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Milwaukee Postcard, Neptune with a Beer Stein
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Postcard of the Milwaukee lakefront. In the foreground is an image of Neptune standing in Lake Michigan holding a trident in one hand and a beer stein in the other. The caption reads "Neptune: I'd rather command one glass of beer than all the water on the sphere. Greetings from Milwaukee."
1914
E.C. Kropp Co.
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W012AJP
WHi 90036
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