Photograph
Laurel Tavern Storefront
| Exterior view of the Laurel Tavern, 2505 Monroe Street. The storefront window contains a display of two Schlitz Beer bottle pyramids, two large bottles of Kinsey Whiskey, and a Fauerbach Beer sign. |
| Image ID: | 43866 |
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| Creation Date: | 08 16 1945 |
| Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6442.0677A |
| Original Dimensions: | 2.25 x 3.25 inches |
| One of two images. Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on August 16, 1945. Two masked bandits armed with a gun and a black jack escaped with $2,000 in checks and cash from the Laurel Tavern after taking the bartender from his home at gunpoint and forcing him to open a safe in the tavern. |
| Cities and towns |
| Brickwork |
| Commercial buildings |
| Facades |
| Crime |
| Advertising |
| Alcoholic beverages |
| Beer |
| Sidewalks |
| Outdoor photography |
| Storefronts |
| Taverns (Inns) |
| Signs and signboards |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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