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Madison Capital House Bill of Fare

Date: 12 02 1855
Description: The Capital House bill of fare for Sunday, December 2, 1855. Proprietors were Nelson & Russell.
Photograph

Schuette Bros. Grocery Department

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of Schuette Brothers grocery department. Among the items for sale are grapefruit, apples, bananas, dates, and figs. There is a Jell-O adverti...
Drawing

Shopiere Flouring Mill

Date: 1858
Description: Drawing of the exterior of the Shopiere Flouring Mill. Several men, some in a horse-drawn wagon are in front of the building.
Book or Pamphlet

Barkeep

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of a bartender wearing an apron and carrying a glass of beer. He stands in front of three barrels.
Book or Pamphlet

Sources of the Gross Income of Wisconsin Farms

Date: 1929
Description: Pie chart showing the sources of gross income for Wisconsin farms in 1927.
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The Crown Cork

Date: 07 1908
Description: Advertisement for the "crown cork" bottle cap showing several of the now familiar crimped top caps, and stressing the cleanliness and sanitary nature of th...
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Filling the Kegs

Date: 1885
Description: Engraved image of a man wearing an apron and a hat and filling a keg with beer from a tap.
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The Fermenting Cellar

Date: 1885
Description: Engraved image of two men working in a cellar full of wooden barrels filled with fermenting beer.
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Boiling the Beer

Date: 1885
Description: Engraved image of a man adding ingredients from a barrel to a boiling vat of beer.
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In the Beer Vault

Date: 1880
Description: Engraved image of three men in a dark room examining kegs of beer by candlelight.
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Milwaukee River, at Milwaukee

Date: 
Description: Engraved view of the Milwaukee River.
Book or Pamphlet

Minneapolis Grain Exchange

Date: 1952
Description: A buyer for the Rahr Malting Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin inspects barley for sale at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange.
Book or Pamphlet

Minneapolis Grain Exchange

Date: 1952
Description: Stuart F. Seidl, Vice-President of the Rahr Malting Company, inspects barley for sale at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange. Rahr was headquartered in Manitow...
Book or Pamphlet

Minneapolis Grain Exchange

Date: 1952
Description: Buyers examine samples of grain for sale at the cash trading tables of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange.
Book or Pamphlet

Man Sampling Malt for Testing

Date: 1952
Description: A worker samples finished malt at the Rahr Malting Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, circa 1950. He is using a hand-held sampling probe, a tube with multiple...
Book or Pamphlet

Malt Kiln Fire Boxes

Date: 1934
Description: Malt kiln fire boxes, Rahr Malting Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 1934. These fireboxes heated Rahr's double-decked malt kiln, in which the hot exhaust air...
Book or Pamphlet

Malt Shipping

Date: 1934
Description: Three men packing malt sacks for shipping, Rahr Malting Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 1934.
Book or Pamphlet

Rahr Special Malts for Popular Types of Beer

Date: 1934
Description: This illustration shows how many pounds per barrel of different Rahr Special Malts are needed to brew Salvator, Pilsener and Vienna style beers.
Book or Pamphlet

Rahr Special Malts for Popular Types of Beer

Date: 1934
Description: This illustration shows how many pounds per barrel of different Rahr Special Malts are needed to brew Munich, Bock and Kulmbacher style beers.
Book or Pamphlet

Worker Inspecting Roasted Malt

Date: 1952
Description: A Rahr Malting Company worker oversees malt coming from the roaster, which produces malt of a desired color, aroma, and flavor.

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