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Peter Obranovich Sitting on Horseback

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Peter Obranovich (better known at the time as "Pete Bobo"), promoter for the festival, on horseback talking to festival staff at the Sound Storm music fest...
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Peter Obranovich Sitting on Horseback

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Peter Obranovich (better known at the time as "Pete Bobo"), promoter for the festival, talking to a small group of festival staff from horseback at the Sou...
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Peter Obranovich on Horseback

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Peter Obranovich (better known at the time as "Pete Bobo"), promoter for the festival, on horseback riding up to address the festival staff near the campin...
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Peter Obranovich on Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Peter Obranovich (better known at the time as "Pete Bobo"), promoter for the festival, wearing a blue and yellow bucket hat, standing on the side of the st...
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Grateful Dead on Stage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: The Grateful Dead mid-performance as viewed from the audience.
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Aerial View of Festival Grounds

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: Aerial view of the farm grounds that would be the site of the Sound Storm music festival.
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Rows of Portable Toilets

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: Two rows of portable toilets with automobiles and campers in the background during the construction of the festival stage.
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Stage Mid-Construction

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A small group of workers mill around the foot of the festival stage mid-construction.
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The Grateful Dead Backstage

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Jerry Garcia and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan of the Grateful Dead stand around backstage, talking with fans.
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Tents in Festival Camping Area

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A view of tents up a hill at the site of the Sound Storm Music Festival a couple of days before the event began.
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Crew Constructing Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A crew works with plywood during construction of the food stalls at the Sound Storm music festival.
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Constructing Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: People on a construction crew work with plywood and cinder blocks to make stalls at the Sound Storm music festival.
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Bathing in Rowan Creek

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A group of young men and women bathe in Rowan Creek near York Farm during the Sound Storm music festival.
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Group of Bathers

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Elevated view of a large group of people bathing in Rowan creek near York Farm during the Sound Storm music festival.
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Young Men near Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A group of young male audience members crowd around the Sound Storm festival stage with scaffolding visible in the background.
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Group Standing Around Campers

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A group of audience members crowd around a camper, and two automobiles. Two men are leaning on a trailer carrying large tanks, perhaps generators.
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Camping Area Pre-Festival

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: The camping site for the Sound Storm music festival a day or two before campers begin arriving. There is a lone car and tent visible.
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Woman Wading with Child

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A woman with her jeans rolled up is holding a young child and wading in Rowan Creek near York Farm during the Sound Storm music festival.
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Sound Storm Festival Crowd

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Elevated view of Sound Storm music festival audience as seen from the stage. Trucks, camper vans, and tents crowd the hill in the background.
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Mason Proffit Mid Performance

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: View from audience of country rock band Mason Proffit performing at the Sound Storm music festival.

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