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Milwaukee Wine Importer Ad

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Description: Chromolithographed advertising poster of the Herman Toser Co., of Milwaukee, importers of wines and liquors. The poster depicts a young Italian woman in tr...
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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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Madison Area Recycling Roundup Poster

Date: 11 18 1970
Description: A recycling poster, removed from the front of a Coca-Cola machine, which reads, "A Challenge To The People of The Madison Area." It discusses a pilot progr...
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Pabst Beer Poster

Date: 04 1971
Description: Poster of a woman in fancy clothing, holding a fan, advertising for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Caption below reads, "Pabst, Good Old-time Flavor, Since 1844....
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Blatz Advertisment

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Description: Advertisement for Blatz Private Stock, a "de-alcoholized" beer brewed in Milwaukee during Prohibition. Depicts a couple picnicking near a lake and mountain...
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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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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...
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The Great Fire Engine Race of America

Date: 05 1972
Description: Poster publicizing The Great Fire Engine Race of America, over Memorial Day Weekend held in Prarie Du Chien, Wisconsin. Event was co-sponsored by Ward La F...
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Secession is Nearly Played Out

Date: 1860
Description: The Devil running, holding a pitchfork that is flying the Confederate flag in one hand, and a bottle in the other hand. Cotton and Bonds are tucked into hi...
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The C.S.A. Man of War

Date: 1860
Description: Jefferson Davis, dressed as a woman, floating in a washtub labeled: "Lady Davis" which is flying the Confederate flag. He is holding a bottle in his left h...
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International Harvester Bottling Truck Poster

Date: 1932
Description: Poster advertising International trucks as used by the bottling industry. The poster features a color illustration of two children drinking bottled beverag...
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Holiday Greetings

Date: 1929
Description: A combined holiday card and birth announcement with Santa Claus and a stork holding a banner between them that says "Holiday Greetings from the Knowltons i...
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The Crown Cork

Date: 07 1908
Description: Advertisement for the "crown cork" bottle cap showing several of the now familiar crimped top caps, and stressing the cleanliness and sanitary nature of th...
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Geo Walter Brewing Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the George Walter Brewing Company of Appleton, Wisconsin, brewers of Adler Bräu and export beers. On the left is a full-color image of a bott...
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Adler and Mauer Restaurant Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Adler and Mauer Restaurant of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a blank area in the form of a page "tipped in" to the background, with an array ...
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Diamond Ink Company Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Diamond Ink Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with product images of a bottle of writing fluid and a jar of alpha paste with an attached wat...
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Big Boy Beer, Label

Date: 1935
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Depicts a man in a suit holding a bottle of beer. Big Boy was produced by the Hanover...
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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...
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Schlitz Ginger Ale, Label

Date: 1927
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Schlitz, Pale Dry, Ginger Ale 'Will make your hospitality famous.'" The advertisemen...
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Golden Glow, Beer Label

Date: 1933
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Blumer's Golden Glow Beer, 'It's the After Glow', Blumer Products Co." The center of...

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