Pabst Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Dates	Trade Name	Historic Address
1844 - 1853	Empire Brewery, Jacob Best & Co. (Sons: J...	917 Chestnut St (now Juneau Ave)
1853 - 1860	Empire Brewery, Jacob Best, Jr. & Philip ...	917 Chestnut St (now Juneau Ave)
1860 - 1864	Empire Brewery, Philip Best	917 Chestnut St (now Juneau Ave)
1864 - 1873	Phillip Best & Co., Empire Brewery (Capt....	917 Chestnut St (now Juneau Ave)
1873 - 1889	Ph. Best Brewing Co., Empire Brewery	917 Chestnut (now Juneau) Street
1889 - 1920	Pabst Brewing Co.	917 West Juneau Ave.
1900 - 1928	Pablo Company (Division of Pabst) (1900-1928)	917 West Juneau Avenue
1918 - 1930	Wilbur Stock Food Company (Associated With Pa...	917 West Juneau Avenue
1918 - 1933	Pabst Pure Extract Company (1918-1933)	917 West Juneau Avenue
1920 - 1933	Pabst Corporation (1920-1933)	917 West Juneau Avenue
1925 - 1933	Pabst-Ett Corporation	917 West Juneau Ave.
1932 - 1934	Premier-Puritan Company (AKA of Premier-Pabst...	917 West Juneau Avenue
1933 - 1938	Premier-Pabst Corporation (1933-1938)	917 West Juneau Avenue
1938 - 1985	Pabst Brewing Company (1938-1985)	917 West Juneau Avenue
1982 - 1983	RWB Brewqing Company	917 West Juneau Avenue
1982 - 1983	Blitz-Weinhard Co.	917 West Juneau Ave
1985 - 2013	Pabst Brewing Co. (Div. of S. P. Co., Corte M...	, Corte Madera CA

The Fate of the Brewery building is unknown
U-Permit Number : WIS-U-728
L-permit Number : L-85

Timeline

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1st May 1786

Jacob Best, patriarch of the Best family of brewers, was born.

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17th May 1818

Johann Phillip Best, son of Jacob Best, originally a cooper then a brewer, was born.

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28th March 1836

Frederick Pabst, future businessman and brewery magnate was born in Nicholausreith, Bavaria, Germany.

1844 FoundedEmpire Brewery, Jacob Best & Co. (Sons: Jacob Jr., Charles, Lorenz, Philip)917 Chestnut St (now Juneau Ave)

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Circa: 1844

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Circa: 1850

1853 Empire Brewery, Jacob Best, Jr. & Philip Best917 Chestnut St (now Juneau Ave)

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25th June 1853

Frank Falk, son of pioneer Milwaukee brewer Franz Falk and future treasurer of the Pabst Brewing Co., was born in Milwaukee.

1860 Empire Brewery, Philip Best 917 Chestnut St (now Juneau Ave)

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Begin: 1860 End 1889

1860 - 1889

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Begin: 1860 End 1889

1860 - 1889

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Begin: 1860 End 1889

1860 - 1889

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26th January 1861

Jacob Best, patriarch of the Best family of brewers, died at age 75.

1864 Phillip Best & Co., Empire Brewery (Capt. Frederick Pabst prop.)917 Chestnut St (now Juneau Ave)

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3rd November 1869

Fred Pabst Jr. was born in Germany.

1873 Ph. Best Brewing Co., Empire Brewery917 Chestnut (now Juneau) Street

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Best Beer
1860-1873

Best Malt Tonic
1860-1873

Milwaukee Beer
1873-1889

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3rd December 1879

Matthew Gottfried wins a case against the Ph. Best Brewery over royalties for a process of pitching barrels.

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Circa: 1885

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20th July 1888

Emil Schandein, Vice President of the Ph. Best Brewery in Milwaukee and son-in-law of Ph. Best, died at age 48.

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Circa: 1888

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Circa: 1888

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Circa: 1888

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Circa: 1888

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Circa: 1888

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Circa: 1888

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Circa: 1888

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Circa: 1888

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Circa: 1888

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Circa: 1888

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1892-1902

1889 Pabst Brewing Co.917 West Juneau Ave.

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American Hop Tonic
1899-1920

