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Potosi Beer Delivery Truck

Date: 07 1968
Description: Delivery truck of the Potosi Brewing Co., highlighting two of its labels: Alpine Lager Beer and Wisconsin Holiday Beer.
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Beers of Wisconsin

Date: 2012
Description: A composite of labels of Wisconsin beers.
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Blatz Beer Sign at the State Line

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Description: Large Blatz Beer sign on top of Gorski's Tower Restaurant at the Wisconsin state line. The sign reads: "Blatz Beer Milwaukee State Line."
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Heinie's Beer Bottle Display

Date: 1937
Description: Display of a glass of beer, and a bottle of Heinie's Old Lager Beer bottle, and a bottle of Heinie's Strong Beer. There are cigarettes in an ashtray, flowe...
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William Beers

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Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of William Beers, facing foward, wearing dark suit and tie, and chin whiskers.
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Composite of Beer Labels

Date: 2013
Description: Composite of beer labels in the Wisconsin Historical Images collection.
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Beer Wagon on Sherman Avenue

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Description: Elevated view of a beer wagon pulled by two oxen standing on Sherman Avenue. A delivery man with a keg of beer on his shoulder is standing in the street ne...
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Beer and Sweet Corn

Date: 08 24 1968
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kress, dressed in lederhosen, enjoy beer and sweet corn at the Mid-summer Festival.
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Minnie Beers

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Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Minnie Beers, daughter of William and Agnes Beers. She is sitting and resting her arm on the arm of a cast iron chair. She is wearing ...
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Costume Party

Date: 1937
Description: Seven people in costumes posed around a bar and holding glasses of beer.
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H.L. Mencken Having a Beer for Breakfast

Date: 1927
Description: H.L. Mencken sits at the breakfast table reading the newspaper and dining on toast and a goblet of beer. He autographed the photograph with "Breakfast in t...
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Hillsboro Pale Beer Advertisment

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Description: An advertisment for Hillsboro Pale Beer, which the Hutter Brewing Company brewed in Hillsboro from 1933 until 1936 when the Hillsboro Brewery was leased to...
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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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Beer Hotel

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Description: View of the Beer Hotel. Guests stand outside of Horton's Pharmacy next door. Vehicles are parked along side the frontage road.
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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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Edward Beers

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Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Edward Beers, facing forward, wearing a suit and double-breasted plaid vest and checked tie, with stand collar.
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Fauerbach Brewery Employees

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Description: Group portrait of brewery employees at Fauerbach Brewing Company. Most of the men are wearing coveralls and holding bottles of beer.
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Brewery Wagons Delivering Beer

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Description: Brewery wagons loaded with beer barrels in foreground of the Potosi Brewery.
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Temperance Rebus

Date: 1885
Description: Rebus from the National Temperance Advocate, 1884-1886 p.207. Solution is: "What harm can there be in a glass of beer? None, my man, in one or two. 'Tis...
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Kingsbury Brewing Company

Date: 1962
Description: View across road towards loading dock of the Kingsbury Brewing Company. Printed on the side of the building are two advertisements for Kingsbury Beer.

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