Hawaiian Music Online Photograph Exhibition: Hula Dancers, Musicians, Groups, Middle period

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musiciansRef No.: PP-32-10-001
Original: TIF (27 MB)
Reverse: TIF (7 MB)
A hula dancer performing with musiciansRef No.: PP-32-10-002
Original: TIF (34 MB)
Reverse: TIF (9 MB)
Hula dancers performing with a musicianRef No.: PP-32-10-003
Original: TIF (29 MB)
Reverse: TIF (8 MB)
Two girls holding an instrumentRef No.: PP-32-10-004
Original: TIF (61 MB)
Reverse: TIF (15 MB)
Hula dancersRef No.: PP-32-10-005
Original: TIF (81 MB)
Reverse: TIF (20 MB)
Hula dancers performing in front of the shipRef No.: PP-32-10-006
Original: TIF (132 MB)
Reverse: TIF (31 MB)
musiciansRef No.: PP-32-10-007
Original: TIF (126 MB)
Reverse: TIF (31 MB)
Hula dancers are facing back to backRef No.: PP-32-10-008
Original: TIF (126 MB)
Reverse: TIF (31 MB)
A musician and hula dancer captured in a posed momentRef No.: PP-32-10-009
Original: TIF (126 MB)
Reverse: TIF (31 MB)
A portrait of a girl with leisRef No.: PP-32-10-010
Original: TIF (116 MB)
Reverse: TIF (28 MB)
Kneeling on the ground are hula dancers and a musicianRef No.: PP-32-10-011
Original: TIF (113 MB)
Reverse: TIF (27 MB)
A headshot of the three girls wearing haku leis and leisRef No.: PP-32-10-012
Original: TIF (121 MB)
Reverse: TIF (30 MB)
Musicians holding instrumentsRef No.: PP-32-10-013
Original: TIF (25 MB)
Reverse: TIF (6 MB)
Musicians playing instrumentsRef No.: PP-32-10-014
Original: TIF (27 MB)
Reverse: TIF (7 MB)
MusiciansRef No.: PP-32-10-015
Original: TIF (27 MB)
Reverse: TIF (7 MB)
MusiciansRef No.: PP-32-10-016
Original: TIF (27 MB)
Reverse: TIF (7 MB)
Hula dancers Ref No.: PP-32-10-018
Original: TIF (33 MB)
Reverse: TIF (8 MB)
Headshots of the musiciansRef No.: PP-32-10-019
Original: TIF (33 MB)
Reverse: TIF (8 MB)
Hula dancers and musiciansRef No.: PP-32-10-020
Original: TIF (53 MB)
Reverse: TIF (13 MB)
Hula dancers and musicianRef No.: PP-32-10-022
Original: TIF (76 MB)
Reverse: TIF (19 MB)
A guy playing an instrumentRef No.: PP-32-10-023
Original: TIF (134 MB)
Reverse: TIF (30 MB)


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