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Five Cent Beer

Date: 08 20 1963
Description: Knights of Columbus member celebrates at an annual "gay nineties" party. He stands next to a sign that advertises beer at five cents a glass.
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Poker Players

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Description: Studio portrait of two men in front of a painted backdrop playing poker while smoking and drinking beer. The man on the left is Jacob Birrenkott, and the m...
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Beer Delivery

Date: 09 03 1955
Description: Miller delivery man carrying a keg of Miller Beer on his shoulder.
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Two Bikers with Bottles of Beer

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: Two bikers wearing floppy hats stand with their arms around each other and holding bottles of Pabst Blue Ribbons in their hands.
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Beer, Let's Make It!

Date: 03 10 1959
Description: Close-up of Mrs. Edna Ann Vistart holding up a button bearing the slogan: "Beer, Let's Make It!"
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Frauleins at Oktoberfest

Date: 10 2007
Description: Two women (Frauleins) in costume posing for a picture at Oktoberfest.
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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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Nellie Arms

Date: 1958
Description: Nellie Arms relaxes with a cold Schlitz beer at Lewis Arms' home on Williamson Street.
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Two Men Playing Cards with Donkey

Date: 1930
Description: In a studio "gag" portrait, two men sit at a table playing cards in front of a painted backdrop. Both are showing their hands and smoking cigars. Each man ...
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Two Men Drinking

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait of two men, seated at a small table drinking. They are dressed in suits and each man is smoking a cigar. The man on the right is wearing a ...
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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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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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Milwaukee Grain Exchange New Year's Greeting

Date: 1929
Description: Group portrait of three men seated near beer casks, each holding a small glass. One man wears a funnel as a hat. The photograph is inscribed with the toast...
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Carl Bandle

Date: 02 1978
Description: Carl Bandle is the operator of the Bear's Den.
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Purchased at the Auction

Date: 05 1978
Description: Gorden Senn displays a bottle that he purchased.
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Men Toasting Each Other

Date: 1915
Description: Two men, posed, seated at a table toasting each other with a mug of beer.
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A Turkey at Krueger's

Date: 1925
Description: A man wearing a cap and apron holds a (likely taxidermied) Tom turkey while a second man offers the turkey a drink from a bottle. Wooden boxes labelled "Ol...
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Beer from the Hausmann Brewing Company Malt House

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Description: A man is posing outdoors in front of the Hausmann Brewing Company Malt House at 1603 Sherman Avenue. He is standing and smoking a cigar and carrying three ...
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Joel Holloway

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Description: Joel Holloway sitting at a counter with a bowl of soup and a beer at Mother's Pub.
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Woman with Camera and Bottles of Schlitz Beer

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Description: Portrait of a woman sitting on a chair holding a cigarette and holding a camera up to her eye. On the table in front of her are three Schlitz beer bottles,...

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