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1999 Pre-festival Photo Gallery
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The sun sets behind the west stage on the former Griffis Air Force Base, site of Woodstock '99, in Rome N.Y., Tuesday July 20, 1999. The three-day event on the 30th anniversary of
the original concert begins Thursday. (AP Photo/Dave Duprey) |
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Water engineer Walter Schwendeman installs wash basins near the outhouses on the former Griffis Air Force Base, site of Woodstock '99, in Rome N.Y., Tuesday July 20, 1999. The
three-day event on the 30th anniversary of the original concert begins Thursday. (AP Photo/Dave Duprey) |
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The new "Woodstock" postage stamp is unveiled by, from left, Woodstock founder John Roberts, Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, Vice President of Area Operations of the
New York Metro Area United States Post Office David Solomon, and District Manager/Postmaster for the New York District USPS Vinnie Malloy Thursday, July 8, 1999, in New
York. The stamp is a part of the USPS's "Celebrate the Century Program" marking the 30th anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair of 1969. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg) |
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND JULY 16-18--Volunteer artists work on the three-mile-long, 12-foot high "Peace Wall" being errected at the former Griffiss Air Force Base in
Rome, N.Y., on July 8, 1999, the site of Woodstock '99. The wall is a security measure at Woodstock. (AP Photo/Michael Okoniewski) |
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Jane Taylor of Rome, N.Y., paints a portrait of Duke Devlin, the official Woodstock archivist, on the former Griffis Airforce Base, site of
Woodstock '99, in Rome N.Y., Tuesday, July 20, 1999. The three-day music event which is taking place 30 years after the original
Woodstock of 1969, begins Thursday. (AP Photo/Dave Duprey) |
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Volunteer artist Mikey Laurence of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., works on the "Peace Wall" being errected at the former Griffiss Air Force Base in
Rome, N.Y., on Thursday, July 8, 1999, the site of Woodstock '99. Dozens of artists are creating work for this three-mile long, 20-foot tall
security wall. Preperations are underway for this event which runs from July 23-25th. (AP Photo/Michael Okoniewski) |
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First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton shows a shirt she received as a gift following a panel discussion
in Rome, N.Y. on Friday, July 9, 1999. Woodstock 99 is to be held in Rome in late July. (AP
Photo/Tim Roske) |
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Workers forming a human chain hang around waiting for the next section of scaffolding to be
passed on upwards Saturday, July 10, 1999, as they build one of the stages for the Woodstock '99
concert at Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome, N.Y. The the three-day music festival,
which is expected to draw over 200,000 people, is scheduled for July 23-25. (AP
Photo/Observer-Dispatch, Nancy L. Ford) |
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A worker picks up pieces of scaffolding while workers forming a human chain in the background, move sections of scaffolding upwards Saturday, July
10, 1999, as they build one of the stages for Woodstock '99 at Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome, N.Y. The the three-day music festival,
which is expected to draw over 200,000 people, is scheduled for July 23-25. (AP Photo/Observer-Dispatch, Nancy L. Ford) |
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Matt Henry of Utica, N.Y., works on a portion of a mural which will surround the Woodstock '99
site, Tuesday, July 13, 1999. This section sees a unicorn turning into a swan. The three-day festival is
slated for July 23-25 on the site of the former Griffiss Air Force Base. (AP Photo/Rome Daily
Sentinel, Scott A. Gwilt) |
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Leyla Jackson, 5, left, and O'Brianne Adams, 4, take some time off from painting their murals to get
together at the Woodstock '99 painting hangar Tuesday, July 13, 1999, in Rome, N.Y. The festival
will run from July 23-25, on the site of the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome. The murals will
be placed on a wall which will surround the entire venue. (AP Photo/Rome Daily Sentinel, Scott A.
Gwilt) |
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Billy, an artist from the East Village in New
York City, works on his creation for the Woodstock Peace Wall,
in Rome N.Y. on Monday, June 28, 1999. He calls his work Moshstock
and it is a celebration of life and people and rock 'n' roll
with attitude. The panel will be put on a section of the security
wall once it's finished. Panels will be sold to raise funds
for the Red Cross to aid Kosovar refugees. The festival will
be July 23-25 at the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome,
N.Y. (AP Photo/Rome Daily Sentinel, John E. Clifford) |
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Dan Merth, of Chappaqua, and Bryan Madronico
work Monday, June 28, 1999, on their section of a mural for the
Woodstock '99 festival. Woodstock organizers want to have the
biggest mural in the world ready in time for the festival. It
will be about 2 1/2 miles long and part of the wall will be
a tribute to performers at Woodstock '69, such as Jimi Hendrix
and Santana. The festival will be July 23-25 at the former Griffiss
Air Force Base in Rome, N.Y. (AP Photo/Rome Daily Sentinel,John
E. Clifford) |
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During a press conference Thursday Feb. 4, 1999,
Promoter Michael Lang points to the map
of Griffiss Business and Technology Park, in Rome, N.Y., where
Woodstock 1999 will be held. (AP Photo/Observer-Dispatch,
Heather Martin) |
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An estimated crowd of more than 20,000 attend
the second day of the 29th Woodstock Anniversary festival in
Bethel, N.Y., Saturday, Aug. 15, 1998. (AP Photo/Ken Bizzigotti)
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