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Men in Front of Saloon

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Description: Bartender and six patrons posing in front of a saloon. The saloon sign reads: "Celebrated Watertown Lager Beer."
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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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Western Hotel

Date: 06 1915
Description: The Western Hotel. The original tavern was built in 1834 (?) by William Shields (?). In 1845 it was operated by his son Simon Shields. In 1873 the Hotel wa...
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Making a Toast

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Description: Group of men in a tavern making a toast. The bartender is behind the bar and the man at the right is in a wheelchair and smoking a pipe.
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Fifth Annual Western Retail Lumbermen's Convention

Date: 02 27 1908
Description: Panoramic view of the Fifth Annual Convention of Western Retail Lumbermen's Association, including the Association members and Lumbermen's Mutual Society. ...
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Group of People Posed Along Storefronts

Date: 1900
Description: Large group of people posed in commercial area on a wooden sidewalk. Leigeois Bar, Implement Store, and Blacksmith Shop. Joseph Leigeois is shown in the fo...
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Madison Shuffleboard Tournament

Date: 12 22 1949
Description: Twelve shuffleboard players (six men shown here), who took part in the tournament at the Breese Stevens Ball Park Tavern, 1 North Patterson Street.
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Bee's Tavern Women's Bowling Team

Date: 04 11 1951
Description: Group portrait of the Bee's Tavern women's bowling team, the champion team of the 1951 Madison Woman's Bowling Association. Pictured from left to right are...
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Frankie's Tavern Softball Team

Date: 07 16 1953
Description: Group portrait of Frankie's Tavern softball team in uniform, with the team manager and bat boys.
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Paladin's Saloon and Cookhouse

Date: 01 31 2003
Description: "This is Paladin's Saloon & Cookhouse at 107 N Milwaukee Street in beautiful downtown Theresa."
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Rural Tavern

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Description: Eight men standing outside a corner tavern. The men are standing on a plank sidewalk with a dog. The is a Blatz Beer sign hanging outside the door.
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Madison Inn Cornerstone Ceremony

Date: 02 17 1961
Description: Secretary of State Robert Zimmerman, kneeling, presides at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new Madison Inn, located at Frances and Langdon Streets....
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Group of People on a Stagecoach

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Description: View across unpaved street towards a group of people posing sitting on a stagecoach pulled by a team of four horses wearing flynets. The stagecoach is in f...
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Sid and Three Men in Karabis Tavern

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Description: View across curved bar towards Sid and three other men at the Karabis tavern. Sid is laying on top of the bar on his back, with his head resting on a blank...
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Sid and Three Men in Karabis Tavern

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Description: View across curved bar towards Sid and three other men at the Karabis tavern. Sid is laying on top of the bar on his back with his eyes closed, his hands f...
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Last Call at Wittnebel's Tavern

Date: 04 17 1987
Description: Group portrait of people standing behind the bar. Left to right are: Tom Wittnebel, James Wittnebel, Barb Lund (Wittnebel), Joyce Like St (Wittnebel), Roy ...
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Wittnebel's Tavern

Date: 1955
Description: View from behind bar towards a man standing on the left, and a group of men, women and children sitting at the bar. Pictured from left to right are Arni...

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