Rustic Tavern dance hall interior, Jasper, Indiana, circa 1935
| Description: |
Chairs and tables surround the dance floor under a barrell-vaulted ceiling decorated with paper lanterns. A Coca Cola sign hangs at the end. Captioned Rustic Tavern / Jasper Ind. / State Road 45-56. A NOKO stamp block is on the back of the real photo postcard.The Rustic Tavern, located three miles north of Jasper in a woods on State road 45-56, opened in July 1933. The dance hall, that also served as a roller skating rink, was originally operated by Hilbert Fritch and Cyril Toots Haller. It was later known as the Sportsman Club and the Legion Club Canteen. [Source: The Herald (Jasper, Indiana), June 30, 1933, p. 1] |
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| Origin: | 1935, circa |
| Source: |
http://indianaalbum.pastperfectonline.com/photo/FDC9AC32-0D25-4765-8C8C-981625400340 |
| Collection: |
Indiana Album |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
State Road 45-56, Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, United States |
| Subjects: |
Flick Family Collection Bars Dance halls Dance floors Interiors Photographic postcards Jasper (Ind.) Dubois County (Ind.) |
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