Illustrated image of the Sioux City Brewery--encompassing a residence, brewery, and beer garden--from 1875 atlas. The brewery is operated by J. Franz and Co.

Illustrated image of the Schori and Lehmann Brewery in Elgin, Iowa.

Illustrated image of R. Selzer's Brewery in Sioux City, Iowa. Included are an "Ice House" and R. Selzer's residence. Of note is the figure in the right of the image shown swinging on a beam, a likely representation of the influence of German…

Postcard image of Spangenberg, Germany, hometown of Augustus Sinning.

Postcard from family friend to Theodor Rehder. The sender raves about Berlin and the German people.

Charles and Sarah stand in front of their recently completed house in Mount Vernon, Iowa

Illustrated image of Joseph Klein's City Brewery in Decorah, Iowa, situated in three buildings upon a river.

Illustrated image of John Schaefer's Western Brewery in Muscatine, Iowa.

Front and back of a scrapbook page focusing mostly on images of Augustus Sinning's hometown over the course of the twentieth century. There are eight individual images, showing relatives, ancestral homes, and the ruins of the town following the…

Illustrated image of the Hamburg Brewery in Fremont County, operated by Philip Nies and Bro. Visible on the storefront is "Established 1867."