Troyer Pool Hall - Raffle

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Title

Troyer Pool Hall - Raffle

Description

Photo of a 1929 Pontiac that is being raffled off. The car has been raised to the ceiling of the Pool Hall and a man is sitting in the driver's seat. A sign below the car reads Pontiac Sedan, Will Be Give Away, FREE, July 7, 1929, Troyers Recreation Rooms, Dickinson, No. Dak., Malted Milks a Specialty, Car (next word cannot be read) by Master Motor Sales. Words written on the 1st side window read Pontiac, ticket free with any game of Rotation. Words on the 2nd side window read Try Our Rich Creamy Malted Milks. Words on the 3rd side window read This Car Given Away FREE.
On the left side of the photo is palm tree, sitting in a bucket, on top of a safe. Next to the safe is a telephone booth and a punching bag. At the back of the building are rows of pool tables. On the right side of the photo are glass display cases filled with candies. Behind the glass display cases are cabinets with glass doors. To the right of the cabinets are barrels with signs that read Cherry Cider and Grape Cider. A sign at the top of right wall cannot be read because of a potted fern. An ad on a mirror reads Double Malted, Malted Milk. A sign on the right, is partly cut off, but the words Free, The, and Each, can be read. The number 98 is on the right corner of this print.
The Troyer Pool Hall was located in the Kihm Building which was next to the St. Charles Hotel on E. Villard. Exact date unknown.

Creator

Osborn

Date

1929

Contributor

L.E. Osborn, Sr.

Rights

This image cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center. This image may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image file is permitted without written permission of the Dickinson Museum Center.

Format

jpg, tiff

Medium

black and white print

Identifier

2010-018-291

Spatial Coverage

Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota

Original Format

Photographic prints

Physical Dimensions

8x10

Address

Kihm Building, 18 East Villard

Text

Pontiac Sedan, Will Be Give Away, FREE, July 7, 1929, Troyers Recreation Rooms, Dickinson, No. Dak., Malted Milks a Specialty, Car (next word cannot be read) by Master Motor Sales. Pontiac, ticket free with any game of Rotation. Try Out Rich Creamy Malted Milks. This Car Given Away FREE. Cherry Cider and Grape Cider. Double Malted, Malted Milk. Free, The, and Each. 98.

Cataloguer's Notes

Title created by Dickinson Museum Center.
The photo is ripped and missing the lower left corner.
No receipt. 1 CA neg env with the words Troyer Pool Hall - Raffle, and the number 193. Rec 1-26-(19)89. E645 44Jan19. Neg #7.

Physical Location

Osborn Album #4

Comments

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Collection

Citation

Osborn , “Troyer Pool Hall - Raffle,” Southwestern North Dakota Digital Archive At the Dickinson Museum Center, accessed April 24, 2024, https://dmc.omeka.net/items/show/1108014.