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Serving a customer at the Elks Lodge bar in Plattsburgh

Serving a customer at the Elks Lodge bar in Plattsburgh

Two bartenders at the Elks Lodge in Plattsburgh, BPOE #621. The man in the foreground is taking an order from a customer. February 1, 1948. Plattsburgh, NY. Photo courtesy of Jane & Gary Desotelle.

When he was in high school, Gary Desotelle worked in the restaurant of the Elks Lodge in Plattsburgh. Listen to his story here!

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