Wisconsin Folksong Collection, 1937-1946

Copyright for Wisconsin Folksong Collection, 1937-1946

Otto Rindlisbacher
and accordion

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Photo Credits

• Copyright Page: Musician and instrument maker Otto Rindlisbacher with button accordion, Rice Lake, Wis. ca. 1940s. WHS Image ID 25416
• About Page: Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins or Henry Thunder and Stella Stacy at Winnebago (HoChunk) Indian Village, July 24, 1946. WHS Image ID 25204
• Homepage Collage: Fiddle player Emil Boulanger of Dycksville and Helene Stratman-Thomas and members of the Yuba band. Photographs were taken during a 1946 song-collecting trip across Wisconsin. WHS Image IDs 25394 and 25383.