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Teenagers Listening to WVLR at the Eagle's Nest

Date: 1965
Description: Teenagers studying and playing pool at the Eagle's Nest, a popular teen hangout in downtown Sauk-Prairie. The Eagle's Nest had a juke-box, but the WVLR (Wi...
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Billiard Room at Deering Works Club House

Date: 02 19 1910
Description: Eight gentlemen playing billiards inside the Deering Works (factory) club house. The factory was originally built by William Deering for the Deering Harves...
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Pool Players, Wisconsin Telephone Company Lounge

Date: 03 09 1954
Description: Five men employees play pool in the Pioneer Lounge, Wisconsin Telephone Company, 122 West Main Street, with four women observing.
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Shooting Pool in a Shed

Date: 1921
Description: A man plays a game of pool in a cabin or shed. A wood-burning furnace is in the background.
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Robert Bloch and Milt Gelman: Ball in Mouth

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Description: One of a series of humorous photographs of a billiards match Gauer was trying to market to a magazine. Eventually sold to Cheers magazine.
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Robert Bloch and Milt Gelman Play Pool

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Description: Milt Gelmand and Robert Bloch play a humorous game of pool. From a set of pictures that was eventually sold to Cheers humor magazine.
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Stevens Point Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Stevens Point Public Library. The library opened in 1904 and was funded by a $22,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie. In the room is a p...
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Stevens Point Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Stevens Point Public Library. The library opened in 1904 and was funded by a $22,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie. Young boys are pla...
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Loft Tournament Winners

Date: 01 24 1951
Description: Three trophy winners in various tournaments and contests held at the Loft during its annual anniversary celebration sit around a table with their prizes. T...
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Older Adult Klub Activities

Date: 02 13 1951
Description: C.R. Cripps watching his friend J.W. Brown line up a shot during a game of pool at the Madison Community Center during a gathering of the Older Adult Klub.
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West Side of Square

Date: 1911
Description: View of the West side of the town square, with automobiles, horse-drawn carts, pedestrians and a fountain. The street is lined with storefronts including "...
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North on Locust Street

Date: 1910
Description: Northern view of the Locust Street business district, with a horse-drawn cart and pedestrians in the foreground, and storefronts on the left and right. Bus...
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Street Scene

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Description: Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles are on the street in front of several storefronts. Business signs read: "Las Cruces Meat Co. Eggs & Poultry Fish & Gam...
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Young Men's Commercial Club

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Description: A view of two men sitting in the back of the room, and books and papers on top of a table, taken from across the reading room of the Young Men's Commercial...
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Young Men's Commercial Club Recreation Room

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Description: Several young men dressed in formal attire sit or play billiards at the Young Men's Commercial Club Recreation Room. The club room features three billiard...
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Playing Biliards in the Central Park Officers House

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Description: Uniformed men play billiards and relax in the Central Park Officers House. The room includes two billiard tables, chandeliers, and other interior decoratio...
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Louis Koenig Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Louis Koenig, dealer in "Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars" from Scott, Wisconsin, with a drawing of two men wearing long-sleeved shirts, vests,...
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Man at Bar Pool Table

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Description: Man standing with his hand on a pool table in the center of a bar with a high ceiling. The bartender leans against the bar on the right. The room is decora...
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Scene on Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: View down Main Street with steep, tree-covered hill in the far background. On the left a man is holding flour sacks and standing near a horse-drawn wagon l...
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Main Street Looking East

Date: 1912
Description: View down Main Street. On the left is a bowling alley/billiard parlor, a real estate/insurance business, and a livery/garage. On the next block is City Hal...

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