PH 2907
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Series: Photographs
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Dr. William Reese, a Welsh tenor, and Helene Stratman-Thomas, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, 1940 August 19: Image ID: 25174
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Emery DeNoyer, 1941 July 26: Emery DeNoyer (born 1887), singer of lumberjack songs, in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. “He earned his keep in the Wisconsin lumber camps not by logging (for he had only one eye and one arm) but by singing.”
Image ID: 25175
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Mrs. Ollie Jacobs and Pearl Jacobs Borusky, 1941 July 26: Mrs. Ollie Jacobs (born 1862) and her daughter Pearl Jacobs Borusky outside a log building in Langlade County.
Image ID: 25176
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Mrs. Ollie Jacobs, 1941 July 26: Mrs. Ollie Jacobs (born 1862), seated in wheelchair. Langlade County.
Image ID: 25177
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Mrs. Ollie Jacobs, 1941 July 26: Mrs. Ollie Jacobs (born 1862), seated in wheelchair. Langlade County.
Image ID: 25178
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Two Buildings and Farm Equipment, 1941 July: Two buildings, perhaps outhouses, and farm equipment in the vicinity of Crandon, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25179
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Man Driving Automobile in Field, 1941 July: Car driving automobile near two buildings, perhaps outhouses in the vicinity of Crandon, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25181
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Charlie Spencer, 1941 July 28: Charlie Spencer (born 1873?), a Kentuckian who migrated to Crandon, recorded white spirituals for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. A young girl is sitting in his lap, and there is a microphone in front of them. Crandon, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25182
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Harry Dyer and Helene Stratman-Thomas, 1941 August 6: Harry Dyer (born 1864), a former logger and Mississippi riverman, with Helene Statman-Thomas. Madison, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25183
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Harry Dyer and Robert Draves, 1941 August 6: Singer Harry Dyer (born 1864), right, and sound engineer Robert Draves. Madison, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25184
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Harry Dyer, 1941 August 6: Harry Dyer (born 1864), a former logger and Mississippi riverman who recorded with song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. Madison, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25185
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John Ciezczak, 1941 August 11: John Ciezczak (born 1885?), a Polish watchmaker, who sang songs in Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, and Kasshubian for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. He is smoking a pipe and playing a violin. Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25186
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Bessie Gordon at Reed Organ, 1941 August 13: Bessie Gordon (born 1901) sitting at the cut-down reed organ under the tavern counter. Schofield, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25187
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Bessie Gordon at Organ, 1941 August 13: Side view of Bessie Gordon playing the organ. Schofield, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 6513
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Bessie Gordon at the Reed Organ, 1941 August 13: Bessie Gordon (born 1901) sitting at the cut-down reed organ under the tavern counter. Schofield, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25188
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Bessie Gordon at Organ, 1941 August 13: Front view of Bessie Gordon sitting at the organ under the tavern counter. Schofield, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 6512
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Robert Walker, 1941 August 14: Outdoor portrait of Robert Walker in Crandon, Wisconsin. He recorded lumberjack songs for collector Helene Stratman-Thomas.
Image ID: 25189
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Iva Rindlisbacher, Helene Stratman-Thomas, and Lois Rindlisbacher at Swiss Bells, 1941 August 15: Iva Rindlisbacher (left), Helene Stratman-Thomas, and Lois Rindlisbacher at the Swiss bells in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. The bells stand was built by Otto Rindlisbacher, Iva's husband.
Image ID: 25191
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Dr. J.P. Scanlan, 1941 August 19: Either Dr. J.P. Scanlan, Wisconsin historian, or Dr. Peter Lawrence Scanlan, standing outside a house in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25193
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Albert Wachuta, 1941 August 19: Albert Wachuta (born 1875?), singer of Bohemian songs with accordion, in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25194
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Missionfest, 1946 August 27: Missionfest (Dutch) Traditional Psalms sung on church grounds in Brandon, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25195
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Unidentified Performers, 1946 July 24: Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins or Henry Thunder and Stella Stacy. Probably taken at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village near Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25196
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Ho-Chunk Boy, 1946 July 24: Unidentified boy, probably at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village near Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25197
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Ho-Chunk Performers, 1946 July 24: Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins or Henry Thunder and Stella Stacy. Probably at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village near Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25198
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Ho-Chunk Man with Drum, 1946 July 24: Unidentifed man with drum who was probably recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas, probably at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village near Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25200
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Ho-Chunk Woman and Child, 1946 July 24: Unidentified woman and child (Marie Shekah and Bernard Sheka?) standing outdoors. Probably at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village near Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25201
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Building at Wisconsin Dells, 1946 July 24: View down a hill of a building, probably on the grounds of the Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village near Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25203
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Ho-Chunk Performers, 1946 July 24: Mr. and Mrs. James Hawkins or Henry Thunder and Stella Stacy. Probably at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village near Wisconsin Dells.
