Subject: Bars (Drinking establishments)

Brass token inscribed 'GOOD FOR ONE DRINK' on the front and 'W. ISAACS... ETNA, CAL.' The token dates from circa 1900 and is part of the Ms. Coll. 1410 collection, found in Box 3, Folder 4. Geographic location is Etna, California.

Collection of five 19th-century saloon drink tickets, each measuring approximately 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches. The tickets, good for 4-5 cents worth of drinks, belonged to J. Neach's Bar, Wm. J. Scharff, David Cohen & Co., E. Davis, and an unidentified saloon. Saloon owners distributed these tickets to canal boat crews. The tickets are from a printer's album dating to the 1870s from the Canajoharie, NY area. The tickets show discoloration and staining; some show printer's notes on quantity and price. The collection reflects the commercial practices of the time and the social habits of canal boat workers in upstate New York.

Trade card depicting an Indian head on the front and advertising Felix Kosher's Dining Saloon located at 256 Broadway in New York City. The Hebrew text "Felix Kosher" is visible on the reverse. The card dates from 1863. Felix Kosher and Isaac Ederheimer owned several restaurants in New York City between 1861 and 1873; a saloon operated at 256 Broadway between 1864 and 1869.

A letter dated March 17, 1881, from S. Aronhime & Company, proprietors of the Star Saloon, Bar, Billiard & Dining Rooms in Charlottesville, Virginia. The letterhead also lists L. Lazarus. The letter was addressed to the Urbana Wine Company in Hammondsport, New York. The letter measures 5 3/4"w x 9"h.

Post-Civil War trade token advertising R. Rothschild's Sons, makers of saloon fixtures and billiard tables in Cincinnati, Ohio. The token is redeemable for 5 cents at H. J. Seeymeyer's. The imagery on the token includes a billiard table. The date is circa 1870.

This trade card advertises the Wine and Beer Saloon owned by Gustav Mark. The card features a simple layout with text advertising the saloon's location at No. 19 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It also states that the saloon offers dinners from 12 to 2 o'clock and always has Cincinnati Lager Beer on hand. The back of the card is blank.

Trade card depicting the shape of a paint pallet and advertising Andrew Wise as the proprietor of the Central Square Saloon. The card is part of the O collection and is dated circa 1885. The card is in Manuscript Collection 1410, Out of Sequence, Binder 1, Page 11. The geographic location is 42.2517749998375, -73.7878820004118.

Trade card depicting Charley Grovesteen at the Champion Concert Saloon, located at 654 Broadway in New York City. Circa 1885. The image is described as a photograph. From the collection of Judaica Americana.