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Setting Up Camp
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Three people set up a tent and campfire in the camping area of the Sound Storm music festival while the stage and other amenities are still under construction. The partially completed festival stage is visible in the background, as well as a speaker tower.
April 23, 1970
Pulling, Robert
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Tents in Festival Camping Area
April 23, 1970
A view of tents up a hill at the site of the Sound Storm Music Festival a couple of days before the event began.
Rows of Portable Toilets
April 23, 1970
Two rows of portable toilets with automobiles and campers in the background during the construction of the festival stage.
Festival Crowd Under Tents
April 25, 1970
Members of the Sound Storm music festival audience crowd under improvised tents partially supported by the handlebars of a motorcycle and tree limbs. There is a fire pit in the foreground. The camp...
Camping Area Pre-Festival
April 23, 1970
The camping site for the Sound Storm music festival a day or two before campers begin arriving. There is a lone car and tent visible.
Peter Obranovich on Horseback
April 25, 1970
Peter Obranovich (better known at the time as "Pete Bobo"), promoter for the festival, on horseback riding up to address the festival staff near the camping area at the Sound Storm music festival.
African-Americans In Camp Area
April 25, 1970
A crowd of African-American men standing and sitting in the camping area of the Sound Storm music festival before most of the audience arrives.
