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Union Army Musician

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Description: Full-length standing portrait of an Union army musician of an artillery battery.
Print

Cigar Maker Ad

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Description: Trade card of H. Rolfs Cigar Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee advertising their Golden Horn cigars. The card depicts a cartoon-like drummer with the caption:...
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Paul Bunyan Drum

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Description: Man in a long coat and hat standing with the large Paul Bunyan drum, which is mounted on wheels.
Poster

"Mi primera novia" (My First Girlfriend) Film Poster

Date: 1965
Description: Argentine film poster. Large, illustrated image of a man's head floating at the top with other smaller figures surrounding him. A band is playing on the le...
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The Moccasin Game

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Description: Several Indian men kneel on a rug to play the moccasin game. One man is holding a drum and wearing a headdress (also called a war bonnet).
Postcard

Ani-wa-bia, the Medicine Man

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Description: Colorized postcard of a Lac du Flambeau medicine man in traditional dress holding a drum and a knife. Other people are standing behind him. Caption reads: ...
Print

General Grant Letterhead

Date: 03 08 1869
Description: Letterhead featuring a bust of General Grant surrounded by a wreath, the American flag, an eagle, a cannon and cannon balls, and other instruments of war. ...
Photograph

Gisholt Machine Co. Band

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Description: Group portrait of the Gisholt Machine Company band. Seventeen musicians are shown in three rows.
Photograph

Wilson's Park Band

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Description: Group portrait of a band posing with the instruments, in uniform. The band is posing in front of a forest. The sign painted on the drum reads: "Wilson's Pa...
Photograph

Original Lumberjack Band

Date: 1923
Description: Members of a band posing outdoors for a group portrait with their musical instruments. The band members are wearing coats and hats, and a few are wearing m...
Photograph

Mel's Circus Clown Band

Date: 1963
Description: Group of seven men posing in clown costumes and holding musical instruments. A drum on a wheeled cart has a cartoon representation of a clown, and is label...
Photograph

Trio of Musicians

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Description: Three men are posing with musical instruments in front of a painted backdrop. One man is standing by a drum set on the left, a man is sitting in the center...
Photograph

Doug DeWitt at the Drums

Date: 1942
Description: Doug DeWitt is sitting behind the drums. The words "Rhythm Wreckers" are printed on the drum face. Behind Doug DeWitt, on a shelf, are several things: a re...
Photograph

Jimmie Noone Orchestra

Date: 1941
Description: Three men and one woman playing instruments in a band. Framed photographs are hanging behind them. Caption reads: "Jimmy [sic] Noone (Negro) orchestra, ca....
Photograph

Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians

Date: 1934
Description: Group portrait of several men, and a child, seated and standing in three rows. There is a drum in the right foreground.

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