Image ID: 25204
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Outdoor Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man, 1946 July 24: Outdoor full-length portrait of Sam Blowsnake-Carley at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village, near Wisconsin Dells, wearing a headdress in front of a teepee.
Image ID: 25206
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Helene Stratman-Thomas with Ho-Chunk Indians, 1946 July 24: Helene Stratman-Thomas with an unidentified man and child, possibly at Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian Village near Wisconsin Dells.
Image ID: 25207
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Mr. and Mrs. Moody Price, 1946 July 30: Mrs. and Mrs. Moody Price. Mrs. Price recorded a tune for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25208
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Winifred Bundy and Bill Morgan, 1946 August 4: Winifred Bundy, secretary of the School of Music at UW-Madison, and her uncle, Bill Morgan. Both recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. Berlin, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25209
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Winifred Bundy and Bill Morgan, 1946 August 4: Winifred Bundy, secretary of the School of Music at UW-Madison, and her uncle, Bill Morgan. Both recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. Berlin, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25253
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Singers Posting Outdoors, 1946 August 8: Possibly Adelord Joseph Vanasse (born 1877?) and Stanilaus Phaneuf (born 1869), singers who recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. Somerset, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25258
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Singer and Helene Stratman-Thomas, 1946 August 8: Probably Ernest Joseph Belisle (born 1901), a singer who recorded for Helene Stratman-Thomas. Helene is standing on the right. Somerset, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25293
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Helene Stratman-Thomas, 1946 August 8: Helene Stratman-Thomas, possibly at the home of Donalda La Grandeur, a singer of French-Canadian songs who recorded for Stratman-Thomas. Somerset, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25294
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Singer and Helene Stratman-Thomas, 1946 August 8: Helene Stratman-Thomas and possibly Ernest Joseph Belisle. Somerset (St. Croix County), Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25295
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Singer at Mechanic Shop, 1946 August 8: Possibly Ernest Joseph Belisle, a singer who recorded for Helene Stratman-Thomas. Somerset (St. Croix County), Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25296
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Donalda La Grandeur and a Man, 1946 August 8: Donalda La Grandeur and an unidentified man sitting on a porch in Somerset, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25297
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Donalda La Grandeur and Helene Stratman-Thomas, 1946 August 8: Singer Donalda La Grandeur, left, and collector Helene Stratman-Thomas on the porch at the home of La Grandeur in Somerset, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25298
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Two Male Singers, 1946 August 10 or 11: Unidentified man and Orrin Olson (born 1911?), singers of Swedish songs who recorded for Helene Stratman-Thomas. Grantsburg, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25299
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Dr. Charles O. Lindberg, 1946 August 10: The man on the left is Dr. Charles O. Lindberg, a physician and singer of Swedish songs, who recorded for Helene Stratman-Thomas. The man on the right is Alf Olson. Grantsburg, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25300
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Dr. Charles Lindberg and Helene Stratman-Thomas, 1946 August 10: Helene Stratman-Thomas and Dr. Charles O. Lindberg, a Swedish singer. Grantsburg, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25301
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Helene Stratman-Thomas and Two Women, 1946 August 10: Song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas, left, and probably Mrs. Kamma Grumstrup, a singer of Danish songs, and one of her daughters (Esther or Alma Grumstrup).
Image ID: 25302
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Ruth Olson and Alice Carlson, 1946 August 11: Ruth Olson (Mrs. Alf Olson) and Alice Carlson (Mrs. Gideon Carlson), singers of Swedish songs recorded by Helene Stratman-Thomas. Ruth and Alice were sisters and their maiden name was Johnson. Grantsburg, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25303
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Lily Richmond and a Woman, 1946 August 23: Aunt Lily Richmond (born 1862), right, and an unidentified woman. Beetown, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25304
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Lily Richmond Sitting Outside, 1946 August 23: Aunt Lily Richmond sang African American spirituals for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas in Beetown, Wisconsin. “One of the last of the Negro slaves who came to the Lancaster area near the close of the Civil War. She was brought by slave parents from Missouri.” Most likely, Lily Green Richmond, daughter of John Green, who came to Grant County with her freed parents between 1862 and 1870, when they first show up in the Census.
