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Accordion and Guitar Players

Date: 03 11 1936
Description: Man playing accordion and man playing guitar at the Town Club Tavern, located at 2501 Sherman Avenue.
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Brandy's Orchestra

Date: 01 14 1935
Description: Group portrait of Brandy's Orchestra at the Loraine Hotel lounge.
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Chanticleer Orchestra

Date: 09 02 1931
Description: Group portrait of Chanticleer "Lanky Neal" Orchestra dressed in identical suits and two-tone shoes.
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Studio Portrait of Four Musicians

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Description: A studio portrait of four well-dressed men carrying instrument cases in front of a painted backdrop. They are all wearing long coats, top hats, and gloves.
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Studio Portrait of Musicians

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Description: Four musicians in suit jackets, neckties, and trousers, pose with their instruments for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. Their four top ha...
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Four Guitar Players

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Description: A studio portrait of four men posing with guitars in front of a painted backdrop. They are all wearing suit jackets, vests, neckties, and trousers.
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Studio Portrait of Guitar Players

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Description: Four musicians stand with their guitars and pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. They are all wearing hats, with suit jackets, vests,...
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Three Musicians in Blackface and Costume

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Description: Three musicians, two males with banjos and possibly a woman with a guitar, pose in blackface and costumes for a studio portrait in front of a painted backd...
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Phi Beta's "A Combine of Comedy"

Date: 02 07 1949
Description: Cecile Vogelbaugh, center, director of music for the production of Phi Beta's "A Combine of Comedy," is consulting with Beverly Ethun, 202 Dunning Street, ...
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Jerry Garcia Sits with Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia (seated, middle) with drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, sit on the Sound Storm stage before playing.
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Mickey Hart Playing Drums on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Mickey Hart, drummer for the Grateful Dead, performing with the band on stage at the Sound Storm music festival. Guitarist Bob Weir is visible on the right...
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Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart Playing Drums

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart playing drums on stage with the Grateful Dead. Phil Lesh, the bassist, is between them. In the background are multi-colored...
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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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Grateful Dead Performing

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: The Grateful Dead featuring Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, and Jerry Garcia, performing on stage with the sun setting behind them. Ron ...
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Wheezer Lockinger Performing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: David "Colonel" Leis (guitar), Steve Ungs (bass), and Roger Wylie (drums), of the band Wheezer Lockinger perform at the Sound Storm music festival.
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U.W. International Club Costume Ball

Date: 03 24 1952
Description: William Chipman, a participant at the University of Wisconsin International Club Costume Ball, wearing an authentic Scottish Royal Stuart costume and playi...
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Organist of Bok Singing Tower

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Description: A man sits on a wooden bench at Bok Singing Tower to play the bells. The building was designed by Milton B. Bedary and was completed in 1929.
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Gold Dust Twins

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Description: The Gold Dust Twins were a popular comedy-musical act that toured in the Midwest during the 1950s. The two men sang, danced, and performed banjo music, as ...
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Racine Kiltie Drum & Bugle Corps

Date: 1963
Description: A group portrait of the Racine Kiltie Drum & Bugle Corps. They are all posed with their instruments and wearing their uniforms. The uniforms have a Scottis...
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Garbage

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Description: Color publicity photograph of the band members from Garbage, a Madison, Wisconsin rock band. From left to right are: Butch Vig, Steve Marker, Shirley Manso...

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