Hester’s Tavern

Hester's Tavern, Fourth and High Streets, Hamilton, Ohio, ca. 1907. Peter Hester is in the doorway. Tom Boli owned this in 1906. Boli bought it from Charles Bronson and sold it to Hester in 1907. Hester converted the tavern to The Gem Cigar and News Stand, northwest corner of 4th and High Streets by 1908. Photo from the George C. Cummins “Remember When” Photograph Collection. Donated by the family of George C. Cummins. Photo used courtesy of the George C. Cummins "Remember When" Collection at the Hamilton Lane Library, Hamilton, Ohio.