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Image of Interior of the Paris Brothers Billiard and Lunch Room, Auburn, circa 1925
1991.64.19
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Interior of the Paris Brothers Billiard and Lunch Room, Auburn, circa 1925

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Benjamin M. Paris (1884-1950) was an American sportsman, entrepreneur, and conservationist. Ben Paris and his brother John opened their first pool parlor on California Avenue in West Seattle in 1911, and added a series of combination restaurant, lounge, pool hall, pull-tab parlor, barber shop, and sporting goods establishments.

This photo, probably taken in the 1920s, shows the interior of the Paris Brothers billiard parlor and restaurant in Auburn, Washington.

Inscribed on negative: Paris Bros, Billiard & Lunch Room, Auburn, Wash.
ID Number: 1991.64.19
Date: Circa 1925
Creator(s): Lewis Photo, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv64650
Credit: MOHAI, Ben Paris Photographs and Other Material, 1991.64.19
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Businesses and Corporations, Restaurants, Recreation

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