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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...
Photograph

The Progressive Club

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Description: View across road of the Progressive Club with an advertisement for Burger Beer on the sign on the tree in front near the road. On the far left is a sign fo...
Photograph

Bluff Street

Date: 1900
Description: Bluff street looking west. Posters are on a wall on the far right next to a building with an awning that reads: "Saloon".
Photograph

Laurel Tavern Storefront

Date: 08 16 1945
Description: Exterior view of the Laurel Tavern, 2505 Monroe Street. The storefront window contains a display of two Schlitz Beer bottle pyramids, two large bottles of ...
Photograph

Sullivan's Tavern

Date: 1994
Description: View from the inside window of Sullivan's Tavern.
Photograph

Klinkert Hotel

Date: 1901
Description: The first Klinkert Hotel. It burned down around 1905, and was replaced by the brick structure with the same name. Signs advertising Harper Rye are on eithe...
Photograph

Music Trio at the Marine Club

Date: 04 04 1941
Description: Three musicians, from left: male clarinetist, female accordion player and male guitarist standing in front of printed stage screen at the Marine Club.
Map or Atlas

Map of Washburn Co. Lakes Region

Date: 1943
Description: This map shows roads, trails, taverns, schools, golf, gas stations, campsites, resorts, and towers. The lower left of the map includes a legend. The map co...
Poster

""Ohio Tavern Women's Bowling Team League Champs"

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Description: Text reads, "Ohio Tavern Women's Bowling Team League Champs, '79-'80" lettered in red, except for "Women's" which is in black. Curlicue designs fill top tw...
Poster

"Jiggin and Swiggin"

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Description: Poster for the Ohio Tavern. In the center is a caricature of an Irish leprechaun, smoking a pipe and dancing with a glass in his hand. In the upper left mu...
Drawing

"'61 Was a Tuff Flight"

Date: 1961
Description: Colored drawing of an injured bird with bandages on its cheek, neck, and wing. Supported by a crutch, it is leaning against a bar by a drink with an ice cu...
Photograph

Tony's Tavern

Date: 04 1960
Description: Exterior front view from right of Tony Urso's Westside Palm Tavern located at 730-736 West Washington Avenue in the Greenbush neighborhood.

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