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Image Title: Schemm Brewery, Lager Beer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1901

Date: 1901

Summary: A calendar from 1901 for the Peter Schemm & Son Brewery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This print promotes the brewery's "Standard Lager Beer." Featured are dozens of national flags, with the American flag in the center just above an eagle with spread wings. In the center of the flags is a depiction of the Schemm brewery in Philadelphia. In the lower left and right corners are illustrations of the brewery as it appeared in 1856 and 1873, respectively. In the center, at bottom, is a calendar for 1902. Originally, this spot would have been occupied by a 1901 calendar pad with tear-away sheets for each month.

Subjects: Beer--America
Breweries--America
Brewing Industry--America
Calendar
Flags

Places: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Original Media: Chromolithograph

Collections: Popular Graphic Arts

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