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[The old Wester tavern] – Antique Print

[The old Wester tavern], c1892. — historic photograph
[The old Wester tavern], c1892.. Historic photograph from the Taverns & Saloons collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[The old Wester tavern] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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The old Wester tavern is a c1892 photographic print whose title names a single building rather than a town or event, so the subject is one particular public house. The record is thin: it notes only that the picture was copyrighted by F. Hancock, and the description comes from an old caption card that has not been verified. Still, the picture belongs to a long American tradition of documenting local taverns and saloons in the late nineteenth century, when such buildings were often the social centers of small communities, hosting travelers, townspeople and meetings. Photographs like this one were frequently made for local record or commercial use, so the building's exterior and street setting can reveal much about how these establishments looked and fit into their neighborhoods.

Created / publishedc1892.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesCopyrighted by F. Hancock This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 959 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-117405

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