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Henry L. Krehl at Soda Fountain
October 5, 1944
Seventy-six-year old Henry L. Krehl, believed to the be city's oldest soda jerk, at the soda fountain of his brother August W. "Doc" Krehl's drug store, 408 E. Wilson Street. Young soda jerks were ...
Madison General Hospital Junior Aide Program
May 13, 1957
Madison General Hospital Junior Aides Judy Oakland (left) and Karla McCormick (center) serve Frances McPhee (right), member of the hospital auxiliary at the hospital coffee shop/soda fountain.
Teen-Agers at Summer Jobs
August 2, 1950
Madison teenagers J. Ludger Parr and Jim Graham dispense cokes to Carma Rae Chapman and Sheila Ryan at a local drug store as they work at their summer jobs.
Summer Vacation Jobs for Youth
July 11, 1949
Ronnie Kurth, a recent graduate of East High School, has a summer job of making fruit-flavored Popsicles and ice cream bars at Schoep's, 514 Division Street.
Couple at Soda Fountain
March 15, 1946
Teenage couple holding hands at soda fountain and sharing a soda. They are wearing his and her bracelets.
Rennebohm Drug Store
March 4, 1947
Interior of Rennebohm Drug Store, 2526 Monroe Street, showing display counters and soda fountain.
