Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Photographs

A&W Root Beer Stand

Image

A&W Root Beer Stand at 900 South Park Street, with employees in uniforms posing inside and in front of the building.

Date Created:
September 12, 1931
Creator:
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964

Publication Information

Creator McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
Date Created September 12, 1931

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 26 x 21 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Photo Copy Service photographs and negatives, 1925-1983
Call Number PH 6058.2904B

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W01225G
Legacy ID
WHi 18489

Image

Digital Collections

Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
 
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.

View Our Curated Collections

Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.

 

 

Accessing Collections

The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.

Plan Your Visit

Photographs
A&W Root Beer Stand

A&W Root Beer Stand

September 12, 1931

A&W Root Beer stand at 900 S. Park Street.

View
Photographs
R & W Root Beer Stand

R & W Root Beer Stand

July 18, 1940

R & W Root Beer stand, at East Washington Avenue and Thornton Avenue.

View
Photographs
R & W Root Beer Stand

R & W Root Beer Stand

July 18, 1940

R & W Root Beer stand, East Washington Avenue at Thornton Avenue.

View
Photographs
Newman's Drive-In

Newman's Drive-In

July 1960

Newman's Drive-In with Free Root Beer sign and waitress.

View
Photographs
Kober's Root Beer and Ice Cream Bar

Kober's Root Beer and Ice Cream Bar

September 11, 1945

Kober's Root Beer and Ice Cream Bar, 2237 Sherman Avenue, with menu displayed on exterior and Coca-Cola, Borden's Ice Cream and Hires Root Beer signs.

View
Photographs
Fauerbach Beer Signs at Concession Stand

Fauerbach Beer Signs at Concession Stand

August 27, 1933

View towards the Fauerbach concession stand, with five servers, all men, standing behind the counter at the Dane County fair. There are signs for Coca-Cola and "Blatz quality soda 15 flavors."

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown