Dill Pickle Club: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Dil Pickle Club
Date	c. 1914 - c. 1933
Areas Of Involvement	cabaret • Bohemianism • little theatre

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A brick wall with a doorway labeled with a large sign reading Danger and arrows pointing down. The door bears a warning: Step high, stoop low, leave your dignity outside.

Flyer for the Dil-Pickle Club at 16 Tooker Court, advertising Dr. Ben L. Reitman's Social Clinic lecture Red Lights and Trafficking on Wednesday, April 16th, with details on dancing and lectures.

Vintage flyer for the Dill Pickle Club House and Chapel in Chicago, advertising three one-act plays and listing address, phone number, showtimes, and a small map.

Event notice for the Dill Pickle Club advertising a debate titled Is Free Love Possible? between Jack Dunham and Fred Hardy, with event details and a note about dancing classes.

Seven people in eclectic costumes pose together at the Barbary Coast Costume Ball, with some standing and others sitting on the floor in front of a plain backdrop.

Vintage poster with green and black text advertising The Dill Pickle Masked Ball, titled A Night in Bohemia, held at East End Hall, Chicago, on October 31, 1916.

Poster for an Anti-War Dance featuring a cartoon skull in a military helmet, with event details including date, venue at Dill Pickle Club, admission price, and ticket location.

Orange announcement poster with large black text reading Prof. Magnus Hirschfeld, Europe's Greatest Sex Authority, Homosexuality, postponed to Sun., Jan. 18, Dil-Pickle Club, 858 N. State St.

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