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Crime Scene Investigation

Date: 05 11 1955
Description: Chalk lines in the foreground mark the spot where White Elephant Bar owner was shot. Police and detectives conferred in the background after assembling inv...
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Millard's Tavern

Date: 07 29 1955
Description: Millard's Tavern, 504 East Wilson Street with Fauerbach CB beer sign and "Bobby Hodges radio & TV star, Every Friday Night." Also shows Marty's Sandwich Sh...
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The Blue Heron

Date: 1950
Description: Interior shot of the tap room at the Blue Heron on County Truck "B" near Chippewa flowage.
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Corner of Carroll and Main Streets

Date: 1954
Description: View of the corner of Carroll and West Main Streets downtown. The Park Hotel occupies the large building. The Prescription Pharmacy, the Park Hotel Barber ...
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Mobil Gas Station

Date: 06 16 1955
Description: Daytime view of Robert Blossom's Mobil gas station, 3702 East Washington Avenue and Highway 51. In the background is the Club LaMark, and signs for Red Roo...
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Carousel Bar in the Hoffman House Restaurant

Date: 09 15 1955
Description: Carousel Bar in the Hoffman House Restaurant, 514 East Wilson Street, taken from the front.
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Playdium Bar

Date: 01 23 1951
Description: Playdium Bar interior, 112 North Fairchild Street, with horse shoe shaped bar and equipment behind bar.
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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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Milwaukee Street Repair

Date: 1952
Description: Milwaukee streets department employees repair the intersection of Meinecke Avenue and 12th Street. Behind them, a Blatz truck is making a delivery to the ...
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Snowy Street

Date: 1955
Description: Snowy street. On the opposite side of the street is a sign on a building for "Repp's Bar".
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Homer Cochrane inside Club Royal

Date: 12 24 1950
Description: Homer T. Cochrane, owner of the Club Royal at 112 E. Washington Avenue, is shown eying one of the empty cash registers in his tavern shortly after armed ba...
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Kaether's Bar Shuffleboard Team

Date: 03 01 1951
Description: Group portrait of the Kaether's Bar shuffleboard team, which is scheduled to play in the finals of the city championship tournament. Pictured from left to ...
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Silver Dollar Bar Shuffleboard Team

Date: 03 01 1951
Description: Group portrait of the Silver Dollar Tavern shuffleboard team, which is playing in the finals of the city championship tournament. Pictured from left to ri...
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Lewis Arms with a Cocktail Waitress

Date: 06 06 1952
Description: Lewis Arms (left) and his friend Norbert Pfife ("a kid from . . . around Milwaukee") enjoy a pitcher of beer at Bradley's Bar in downtown San Diego. Beside...
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Bar Proprietor

Date: 07 07 1950
Description: "Paul Koecher is proprietor of the bar located at the intersection of Milwaukee Street and Mayville Road."
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Koecher's Bar

Date: 07 07 1950
Description: "Patrons at Koecher's Bar are L-R, Clyde Bandlow, Gene Greiner, Bea Greiner, Oliver Justman, Dottie Justman, & Rita Koecher."
Manuscript

Emma Johnson Liquor License

Date: 10 01 1952
Description: Combination Class B Retail liquor license granted to Emma Johnson of River Falls.
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Koecher's Bar

Date: 06 03 1950
Description: "Koecher's Bar on the northwest corner of Milwaukee St. & Mayville St."
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Rita Koecher

Date: 07 07 1950
Description: "Rita Koecher, wife of Paul Koecher."
Postcard

De Salvo's

Date: 1950
Description: Four interior views of De Salvo's restaurant and cocktail lounge. 4701 South Packard Avenue.

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