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In the Beer Vault

Date: 1880
Description: Engraved image of three men in a dark room examining kegs of beer by candlelight.
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High Life in Milwaukee

Date: 1911
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...
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One View of Milwaukee

Date: 1909
Description: Depicts an overweight man wearing a bowler hat drinking beer directly from a barrel. In the background beer steins are littering the ground. The caption at...
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Valentin Blatz

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Description: Head and shoulders illustration of beer baron Valentin Blatz.
Drawing

Nitty Gritty Beer Special Sign

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Description: Sign advertising for 15 cent tap beers at the Nitty Gritty bar in Madison, Wisconsin. Shows a cartoon of a drunk bugler, playing taps while drinking a pint...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Beer Party

Date: 03 01 1947
Description: Eight students, in costume, gathered around a piano at a University of Wisconsin-Madison beer party.
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Young Men Drinking Beer

Date: 1915
Description: Studio triple portrait in front of a painted backdrop: young men with hats askew, drinking beer and smoking.
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"If It's Brewdated-It's Blatz," Beer Label

Date: 04 10 1934
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Brew-Date label for a bottle of Blatz beer. The label features two cartoon gnomes hol...
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German Style Beer, Label

Date: 1933
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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House Interior with Pictures and Beer Mugs

Date: 03 01 1949
Description: House interior showing a collection of pictures, beer mugs, and deer antlers.
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Five O'clock Club Beer, Label

Date: 1936
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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Silverford's A.I.D. Pharmacy

Date: 1938
Description: A cooler sits in Silverford's A.I.D. Pharmacy surrounded by advertisements, seeds, hygiene products, and magazines. A sign above the cooler reads "Our Beer...
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Here's Thinking of You! In Milwaukee

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Description: Milwaukee postcard showing a glass of beer, a pretzel, a cow and a milk maid. The card also features a short verse about Milwaukee's congeniality: "A cool ...
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Four Men Drinking Around a Table

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Description: Studio portrait of four well-dressed men posed around a table drinking beer in front of a painted backdrop.
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Studio Portrait of Men Drinking Beer

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait of three men smoking pipes and cigars and holding beer bottles in front of a painted backdrop. From left to right, Jacob Bowar, Herman Kals...
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Pouring Beer at the Miller Brewery

Date: 1953
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...
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Tall-tale Postcard: If My Pole Had Not Broken

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of a fisherman attempting to reel in a giant fish from a river. Beside him sits a few beer bottles and a bag.
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Studio Portrait of Men With Beer

Date: 1915
Description: Studio portrait of three men smoking pipes and cigars and holding beer bottles in front of a painted backdrop. From left to right, Jacob Bowar, Herman Kals...
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Blatz Brewery Painting

Date: 1893
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...
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The Statue of Gambrinus

Date: 1984
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...

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