Barley Mead Tonic
1899-1920

Barley Vim Elixir
1899-1920

Bavarian Beer
1889-1899

Blue Ribbon
1899-1920

Bohemian Beer
1889-1920

Bohemian Milwaukee
1899-1920

Export Bavarian
1899-1920

Export Beer
1889-1899

Export Beer
1899-1920

Export Brand Beer
1899-1920

Hofbraeu Beer
1889-1899

HofbrÃ¤u
1899-1920

Klosterbier
1899-1920

Milwaukee Beer
1899-1920

Milwaukee Hof Braeu
1899-1920

Pabst
1899-1920

Pabst Bock Beer
1899-1920

Pabst Boh Brand Beer
1899-1920

Pabst Bohemian
1899-1920

Pabst Dark Beer
1899-1920

Pabst Doppel BrÃ¤u
1899-1920

Pabst Export Brand Beer
1899-1920

Pabst Extract Tonic
1899-1920

Pabst Kulmbacher Beer
1899-1920

Pabst Mead
1899-1920

Pabst Milwaukee Bohemian
1899-1920

Pabst Milwaukee Extra Dark Beer
1899-1920

Pabst Milwaukee Porter
1899-1920

Pabst Select
1899-1920

Red,White and Blue
1899-1920

Select
1899-1920

Select Beer
1889-1899

Standard Beer
1889-1899

Vim
1899-1920

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Begin: 1889 End 1900

1889 - 1900

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Circa: 1890

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Circa: 1890

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Circa: 1890

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Begin: 1893 End 1900

1893 - 1900

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Circa: 1893

Circa: 1894

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1892-1902

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Circa: 1895

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Circa: 1895

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1892-1902

Circa: 1896

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1892-1902

Circa: 1897

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1892-1902

Circa: 1898

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1892-1902

Circa: 1900

1900 Pablo Company (Division of Pabst) (1900-1928)917 West Juneau Avenue

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Pablo
1920-1928

Pablo Beverage
1900-1928

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Begin: 1900 End 1920

1900 - 1920

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Begin: 1900 End 1933

1900 - 1933

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Circa: 1900

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Circa: 1900

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Circa: 1900

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1892-1902

Circa: 1902

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1892-1902

Circa: 1903

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1892-1902

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1st January 1904

Frederick Pabst, the owner of the largest brewery in the world, after battling emphysema, diabetes and two strokes, died at age 68.

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Circa: 1904

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Export Beer
1892-1902

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Circa: 1905

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Circa: 1905

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Export Beer
1892-1902

Circa: 1906

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Export Beer
1892-1902

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Circa: 1907

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Circa: 1907

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Export Beer
1892-1902

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5th April 1908

Frank R. Falk, former treasurer of the Pabst Brewing Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died on April 5, 1908, of heart disease.

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18th March 1908

The Pabst Brewing Co. celebrated its nineteenth birthday on March 18, 1908.

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13th July 1909

The Pabst Brewing Co. trademarks the "Vim" logo for beverages.

1909

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Export Beer
1892-1902

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Circa: 1910

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Circa: 1910

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Circa: 1910

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Circa: 1910

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Circa: 1910

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Circa: 1910

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1892-1902

Circa: 1911

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1892-1902

Circa: 1912

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1892-1902

Circa: 1913

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1892-1902

Circa: 1914

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1892-1902

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Circa: 1915

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24th November 1916

John A. Theurer, brewmaster of Pabst Brewing Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died on November 24, 1916, in Sacramento, California.

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Circa: 1917

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Export Beer
1892-1902

2nd June 1918 Pabst Pure Extract Company (1918-1933)917 West Juneau Avenue

Circa: 1919

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Export Beer
1892-1902

1920 Pabst Corporation (1920-1933)917 West Juneau Avenue

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Artesia Water
1920-1933

Blue Ribbon
1920-1933

Grape-Di-Vine
1920-1933

Pablo
1920-1933

Pabst Blue Ribbon
1920-1933

Pabst Casino Brew
1920-1933

Pabst Cereal Beverage
1920-1933

Pabst Extract
1920-1933

Pabst Extract Tonic
1920-1933

Pabst Ginger Ale
1920-1933

Pabst Kulmbacher Cereal Beverage
1920-1933

Pabst Lime Rickey
1920-1933

Pabst Root Beer
1920-1933

Sheboygan Ginger Ale
1920-1933

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Begin: 1920 End 1933

1920 - 1933

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Begin: 1920 End 1933

1920 - 1933

Begin: 1924 End 1933

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Export Beer
1892-1902

1925 Pabst-Ett Corporation917 West Juneau Ave.

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Circa: 1925

Circa: 1926

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1892-1902

Circa: 1927

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1892-1902

Circa: 1931

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1892-1902

1932 Premier-Puritan Company (AKA of Premier-Pabst) (1933-1938)917 West Juneau Avenue

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Casino Special Beer
1932-1934

