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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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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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Hausmann Brewery Bar

Date: 1895
Description: Interior view of the Hausmann Brewery Bar with spittoons on the floor. A sign behind the bar reads: "No intoxicating drinks sold to minors." The patrons an...
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Fauerbach Brewery Tavern

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Slightly elevated view of crowd in the Fauerbach Brewery tavern at 651 Williamson Street, with men and women drinking and toasting and celebrating the end ...
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Crowd at the Congress Tavern

Date: 10 15 1935
Description: Interior view of the Congress Tavern, 111 Main Street, on a busy night.
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Dance Hall Wine Room

Date: 01 01 1914
Description: People sitting at a table in a dance hall wine room at 2:00 a.m.
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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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Bartender with McCormick-Deering 10 Can Cooler

Date: 1938
Description: Male bartender at Clyde Cockersham's Bar. The bar was equipped with a McCormick-Deering ten can cooler.
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Patrons and Bartender at Chet's Tavern

Date: 1941
Description: Two patrons and bartender at Chet's tavern. The bartender is pulling bottles of Schlitz beer out of an International No. 4 De Luxe dry type beverage cooler...
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Urso's West Side Palm Tavern

Date: 09 15 1933
Description: Interior of Urso's West Side Palm Tavern with two bartenders, cigar display, tin ceiling and palms. The tavern was located at 734 West Washington Avenue in...
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Men at Urso's West Side Palm Tavern

Date: 10 14 1933
Description: Eight men are posing around the bar in Urso's West Side Palm Tavern. The bar was located at 734 West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood.
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DiSalvo's Spaghetti House Bar

Date: 04 12 1944
Description: Interior view of DiSalvo's Spaghetti House bar, located at 810 Regent Street in the Greenbush neighborhood. Family portraits, including servicemen, are on ...
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TWA Bar and Lounge

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Description: A steward serves four passengers in the bar and lounge of a TWA all-sleeper, trans-Atlantic Ambassador flight. The photograph is from the collection of com...
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Frenchy's Restaurant Bar

Date: 03 02 1946
Description: Interior view of the bar at Frenchy's Restaurant, 3302 University Avenue. View includes bar-top juke box controls, and sign saying: "Welcome back... Wearer...
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Glenn-N-Ann's Cozy Inn Tavern Interior

Date: 12 28 1945
Description: Interior of Glenn-N-Ann's Cozy Inn Tavern, corner of 223 North Frances Street and West Johnson Street, with two bartenders, possibly Glendon and Annadell H...
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Belmont Spa Tavern

Date: 06 11 1945
Description: Richard and Ione Edwards behind the bar at the Belmont Spa, in the Belmont Hotel, 31 North Pinckney Street, with a clock advertising Calvert liquor.
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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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Dobby's Cosmo Club

Date: 07 16 1943
Description: Interior view of ceiling of Dobby's Cosmo Club, owned by John C. Dobson, Route 1, Mendota Wisconsin, showing water damage. Sign over the door says "Couples...
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Dobby's Cosmo Club

Date: 07 16 1943
Description: Interier view of Dobby's Cosmo Club, owned by John C. Dobson, Route 1, Mendota Wisconsin, showing water damage on arch above the booths.

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