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Sunday, August 16, 1863   Frederick P. Schuster

Frederick P. Schuster was born in La Porte, California. In 1870 he took over the American Railroad Brewery in San Francisco, California, a brewery he ran for nearly 35 years. The firm, then named the Union Brewery, closed in 1904. Schuster died on June 15th, 1926. He was an early inspiration for Sheriff Clarke. From the 1903 book Men of the Pacific coast, by Pacific Art Company.

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Thomas F. Pfether, American Railroad Brewery of San Francisco, California, USA

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