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Leo Kehl and Granddaughter

Date: 1959
Description: Leo Kehl, head of the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, introduces Patti, his first dancing granddaughter.
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Virginia Lee Kehl in Majorette Costume

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Description: Virginia Lee Kehl poses in majorette costume at the Kehl School of Dance.
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Gerke Twins

Date: 1940
Description: Twin sisters Julie & Juliet Gerke, students at the Kehl School of Dance, posed in matching, Kehl-designed clothing--including hats, jackets, short skirts, ...
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Lowell(?) Hoffmaster as Chef

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Description: Lowell(?) Hoffmaster, a student at the Kehl School of Dance, poses in chef's costume with a serving tray.
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Elmer Taylor

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Description: Elmer Taylor, a student at the Kehl School of Dance, poses in 'formal wear' costume.
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Cameron McCarthy

Date: 1936
Description: Cameron McCarthy, a student at the Kehl School, wears a drum major costume and poses in a salute.
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Bonnabel & Florabell Severson

Date: 1936
Description: Sisters Bonnabel and Florabell Severson, students at the Kehl School of Dance pose, in dance costume.
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Kehl Dancer with Maracas

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Description: A member of the Kehl family poses in a dance costume holding maracas.
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Irene Castle in American Indian Dance Costume

Date: 1914
Description: Full-length studio portrait of the dancer Irene Castle in an American Indian costume with many feathers. It is autographed "Sincerely Yours, Irene Castle."
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Jennie Rooney

Date: 1930
Description: A woman poses with a mirror and powder puff. She wears a bangled costume and dance slippers.
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Irene Castle in "French Heels"

Date: 1922
Description: Irene Castle in a complicated satin and tulle costume in her role as the cabaret dancer Palma May in the silent film "French Heels" (Holtre 1922).
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Irene Castle in "Patria"

Date: 1917
Description: Irene Castle in a gauzy tulle and satin dress in a full-length pose in a publicity photograph for the silent film "Patria" (International 1917).
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Irene Castle in "Patria"

Date: 1916
Description: Irene Castle in a gauzy tulle and satin dress poses full-length in an air-brushed publicity photograph. The caption printed on the back of the print reads:...
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"A Trick of Fate" Scene Still

Date: 1919
Description: Actress Bessie Barriscale as Anna Gerard, the Parisian singer at the Black Rat night club in "A Trick of Fate" (Exhibitors Mutual, 1919).
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Studio publicity still of Antonio Moreno

Date: 1923
Description: In this dramatically lit publicity still for the silent drama "Look Your Best," Antonio Moreno wears what appears to be a cupid costume with feathered head...
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Los Bailarimos Folkloricos de Waukesha

Date: 04 12 1979
Description: Several people in dresses are standing and holding up their skirts while dancing. Caption reads: "A dance group, the Los Bailarimos Folkloricos de Waukesh...
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Night Ballet

Date: 1957
Description: Two ballerinas looking out towards the audience are dancing on a stage, with a spotlight outlining them with light. The dancer on the right is holding an u...

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