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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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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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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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Strongs Avenue from Clark Street

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Description: View down Strong's Avenue, taken from Clark Street. Automobiles park on either side of the street near storefronts. Perpendicular to Strongs Avenue is Main...
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Walworth Hotel

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Description: Exterior of Walworth Hotel. Stairs lead to a porch where a man sits and signs that read "Billiard Hall" and "New Walworth Buffet" are near the side entranc...
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street featuring Rathman Hall Company and small businesses.
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Morley Avenue

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Description: View down Morley Avenue, lined with stores and small businesses. A stone building at right is labeled 'Escalada Bros.'; it was established in 1892 by the ...
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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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Prairie du Sac Main Street

Date: 1922
Description: View down middle of street, showing the central business district. A drug store, restaurant and hotel are on the left. A garage, bank, bathhouse, bowling a...
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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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Billiard Room at the Park Hotel

Date: 1871
Description: Six billiard tables in a large room with high ceilings at the Park Hotel on Carroll Street. Benches and chairs line the back wall, and large windows are al...
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Jimmy Dodge's Lunch — Billiards

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Description: View from street towards Jimmy Dodge's Lunch — Billiards business on Monona Avenue, which was next to the Madison Theater.
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Man Playing Beer Bottle

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Description: View of a man standing near a pool table in a tavern. He is holding a beer bottle like a flute at an angle up to his mouth. A neon sign is hanging in the ...
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DJ's Bar/Cue-Nique Billiards

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gorham Street towards DJ's Bar and Cue-Nique Billiards. The signs cover parts of the second story windows. A sign on the left side of the ...
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Oriental Village

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gorham Street, on the corner of North Broom Street, towards Oriental Village. A large sign on a post is at the corner of the parking lot a...
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Chicago Quick Shoe Repair

Date: 1920
Description: View down sidewalk towards a delivery truck for "Chicago Quick Shoe Repair" in front of the storefront for the repair business at 120 James Street. Across ...

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