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Schoenhofen Brewery, Edelweiss Beer, Chicago, Illinois, 1886
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| | Description: | An advertising poster from 1886 for the P. Schoenhofen Brewing Company of Chicago, Illinois. The print promotes the brewery's Edelweiss Beer. Featured is a young lassie standing on the edge of a rocky outcrop and holding the white flower known as edelweiss, which grows mainly on limestone at high altitudes. In the background are mountain peaks, a waterfall, and wildlife. |
| Note: | The Schoenhofen brewery, founded by Peter Schoenhofen, was one of Chicago's cornerstone brewing enterprises. Its famous Edelweiss Beer became one of the most well-known brands of beer not just in Chicago, but throughout the American Midwest. |
| Date: | 1886 |
| Media: | Chromolithograph |
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