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Title
Signs for "The Largest Glass of Beer in Town... " sit in a storefront window, Reno, 1917
Contributor
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created and/or Issued
1917
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
West (H. H.) Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of signs sitting in a window in Reno. Two signs for "THE LARGEST GLASS OF BEER IN TOWN 5 CENTS," sit in the corner of storefront window for a bar and is viewed from the sidewalk. They sit to the left and right of the window's corner. At left and on the front window, "[T]HE [??]AZA [B]AR," is etched onto the glass. A man (Harry Schmitz?) is reflected in the front window above the sign sitting at left.
Text from negative sleeve: 1053. Trinity County trip, 1917. Reno, Nevada. From Doyle to Reno Nevada. Harry Schmitz finds the best sign in Reno. The largest glass of beer in town, 5¢ 2 films
Type

Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_1053_002
ark:/21198/zz002hs66m
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Signs (Notices)
Bars--Nevada--Reno
Source
West (H. H.) Collection

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