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Rhinelander Beer Label

Date: 1992
Description: A beer label featuring Rhinelander Beer that reads: "Export", "Rhinelander Refreshing As The North Woods", and "Beer". At the top is a symbol that reads: "...
Historical Object

Effy Beer Label

Date: 1992
Description: A beer label featuring "Effy" Fine Beer, brewed by the Effinger Co., with a character wearing a uniform serving beer on a tray. The label also reads: "In t...
Manuscript

Rhinelander Beer Letterhead

Date: 08 25 1939
Description: A letterhead in black featuring Rhinelander Beer. Label reads: Rhinelander Beer Refreshing as the North Woods.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Men with Beer Keg

Date: 1910
Description: Six men posed around a beer keg, holding glasses of beer. One man has a deck of cards.
Photograph

Grocery Convention Display

Date: 1933
Description: The Fauerbach Beer display at the Grocery Convention. The display consists of many bottles of beer, beer cases, die cut cardboard displays, cloth bunting a...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Blatz Beer Display

Date: 12 03 1940
Description: Blatz beer display at 20th Century Market.
Photograph

Beer Cooler at a Tavern

Date: 1936
Description: Wooden crates are piled around a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler used for cooling beer at Mr. Jay Winter's tavern.
Photograph

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.
Print

Advertisement for Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer

Date: 1940
Description: Advertisement produced for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer featuring a man wearing a suit and hat, supposedly at a sports event, excitedly holding a cup of beer. Th...
Print

Old Germantown Lager Beer, Label

Date: 1934
Description: Label for Old Germantown Lager Beer, made by the Germantown Brewing Company. The Label features a barrel of beer, surrounded by flowering plants, probably ...
Print

Topper, Beer Label

Date: 1937
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Topper, 'It's Tops to You' Beer." Schonbrunnn Brewing Co. An oval shaped beer label ...
Print

Wisconsin Club Special Beer, Label

Date: 1940
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Wisconsin Club Special Beer, A leader since 1883, Burlington Brewing Company." The t...
Print

Old Hollander, Beer Label

Date: 1934
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Old Hollander beer, brewed by the Oconomowoc Brewing Company. On the label the beer i...
Postcard

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...
Print

New Holiday Beer

Date: 1971
Description: Poster of the Potosi Brewing Company, advertising a new holiday beer introduced by the new director of brewing, Joe Tschida. The poster includes his photo...
Photograph

Beer Delivery

Date: 09 03 1955
Description: Miller delivery man carrying a keg of Miller Beer on his shoulder.
Print

Milwaukee's First Bottle House, Beer Label

Date: 1934
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Blue, black and silver art deco-style beer label for Milwaukee's First Bottle House b...
Print

Schlitz Beer Advertisement

Date: 04 1932
Description: "Here's to Health!", an advertisement for the alcohol-free beer brewed by Schlitz during Prohibition. The advertising touts the product's healthful qualiti...

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