About this image...

Image Title: Kern Brewery, Bismarck Beer, Port Huron, Michigan, 1897

Creator: H. Schile & Sons, Lithographers & Publishers, 269 Bowery, N.Y, Lithographer

Date: 1897

Summary: Advertising poster from 1897 for the C. Kern Brewing Company, Port Huron, Michigan. The advertisement promotes the brewery's "Bismarck Table Beer." The poster features a stately gentleman sampling a bottle of Kern's beer. A dog looks on, hoping to get a sample of his own. In very small lettering at lower right appear the words, "H. Schile & Sons, Lithographers & Publishers, 269 Bowery, N.Y."

Notes: This brewery in Port Huron was founded in 1856 and passed through several different owners until 1877 when beer-maker Christian Kern took over. The Kern brewery produced beer until 1919, when prohibition forced its closure. The brewery re-opened after prohibition. From 1945 to 1950, the brewery was operated under the name "Friars Ale Brewing Company."

Subjects: Beer--America
Breweries--America
Brewing Industry--America
Men
dogs

Places: Port Huron, Michigan

Original Media: Chromolithograph

Collections: Popular Graphic Arts

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