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Potosi Brewery Employees

Date: 1900
Description: Brewery employees, many of them from the Schumacher family, posing with barrels outside the brewery.
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People on Street

Date: 1906
Description: View down unpaved street with snow along the curbs. The Post office is the first building on the left. Other buildings are occupied by a doctor's office, s...
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The Schumachers of Potosi

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Description: Informal picture taken in a bar in Potosi, at which are standing five cousins who operated the Potosi Brewery. They are left to right: Adolph Schumacher, ...
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Potosi Barrels

Date: 1936
Description: Seven beer barrels stacked in front of a truck, outside the Potosi Brewery.
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Potosi Bottling House

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Description: A group of men standing outside the Potosi Brewing Company bottling house. Next to the brick building is a barn that served as the brewery's stables.
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Street Scene

Date: 1918
Description: View down street of the central business district. A large brick building on the left with awnings includes a furniture store. Automobiles are parked at an...
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Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: View down street of the central business district. There is a furniture store on the left, a general store and service garage on the right and a drugstore ...
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Business Block

Date: 1912
Description: View from street towards a row of brick buildings. On the left corner is a building with a sign on the roof that says "W. Welsh." The entrance has a balcon...
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Depot and Yards

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Description: View towards depot of a train pulling up to the platform. A group of men are on the far left behind the depot. Metal parts, firewood and wooden crates are ...
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North Main Street Looking South

Date: 03 28 1939
Description: Street view of buildings in the center of a small town. Sidewalks run along both sides of the street. Automobiles are parked diagonally on the right and al...
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East Main Street Looking East

Date: 03 27 1939
Description: Street view of buildings in the center of a small town. A sidewalk runs along the left side of the street, and automobiles are parked on both sides. In the...

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