• Tags: Industry
224201-997120 - Wegener Collin - May 9, 2016 916 PM - WegenerC_Herbert Metcalf to W.L. Kerr, 1918_Metcalf_page2.jpg

In response to an inquiry to a job position at a ship-building plant.
224201-997120 - Wegener Collin - May 9, 2016 916 PM - WegenerC_Herbert Metcalf to Charles Marsden, 1918_Metcalf_page1.JPG

This letter is in response to an inquiry to a job position at a ship building plant.
englertoffice.jpg

Clarence and John M. Englert relax c. 1920 in the office of the Englert Ice Co., located in the former Englert Brewery. On the wall hangs the portrait of their father John J. Englert, who together with his brother-in-law Frank Rittenmeyer assumed…
Andreas1875.Magnus-Brewery.Crop.jpg

Illustrated image of Christian Magnus's Eagle Brewery in Cedar Rapids. The caption states that this is "the largest and only first class building of this kind west of the Mississippi."
Forceful Babel Editorial_Der tägliche Demokrat_May 29, 1918.pdf

Forceful editorial against Babel Proclamation, citing easy reconcilability of Germanness and American national identity.
IC-Volksfreund.1874-12-18.Dostal-Great-Western.jpg

translation of ad: "J.P. Dostal, Great Western Brewery, maker of the finest beer in Iowa City and the whole region. I warmly recommend my brewery to the public. All orders from in and out of town will be processed promptly. J.P. Dostal"
IC-Post.1881-04-15.Englert-Brewery.Crop.jpg

translation of ad: "The City Brewery of Englert & Rittenmeyer is confident that it will once again solidly maintain its long-standing distinguished reputation by virtue of the excellent quality of its product. Its beer is commonly recommended by…
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2