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Filter: Community of Milwaukee
| Date: | 04 07 1933 |
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| Description: | Schlitz train and group of revelers, celebrating the end of prohibition in Milwaukee. Schlitz Engine #8027 departs to deliver the first Schlitz beer at 12:... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. The label has the traditional Blatz logo, and was used for the sale of hops syrups an... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Old Heidelberg Brew, Made under the formula of a famous old German brew, Val. Blatz ... |
| Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
| Read about the brewing industry, the temperance movement, and the effects of prohibition in Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 08 23 1933 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of six customers celebrating Bootleg Days at Arthur Janik's tavern "The Balcony Inn" at Lincoln and 33rd Streets. Arthur Janik was the propri... |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company Building |
| Reference Number: | 118191 |
| Date: | 02 1928 |
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| Description: | The centerfold of a 24 page promotional booklet produced by The North American Press, founded in 1873 as The Germania Publishing Company by George Brumder ... |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | REINHOLD E. KROLL BUILDING |
| Reference Number: | 65858 |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| "Bright beer" storage tank by Dunck Tank Works, Milwaukee, c 1910. Used by Stevens Point Brewery, Stevens Point, c 1915-1995.(Museum object #2007.83.2) |
| Read about the German born man who made an indelible mark on the history of Milwaukee with his creation of the Pabst Brewing Company. |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | Mary Patock Tavern |
| Reference Number: | 99749 |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | Thomas Petek Soft Drink Parlor and Apartments |
| Reference Number: | 243315 |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | UNIVERSITY CLUB |
| Reference Number: | 42459 |
| Conflict on the Homefront: Wisconsin During World War I |
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| Learn more about Victory Berger by examing 1917 editorial selections from his newspaper, Milwaukee Leader |
| Learn about the development of professional sports teams in Wisconsin in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
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