Image ID: 25305
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Yuba Bohemian Band, 1946 August 24: Members of the Yuba (Bohemian) Band posed outdoors in Yuba, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25376
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Joe Yanksy, a One-Man Band, 1946 August 25: Joe Yansky (Bohemian), a one-man band with an accordion and drums, in Yuba, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25377
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Joe Yansky, a One-Man Band, 1946 August 25: Joe Yanksy (Bohemian), a one-man band with accordion and drums, in Yuba, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25378
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Robert Novy's Opera House and Dance Hall, 1946 August 25: Robert Novy's Opera House and Dance Hall, site of a recording session by Helene Stratman-Thomas, in Yuba, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25380
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Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dobbs, 1946 August 25: Mr. and Mrs. Leo Dobbs of Richland Center, one of whom was Helene Stratman-Thomas's cousin and well-acquainted with the Yuba, Wisconsin musicians.
Image ID: 25381
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Outdoor Group Portrait of the Yuba Band, 1946 August 25: Helene Stratman-Thomas and members of the Yuba band, many of whom had played together for forty years: Otto and Wincil Stanek, clarinet; George McGilvery and William Tydrich, cornet; Anton Stanek, horn; Nick Rott, trombone; Martin Rott, baritone; Alford Stanek, tuba. The band played at dances, weddings, and funerals (when they would precede the hearse and march from the church to the cemetery). Yuba, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25383
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Otto's Tavern, 1946 August 25: Exterior view from across the street of Otto's Tavern in Yuba, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25385
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Otto's Tavern, 1946 August 25: Unidentified man outside of Otto's Tavern, Yuba, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25386
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Missionfest, 1946 August 27: Missionfest (Dutch) traditional psalms sung on church grounds in Brandon, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25387
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Missionfest, 1946 August 27: Missionfest (Dutch) traditional psalms sung on church grounds in Brandon, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25389
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Missionfest, 1946 August 27: Missionfest (Dutch) traditional psalms sung on church grounds in Brandon, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25390
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Stasia Pokora, 1946 August 29: Stasia Pokora, Executive Secretary of the American Relief for Poland, sang Polish songs, many of which she learned from Polish immigrants who roomed at her home when she was a little girl. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25392
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Emil Boulanger, 1946 August 31: Fiddle player Emil Boulanger played for dances since he was a boy. He played entirely by ear, and on a violin which he made himself. He was born in Dyckesville (a Belgian community) and neither spoke nor understood English. His recording session for the project was held at the village dance hall because it was electrified. Dyckesville, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25394
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Belgian-American Performer, 1946 August 31: Either Anton de Beck or Theuphiel Ropson, Belgian-Americans who recorded French and Walloon dialect ballads for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas at the village dance hall in Dyckesville, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25395
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Belgian-American Singer, 1946 August 31: Either Anton de Beck or Theuphiel Ropson, Belgian-Americans who recorded French and Walloon dialect ballads for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas at the village dance hall in Dyckesville, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25396
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Charles Dietz and Helene Stratman-Thomas, 1946 September 2: Charles Dietz, a singer of English ballads, and song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas, in Monroe, Wisconsin. Dietz recorded English ballads learned from his pioneer mother who had settled in New York State.
Image ID: 25398
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Unidentified Singer, between 1940 and 1946: Portrait of man smoking a pipe. Probably Robert A. Steinbach (born 1887?), a singer of German folk songs, who recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas in Wausau, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25399
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Men around Flat-Bed Trailer, between 1940 and 1946: Five men and a young child gathered around flat-bed trailer.
Image ID: 25401
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Wisconsin landscape, between 1940 and 1946: A Wisconsin landscape with a road in the foreground.
Image ID: 25402
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Group Gathered around Automobile, between 1940 and 1946: Image ID: 25403
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Man in Garden, between 1940 and 1946: A man stands in an unidentified garden gesturing upwards towards a topiary tree.
Image ID: 25404
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View of Bluffs, between 1940 and 1946: Image ID: 25405
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Spillway at Mill Pond, between 1940 and 1946: Image ID: 25406
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T. Richard Merchant Tailor Shop, between 1940 and 1946: Richard Taschek, an Austrian immigrant, poses in front of his business, the T. Richard Merchant Tailor shop in Darlington, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25407
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Singer and Interviewer, between 1940 and 1946: Singer is possibly Michael Leary or Daniel O'Connell. Almond, Wisconsin.
Image ID: 25408
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WHi(S75)
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Series: Negatives
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