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Otto Rindlisbacher with Hardanger Fiddle
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Otto Rindlisbacher, folk singer and maker of stringed instruments, and violin collection, sitting in his shop holding a Hardanger fiddle. Caption at bottom reads: "'The Buckhorn' Rice Lake."
August 15, 1941
Stratman-Thomas, Helene, 1896-1973
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Otto Rindlisbacher and Accordion
circa 1940-1949
Musician and instrument maker Otto Rindlisbacher with button accordion.
Iva Rindlisbacher, Helene Stratman-Thomas, and Lois Rindlisbacher at Swiss Bells
August 15, 1941
Iva Rindlisbacher (left), Helene Stratman-Thomas, and Lois Rindlisbacher at the Swiss bells. The bells stand was built by Otto Rindlisbacher, Iva's husband.
Violin Maker in Dyckesville
1946
Possibly Louis J. Ropson, a farmer and violin maker from Luxemburg who lived in Dyckesville.
Folk Singer
1941
Unidentified folk singer sitting on a stack of logs and holding a pipe. Possibly recorded in Waushara County in 1941, where many lumberjacks were recorded.
Karl Bjarnarson
August 24, 1940
Karl Bjarnarson, whose wife sang Icelandic folk songs for collector Helene Stratman-Thomas on Washington Island.
Roi Clearwater with Drum and Flute
August 17, 1946
Roi Clearwater, (Ottawa/Chippewa Indian), singer of Ottawa Indian songs, of Lake Delton, Wisconsin.
