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Drawing

Barman — Tom

Date: 1932
Description: Tom bartending at Sam's.
Photograph

International D-300 Truck Delivering 7-Up

Date: 1940
Description: Man unloading cases of 7-Up soda outside a delicatessen at the corner of Michigan and Northampton streets. Truck operated by Henry Guggenheimer.
Photograph

International Delivery Truck outside the Reliable Lunch Room

Date: 10 04 1926
Description: Workers unloading goods from Jack Galvin's International delivery truck outside the Reliable Lunch Room. According to the side of the truck, Galvin was bas...
Photograph

Nick's Restaurant near World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers and a businessman walk by Nick's Restaurant. The photograph was taken near the construction of the World Trade Center.
Photograph

Condiments on a Table

Date: 1969
Description: Various condiments sit atop a table near a decorative railing at what appears to be a restaurant.
Photograph

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."
Photograph

Schmidt's Beer Sign

Date: 1969
Description: Exterior view of neon Schmidt's Beer sign in a diner window, along with an arrangement of flowers.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Ormond's Restaurant

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Description: Exterior of Ormond's Restaurant, a small building with a sign above the door. A driveway leads to a mailbox and a sign that reads: "Full Course Blue Plate ...
Photograph

Sea Food Restaurant

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Description: Interior of a sea food restaurant. Two men stand behind the counter where a woman waits. Chairs and tables crowd the room. Windows line the right wall and ...
Photograph

Restaurant at Hotel Astor

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Description: Interior of a restaurant at Hotel Astor, built in 1904. The room features chairs, tables, potted plants, and lavish decor. Along the walls are framed paint...
Photograph

Restaurant at Hotel Astor

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Description: Interior of a restaurant at Hotel Astor, built in 1904. View from a room with tables and chairs toward a short staircase in an archway that leads to a room...
Photograph

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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Dining at a Restaurant

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Description: Several women and a man are sitting at tables while dining at a restaurant. Potted plants are in the background.
Photograph

Restaurant Dining Room

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Description: Interior of a restaurant dining room. Decorative steins are placed on the mantle of a fireplace, and tables and chairs are arranged around the room.
Photograph

The Greenery

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Description: Interior of The Greenery. The restaurant holds tables and chairs, and the dining room is surrounded by windows.
Photograph

Swiss Chalet

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Description: Exterior of Swiss Chalet, a two-story restaurant. Stairs lead to two doors, and between them, a sign reads, "Air Conditioned." Flowers and shrubs adorn the...
Photograph

The Terry Tavern

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Description: Interior of the bar at the Terry Tavern. Waiters stand near the bar and a man looks in from the room on the left. Tables and chairs fill the bar room.
Photograph

The Terry Tavern

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Description: View of a bar and stools inside the Terry Tavern. A mirror hangs behind the bar and framed artwork hangs on the adjacent walls.

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