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Mt. Horeb Theater Group

Date: 01 20 1934
Description: Portrait of five women, one man and a boy who are in a theater group in Mt. Horeb, participating in the Dane County rural drama tournament.
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George Friedrich Plays the Melodian

Date: 11 09 1933
Description: George J. Friedrich, floor manager at the Burdick & Murray Co., playing a Melodian at the Bullard house, 1154 E. Mifflin Street.
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Mayor Law and Chic Sale

Date: 07 20 1933
Description: Mayor James R. Law presenting the keys of the city to Chic Sale, former Dane County land owner and character impersonator performing at the Orpheum Theater...
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Pablo the Magician

Date: 06 17 1932
Description: Pablo the Magician holding a "Capital Times" newspaper in the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre. He is using the newspaper in his act with Fanchon and Marco's s...
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Sims and Bailey at WIBA

Date: 03 23 1932
Description: Lee Sims, piano player, and Ilo Mae Bailey, singer, at WIBA radio, NBC studios.
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Vaudeville Actors in front of Crescent Clothing

Date: 05 25 1931
Description: Wan Wan San Chinese acrobats and Harris and Van, from the Orpheum Theatre, wearing straw hats, in front of Crescent Clothing Store, 27 N. Pinckney Street. ...
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Governor La Follette Accepting Haresfoot Tickets

Date: 04 21 1931
Description: William H. (Bill) Purnell and R.R. (Doc) Miller present Governor Philip La Follette with tickets to see the 33rd annual Haresfoot Club show "It's a Gay Lif...
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Man Playing Kimball Theatre Organ

Date: 04 05 1927
Description: Man playing Kimball organ at the Orpheum Theatre.
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Anne Revere in "Toys in the Attic"

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Description: Anne Revere, as Anna Berniers in the play "Toys in the Attic," is holding a flower pot with large fake flowers. She is wearing a hat and is looking off to ...
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Albert Dekker as Willy Loman

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Description: Albert Dekker, as Willy Loman, is standing and holding two large sample cases in the play "Death of a Salesman." He is dressed in a three-piece suit and is...
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George Henderson Looking Over Tickets

Date: 10 14 1959
Description: A man is looking at a stack of tickets that are paper clipped together. Behind him, similar stacks are arranged on shelves. Caption reads: "With his bac...
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Alverno College Masquers at Rehearsal

Date: 02 14 1961
Description: Overhead view of a stage. Three women are reclining on the set to the upper left. A man is standing in the lower right, gesturing toward them. Caption read...

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