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Corcoran's Tavern Roma Wine Display Window

Date: 03 17 1946
Description: Display window at Cocoran's Tavern, 2605 University Avenue, featuring rabbits holding bottles of Roma wine "for your Easter dinner."
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Club Royal Tavern & Young's Cafe

Date: 10 04 1945
Description: Exterior view of a building shared by the Club Royal Tavern and Young's Cafe at 122-124 East Washington Avenue.
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Laurel Tavern Window Display

Date: 03 03 1940
Description: Display window of Paul Jones liquor and Blatz Beer neon sign at the Laurel Tavern, located at 2505 Monroe Street.
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Fort Atkinson Street Scene

Date: 03 16 1939
Description: Fort Atkinson street scene showing automobiles parked in front of the Blackhawk Hotel Tavern and Strommen Drug Store.
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Camels Tavern Liquor Display

Date: 04 11 1937
Description: Large liquor bottle display behind the bar at Camels Tavern, 619 University Avenue.
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Chicago & Northwestern R.R. Crossing at Blair Street

Date: 11 12 1936
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railroad tracks, looking east at the crossing of S. Blair Street, King Street, E. Wilson Street, and Williamson Street. Included in ...
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Argonne

Date: 1915
Description: View down the unpaved main street of Argonne. The inn in the right foreground was the Commercial House. Across the street, the first building on the left...
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Main Avenue

Date: 1950
Description: Caption reads: "Looking West on Main Ave." View down center of commercial area, with automobiles moving down the street, and parked along the curbs. A U.S....
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Intersection of Janesville Plank and North Cape Road

Date: 1918
Description: Intersection of Janesville Plan and North Cape Road, with telephone poles lining North Cape Road and cars parked on the side of Schunbrino's Saloon.
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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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Strachota Brothers General Store and Saloon

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Strachota Brothers general store and saloon, including people and horses. Caption reads: "Strachota Bros. Gen Store & Saloon, St. Kili...
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People on Street

Date: 1906
Description: View down unpaved street with snow along the curbs. The Post office is the first building on the left. Other buildings are occupied by a doctor's office, s...
Postcard

Schlitz Hotel Bar Room

Date: 1905
Description: Hand-colored view of the interior of the bar room in the Schlitz Hotel.
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Wisconsin Avenue

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Description: Street with retail shops, and automobiles along the avenue. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc, Wis." Some of the signs on the commercial buildings...
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Slightly elevated view over sidewalk towards eight horses drawing a circus wagon in parade. The parade is coming from the circus ground at the white pine g...
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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 ...
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Julius Schadauer Store

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Description: View from street towards a man standing in front of the doorway to the Julius Schadauer's tobacco store on a street corner at 101 State Street. A man is on...
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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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Billy Hughes Saloon

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Description: Billy Hughes in a vest and bowler hat standing in front of his saloon.
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Castle Inn

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Description: Slightly elevated view of children and adults standing on the sidewalk near the steps at the front of the Castle Inn. Signs over the windows adorned with a...

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