Oshkosh Brewing Co. Letterhead | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Oshkosh Brewing Co. Letterhead

Oshkosh Brewing Co. Letterhead | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Letterhead of the Oshkosh Brewing Company, active from 1894-1971, with the company trademark of a waist-up view of Chief Oshkosh wearing a jacket, a banded hat, and a striped blanket draped over one shoulder, in a semi-circle accented with gold, stalks of wheat or barley, and hop leaves and cones. The figure of Chief Oshkosh is colored with red, green, and brown ink. The name of the company is embellished with a stalk of wheat or barley, and a leaf and cones of the hop plant. Names of company officials are printed on the right-hand side. Printed by Wilmanns Brothers Litho., Milwaukee.
DESCRIPTION
Letterhead of the Oshkosh Brewing Company, active from 1894-1971, with the company trademark of a waist-up view of Chief Oshkosh wearing a jacket, a banded hat, and a striped blanket draped over one shoulder, in a semi-circle accented with gold, stalks of wheat or barley, and hop leaves and cones. The figure of Chief Oshkosh is colored with red, green, and brown ink. The name of the company is embellished with a stalk of wheat or barley, and a leaf and cones of the hop plant. Names of company officials are printed on the right-hand side. Printed by Wilmanns Brothers Litho., Milwaukee.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:88074
Creation Date:
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Oshkosh
County:Winnebago
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Letterhead collection, circa 1850s-1975
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:prints, photomechanical
Original Format Number:PH 4908.7
Original Dimensions:8.5 x 2.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Negative (X3)46906 is an image of the entire document.

See also the 1858 portrait of Chief Oshkosh by Samuel Marsden Brookes in the Wisconsin Historical Museum's Online Collections.

SUBJECTS
Beer
Hops
Plants
Coats
Hats
Breweries
Brewing industry
Clothing
Menominee Indians
Portraits
Men
Insignia
Ephemera

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