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Drawing

Barman — Manny

Date: 1932
Description: Manny bartending at The Strollers.
Drawing

Barman — Jack

Date: 1932
Description: Jack bartending at The Dizzy Club.
Drawing

Barman — Frank

Date: 1932
Description: Frank bartending at the Old Fashioned Club.
Photograph

Hotel Loraine Bar

Date: 08 23 1934
Description: Art deco style bar in the Hotel Loraine at 119-125 West Washington Avenue, with an art deco cigarette machine. The bartender is standing at his post behind...
Photograph

Park Hotel Circular Bar

Date: 04 26 1934
Description: Circular bar at the Park Hotel, 22 S. Carroll Street, with fireplace and cigarette vending machine.
Photograph

Card Game

Date: 
Description: A bartender behind the bar is reflected in the mirror of a cigarette machine, while men drink beer and play cards in the foreground.
Photograph

Otto's Tavern

Date: 08 25 1946
Description: Unidentified man outside of Otto's Tavern.
Photograph

Two Linemen for Telephone Exchange

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Description: Studio portrait of two telephone linemen with some of their equipment in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing work clothes and hats, and hold ciga...
Photograph

Rennebohm Coffee Break

Date: 1979
Description: Two men enjoy coffee and a cigarette at an unidentified Rennebohm Drug Store restaurant. At this time cigarette smoking in Madison restaurants took place i...
Postcard

Four Men Playing Cards

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of four men sitting at a table playing cards, smoking cigarettes and ...
Photograph

Three Men Drinking Beer

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three unidentified white men dressed in bib overalls. One man is sitting in the center betwee...
Postcard

Man Wearing Western Style Clothing

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Mike Virnig, standing with a cigarette in his hand. He is dressed in western style clothing, possibly for...
Postcard

Two Men in Suits

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two unidentified men in front of a painted backdrop standing for their studio portrait. They are both dressed in suits and t...
Postcard

Two Men Looking at Document

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men looking at document that Mel Esser, sitting, is holding in his hand. Charlie "Breaky" Brendler, w...
Postcard

Man Rolling a Cigarette

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Description: Studio portrait of a man sitting in a chair rolling a cigarette in front of a painted backdrop. A tin of Prince Albert Tobacco sits on his knee.
Postcard

Four Men Posing with Cigarettes

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of four men with cigarettes. From left to right, Mel Pick, Charlie Lenter of Milwaukee, Alphouse Frank, and ...
Photograph

Clyde Cockershaw's Bar

Date: 1938
Description: A McCormick-Deering ten can cooler sits underneath a counter next to the soda faucets at Clyde Cockershaw's Bar. In the background are advertisements for a...
Photograph

A.J. Brandehoff

Date: 1938
Description: Gilbert John Brandehoff is leaning over to open a bottle of Diehl beer with a bottle opener that is mounted on a McCormick-Deering cooler. A woman is stand...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Will Thunder

Date: 1902
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Will Thunder (NaKikSayWaHeKah) (son of [WaConChaKah] John Thunder aka Dr. Thunder and [WeHonPeKaw] Lucy Bear, Thunder) sitti...
Photograph

International Truck with Snow Plow

Date: 04 08 1925
Description: Two men using an International truck outfitted with a scraper to remove snow from a road. One man is sitting in the cab to steer the truck, the other man i...

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