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R & W Root Beer Stand

Date: 07 18 1940
Description: R & W Root Beer stand, East Washington Avenue at Thornton Avenue.
Photograph

Midstate Grocer's Association Dinner

Date: 04 24 1950
Description: View from stage towards people sitting at long tables for the Midstate Grocer's Association dinner at Turner Hall. On display on the stage in the foregroun...
Photograph

Liggitts Drug Store Lemonade and Orangeade Display on Soda Fountain

Date: 08 14 1934
Description: Ligget's Drug Store at 29 S. Pinckney Street, with a lemonade display on the soda fountain. The signs on the mirror read: "Lemonade healthful, refreshing,"...
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Barber's Closet Konditorei Menu

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Description: One-page menu for konditorei, or Sunday afternoon coffee and pastry, at the Barber's Closet, a bar located in the Hotel Washington, 636 W. Washington Avenu...
Historical Object

Hotel Monona Indian Room Cocktail Menu

Date: 
Description: Front cover and first page of cocktail menu from the Indian Room, Hotel Monona. The cover features a profile illustration of the head of an American Indian...
Photograph

Grocery Convention Display

Date: 1933
Description: The Fauerbach Beer display at the Grocery Convention. The display consists of many bottles of beer, beer cases, die cut cardboard displays, cloth bunting a...
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L'Etoile Restaurant Second Annual Reading Between the Wines Dinner Menu

Date: 10 11 2001
Description: Exterior and interior of the second annual Reading Between the Wines dinner at L'Etoile Restaurant, with the starburst restaurant logo, also used as backgr...
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L'Etoile Restaurant Reading Between the Wines Menu

Date: 08 30 2000
Description: Front and back of menu from a Reading Between the Wines dinner at L'Etoile Restaurant, with a translucent overlay with the menu listing and a backing card ...
Print

L'Etoile Restaurant Champagne Dinner Menu

Date: 11 12 1997
Description: Menu from a dinner presented by L'Etoile Restaurant and wine importer Terry Theise, with a translucent overlay and a backing sheet with a bunch of grapes a...
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L'Etoile Restaurant Wine Dinner Menu

Date: 01 15 1999
Description: One-page menu for a wine dinner at L'Etoile Restaurant with vintner Heidi Schrock and importer Terry Theise, with a side illustration by Rebekkah Luce of g...
Photograph

Pabst Blue Ribbon Truck

Date: 
Description: Pabst Blue Ribbon truck with storage box built by the Ideal Body Company.
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New Coca Cola Building

Date: 10 17 1948
Description: Construction of the Coca Cola building at 3536 University Avenue.
Poster

Madison Area Recycling Roundup Poster

Date: 11 18 1970
Description: A recycling poster, removed from the front of a Coca-Cola machine, which reads, "A Challenge To The People of The Madison Area." It discusses a pilot progr...
Photograph

Rhythm Girls

Date: 06 25 1932
Description: Fanchon and Mario "Rhythm Girls" posing in front of an A&W Root Beer. They are standing in a line and holding mugs of root beer.
Photograph

R & W Root Beer Stand

Date: 07 18 1940
Description: R & W Root Beer stand, at East Washington Avenue and Thornton Avenue.
Photograph

Canada Dry Bottling Company Plant

Date: 08 19 1949
Description: Exterior view of the Canada Dry Bottling Company plant at 3313 University Avenue.
Photograph

The Stein

Date: 05 18 1932
Description: The Stein, a root beer stand in the shape of a glass mug, on Atwood Avenue near Walter Street.
Photograph

Butter-Nut Coffee Display Window

Date: 05 11 1932
Description: Butter-Nut coffee display window at Hommel's Grocery Store at 103 North Hamilton Street.
Photograph

Beer and Snack Food Display

Date: 11 09 1939
Description: Budweiser beer and snack food display in Frank Fruit Company, 609-613 University Avenue. Sign says, "America's Social Companion".
Drawing

Coca Cola Bottling Machine Advertising Image

Date: 08 09 1948
Description: An advertising image of a Coca-Cola bottling machine that was styled by Brooks Stevens with the Brooks Stevens logo in the corner.

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