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Vivian Powers at the Blue Lantern

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A young woman, Vivian (Powers) Chambers, stands behind the counter of a tavern. The walls are covered in knotty pine paneling. At the end of the counter is a popcorn machine. A Coca-Cola-branded menu is posted on the wall between two windows. A cash register and coffee cups are await customers along the back wall.
Vivian Powers at the Blue Lantern picture number 1
Vivian Powers 1941.jpg 370KB 1942The Blue Lantern.jpg 285KB - Not the Pine Crest.; From the Candy Van Oss collection, scanned by Chris Yoder, 2005/6 The Blue Lantern later became the Balaton Inn.; Photo posted on facebook's

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Chambers, Vivian "Viv" (Powers) 1920-2015The Cove Bar/Klaynik's Balaton Inn/Blue Lantern

This is an early interior photo of the Cove Bar in Douglas. Vivian, who was born in 1920, looks to be a teenager, indicating the photo was likely taken between 1935 and 1945. Another version of this image is dated 1941

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Winthers, Sally

2026.01

Emailed to Sally Winthers from Chris Yoder on 17 Oct 2026. Yoder received image from Davis Schultz. David Schultz's mother, Elizabeth Pamperien Schultz was a girlhood friend of Vivian and her sister Betty Powers. Melburne "Meb" Powers, their father, was the owner and operator of the Blue Lantern for 20 years.

circa 1935 - circa 1945

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10/18/2026

10/18/2026