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John Gund Bottling Department

Date: 1890
Description: Brewery workers, posed in front of stacked beer barrels. Pictured (2nd row, far right) is Louis Schreiber (1861-1923) who immigrated to Wisconsin from Bava...
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Fauerbach's Brewery Sign

Date: 1884
Description: A sign for Fauerbach's Brewery depicting a young woman and the brewery.
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Walters Brewery in Eau Claire

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Walters Brewery with adjacent buildings. Caption reads: "Birdseye View of Watters Brewery, Eau Claire, Wis."
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Hausmann Brewing Company Malt House

Date: 1899
Description: Exterior view of the Hausmann Brewing Company's Malt House, 1603 Sherman Avenue.
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Oldest Standing Brewery

Date: 1935
Description: The second brewery to be built in Wisconsin and the oldest still standing (at the time the photograph was taken).
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Hartig's Brewery

Date: 1900
Description: View from bridge towards Hartig's Brewery on the left. Caption reads: "Greetings from Watertown, Wis."
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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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Shullsburg Brewery

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Description: Exterior view of the Shullsburg Brewery with a car parked in front of the building.
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Shullsburg Brewery

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Description: Exterior rear view of the Shullsburg Brewery.
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Pabst Brewing Company Advertisement

Date: 1891
Description: Advertisement from the 1890-91 Madison City Directory. Includes Mayer's Saloon, and Pabst Bohemian keg beer, and a depiction of the brewery.
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Fauerbach Brewing Company

Date: 1900
Description: An architectural rendering of the Fauerbach Brewing Company.
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Highland Brewing Co. Plant in Illinois

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Description: A view of the exterior of the Highland Brewing Co. plant.
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Falls Brewery

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Description: A view of the Falls Brewery, with painted text on the buildings reading, "John Hohenadel Health Beer," "Rival Porter," and "Falls Brewery John Hohenadel."
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Rock River from Main Street Bridge

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Description: View of Rock River from Main Street Bridge. Hartig Brewery, opened in 1884, is along the right shoreline.
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Elevated City View

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Description: Elevated view of Dawson and Klondike City, looking north. Klondike Brewery is labeled in the foreground at left. Published by Landahl's Emporium.
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Bock Beer, Label

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Description: Bock beer label featuring a drawing of a goat's head, wheat or barley stalks, and hops. Bock was brewed and bottled by the Kurth Company of Columbus, Wis.
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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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Oshkosh Brewing Co. Billhead

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Description: 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 bo...
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Oshkosh Brewing Co. Letterhead

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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...
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Star Brewery Billhead

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Description: Billhead of Star Brewery of Appleton, Wisconsin, with an elevated three-quarter view of the brewery and surrounding streets and buildings. On the right sid...

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