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Oldest Standing Brewery

Date: 1935
Description: The second brewery to be built in Wisconsin and the oldest still standing (at the time the photograph was taken).
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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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Panorama of Madison

Date: 1930
Description: Panoramic elevated view to the east from the Capitol Square.
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"Bryan Day" at Milwaukee Road Depot

Date: 1905
Description: A large crowd at the Milwaukee Road depot, perhaps to greet William Jennings Bryan on the incoming train. The malthouse can be seen in the distance.
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Empire Brewery

Date: 1883
Description: View across State Street towards two buildings, with, on the left, the Hess & Schmitz Livery Boarding and Sale Stable, and on the right the Empire Brewery....
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Malt House

Date: 1930
Description: View across lawn towards the Malt House at 1603 Sherman Avenue. To the right of the Malt House is the Cafferty Distributing Company, wholesalers for Schlit...
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Yahara River Mill

Date: 1850
Description: A grist mill on the Yahara River at the outlet of Lake Mendota. The mill, called Farwell's Madison Mills was built in 1850 by Governor Farwell. The origina...
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Yahara River

Date: 1918
Description: View from shoreline of people rowing on the Yahara River on Madison's East Side. The Malt House, 1603 Sherman Avenue, is in the background.
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Melchoir House

Date: 1931
Description: Drawing of the Melchoir House, which was a popular hostelry and brewery operated by Jacob Melchoir. It later became an Indian boarding house.
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Rock River from Main Street Bridge

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Description: View of Rock River from Main Street Bridge. Hartig Brewery, opened in 1884, is along the right shoreline.
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The Brewery

Date: 1900
Description: A view of the back of the brewery, taken from a bridge. A man walks across the bridge, away from the camera.
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Two Boys at Tenney Park

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Description: Two boys lying on the grass asleep in Tenney Park near the lagoon with a hat on the ground between them. The Sherman Avenue bridge and the Hausmann Brewery...
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Potosi Bottling House

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Description: A group of men standing outside the Potosi Brewing Company bottling house. Next to the brick building is a barn that served as the brewery's stables.
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Gettelman Brewery

Date: 1880
Description: The brewery was built by George Schweickhart after he came to the city in 1856. He purchased three acres of land on the then Watertown Plank road, now just...

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