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Rex Bar Interior

Date: 09 05 1944
Description: Interior view of the Rex Bar, located at 546 West Washington Avenue, with bar and booths.
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Dutch Tavern

Date: 04 01 1941
Description: Interior of Dutch Tavern, back bar, 121 North Blount Street.
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Dutch Tavern

Date: 04 01 1941
Description: Dutch Tavern, 121 North Blount Street, with piano, jukebox, tables, booths, and northwoods decor.
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Cardinal Hotel Bar with Bartender

Date: 03 01 1937
Description: Cardinal Hotel Bar with a male bartender shaking a cocktail shaker.
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Rustic Tavern Interior

Date: 09 18 1936
Description: Booths and tables at Rustic Tavern, 516 South Park Street.
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Park Hotel — Blue Room

Date: 03 01 1936
Description: Men and women sitting at tables drinking in the Blue Room at the Park Hotel.
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Club Chanticleer Bar

Date: 05 29 1935
Description: Club Chanticleer bar and lounge, with chrome tables and chairs.
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Club Chanticleer Bar

Date: 02 27 1935
Description: Interior of barroom at the Club Chanticleer, with two bartenders mixing drinks behind the bar, and four male patrons sitting at a table.
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Chanticleer Bar

Date: 10 12 1934
Description: Club Chanticleer bar and lounge, with chrome tables and chairs.
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Club Chanticleer Bar

Date: 10 12 1934
Description: Interior of new Club Chanticleer Bar. The bar curves along the sides of the room, with tables and chairs in the foreground. Airport Road and Hwy. 12.
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Tavern Cafe Interior

Date: 06 11 1931
Description: Tavern Cafe, 212 State Street, interior showing tables, booths and Spanish decor.
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Chanticleer Ballroom

Date: 03 25 1931
Description: Interior of the Chanticleer Ballroom showing bandstand, dance floor and tables. There is a large stone fireplace on the far back wall. Corner of Airport Ro...
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Memorial Union Rathskeller Bar

Date: 09 28 1928
Description: University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Rathskeller bar.
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Memorial Union Rathskeller Bar

Date: 09 28 1928
Description: University of Wisconsin Rathskeller bar taken from the end of the bar.
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Flood Damage

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: Flood damage to the interior of Lark Cocktail Lounge at 2554 University Avenue.
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Flood Damage

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: Flood damage, including a collapsed ceiling, to the interior of the Lark Cocktail Lounge at 2554 University Avenue.
Postcard

Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 1916
Description: Restaurant interior. The bar is on the left, with the arched ceiling overhead. Palm trees decorate the spaces between the tables. Located on N. 3rd Street,...
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1896
Description: Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open...
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Restaurant at American Art Studio

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Description: Interior of a restaurant and bar at American Art Studio. Tables and chairs fill the room and a bar is in the right corner. Framed art lines the walls.
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Rustic Bar

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Description: Interior of a rustic barroom with tin ceiling. Bottles of alcohol are arranged on shelves behind the wooden bar and framed artwork hangs on the walls.

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