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Sherilyn Fenn at Old World Wisconsin

Date: 1990
Description: Actress Sherilyn Fenn being made up for her role as Billie Freschette during the filming for "Dillinger," a made-for-TV movie filmed at Old World Wisconsin...
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Jayme Dawicki

Date: 05 2003
Description: Miss Wisconsin 2002, Jayme Dawicki, wears a crown and sits at a table autographing photographs of herself.
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Private Dormitories on University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 09 10 1964
Description: In one of a series of photographs showing the luxurious features of private dormitories on campus, Freddie Gross, Houston, Texas, left, and Wendy Smith, Gr...
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Shirley Borgman

Date: 1957
Description: "Shirley Borgman."
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Men Dressed as Minstrels

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Description: Eight men posing together dressed as minstrels in blackface makeup.
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Mayville Championship Finals

Date: 11 12 1992
Description: "Mayville Cardinal football fan."
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Man in Military Costume

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man posing standing. He is wearing a military-themed theatrical costume and make-up.
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Blackface Musicians

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three European American men, posing sitting. The men are wearing blackface make-up, and playing a guitar ...
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Blackface Wedding in a Classroom

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Description: Interior group portrait over school desks towards children posing standing in a classroom wearing theatrical costumes and make-up.
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Mandu the Magician

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Description: Doc Mann of Beloit, Wisconsin, who performed novelty entertainment and "top hat magic" as Mandu the magician.
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Man and Dog and Post Office

Date: 1897
Description: Post office with man and dog. This was the Louisville Post Office, west of Downsville in the town of Dunn.
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Grantman Barn — Interior

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Description: Gordan Grantman stands in the barn which was once used by the Paul Dirks family.
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Lomira High School Theater

Date: 05 1993
Description: "Lomira High School students prepare for a play in the school gym."
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Group of People in a Classroom

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Description: Interior group portrait of a large group of children and young adults posing standing and sitting in a room. Some of them are dressed in theatrical costume...
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Package of Disguise Stix©

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Description: Shrink wrapped package of the original Disguise Stix©, the body paint developed by Gene Coffman, of Gratco Corporation.
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Studio Portrait of Two Men and a Woman Playing Instruments

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a woman flanked by two men, all standing, wearing minstrel costumes and blackface makeup. The men are pl...
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How a Zor Shrine Clown Makes Up His Face

Date: 04 29 1954
Description: Zor Shrine clown, J. Leigh, is painting his eyebrows.
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Branching Horns

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Description: Ho-Chunk man; Branching Horns.
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Erika Harold

Date: 05 16 2003
Description: Miss America 2003, Erika Harold, at Valley View Mall, wearing a crown and holding a microphone.
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Parade at Midwest Shrine Convention

Date: 09 07 1956
Description: Children watch a clown with a snake at the parade during the Midwest Shrine Convention.

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