COLLECTION NAME:
Illustrations from Life
Record
Title:
Schlitz: The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous
Description:
A full page advertisement for Schlitz beer, by the press of the J.W. Pratt Co., New York. The Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company was an American brewery based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was once the largest producer of beer in the world. Its namesake beer, Schlitz, was known as "The beer that made Milwaukee famous." Schlitz first became the world's top beer producer in 1902 and enjoyed that status at several points during the first half of the twentieth century, exchanging the claim with Anheuser-Busch multiple times during the 1950s. The company was founded by August Krug in 1849 but acquired by Joseph Schlitz in 1858. Schlitz was bought by Stroh Brewery Company in 1982 and subsequently sold along with the rest of Stroh's assets to the Pabst Brewing Company in 1999.
Subject:
Advertising, Magazine
Subject:
Breweries
Subject:
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.
Subject:
Periodicals -- Illustrations
Date:
04/13/1905
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
9 1/2 x 11 inches
Format/Medium:
Advertisements
Format/Medium:
Illustrations (layout features)
Source:
Life, in Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Identifier:
Volume 45, number 1172, page 448.