Circa: 1933

1933 Premier-Pabst Corporation (1933-1938)917 West Juneau Avenue

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Casino Beer
1933-1938

Pabst Blue Ribbon Dark Beer
1933-1938

Pabst Export Beer
1935-1940

Red White And Blue Beer
1933-1938

Circa: 1934

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Export Beer
1892-1902

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Circa: 1935

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1892-1902

Circa: 1936

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1892-1902

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Circa: 1937

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1892-1902

1938Capacity 1500000 Barrels

1938

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Circa: 1938

1939Capacity 2000000 Barrels

1939

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Circa: 19th November 1939

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Circa: 1940

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Circa: 1940

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1892-1902

Circa: 1941

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1892-1902

Circa: 1942

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1892-1902

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Circa: 1943

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Circa: 1943

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1892-1902

Circa: 1944

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Circa: 1945

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Circa: 1946

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1892-1902

Circa: 1947

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1892-1902

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Circa: 1948

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1892-1902

Circa: 1949

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1892-1902

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Begin: 1950 End 2015

1950 - 2015

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Circa: 1950

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Circa: 1st July 1950

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Circa: 1950

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1892-1902

Circa: 1951

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1892-1902

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Circa: 1952

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Circa: 1952

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1892-1902

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Circa: 1953

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Circa: 1953

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Circa: 1953

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1892-1902

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Circa: 1954

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Circa: 1954

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1892-1902

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Circa: 1955

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Circa: 1955

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Circa: 1955

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1892-1902

Circa: 1956

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1892-1902

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Circa: 1957

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Circa: 1957

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21st February 1958

Fred Pabst Jr., chairman of the Pabst Brewing Co., died in Oconomowoc Wisconsin at 88 years of age.

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Circa: 1958

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Circa: 1958

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1892-1902

Circa: 1959

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1892-1902

Circa: 1960

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1892-1902

Circa: 1978

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1892-1902

1982 Blitz-Weinhard Co.917 West Juneau Ave

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Olde English
1982-1983

1985 Pabst Brewing Co. (Div. of S. P. Co., Corte Madera CA, Corte Madera CA

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Pabst Brewing Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Timeline

1st May 1786

17th May 1818

28th March 1836

Circa: 1844

The Empire Brewery in its first few years.

Circa: 1850

The modest Empire Brewery circa 1850..

25th June 1853

Begin: 1860 End 1889

Begin: 1860 End 1889

Begin: 1860 End 1889

26th January 1861

3rd November 1869

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3rd December 1879

Circa: 1885

The brewery as depicted on a mid-1880s letterhead.

20th July 1888

Circa: 1888

Residence of Emil Schandein, Grand Avenue & 24th Street, Milwaukee

Circa: 1888

Empire (Ph. Best) Brewery Yard

Circa: 1888

Empire (Ph. Best) Brewery Yard

Circa: 1888

Ph. Best/Pabst General Shipping Depot, C. & N. W. Railroad Yards.

Circa: 1888

South Side Dock View, Malt House Grain Elevator and Coal Docks.

Circa: 1888

Ph. Best Brewery Office and Elevator

Circa: 1888

Residence of Frederick Pabst

Circa: 1888

Pabst's Percheron Horse stock Farm in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

Circa: 1888

Ph. Best Empire Brewery Ice Machine Boiler and Brew House.

Circa: 1888

Ph. Best's Empire Brewery Malt House.

Circa: 1888

Best's Corner (West Water Street & Grand Avenue, Milwaukee).

Circa: 1888

Circa: 1888

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Begin: 1889 End 1900

Circa: 1890

Henry Auer, head maltster for the Pabst Brewing Company.

Circa: 1890

Otto Johnson and employees stand outside his Sample Room in St. Paul, Minnesota. They feature Ph. Best and Anheuser Busch's Beers, as evidenced by the corner signs.

Circa: 1890

Two different Ph. Best corner signs adorn the entrance of a Chicago Tavern.

Begin: 1893 End 1900

Circa: 1893

Etching of the brewery from an 1894 "Secrets" booklet.

Circa: 1894

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Circa: 1895

"Grandpa Behnke" poses after winning some contest the prizes of which include a bottle of Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer.

Circa: 1895

Department heads of the Pabst Brewing Co. pose for a photo in Chicago.

Circa: 1895

Circa: 1895

Circa: 1895

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Circa: 1896

Circa: 1896

Circa: 1896

Circa: 1896

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Circa: 1897

Circa: 1897

Circa: 1897

Circa: 1897

Circa: 1897

Circa: 1897

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