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Beer Distributor

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Description: Warehouse of a Milwaukee distributor of beer (Miller, Schlitz, Pabst) and soft drinks. Two men are working with cases of beer on a cart in the background.
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Unloading Barrels of Jax Beer from International truck

Date: 11 06 1933
Description: Men unloading barrels of Jax beer in front of the Ball Sandwich Stand in rural Louisiana. Jax beer was made by Jack's Brewing Company.
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Man with Beer Bottles in Tavern

Date: 1937
Description: A man holds two bottles of beer on top of a cooler. A clock is on the wall with a sign that reads: "No Beer Sold After Midnite." Original caption states: "...
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Man Ordering Beer at Civilian Defense Rally

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A man orders a beer from the outdoor bar at a Civil Defense Rally. The banners on the booth read "Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer On Draft" and "Greendale Civilian ...
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Phi Epsilon Pi Informal Party Bar

Date: 11 22 1930
Description: Bar set up for informal party at Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity house with beer keg and beer advertising on the wall. There is an autographed picture of Rudy Va...
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Beer Bottle Display

Date: 07 1981
Description: "Les Beck displays beer bottles at the Theresa Historical Society."
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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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Fauerbach and Blatz Beer Signs

Date: 08 27 1933
Description: Fauerbach and Blatz beer signs at the concession stand at the Dane County fair. The signs read: "Fauerback Beer Served Here Exclusively!" and Blatz Brewing...
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Silverford's A.I.D. Pharmacy

Date: 1938
Description: A man stands by a cooler with a bottle of Pabst beer in his hand. Bottles and cans of beer are along the wall behind him. On the right is a magazine stand ...
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Atlas Beer Delivery by Airplane

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Ira Chambers of the Atlas Distributing Co. is shown receiving the first case of Atlas Beer, of Chicago, Illinois, from the pilot of a Northwest Airlines pl...
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Rhythm Girls

Date: 06 25 1932
Description: Fanchon and Mario "Rhythm Girls" posing in front of an A&W Root Beer. They are standing in a line and holding mugs of root beer.
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Men Loading Miller Beer on an International C-50 Truck

Date: 1935
Description: Two men loading cases of Miller beer onto an International C-50 "stake body" truck. The truck was owned by Miller Brewing Company.
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McCormick-Deering I-30 Tractor Pulling Miller Beer Railroad Car

Date: 01 02 1934
Description: Two workmen use a McCormick-Deering I-30 industrial tractor to attach railroad cars carrying Miller High Life beer.
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People Sitting in Car Drinking Beer

Date: 1916
Description: Three people sitting in the back seat of a parked car drinking beer and other beverages in glasses. The building behind them is the Otto Sprenger Millersvi...
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Severson's Service Station Beer Party

Date: 06 10 1936
Description: View across street of a large group of people posing in front of Severson's Phillips 66 Service Station, 2089 Atwood Avenue, during a summer evening beer p...
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Cammarano Brothers Beer Truck

Date: 05 21 1935
Description: A man handles boxes of beer on the side of an International C-35 truck used by the Cammarano Brothers company. The truck has a wooden sign over the back re...
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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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Moon Molinaro, Bartender

Date: 08 25 1934
Description: Apron-clad "Moon" Molinaro, Fauerbach's bartender, fills a stein of Fauerbach beer from the tap, with Arthur Towell's University of Wisconsin diploma on th...
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Men with Wagon and Beer

Date: 1915
Description: A group of unidentified men standing with a horse and wagon. The wagon is carrying a barrel of beer. The sign on the building in the background is an adver...
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Loading Blatz Beer

Date: 08 31 1958
Description: Two men using a fork lift to load cases of beer into a truck at the Blatz brewery. The two men are Edward Klem, guiding the fork lift truck, and Frank Le B...

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