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Taliesin West Festival

Date: 1958
Description: Dance and singing performance during a festival at Taliesin West. The theater was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built by the Fellowship. Taliesin West...
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Zilphia Horton Leading Songs

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Description: Zilphia Horton leading singing at CIO School during Holiday season. At the table on the right, Myles Horton, Mike Ross, Tom Ludwig, and Joyce Mitchell.
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Zilphia Horton Leading Farmers Union Session

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Description: Zilphia Horton playing the accordion and leading a sing-a-long during a Farmers Union session at Highlander Folk School. Myles Horton middle at table; DeJa...
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Portrait of Malvina Reynolds

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Description: Portrait of songwriter Malvina Reynolds.
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Grateful Dead on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: The Grateful Dead mid-performance as viewed from the audience. People are also watching from a scaffolding behind the stage.
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Judy Larson and Papa John Kolstad of the Sorry Muthas Singing on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Judy Larson and Papa John Kolstad of the Sorry Muthas on stage singing into microphones at the Sound Storm music festival at night. Judy Larson wears a spa...
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Madison Maennerchor Anniversary Dinner

Date: 03 27 1951
Description: Guests sit at a banquet table during a dinner celebrating the Madison Maennerchor 99th birthday at Turner Hall. Pictured from left to right are: Mrs. Alexi...
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The Bloomer Gals

Date: 09 01 1913
Description: Group of women known as The Bloomer Gals singing at a Labor Day picnic. Several children are seated in the foreground. The women are identified as Ida Rath...
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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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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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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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The Minorettes of Madison

Date: 10 15 1958
Description: Group portrait of The Minorettes of Madison singing quartet including, from left to right: Dorothy Bleecker, baritone; Lee Sullivan, bass; Barbara Gschwend...
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80th Anniversary Founding of Swiss Colony

Date: 08 16 1925
Description: A chorus of men singing on stage with a crowd watching. A group of officials seated on the right. Rolling farmland in the background.
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Madison Civic Opera Presents "Falstaff"

Date: 02 06 1965
Description: Singing in the Madison Civic Opera's chorus in the production of "Falstaff" are, left to right: Charlotte Newton, Ann Crow, Mrs. Thomas Chalfant, Sandra Kw...
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Solidarity Sing Along

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: A large screen in the Kohl Center at the Bernie Sanders rally is broadcasting the Solidarity Sing Along, a progressive and pro-labor group of people who si...
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Wisconsin Solidarity Sing Along at the Bernie Sanders Rally

Date: 04 03 2016
Description: The Solidarity Sing Along group singing at the Bernie Sanders rally being held in the Kohl Center. They are holding signs and have their fists in the air. ...
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Hannah Mrozak

Date: 08 16 2016
Description: Hannah Mrozak, a local Milwaukee singer, standing behind a podium while singing the national anthem. A man in a military uniform is standing on the left ho...
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Gil Scott Heron

Date: 03 21 1979
Description: Gil Scott Heron (center) and two other singers performing in concert.
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Singing at Shiloh Baptist Church

Date: 01 14 1974
Description: A woman choir member with a microphone and robe is singing at Shiloh Baptist Church. The Reverend Jesse Jackson delivered the sermon at this service.

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