Ballmer's Old Time Tavern | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Ballmer's Old Time Tavern

Ballmer's Old Time Tavern | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Bartender Rod Ballmer (center), Paul Bernsdorf (left), and Jeffrey Mondeik at Ballmer's Old Time Tavern. There is a cribbage board on the bar and the wall behind the bar is covered with bottles, knickknacks and taxidermied animals.
DESCRIPTION
Bartender Rod Ballmer (center), Paul Bernsdorf (left), and Jeffrey Mondeik at Ballmer's Old Time Tavern. There is a cribbage board on the bar and the wall behind the bar is covered with bottles, knickknacks and taxidermied animals.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:88700
Creation Date: 10 1977
Creator Name:Gebhard, Erwin
City:Gleason
County:Lincoln
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:CF 9067
Original Dimensions:8 x 10 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
At the time the photograph was taken, Ballmer was 44 and had owned the bar for five years. He left Milwaukee for the north woods after working for Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co. for 16 years. The building was used as a hotel when it was built in 1876 during the logging industry boom.
SUBJECTS
Bars (Drinking establishments)
Signs and signboards
Bartenders
Animals
Taxidermy
Clothing and dress
Eyeglasses
Hats
Bottles
Indoor photography
Men
Games

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