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Drawing

Opening Day Fishing Season

Date: 1984
Description: Imaginative pen-and-ink drawing of a large muskelunge (muskie), badge number 315 and clad in cowboy boots with spurs, that takes control with his six-shoot...
Photograph

Ricardo Gonzalez

Date: 10 06 1979
Description: Ricardo Gonzalez, owner of the Cardinal Bar, working in his kitchen.
Drawing

Bartender with Customer

Date: 
Description: A bartender is serving a customer in a bar while standing with his pants halfway down his legs exposing his backside. The title above the drawing reads: "I...
Photograph

Mystery Woman

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Description: Group portrait, in a bar, of four people. On the right is a couple, a man standing with his arms draped around a woman in front of him. On the left is Sid ...
Photograph

Dancing at the Club Tavern

Date: 06 13 1975
Description: A couple dancing to accordion music at a book signing party at the Club Tavern. A young boy is dancing near them in the center, and the accordion player is...
Photograph

Book Signing Party at the Club Tavern

Date: 06 13 1975
Description: A group of three men and one woman sitting in a booth at the Club Tavern with author E.E. LeMasters, who is wearing a sport coat. Copies of the author's bo...
Photograph

Book Signing Party at the Club Tavern

Date: 06 13 1975
Description: Two men and a woman discussing E.E. LeMasters' book, Blue-Collar Aristocrats, with the author, who is wearing a sport coat, at a book signing party ...
Photograph

Book Signing Party at the Club Tavern

Date: 06 13 1975
Description: View from behind of a female patron and a man, perhaps a bartender, chatting at a book signing party at the Club Tavern. The bartender has the book, Blu...
Photograph

Book Signing Party at the Club Tavern

Date: 06 13 1975
Description: View from behind bar towards people sitting and standing. One man is chatting with E.E. LeMasters (wearing a sport coat), the author of the book, Blue-C...
Photograph

Book Signing Party at the Club Tavern

Date: 06 13 1975
Description: An accordion player standing and playing at a book signing party at the Club Tavern for E.E. LeMasters, author of the book, Blue-Collar Aristocrats.
Photograph

Man Posing with a Book at the Club Tavern

Date: 06 04 1975
Description: Portrait of a man sitting behind the bar at the Club Tavern, posing with a copy of the book, Blue-Collar Aristocrats, by E.E. LeMasters. Patrons are...
Poster

"You're All Heart"

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Description: Cartoon of a full-length line drawing of a man and a woman standing at a bar. The man is wearing a suit and tie, and the woman, seen from the rear, has a l...
Drawing

"How Madison Women Hold Their Likker"

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Description: Cartoon sketch of a man and woman at the bar. The man, leaning towards the woman, is smiling out of the corner of his mouth and holding a cocktail in a tum...
Postcard

Pine Drive Resort

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Description: View across water towards a lakefront resort and boat landing. There are people in a few boats in the lake, and other boats tied up at piers. There is tave...
Photograph

Benny's Basement Band

Date: 07 24 1981
Description: A group of people are dancing as a band on a stage is playing in the background. Caption reads: "Rock fans dance to the music of Benny's Basement Band at F...
Photograph

Gervasi's Tavern

Date: 05 22 1953
Description: Six men are standing behind a shuffle board table, with one man holding a trophy, in John Gervasi's Tavern, 713 Regent Street.
Photograph

Man Standing at a Bar

Date: 08 10 1953
Description: Man (Bob Lulling) standing at a bar with a bottle of Hunter whiskey pretending to be drunk (?).
Photograph

The Little Gem

Date: 1900
Description: View of The Little Gem, a saloon and cafe at 820 Washington Street dating to 1895. Two men are sitting on a bench, while another man is standing next to th...
Postcard

West Side Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View across unpaved street towards a city block, (Williams Block) lined with businesses. They include: H.A. Kypke Dry Goods, Heimstreets Drug Store, and a ...
Photograph

Robin Carnes and M.J. Paggie at the 602 Club

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Description: Two men are standing and leaning on a large radio outside the 602 Club, a popular Madison bar. Robin Carnes (left) is wearing a hat and a t-shirt advertisi...

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