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Goff's Restaurant
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Text on front reads: "Goff's Restaurant, Waukesha, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Goff's Restaurant, Clinton Street - Waukesha, Wis. Wisconsin's Pioneer Restaurant. 50 years of service. Featuring home made pies, bread and sizzling steaks. Smorgasbord every Sunday evening. Recommended by Duncan Hines." The dining room is full of tables and chairs with place settings ready for guests. In the back of the room is the hostess stand on the left near the entrance which is fronted by large windows with decorative framing flanking the doorway. Plates on shelves and flowers in sconces decorate the walls.
March 15, 1942
Curt Teich & Co.
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W013YC4
WHi 150770
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