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Buddy's Place

Date: 02 27 1942
Description: Two women pose next to gambling machines at Buddy's Place, in the township of Rib Mountain. The bar operated as a house of prostitution.
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Clarence Sidesky's Tavern

Date: 04 10 1942
Description: Friday night, April 10th, 1942, at Clarence Sidesky's tavern, Route 3, Kenosha.
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Star Bar and Grill Room

Date: 04 10 1942
Description: Friday night at the Star Bar and Grill Room, at the intersection of Highways 41 and 43 in Kenosha County.
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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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Rural Adams County Bar

Date: 1986
Description: Panoramic view of the intersection of County Z and F, looking east from Z. The view shows several rural bars and restaurants.
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Rural Adams County Bar

Date: 1987
Description: Panoramic view of the intersection of county highways Z (15th Avenue) and D in rural Adams County, looking east and south to a bar at the corner.
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Senate Bar

Date: 02 21 1971
Description: Exterior view of the Senate Bar at 188 North Pinckney Street which shows its unusual brickwork and elaborate Gothic windows.
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Downtown Berlin

Date: 02 05 1975
Description: Businesses at the intersection of Capron and Water Street downtown. In the foreground is a beer truck making a delivery to the Corner Bar and across the s...
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Bar Row

Date: 1967
Description: A row of three storefronts along State Highway 21 & 73 in Wautoma, Wisconsin. One store front is clearly a bar; a second, whose original front has been gr...
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Red Shed Wagon

Date: 02 11 1973
Description: A covered wagon placed on the roof of the Red Shed Bar at 406 North Frances Street.
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Italian Workmen's Club Entrance

Date: 05 20 1973
Description: Bar signs and a stone carved sign above the doorway of the Italian Workmen's Club at 914 Regent Street.
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Rural Intersection

Date: 05 21 1968
Description: Rural tavern and gasoline station on STH 54.
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Bungalow Bar

Date: 1967
Description: Bungalow-style house located on STH 22, that had been converted into a beer garden and bait shop.
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Motel Bar

Date: 1967
Description: Handle's Bar and Motel, located along STH 22 in King, Wisconsin, at the intersection with Grand View Road. Another motel can be seen in the distance acros...
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Carl L. Buelow House and Saloon

Date: 1909
Description: The home of Carl L. Buelow, a combination of a log and frame house, also used as a saloon. A rod at the left corner can be used to hang a sign. A chair sit...
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John MacDonald Tavern

Date: 1928
Description: The John MacDonald Tavern, built about 1852 about 2 miles west of Delafield, also known as the half-way house between Milwaukee and Madison.
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John MacDonald Tavern

Date: 1928
Description: The John MacDonald Tavern, built about 1852 about 2 miles west of Delafield, also known as the half-way house between Milwaukee and Madison.
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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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Union Harvest Dance

Date: 09 06 1947
Description: Employees of the Seaman's Body Corporation gather at the bar during their annual Harvest Dance.
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Frank Deischel with Slot Machine

Date: 02 27 1942
Description: Frank Deischel, Wausau, President of the Tavern League of Wisconsin, standing with an illegal slot machine in Deischel's tavern.

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