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Wausau German Choral Society

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Description: Members of the Wausau German Men's Choral Society in Sheboygan, gathered outdoors, relaxing and drinking beer. A banner behind the group says "Wausau Liede...
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Schmidt and Glade Brewers

Date: 1870
Description: Group portrait of workers, a young boy and a dog outside the Schmidt and Glade Brewery posing with tools and barrels.
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Capital Brewery

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of employees, along with young children, posed around a wagon loaded with barrels of beer in front of Hausmann's Capital Brewery at the corne...
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People Sitting in Car Drinking Beer

Date: 1916
Description: Three people sitting in the back seat of a parked car drinking beer and other beverages in glasses. The building behind them is the Otto Sprenger Millersvi...
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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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Brewery Tour

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Description: Tour of the Potosi Brewery.
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Refugees at a Displaced Persons Camp Celebrate a Soccer Victory

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Description: Refugees at a Displaced Persons camp celebrate a soccer victory over another D.P. camp team; Germany. Saul Sorrin was interviewed as part of the Wiscons...
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Dillinger's — Exterior

Date: 10 26 2001
Description: "This Friday we are at Dillinger's, 1 South Main St., Fond du Lac. Dillinger's is named after John Dillinger, a notorious thief who robbed banks throughout...
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Dillinger's — Interior

Date: 10 26 2001
Description: "Sarah, our waitress joins our group, as well as Parker, Carly & Kay Hren."
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Raceway Pub and Grill — Interior

Date: 03 08 2002
Description: "At Raceway, Vicki, our waitress, joins our group that includes the Hren family, Kay, and her two children Parker and Carly. Vicki, tells us that her grand...
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George Walter's Baby New Year

Date: 1953
Description: A young Jimmy Clark dressed as Baby New Year for 1954. He stands on top of a case of Adler Bräu wearing cowboy boots, underwear, and a sash reading 1954. H...
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Potosi Brewery Stables

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Description: Group portrait of men and boys pictured with horses outside a barn. The stables served the Potosi Brewing Company. On the far left a man is seated in a car...
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Two Children with Snowman

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Description: Two children posing in front of a large snowman in front of a brick building. The smaller child is sitting on a ladder supported by the older boy. The snow...
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Greenwood Brewery

Date: 1886
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a crowd visiting Greenwood Brewery. Individuals pictured include: First row, left to right: Anton Novy, Edward McDonough, Frank R...
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The White Front Tavern

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Description: William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978) behind the bar of the White Front Tavern. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the bar from 1948-1956. Three unide...
Book or Pamphlet

Miller Brewing Song Book Page

Date: 1895
Description: Composite art page from a booklet of verses about Miller Beer. Images include a woman at top left who is perhaps working with hops, captioned: "Original Mi...
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Family Barbecue

Date: 10 1955
Description: A mother and son look on as the father tends to a thick steak cooking on a portable barbecue. The boy is holding a Dachshund puppy; the mother, three bottl...

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