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| Date: | 12 13 1947 |
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| Description: | Children of members of Local 75, United Automobile Workers (Seaman Body Company) performing at the union Christmas party. There are accordion players and a... |
| Date: | 1946 |
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| Description: | "The Harmonians" performing at a picnic to raise money for striking Allis-Chalmers workers. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Workers relaxing outside International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. One group is crowded around a stage listening to a band while others are playing baseba... |
| Date: | 05 26 1941 |
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| Description: | Blackfriars Guild theater group cast on stage for "You Can't Take It With You." |
| Date: | 03 24 1941 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of 11 cast members of the Blackfriars Guild on stage in "Fog Over Mars." |
| Date: | 01 27 1941 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of cast on stage of "Brother Orchid," Blackfriars Guild theater group. |
| Date: | 12 02 1940 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of cast of "Stage Door" on stage, presented by Blackfriars Guild theater group. |
| Date: | 12 02 1940 |
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| Description: | Scene from the play "Stage Door," presented by Blackfriars Theater Guild. |
| Date: | 10 13 1940 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of cast and staff of "Bolt Your Houses" on stage. |
| Date: | 07 20 1933 |
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| Description: | Mayor James R. Law presenting the keys of the city to Chic Sale, former Dane County land owner and character impersonator performing at the Orpheum Theater... |
| Date: | 08 01 1932 |
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| Description: | A Fanchon & Marco showgirl dressed in street clothes, leaning on a piano. Text on print reads: "'Mystery Revue' Orpheum Girl." |
| Date: | 06 17 1932 |
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| Description: | Pablo the Magician holding a "Capital Times" newspaper in the lobby of the Orpheum Theatre. He is using the newspaper in his act with Fanchon and Marco's s... |
| Date: | 12 11 1929 |
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| Description: | Cast of play "Disraeli" on stage at Hillel Foundation with director Agatha Karlen (Mrs. John Guy Fowlkes). |
| Date: | 03 02 1949 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin Players presented "River Boat," an original centennial drama written by Robert Gard of Madison and Dore Reich of Milwaukee at the Memorial Un... |
| Date: | 04 24 1970 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 04 26 1970 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 01 18 1954 |
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| Description: | Merrillyn (Mrs. Robert) Wegner is shown standing behind a set from "Your Puppet Pals" which includes 3 puppets: Professor Bookworm, Dingle the Clown, and F... |
| Date: | 02 18 1950 |
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| Description: | Norman Ebron Band, members of American Federation of Musicians, segregated Local 587, play stand-up bass, coronet, clarinet and piano in front of a white a... |
| Date: | 02 18 1950 |
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| Description: | The Norman Ebron Band, members of the American Federation of Musicians, segregated Local 587, play coronet, saxophone, piano, drums and standup bass in a d... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the Milwaukee office of the Local Executive Committee for Head Camp Entertainment for a convention on June 20th to 24th, 1905, of the Modern ... |
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