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Cheese & Butter Table

Date: 1937
Description: Advertising brochure for Wisconsin's dairy industry issued by the State Department of Agriculture. It depicts Wisconsin as the table upon which cheese and...
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More Wisconsin Butter

Date: 1936
Description: Brochure produced by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Markets to encourage the consumption of Wisconsin butter.
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Cow Brand Saleratus

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Description: Trade card advertising Dwight's celebrated Cow Brand of Soda and Saleratus. Saleratus is an early name for baking powder.
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Yellow Belongs To Butter

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Description: Reprint from the pages of "Hoard's Dairyman" magazine issued to influence public opinion in Wisconsin where the sale of colored margarine was prohibited by...
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City of Milwaukee Liquor License

Date: 1917
Description: License from the City of Milwaukee granting Arthur Gerth permission to sell alcohol at 1222 12th Street.
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Schlitz Beer Label

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Description: Label, cut in the shape of a parallelogram, for a bottle of Schlitz beer bearing the Schlitz insignia and the slogan: "The beer that made Milwaukee famous....
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Blatz Advertisment

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Description: Advertisement for Blatz Private Stock, a "de-alcoholized" beer brewed in Milwaukee during Prohibition. Depicts a couple picnicking near a lake and mountain...
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Ocean View Brand Reused Label

Date: 1918
Description: Emergency label for Ocean View Early June Peas printed over an unused wax beans label. The label shows a bowl of cut wax beans on one side and a view of th...
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"Sugar Means Ships"

Date: 1917
Description: Leaflet urging citizens to consume fewer sweetened beverages. The drawing shows a man and a woman seated at a soda shop.
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Kraft Cheese Ad

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Description: Advertisement promoting Kraft cheese as a picnic food for visitors to Kraftwood Gardens. The advertisement is on the inside back cover of A guide to Kr...
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Milwaukee Brewers Pocket Schedule

Date: 1970
Description: Unfolded, tri-fold, Milwaukee Brewers pocket schedule with Owgust, the "barrel man" logo, Pabst Beer ad, and County Stadium seating chart.
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America's Dairyland

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Description: Wisconsin promotional decal with a map of the state, with many cities marked and drawings of some Wisconsin icons: cheese, cows, deer, beer, Wisconsin Dell...
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Beer Is Back

Date: 1933
Description: Card advertising the return of beer for sale at the end of Prohibition. The card offered free delivery of Blatz Old Heidelberg brew to all parts of Madison...
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Brewmaster's Pub Napkin

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Description: Napkin from Brewmaster's Pub in Kenosha advertising itself as the Midwest's first brew pub. The graphic on the napkin includes a beer stein and a stalk of ...
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Forged Strip Labels

Date: 1922
Description: Forged labels imitating United States Government Revenue stamps seized by Prohibition Officers. The labels were used by bootleggers to make customers belie...
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Ron Kramer Bottle Cap

Date: 1964
Description: Inside of Coke bottle cap with a head shot of NFL All Star offensive end Ron Kramer, #88.
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Jim Taylor Bottle Cap

Date: 1964
Description: Inside of Coke bottle cap with a head shot of Packers full back, #37 Jim Taylor.
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Willie Davis Bottle Cap

Date: 1964
Description: Inside of Coke bottle cap with a head shot of NFL All Star defensive end, #87, Willie Davis.
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Capital Brewery Island Wheat Label

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Description: Capital Island Wheat beer label. The label features a drawing of the Wisconsin Capitol dome flanked by stalks of wheat. There is also a map of Washington I...
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Badger Brew Label

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Description: Label from a Badger Brew pilsner beer featuring the outline of the state of Wisconsin and stalks of wheat on a red background.

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