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Oshkosh Brewing Co. Billhead
| Billhead of the Oshkosh Brewing Company, in business from 1894-1971, with the company trademark of a waist-up view of Chief Oshkosh wearing a jacket and bow tie, a banded hat, and a striped blanket draped over one shoulder, inside a red circle with gold borders that reads, "Oshkosh Brewing Co." The figure of Chief Oshkosh is colored with red, green, and brown ink, with gold accents. The name of the company is embellished with a stalk of wheat or barley, and leaves and cones of the hop plant. |
| Image ID: | 88068 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Oshkosh |
| County: | Winnebago |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Letterhead collection, circa 1850s-1975 |
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| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 4908.7 |
| Original Dimensions: | 6 x 4 inches |
| The Oshkosh Public Museum houses a terracotta representation of the well-known Chief Oshkosh trademark which was formerly mounted on the exterior of the brewery building. See also the 1858 portrait of Chief Oshkosh by Samuel Marsden Brookes in the Wisconsin Historical Museum's Online Collections. |
| Hops |
| Plants |
| Coats |
| Hats |
| Beer |
| Breweries |
| Brewing industry |
| Clothing |
| Menominee Indians |
| Portraits |
| Ephemera |
| Men |
| Insignia |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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