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Hausmann Brewery Bar

Date: 1895
Description: Interior view of the Hausmann Brewery Bar with spittoons on the floor. A sign behind the bar reads: "No intoxicating drinks sold to minors." The patrons an...
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Patrons and Bartender at Chet's Tavern

Date: 1941
Description: Two patrons and bartender at Chet's tavern. The bartender is pulling bottles of Schlitz beer out of an International No. 4 De Luxe dry type beverage cooler...
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Joe's Place

Date: 05 20 1931
Description: Interior of Joe's Place with bartender, possibly Joseph Puccio. The bar was located at 786 W. Washington Avenue in what was known as the Greenbush neighbor...
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Stone Front Tavern

Date: 10 14 1933
Description: Two men and woman behind the bar at DiMartino's "Stone Front" Tavern. The bar was located at 533 Regent Street in the Greenbush neighborhood, and was owned...
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Rose Bud Tavern

Date: 10 22 1937
Description: Couples and bartenders at the bar in Rose Bud Tavern (Club Rosebud), Route 50 (3520 E. Washington Avenue), examining a poster which reads: "$1200 in cash p...
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Accordion and Guitar Players

Date: 03 11 1936
Description: Man playing accordion and man playing guitar at the Town Club Tavern, located at 2501 Sherman Avenue.
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Art Knisley Supper Party

Date: 03 07 1935
Description: Group portrait of 21 people, (play cast), some in costume, at Art Knisley's supper party at a tavern on Middleton Road. Handwritten on negative sleeve: "Ar...
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Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Dinner

Date: 09 21 1931
Description: Epsilon Sigma Alpha, national educational sorority, business women's dinner. Group portrait of thirteen women standing behind a dinner table. The event wa...
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International K-5 Truck with Bottle Body

Date: 1941
Description: Man delivering beverages to the Silver Swan Inn with an International K-5 truck. The truck was equipped with a 161 x 76 bottle body. Photograph was taken f...
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Sauganash Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: A copy of an older illustration of the Sauganash Tavern, located on Lake Street in Chicago near Market. It was "built in 1831 by Mark Beaubien, who claimed...
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Group of Men and Boys in front of Tavern

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Description: Group of men and boys posed standing in front of a wooden building, probably a tavern. The photographer's wagon is in the background.
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Checking on Charges of Inadequate Lighting

Date: 07 15 1960
Description: Four men are standing in a room with dim lighting. Caption reads: " Checking on charges of inadequate lighting, a group of city officials Thursday v...
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John Carlson Behind Bar

Date: 1920
Description: Two men are standing on either side of a saloon bar. The bartender on the right is identified as John Carlson. The bar has a stamped tin ceiling, and there...

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