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Pro Arte Quartet
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Pro Arte Quartet. Left to right: Albert Rahier, second violin; Bernard Milofsky, viola; Ernest Friedlander, cello; and Rudolf Kolisch, first violin. The first violin player, Kolisch, learned to play left handed following an accident.
February 2, 1949
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Musicians and Instruments
August 3, 1948
Four youth posing in a classroom with their musical instruments--a violin, cello and two trumpets.
Barbershop Quartet
January 1947
Group portrait of a high school barbershop quartet.
Paul C. Bennett with Violin
January 30, 1949
Paul C. Bennett, musical instrument repairman, holding a violin made in 1721 which belongs to Mrs. D.P. Wheeler and may be a Stradivarius. Behind him on an easel is displayed a drawing of a woman.
Philharmonic Chorus
April 12, 1949
Group portrait of thirteen male and female members of the Philharmonic Chorus of Madison.
"The Cardinals" Barbershop Quartet
October 6, 1949
Publicity portrait of "The Cardinals" barbershop quartet holding canes.
"The Cardinals" Barbershop Quartet
October 6, 1949
Publicity portrait of "The Cardinals" barbershop quartet.
