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Peterson Family at Home

Date: 1915
Description: Mr. Peterson is sitting in a rocking chair reading the newspaper and smoking a pipe, while Mrs. Peterson is standing at the stove with their young son, Jam...
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Eddie Tullock

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Description: Magician Eddie Tullock (1919-2007) performing at a restaurant. Minnesota-born Tullock was the originator of "trade show magic," the concept of presenting a...
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James Stewart and Katharine Hepburn in "The Philadelphia Story"

Date: 1941
Description: James Stewart and Katharine Hepburn stand by a table with hors d'oeuvres and champagne in a scene still from "The Philadelphia Story" (MGM 1941).
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Bimbos

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Description: Group of men from the Milwaukee Turners, posing indoors, eating, drinking and smoking cigars. Text reads, “Bimbos. This solemn-faced group of swaffers of t...
Postcard

Two Men Drinking

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait of two men, seated at a small table drinking. They are dressed in suits and each man is smoking a cigar. The man on the right is wearing a ...
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Restaurant Bar

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Description: Six men standing in a dining room with a bar. Two of the men are bartenders, one of whom is pouring a drink. Three men dressed in suits are leaning against...
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Testimonial Dinner

Date: 04 1970
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey speaking at a testimonial dinner marking the first anniversary of his election to Congress. To his right is Mayor Ralph...
Print

Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railway Lounge and Buffet Service Menu

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Description: Buffet luncheon and drinks menu for the CMSP&P railway, with a waiter ready to serve a table of three men sitting at a table in the lounge car with drinks ...
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Family Posing in Yard

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Description: Stereograph of unidentified family posing around two tables in a yard. Includes mother, father, and seven children. In the background is a large, three-sto...
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Pouring Beer at the Miller Brewery

Date: 1953
Description: William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978; second from left) and friends enjoy a beer at the Miller Brewery. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the White F...
Poster

"El bulin" (Love Nest) Film Poster

Date: 1969
Description: Argentine film poster. Illustrated image of several people, including three couples, about to walk through a door. On the other side of the door are drinks...
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Sid at Bridal Dinner

Date: 1963
Description: Sid caught underneath a table during a bridal dinner. Sid is looking out from under a tablecloth draped over his neck after trays of dishes crashed to the ...
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Vel Phillips Receiving an Honorary Poem

Date: 01 03 1978
Description: Liesl Blockstein of the Wisconsin Women's Political Caucus presenting guest-of honor, Vel Phillips, with an honorary poem at a reception at the L'Etoile Re...
Poster

Sir — don't waste

Date: 1917
Description: Poster with an illustration of a man eating at a table in a restaurant and smoking a cigar. Food is still on the plates in front of him. Male waiters in th...
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Historical Society Staff at Lunch on the Terrace

Date: 06 1955
Description: Members of the staff of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at lunch on the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Terrace. Foreground, with cigarett...
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Lewis Arms' Birthday Party

Date: 1967
Description: Lewis Arms pouring himself a drink at his birthday party.
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Feeding the Hungry Poor in Berlin

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Description: Open air dining for civilians without money in the Friedenau-Wilmersdorf district of Berlin along the the Kaiserplatz.
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Knights of Columbus and Madison Shrine Club Luncheon

Date: 04 12 1957
Description: Three men visit at a table at the combined luncheon of the Knights of Columbus and Madison Shrine Club. They are L.J. Larson, Shriner; Ed Schmitz, a knight...
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George V. Allen with Foreign Minister of Iran and Chief of Protocol

Date: 1948
Description: Three men standing together holding cups and saucers. Two have cigars or cigarettes. Caption reads: "George V. Allen (left) with the Foreign Minister of Ir...

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