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Latin-American Festival Dancers

Date: 07 20 1944
Description: Left to right, Armando Huacuja and Berta Montemayor Koch, natives of Mexico, dance at the annual Latin-American Festival held at the Wisconsin Memorial Uni...
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Bonnie Raitt

Date: 09 14 1978
Description: Bonnie Raitt playing guitar during a performance at the University of Wisconsin Field House.
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University of Wisconsin International Club Ball

Date: 03 28 1949
Description: Ruth Lerdau, of Lima, Peru, playing the guitar at the University of Wisconsin's International Club Ball at the Memorial Union.
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Empty Stocking Fund Television Benefit Show

Date: 10 30 1963
Description: Ronald Strahm of New Glarus will perform Western songs on the long television benefit for the Empty Stocking Fund on WISV-TV, co-sponsored by the Wisconsin...
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Musicians

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Description: Interior portrait of five men and two women posing sitting and standing in a room holding musical instruments and sheet music.
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Solidarity

Date: 08 2013
Description: A group of men and women gathered outdoors to protest the restriction of civil rights at the Wisconsin State Capitol at noontime. Three people are playing ...
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Geoff Cook and Others Playing Guitars

Date: 1970
Description: Geoff Cook, wearing suit jacket, and other unidentified individuals, sit on library mall playing guitars.
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Hispanic Community Concert

Date: 1973
Description: Musicians in the foreground are performing before a crowd at a Hispanic Community concert in Milwaukee.
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It's Those Johnson Boys

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Description: The Johnson Brothers, billed as "Clean, Fast, Swedish Comedy," was a musical comedy act based in Racine, Wisconsin.
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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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From Below the Border

Date: 11 05 1970
Description: Two young men are standing among a group of children. Many are wearing sombreros. One of the adults is playing a guitar. Caption reads: "FROM BELOW THE ...
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Girl with Guitar

Date: 1935
Description: Arlene Elmer, 14, poses outside the Farmer's Grove School with a guitar. On the reverse of the photograph is written "This pupil is leader in plays and gam...
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Geoff Cook and Others Playing Guitars

Date: 1970
Description: Geoff Cook, wearing suit jacket, and other unidentified individuals, sit on the ground at library mall playing guitars.
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Interior Stage of Alladin, Hayward's Smart Nite Club

Date: 1931
Description: Interior view of Alladin, Hayward's Smart Nite Club showing musical instruments on the stage. Instruments include, from left to right, a drum set, saxophon...
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Group of People Under a Tree

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of ten people posing sitting and standing in front of a large tree, with houses in the background. One man is holding a guitar, and ...
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Barn Raising Dance

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Description: View across large, wooden stage towards two men who are sitting and playing string instruments. Other men, women, and children are standing and sitting on ...
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Emory Bennett and Family

Date: 09 06 1901
Description: Emory Bennett and family posed in front of the Bennett home. A young boy sits in a cart pulled by a dog. A seated man holds a harp guitar and another man s...
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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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Two Women in a Bedroom

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Description: View across bedroom towards two women sitting together. The woman on the right is holding a guitar. On the left is a dresser with a mirror, and a bed in th...
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Capital Offenses

Date: 1996
Description: Congressman David Obey (playing the harmonica) of Wisconsin with his two sons, Douglas and Craig, performing as part of the Capital Offenses, a bluegrass b...

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