[Hos Brothers' Saloon]

[Hos Brothers' Saloon]

Dubuque (Iowa) -- Pictorial works
William J. Klauer Collection. City at Work Project
Glass negatives
Itinerant photographers

A bartender, dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt, tie and a white apron tied around his waist, is leaning back on a long, wooden counter. In front of him is a bar. Two spittoons are visible on the floor in front of the bar. On one wall to the right, and behind the bartender, are a clock and a print of a woman in a dark dress, light-colored jacket and large hat, sitting on a bench. There is also a June calendar advertising “Jaeger and Lenehan Insurance.” Behind the bartender on the long counter may be seen a stack of cigar boxes, a large cash register, shot glasses and various glass bottles of liquor. An engraved plaque on the cash register reads “Chas. Hos.” A sale for $0.10 is visible in the window of the cash register. Also visible are a white towel hanging from a drawer handle on the counter, and a small poster advertising an excursion on a steamboat, to take place on “June 19.” The steamboat appears to be quite large, and is portrayed as having a large cloud of black smoke coming out of its two smoke stacks. Hanging above the counter are advertisements for “Warwick, $1.50 quart,” “Ask for Thorwick Rye,” “Have a Happy Harper Hi-Ball,” “Potosi Special Brew” and “Old Taylor.” Two “Harper Whiskey” signs are carefully hung at the ends of the counter above raised shelves. On each shelf is displayed a silver tea pot and two whiskey bottles. The number "329" has been written on the emulsion side of the negative and is visible in the upper right corner of the picture. The number "3" is written in the upper left corner.

Photographer unknown

The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

This record is part of the William J. Klauer Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.

1912-05/06

Contact The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 or call (563) 588-7100 © 2013 LORAS COLLEGE

The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

Digital image captured using a Microtek ScanMaker 8700 with transparent media adapter. TIFF file created from a glass plate negative scanned in 16 - bit grey scale at 1200 ppi.

William J. Klauer Collection

KL 249-356

502 Rhomberg Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa

This image was displayed in the “City at Work” exhibit at the Dubuque Museum of Art, December 7, 2013 – March 24, 2014.

1 glass negative: b & w

6.5 x 8.5 in.