Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1955.231.0004Description
J. Waeckerlin's Store about 1900 "The Sweetland" It was located at 116 4th St., Rawlins.
Update - 2009: Black & white print of interior of soda fountain. On photo left is tall wood, ornate cabinet with cylinders & handles with spouts. To right is a shelf with glassware on shelf beyond are several sizes of cans. There is a bar with light colored top, on it are setting glass covered bowls with dark ingredients, & also mug holders. There is a man standing behind bar next to a cash register. Beyond him is a glass case with a roll of wrapping paper on top. In photo center is a doorway leading to another room where a table & chairs can be seen. On photo right is a wood heating stove, wall clock, & some sort of gaming device on a pedestal. There are wood stools in front of the bar & a wood floor. Hanging from ceiling is a light & fan.
Written on back in blue ink: "J Waeckerlin's Store about 1900 The Sweetland" "It was located on the site of the present Western Bar on 4th Street" (200 Block of 4th St.)
Written in pencil: "116 4th St"
Stamped in black ink: "Frank J Meyers Photographer Rawlins, WYOMING 82301"
In pencil above that: "Photo reproduction by" in red pencil: "Page 34 pix 3 (2 3/4 x 4)"
On white adhesive tag in pencil: "Waeckerlin"
Condition: Good. Discoloration, scratched, tack hole on top, rainbow emulsion.Collection
Photograph Collection