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Dorothy Jardon in "The Merry-Go-Round"

Date: 1908
Description: Dorothy Jardon in a White Studio publicity photograph for her first Broadway appearance, the musical comedy "The Merry-Go-Round," which opened at the Circl...
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Dorothy Jardon in "A Winsome Widow"

Date: 1912
Description: Dorothy Jardon wears chic black satin mourning clothes and carries a black parasol in a publicity photograph for "A Winsome Widow," a musical comedy that p...
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Dorothy Jardon

Date: 1915
Description: Half-length publicity photograph of Dorothy Jardon apparently wearing only a fur on one shoulder and many rings on her hand. Stamps on the back of the prin...
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Empty Stocking Club

Date: 12 23 1954
Description: Louise Marston (right), society editor, accepts a check from three barbershop singers for the Wisconsin State Journal's Empty Stocking Fund. The don...
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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 05 14 1956
Description: Nellie Howland, one of the five original members of the Philharmonic Chorus, is shown in a local drugstore as part of her job as inventory worker for the M...
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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 05 14 1956
Description: Monnetta Shippy standing next to an assistant device during her job as a practical nurse at University Hospitals. She is also one of the original members o...
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Philharmonic Chorus Members

Date: 05 14 1956
Description: Catharine McClosky, first, second and third grade teacher at the Waubesa School near McFarland, standing in her classroom. She is also a member of the Phil...
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Freedom School Convention

Date: 08 08 1964
Description: A group sings freedom songs at the Freedom School Convention during Freedom Summer.
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Dixieland Band

Date: 07 1995
Description: "Mayville's Raymond ?, also know as Peggy McEathon sings with the Pete Runde Dixieland Band."
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Theresa Sesquicentennial

Date: 06 1996
Description: "Heidi Aderman sings at the sesquicentennial celebration."
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American Legion Birthday Party

Date: 03 1998
Description: "This quartet entertained at the American Legion Annual Birthday Party."
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Shorewood Singers

Date: 12 17 1957
Description: The Shorewood Singers, directed by Dr. Edgar Gordon, preparing to present a program at the annual Shorewood Hills Christmas carol party. The rehearsal is a...
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Pete Seeger and Woman

Date: 07 14 1964
Description: View through fence of Pete Seeger and an unidentified woman stand outdoors near two parked cars. He was there for a concert he played in a church during Fr...
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Pete Seeger at a Concert

Date: 07 14 1964
Description: Pete Seeger walking outdoors through a crowd carrying two instrument cases. The concert took place during Freedom Summer near Hattiesburg. "Pete Seeger san...
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Frame 53: Woman in Hat

Date: 1964
Description: A woman wearing a knit cap stands in front of a microphone. The badge on her chest identifies her as an MFDP member from Hinds County. Three men behind her...
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Annual Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 05 1957
Description: Three members of the Homemaker's Chorus who sang during the annual University of Wisconsin's Farm and Home Week. From left to right are: Mrs. Henry Peters ...
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Annual Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 05 1957
Description: Mrs. Jessie Avery (left) chatting with Mrs. Verle Jacobs, both members of the Dane County Homemakers. The women sang with the Homemaker's Chorus during the...
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Benefit Musicale at St. Francis House

Date: 03 19 1957
Description: Portrait of the group of madrigal singers who performed at the Benefit Musicale at St. Francis House. They include, from left: Raleigh Williams, Ruth Horra...
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Benefit Musicale at St. Francis House

Date: 03 19 1957
Description: Four women in ethnic costume and gowns pose behind a harp. Shown left to right are: Marjunice West, who sang songs of Norway and is shown in a dress which ...
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Women Singing, Freedom School Convention

Date: 08 08 1964
Description: Two women clap and sing at the Freedom School Convention during the Freedom Summer civil rights project. Behind them is a mural, and a banner that says "St...

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