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- Citizens News, Volume IV, Number 5, 1964-1965 - LGBTQ+ newspapers became more available beginning in the 1950s as organizations added print media to their activist tool kit. These newspapers were a regionally focused way to rally the LGBTQ+ community, share information, and fight discrimination. Many of these newspapers came to rely on gay bars as a location for disbursement as they were among the only private gay spaces in many cities.
- 1964-1965
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Citizens News, Volume IV, Number 5, 1964-1965
LGBTQ+ newspapers became more available beginning in the 1950s as organizations added print media to their activist tool kit. These newspapers were a regionally focused way to rally the LGBTQ+ community, share information, and fight discrimination. Many of these newspapers came to rely on gay bars as a location for disbursement as they were among the only private gay spaces in many cities.
- Dixie Liquor Store, St. Louis, Missouri, 1935-1950 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. During the first half of the 20th century, racial segregation was a pervasive feature in St. Louis, Missouri. This African-American-run liquor store catered to black customers in the local community.
- 1935-1950
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Dixie Liquor Store, St. Louis, Missouri, 1935-1950
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. During the first half of the 20th century, racial segregation was a pervasive feature in St. Louis, Missouri. This African-American-run liquor store catered to black customers in the local community.
- Frank Collarelli's Cocktail Palace, Nyack, New York, 1935-1950 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. A 1934 ad for this "Cocktail Palace" boasted that it was famous for its cocktails and mixed drinks. Dinner specials included spaghetti with meatballs and hot roast beef sandwiches.
- 1935-1950
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Frank Collarelli's Cocktail Palace, Nyack, New York, 1935-1950
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. A 1934 ad for this "Cocktail Palace" boasted that it was famous for its cocktails and mixed drinks. Dinner specials included spaghetti with meatballs and hot roast beef sandwiches.
- Interior of Owamni Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 6, 2025 -
- June 06, 2025
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Interior of Owamni Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 6, 2025
- Kitchen and Bar Area at Owamni Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 6, 2025 -
- June 06, 2025
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Kitchen and Bar Area at Owamni Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 6, 2025
- Bar at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, 1893-1910 -
- October 01, 1929
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Bar at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, 1893-1910
- Ozark Tavern, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1948 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. The motorcyclists in this rare scene inside the Ozark Tavern in Secaucus, New Jersey, were the Skyway Riders from Jersey City, New Jersey.
- 1948
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Ozark Tavern, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1948
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out to customers. The motorcyclists in this rare scene inside the Ozark Tavern in Secaucus, New Jersey, were the Skyway Riders from Jersey City, New Jersey.
- Spring Lake Hotel Cocktail Lounge, 1935-1950 - Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. Spring Lake, a popular oceanfront resort area in Monmouth County, New Jersey, since the turn of the 20th century, sported both fancy and modest hotels.
- 1935-1950
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Spring Lake Hotel Cocktail Lounge, 1935-1950
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. Spring Lake, a popular oceanfront resort area in Monmouth County, New Jersey, since the turn of the 20th century, sported both fancy and modest hotels.
- Miyako Japanese Restaurant, circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
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Miyako Japanese Restaurant, circa 1960
- Lantern Slide, "The Way the Law is Enforced" Cartoon, 1890-1910 - Frank Beard (1842-1905), an illustrator, caricaturist, and cartoonist, began his career by sketching scenes of military life for popular publications--such as <em>Harper's Weekly</em>--during the Civil War. His later works promoted Christianity, warned against secularism, and targeted the social ills of the Gilded Age. Beard backed efforts to limit alcohol consumption, this cartoon depicts the determination needed to enforce liquor laws.
- 1890-1910
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Lantern Slide, "The Way the Law is Enforced" Cartoon, 1890-1910
Frank Beard (1842-1905), an illustrator, caricaturist, and cartoonist, began his career by sketching scenes of military life for popular publications--such as Harper's Weekly--during the Civil War. His later works promoted Christianity, warned against secularism, and targeted the social ills of the Gilded Age. Beard backed efforts to limit alcohol consumption, this cartoon depicts the determination needed to enforce liquor laws.