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Capital Brewery

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Elevated view of employees, along with young children, posed around a wagon loaded with barrels of beer in front of Hausmann's Capital Brewery at the corner of State and Gorham Streets. In the 1870s, Capital Brewery was the largest of five German owned and run Madison breweries. A group of men and young boys are standing on the roof near a sign that reads: "Malt-House."

Date Created:
1873
Creator:
Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923

Publication Information

Creator
Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923
Contributor
Dahl, Lewis
Date Created
1873

Physical Description

Format
Image
Extent
1 photograph
Dimensions
13 x 18 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
(D31)586
Classification
Archives

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W011OYH
Legacy ID
WHi 11692

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