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Bootleg Days

Date: 08 23 1933
Description: Elevated view of six customers celebrating Bootleg Days at Arthur Janik's tavern "The Balcony Inn" at Lincoln and 33rd Streets. Arthur Janik was the propri...
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Celebrating the End of Prohibition

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Overhead view of bar and crowd in Fauerbach Brewing Co. tavern at 651 Williamson Street, celebrating the end of Prohibition.
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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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Bartenders

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Description: Bartender couple pose behind bar at Rose's Bright Spot on Highway 35, south of Fountain City.
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The Old Absinthe House

Date: 09 15 1928
Description: Street scene featuring the Old Absinthe House, a famous New Orleans establishment in the city's French Quarter. The building was built in 1806 by Pedro Fro...
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Otto's Tavern

Date: 08 25 1946
Description: Unidentified man outside of Otto's Tavern.
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Mose Bone Sample Room

Date: 1900
Description: Men at the Mose Bone Sample Room. Two men are sitting on chairs on the porch in front. A male dwarf is walking on the board sidewalk in front of the saloon...
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Main Street in Cochrane

Date: 1910
Description: Main Street looking north. "Hotel and Saloon" are on the right side, along with other buildings down the right and left side. Main Street is a dirt road. T...
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Dhein Tavern

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Description: View of the tavern, with a woman in a long dress and a dog on the front lawn. Carriage house, stables, and smoke house are in the rear. The tavern was bui...
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Julius Schadauer Store

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Description: View from street towards a man standing in front of the doorway to the Julius Schadauer's tobacco store on a street corner at 101 State Street. A man is on...
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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 ...
Poster

Fleetwood Mac at Dewey's

Date: 02 21 1971
Description: Poster advertising a performance by Fleetwood Mac at Dewey's. Features an outdoor photograph of the band.
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Federal Yeast Corporation Truck

Date: 10 28 1936
Description: Men loading boxes of yeast into the back of an International truck owned by the Federal Yeast Company. The truck is parked on a sidewalk in front of the ga...
Painting

The Blacksmith Shop

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Description: A town scene featuring the blacksmith shop and horses.
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Ashford Country Inn — Exterior

Date: 09 05 1997
Description: Members of the fish fry group outside restaurant. From left to right; Shirley Widmer, Ralph Widmer, Rudy Heinecke, and Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker.
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Mark's Get-A-Way

Date: 09 24 1999
Description: "On this Friday we choose to go to Mark's Get-A-Way in beautiful Theresa." From left to right; Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Rudy Heinecke, John Bodden, Ralph Wid...
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Flashback Rustic Saloon — Exterior

Date: 07 14 2000
Description: "Our group poses in front of the Flashback Rustic Saloon in Brownsville, WI." From left to right; Ralph Widmer, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, and Shirley Widmer.
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Rustic Inn

Date: 09 15 2000
Description: "This restaurant is on Pike Lake near Hartford. It is The Original Rustic Inn, 3327 Lake Drive, Hartford, WI 53027."
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Break-A-Way — Exterior

Date: 06 01 2001
Description: "The Break-A-Way bar is in St. Lawrence, a short hop south from Theresa."
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Hammerin' Hank's — Exterior

Date: 03 15 2002
Description: "Hammerin' Hank's is at 11 S. Main Street in Hartford, WI."

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