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Fresh and Cold, Lager Beer from the North Pole, Hoen, 1877

Polar bears roll out a keg of lager.

What

A lithograph by A. Hoen & Co. of Baltimore, Fresh and Cold, Lager Beer Direct from the North Pole; the sheet measures 35 by 27.4 cm; Library of Congress, LCCN 2013645217.

Why

Before refrigeration, cold beer was a selling point, and the joke puts the brewery at the Pole.

Notice

The bears and the ice are drawn in grey, with the keg marked LAGER BEER at the centre of the scene.

“A Baltimore printer's joke about ice.”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 18x24" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Artist: A. Hoen & Co.
Country: United States
Format: Other
Piece published: Fresh and cold-Lager beer direct from the North Pole - lith. by A. Hoen & Co. Baltimore, MD. LCCN2013645217, 1877
Source: Library of Congress · LCCN 2013645217

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Scan: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division; public domain. Hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (piece published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the piece’s own publication year, never a brand’s founding year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-02. Published 1877, before the 1930 cutoff; maker A. Hoen & Co.; Commons reads Public domain with {{LOC-image}} {{PD-Layout}} {{PD-US-expired-text}} {{PD-old-100-1923}} {{PD-old-100-expired}} {{PD-old-X-expired}} {{PD-old-text}} {{SDC-PD-old}}. Mark status dead is the registrar's reading of an old mark; no trademark search was run, so confirm before launch.

This brand was no longer in the market. Everything sold here is the art, not the drink.