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Impromptu Concert

Date: 1964
Description: A group of adults and children at an impromptu concert held outdoors during Freedom Summer outside of the Freedom School at Priest Creek Baptist Church. L...
Photograph

Impromptu Concert

Date: 1964
Description: A group of adults and children at an impromptu concert held outdoors during Freedom Summer outside of the Freedom School at Priest Creek Baptist Church. Li...
Photograph

Impromptu Concert

Date: 1964
Description: A group of adults and children at an impromptu concert held outdoors during Freedom Summer outside of the Freedom School at Priest Creek Baptist Church. Li...
Photograph

National Guard Band

Date: 1887
Description: Members of the Wisconsin National Guard band pose with their instruments at Camp Douglas.
Photograph

Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz and Staff

Date: 05 1945
Description: Group portrait of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his staff at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam. Admiral Nimitz is 9th from the left in th...
Photograph

Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz and Staff

Date: 05 1945
Description: The audience laughs or sings at an outdoor concert for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and his staff at CinCPac/CinCPOA Advanced Headquarters on Guam. Admi...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 343-350

Date: 
Description: Years ago, there was a man-sound from the hills, and a lifetime later
its aged and legendary echo
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 421-427

Date: 
Description: A word without momentum that settled on a note of calm

caught wind

and spun its venom into froth, to cool
a Sunday afternoon in June
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 428-435

Date: 
Description: Face up to the oncoming interest due
when it's blushing right there as a shadow
and the fact is a whistle away
Photograph

Mrs. Rahjes Holds Her Award

Date: 12 1981
Description: Mrs. William (Norma) Rahjes honored for her 50 years as an organist.
Photograph

Alma Center Band

Date: 
Description: Outdoor group portrait, in stereographic form, of a musical band standing in a field in front of trees. Identified as possibly the Alma Center band.
Photograph

Merle Haggard

Date: 07 20 2013
Description: Merle Haggard on guitar at the Southside Oktoberfest Grounds. He is wearing a hat and sunglasses. Another guitarist is on the left.
Photograph

International Cudahy Packing Co. Scout

Date: 01 19 1962
Description: International Cudahy Packing Co. Scout. Original caption reads: "Photograph No. MQ-303-- A New International Scout gets into the act with the Cudahy Cowboy...
Photograph

Merle Haggard

Date: 07 20 2013
Description: Merle Haggard posing in front of his Super Chief Santa Fe motor coach at the Southside Oktoberfest Grounds. He has his sunglasses hooked in the collar of h...
Photograph

Band at Oktoberfest

Date: 07 20 2013
Description: Country/folk/rock band playing and singing, prior to the Merle Haggard and the Strangers performance at the Southside Oktoberfest Grounds. They are wearing...
Photograph

International Scout Pulling Parade Float

Date: 1969
Description: Scout pulls a parade float full of people.
Photograph

Parade at Midwest Shrine Convention

Date: 09 07 1956
Description: Osman Temple drummers from St. Paul, Minnesota take part in the Midwest Shrine parade as it moves around the corner of South Carroll and West Main Streets....
Postcard

Booster Band

Date: 1910
Description: A group of ten musicians posing on an unpaved street with their band instruments. They are wearing hats and band uniforms. Automobiles and commercial build...
Postcard

Views from Durand

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor group portrait of seven members of a small brass band posing on the unpaved street holding their instruments. The men and boys in the band are wear...
Book or Pamphlet

The Buckeye Catalog with Calendar — April & May

Date: 1895
Description: Catalog featuring calendar pages. The month of April features a man and a woman standing outdoors, each is playing a violin. May features a man using a hor...

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