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Charles Robinson and Man

Date: 08 1941
Description: Charles Robinson, singer of lumberjack songs, left, with an unidentified man sitting behind what appears to be a microphone on a stand.
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Martin Luther King and Labor Leaders

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Description: Martin Luther King, Jr., with two leaders of the United Packinghouse Workers of America, Russell Lasley, and President Ralph Helstein. Probably at a UPWA c...
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Dewey Presidential Campaign Train

Date: 1944
Description: Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, the Republican Party presidential candidate aboard the campaign train, making a stop in Baraboo.
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And the Winner Is...

Date: 11 08 1978
Description: After winning the election, Governor-elect Lee Sherman Dreyfus raises his arms in triumph as he speaks to his cheering supporters.
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Anne Braden and Ben Chavis

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Description: Anne Braden and Rev. Ben Chavis at an SOC (Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Human Welfare) event. Braden and Chavis were founding members a...
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Doctor Bop and the Headliners at the Nitty Gritty

Date: 08 13 1971
Description: Poster advertising Doctor Bop and the Headliners, starring Al Craven, the White Raven, at the Nitty Gritty. Features autographed portraits of the band memb...
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Baby Huey on Stage with Drummer

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Chicago R&B singer Baby Huey standing barefoot on stage wearing an open green shirt on top of coveralls. A conga player, possibly Plato Jones, is visible o...
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Baby Huey from the Audience

Date: 04 24 1970
Description: Chicago R&B act Baby Huey mid-performance viewed from the audience. The band was made up of a three man horn section, electric guitar, drums, congas, elect...
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Grateful Dead Performing on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Side view of the Grateful Dead on stage, featuring Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, and Bill Kreutzmann, play on stage at the Sound Storm Fe...
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Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Playing Tambourine

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, keyboardist and percussionist for the Grateful Dead, sitting at his keyboard mid-performance, playing a tambourine. His t-shirt read...
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Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart Playing Drums

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Side view from stage of Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart playing drums on stage with the Grateful Dead while Phil Lesh stands between them. Behind the band ...
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Phil Lesh and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: View from stage of Phil Lesh and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan playing with the Grateful Dead. Behind them, Mickey Hart and Jerry Garcia are visible.
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Luther Allison on Stage with Bassist and Drummer

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Guitarist Luther Allison on stage at the Sound Storm festival playing a Gibson guitar, with a drummer and bassist visible behind him.
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Announcer from Stage Left

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Stage announcer reading from a small notebook into a microphone, as seen from stage left. In the background festival staff are setting up the stage. A smal...
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The Bowery Boys Onstage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: The Bowery Boys perform onstage at the Sound Storm music festival. Band members from left to right are Jeff Amundson on vocals, T. J. Wipperman on trombone...
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Artist on Edge of Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Unidentified male African American artist, wearing a beret with two illegible buttons on it, kneels on the edge of the stage talking or singing into a hand...
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Artist on Edge of Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Unidentified African American male artist, wearing a beret with two illegible buttons on it, kneels on the edge of the stage talking or singing into a hand...
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Paul Rabbitt on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: View from below of Paul Rabbit, guitarist for the band Tongue, performing near the edge of stage at the Sound Storm music festival.
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Bassist and Drummer in the Band Tongue

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Bassist Bob Collins (with a peace symbol on his instrument) from the band Tongue performs at the Sound Storm music festival with drummer Dick Weber visible...
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Peter Obranovich on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Peter Obranovich (better known at the time as "Pete Bobo"), promoter for the festival, wearing a blue and yellow bucket hat, standing on the side of the st...

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