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Bentz Tavern

Date: 1936
Description: The Bentz Tavern, located at 3076 N. 12th Street, photographed for the WPA Writers' Project.
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Moses Pauquette Displays Fish

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Description: Moses Pauquette shows off his catch of fish with his fishing creel at his tavern on Water Street. He stands before the bar, leaning on his left arm. His ca...
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Milton House

Date: 1955
Description: The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house was built in 1845 by Joseph Goodrich and turned into a...
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Klinkert Hotel

Date: 1901
Description: The first Klinkert Hotel. It burned down around 1905, and was replaced by the brick structure with the same name. Signs advertising Harper Rye are on eithe...
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The Orchard Building

Date: 1901
Description: Exterior view of "The Orchard," which was possibly an inn, in Corliss.
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The Plow (Plough) Inn

Date: 1920
Description: The Plow (Plough) Inn, 3402 Monroe St., surrounded by trees. The stone section on the right is the original farmhouse. The brick section on the left was a...
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The Sample Room

Date: 1892
Description: Men standing along the bar of local saloon owned by Liegeois Brothers. Blacksmith Joseph Liegeois, Jr. and his brother John are on the end of the bar. John...
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Madison Shuffleboard Tournament

Date: 12 22 1949
Description: Twelve shuffleboard players (six men shown here), who took part in the tournament at the Breese Stevens Ball Park Tavern, 1 North Patterson Street.
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The Western Inn

Date: 1925
Description: A woman on horseback poses with another horse in front of the three-story Western Inn as people look on from the porches. There is a large belvedere on th...
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The Wisconsin House

Date: 1925
Description: A man stands near the wooden steps of the Wisconsin House, a wood frame building with a large brick wing. There is snow on the ground and on the roof.
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Bee's Tavern Women's Bowling Team

Date: 04 11 1951
Description: Group portrait of the Bee's Tavern women's bowling team, the champion team of the 1951 Madison Woman's Bowling Association. Pictured from left to right are...
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Mother Chick Tavern

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Description: The Mother Chick Tavern, where Nathan Hale, widely considered America's first spy during the American Revolutionary War, stopped the night before his captu...
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Dining Room

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Description: A view of an early American dining room in Michie Tavern.
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The Daniel Boone Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the entrance to the Daniel Boone Tavern, possibly from 1920.
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St. Clair Inn Bedroom

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Description: A view of a bedroom at the St. Clair Inn. It features two beds, a dresser, mirror, a nightstand, lamps, a desk, and chairs.
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The Terry Tavern

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Description: Interior of the dining room at the Terry Tavern. Waiters and a waitress stand near tables set for dining. Windows line the left wall and a door leads out o...
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Pine Forest Inn

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Description: People sit in rocking chairs on the porch of the Pine Forest Inn. Flowering bushes and shrubs surround the porch and an automobile is driving along the roa...
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Dining Area at Wellesley Inn

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Description: Interior of an Early American dining area at Wellesley Inn, opened in 1910 and designed by architect Donald Ross. The room features a fireplace surrounded ...
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Bar at a Rustic Inn

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Description: Interior of a bar in a rustic inn. Chairs are arranged along the walls and against a bar in the background and a jukebox stands along the wall at left.
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The Terry Tavern

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Description: Interior of the bar at the Terry Tavern. Waiters stand near the bar and a man looks in from the room on the left. Tables and chairs fill the bar room.

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