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Studio Portrait of Men Drinking Beer
1915
Studio portrait of three men smoking pipes and cigars and holding beer bottles in front of a painted backdrop. From left to right, Jacob Bowar, Herman Kalscheur, and Joseph Bowar.
Fathers and Sons Drinking
Studio portrait of two fathers and their sons holding drinks in front of a painted backdrop. In the front row, from left to right, are Jacob Birrenkott of Cross Plains, and Peter Birrenkott of Sout...
Four Men Drinking Around a Table
Studio portrait of four well-dressed men posed around a table drinking beer in front of a painted backdrop.
Four Men Playing Cards
Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of four men sitting at a table playing cards, smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol.
Two Men in Suits
Full-length studio portrait of two unidentified men in front of a painted backdrop standing for their studio portrait. They are both dressed in suits and ties and smoking cigarettes.
Three Men Playing Cards
1930
Studio portrait of three men, seated at a table, playing cards in front of a painted backdrop. Each man has a bottle of beer and one man smokes a cigar. Two men are wearing suits, the other on the ...