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The Union House Tavern

Date: 1900
Description: The Union House Tavern, known as Schulkamp's Corner Saloon, 2601 East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street. A group of men are standing on the porch holdi...
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Horse-Drawn Trolley

Date: 1890
Description: Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising...
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Dance Hall Wine Room

Date: 01 01 1914
Description: People sitting at a table in a dance hall wine room at 2:00 a.m.
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University of Wisconsin President Fred and Oscar Rennebohm

Date: 03 09 1953
Description: University President E.B. Fred and former governor Oscar Rennebohm posing in front of the first Rennebohm Drug Store in the 1300 block of University Avenue...
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Nesbitt's Highway Tavern

Date: 04 1942
Description: A man and woman posed at the bar in Nesbitt's Highway Tavern, on Highway 42, North of Kenosha. Gambling machines can be seen on the left.
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Wine Room

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Description: People sitting at tables, drinking and talking. A large banner with a picture of Thaddeus Kosciuszko hangs on the wall.
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Stevens Point Saloon

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Description: Exterior view of the Stevens Point saloon owned by Albert Liss, a German immigrant. The saloon was located in the Polish North Ward known as the "Devil's ...
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Steinbacher's Saloon Interior

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of the saloon owned by Rudolph Steinbacher at 16th and St. Paul Avenue. The photograph shows the large mural behind the bar and five people....
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Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: Main street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Electric lights hang over the street. Business signs read: "J.H. Kreiling Tailor" "J...
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McGlaughlin and Reynolds Brothers Saloon

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Description: Group of men gathered at the bar in McGlaughlin and Reynolds Bros. Saloon. There is a young boy standing on the bar, as well as a dog sitting on the bar. O...
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Taylor in Front of the Tuxedo Club

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Description: A man identified only as Taylor stands in the snow by his parked automobile in front of the Tuxedo Club on the 700 block of West Washington Avenue. He is w...
Postcard

Main Street

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Description: Photographic postcard view toward buildings along the left on Main Street. A tavern is next to a general store with a gas pump on the corner. Two automobil...
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Illegal Gambling Machines

Date: 03 10 1942
Description: Two illegal gambling machines in a tavern on Highway 41, about one mile south of the Racine County Line. A man in a hat stands on the left, facing away.
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Illegal Gambling Machines Next to Bar

Date: 04 09 1942
Description: Two illegal gambling machines in the Paris Gardens, 6 miles west of Kenosha, on Highway 43. Three man area sitting at the bar.
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Man Seized in Vice Raid

Date: 07 04 1942
Description: State Agent (left, with face blacked out to prevent future identification) as he seized the operator of the roulette table at the Ritz Bar after a sweeping...
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Store and Saloon

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view from across road of men gathered outside a store and saloon. Most of the men hold a glass of beer as though toasting. Two teams of horses are...
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Louis Koenig Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Louis Koenig, dealer in "Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars" from Scott, Wisconsin, with a drawing of two men wearing long-sleeved shirts, vests,...
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Bar in Northern Wisconsin

Date: 1903
Description: Interior of a bar in Northern Wisconsin. Two bar patrons are pictured standing in front of the bar, with a bartender posing behind them. The back of the ca...
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Rural Tavern

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Description: Eight men standing outside a corner tavern. The men are standing on a plank sidewalk with a dog. The is a Blatz Beer sign hanging outside the door.
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Saloon Interior

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of a saloon. A bartender stands behind the bar, and another man wearing a hat stands in front of the bar. The back of the carved wood bar is mirro...

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