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Men Conversing in a Diner

Date: 1969
Description: View through window of a diner of several men engaged in conversation at the counter. A neon sign in the window says, in part: "Fountain Service."
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Interior of a Bar

Date: 1969
Description: An electric Schaefer Beer sign and a television near a window are visible from the inside of a bar.
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Farrell's Cafe, Washington Heights

Date: 1968
Description: The front window of Farrell's Cafe in Washington Heights from the street. Beer advertisements for Guinness, Rheingold and Balantine hang in the window belo...
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Koecher's Bar

Date: 06 03 1950
Description: "Koecher's Bar on the northwest corner of Milwaukee St. & Mayville St."
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Reedsburg Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down center of street of a central business district. Automobiles are parked on the left, and businesses line both sides of the street. Several pedest...
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Beavers Insurance Company Building

Date: 1923
Description: The Beavers Insurance Building at the corner of Monona Avenue (currently Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) and Doty Street. It was built in 1921-1922 and ...
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Pride

Date: 2012
Description: A neon sign with a bottle of Miller Lite for the "i" spells “Pride” in the window of the "Chances R" gay bar on Jay Street. The word "Pride" is underlined ...
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Wisconsin State Capitol from UW Extension Building

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Description: Elevated view (possibly) from a room through the window of the UW-Extension building on Lake Street, looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Orphe...
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Exterior View of the Club Tavern

Date: 06 04 1975
Description: Exterior of the Club Tavern, with automobiles parked along the side. Trees, shrubs and a parking lot surround the building.
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Club Tavern

Date: 06 04 1975
Description: Exterior view of the Club Tavern, with a Hamm's Beer and Club Tavern electric sign with an arrow pointing to the tavern in the foreground at the entrance t...
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The Village Bar

Date: 06 2014
Description: View from automobile across an intersection towards the Village Bar at the corner of Mineral Point Road and Glenway Street. Cars are waiting at a street li...
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Sun Studio in Memphis

Date: 12 22 2014
Description: A red and blue neon sign in a window with Venetian blinds reads: "Memphis Recording Service." Behind the window is a cardboard cutout of three men leaning ...
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Blied Printers and Stationers

Date: 1973
Description: View across East Washington Avenue, on the corner of North Webster, towards Blied Printers and Stationers. Various items are on display in the ground floor...
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Olwell Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across North Frances Street, at the intersection with University Avenue, towards the Olwell Building. The upper floors are apartment buildings, with t...
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Rentschler Floral Company

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards a two-story stone commercial building. The ground floor is Rentschler Floral Company. Flowers and potted plants are on dis...
Postcard

Hotel Fenlon

Date: 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Hotel Fenlon, Rhinelander, Wis." Hotel built of brick, with a marquee that reads: "Hotel Fenlon, Cocktail Lounge". There is also a ve...
Postcard

Fairview Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge

Date: 1950
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Fairview Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge. Twin Lakes, Wis. Southern Wisconsin's finest dining spot featuring roast duck and lobster...

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