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| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Engraved image of three men in a dark room examining kegs of beer by candlelight. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Humorous cartoon postcard showing a man flying an airplane constructed primarily of beer bottles, pretzels and sausages, and powered by Miller beer over th... |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "German Style Beer, Peter Bub Brewery." Pictured on the label are a group of gnomes d... |
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| Description: | Capital Island Wheat beer label. The label features a drawing of the Wisconsin Capitol dome flanked by stalks of wheat. There is also a map of Washington I... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Five O'clock Club Beer, A. Gettelman Brewing Company." The label features the silhou... |
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| Description: | Napkin from Brewmaster's Pub in Kenosha advertising itself as the Midwest's first brew pub. The graphic on the napkin includes a beer stein and a stalk of ... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | William R. "Bill" Kinney (1912-1978; second from left) and friends enjoy a beer at the Miller Brewery. Bill and his brother Howard Kinney owned the White F... |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | Label for Chief Oshkosh Beer with an arrowhead-shaped shield in the center bearing the name of the brew. There is also a depiction of the brewery with Lake... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Reproduction of an oil painting at the Blatz Brewing Company depicting a happy barmaid holding overflowing steins of beer as she dances atop a barrel of Bl... |
| Date: | 1984 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "THE STATUE OF GAMBRINUS, the legendary Flemish King, generally referred to as the inventor and King of Beer, is a famous landmark a... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | An advertising poster for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. The poster features an image of a young man with a caption reading "our founder," a bottle of Pabst Blue ... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Postcard of the Pabst Brewery showing an elevated view of men working near the copper kettles in a vaulted room. There is a large, stained glass window on ... |
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| Description: | Formally dressed audience members are watching a beauty pageant in a smoky beer hall. The men are wearing suits with ties; the women are wearing dresses an... |
| Date: | 04 07 1933 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of crowd in the Fauerbach Brewery tavern at 651 Williamson Street, with men and women drinking and toasting and celebrating the end ... |
| Date: | 11 12 1939 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of the Hillsboro German Band at the reopening of the Hillsboro Brewery by C.H. Phieffer. Includes, from left to right: Leo Liska, Ru... |
| Date: | 11 12 1939 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of portion of the crowd attending the Reopening of the Hillsboro Brewery by C.H. Pfeiffer. Members of the band stand in the backgrou... |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Shotz Brewery smock used in Laverne and Shirley television series, 1976-1980. (Museum object #2006.38.1) |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View from above of brewing kettles in the Pabst brewery in Milwaukee. There are workers standing on the ground floor, and in the far background is a large ... |
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