Billy's Whiz Band performing on stage at the Sound Storm music festival as seen from the stage scaffolding. A large crowd is in front of the stage....
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Free Press in Germany

Date: 10 23 1945
Description: Heinrich Hollands of the "Aachener Nachrichten" speaking to a conference of German journalists at Marburg University following World War II. To Hollands' ...
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Columbia Broadcasting Studio Interior

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Description: View from stage left of the audience and performers at Columbia Broadcasting Studio. Members of the audience smile and laugh as the performers look to the ...
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Leonard Schmitt Talkathon

Date: 08 12 1952
Description: Mrs. R.R. (Helen) Brinsmade of Madison, right, takes a microphone to defend the record of U.S. Senator Joseph B. McCarthy during the 25-hour radio talkatho...
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Daisy Bates at a Podium

Date: 05 1960
Description: Daisy Bates speaks at a podium, with several people, including a smiling man, seated to her left.
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Ventriloquism Act

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Description: Ben Bergor, Madison magician, ventriloquist, and entertainment agent, performing with Jerry O'Reilly at a farm show. With Bergor is his wife Alva who often...
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Master of Ceremonies

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Description: During his career as an entertainer and magician, Ben Bergor of Madison also booked the acts and served as master of ceremonies for many sports shows aroun...
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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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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 08 1948
Description: A woman in a uniform places a lei of orchids around Margaret McGuire's neck as she accepts the role of Centennial Queen on a stage at the Wisconsin Centenn...

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