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University of Wisconsin International Students

Date: 01 1960
Description: Five unidentified University of Wisconsin students, all sitting cross-legged on the floor with a small portable pump organ or harmonium. In South Asia, the...
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Pioneer Christmas Scene

Date: 12 01 1944
Description: Reenacting a pioneer Christmas custom of many foreign settlers in the early days of Wisconsin of singing carols around the family organ, are left to right:...
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Temple Theatre

Date: 2009
Description: View of Temple Theatre Stage from front of house.
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Floral Arrangement on an Organ

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Description: View of a floral arrangement sitting on an organ.
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John Deitrich

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Description: Indoor portrait of a European American man posing sitting at a piano organ. Identified as John Deitrich.
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Three Women in a Parlor

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Description: Indoor portrait of a women posing sitting by an organ looking at a newspaper.
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Church Interior Decorated for a Funeral

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Description: Interior view of a church from the rear, probably decorated for a funeral, with flowers arranged around the altar.
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Beloit First Congregational Church

Date: 1960
Description: Interior of Beloit First Congregational Church. View from aisle towards the organ and altar.
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Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Interior view of Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater from balcony with view of stage and organ.
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Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 2009
Description: Local historian and Al. Ringling Theatre docent, Robert C. Dewel, seated at the Al. Ringling Theatre's "Mighty Barton" organ.
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Women Playing a Reed Organ

Date: 1900
Description: A woman sits at a reed organ while another looks on.
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Olive Davis and Two Other Women

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Description: Indoor portrait of three European American women posing sitting in front of a organ. Several portraits are hanging on the wall. One woman is sitting in a c...
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Child's Casket

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Description: Indoor view of a small, light-colored casket resting on a table covered with a drape. The coffin is surrounded by flowers and flower arrangements on tables...
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Woman Posing Behind a Plant Stand

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Description: Portrait of a woman wearing a light-colored dress posing standing behind a plant stand with a flower arrangement. Behind her is an organ against the wall. ...
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Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 2009
Description: View of Al. Ringling Theatre's auditorium and stage from the central rear box. View includes a painted theater curtain, painted ceiling panels and shows th...
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Jim Koehler Making an Organ

Date: 12 20 1950
Description: Thirteen-year-old Jim Koehler of 2408 Chamberlain Avenue works on making himself a pipe organ in his home workshop.
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Organ Player at St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Date: 01 1987
Description: "Brenda Bernhard, 15, was photographed as she played the organ at St. Peter's Lutheran Church."
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Child's Casket

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Description: Indoor view of a small, light-colored casket resting on a table covered with a drape. The coffin is surrounded by flowers and flower arrangements on tables...
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Dog Sitting Up

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Description: Two women and a girl are sitting in a room with an organ in the background. A women sitting on a large book on the floor is playing with a dog sitting up o...
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School Exhibit and Fair

Date: 1925
Description: A display of autumn produce including corn, squash, cabbage and apples occupies a corner of the Centerville School. There are posters of animals, vegetable...

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