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John Gund Bottling Department
circa 1890
Brewery workers, posed in front of stacked beer barrels. Pictured (2nd row, far right) is Louis Schreiber (1861-1923) who immigrated to Wisconsin from Bavaria at age 18. The man in the top row, sec...
Miller Delivery Wagon
Man standing in front of horse-drawn wagon loaded with barrels of beer from the Miller Brewery. The sign near the wagon seat reads: "No.2" and the sign painted on the wagon reads: "Drink Miller Hig...
American Plumbing & Heating Company
A group portrait of workers in the American Plumbing & Heating Company.
Old Eagle Brewery
September 1931
Exterior view of the building used by Eagle Brewing.
Workers at Schlitz Brewery
1947
Elevated view of workers on the bottling line at the Schlitz Brewery.
Gund's Brewery, La Crosse
1890
A large group of Brewery workers posing outside of Gund's Brewery in La Crosse. In the front of the group two men are seated at a table with a large stein and a few smaller glasses of beer.