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Mrs. A.C.G. Gysbers Scholten
Mrs. A.C.G. Gysbers Scholten, who sang Dutch songs for collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
Unidentified Singer
circa 1940-1949
Portrait of man smoking a pipe. Probably Robert A. Steinbach (b.1887?), a singer of German folk songs, who recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
Lily Richmond Sitting Outside
August 23, 1946
Aunt Lily Richmond sang African American spirituals for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. Richmond came to Grant County Wisconsin with her parents, freed slaves from Missouri.
Charles Dietz and Helene Stratman-Thomas
September 2, 1946
Charles Dietz, a singer of English ballads, and song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
Robert Walker
August 14, 1941
Outdoor portrait of Robert Walker. He recorded lumberjack songs for collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
Asher Treat
1940
Asher Treat, collector of Appalachian folk songs, which were transplanted to northern Wisconsin (Crandon vicinity) by the "Kaintucks" (people from Kentucky). Treat (b. 1907) was born in Antigo, Wis...
