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Lager Beer Brewery, H. & J. Pfaff, Boston, 1875

The whole brewery, framed like a portrait.

What

A poster for the H. & J. Pfaff Brewing Co. of Boston, credited to E. Lindheimer and held by the Boston Public Library.

Why

Breweries of the period sold themselves by showing the plant: chimney smoking, wagons at the door.

Notice

The banner at the foot gives the office address, No. 16 Arch Street near Milk Street.

“A Boston lager house remembered by its own front door.”

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

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$29.00

Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Artist: E. Lindheimer
Country: United States
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Lager - beer - brewery, H. & J. Pfaff, Boston, 1875
Source: Boston Public Library

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Scan: Boston Public Library, via the Digital Public Library of America; 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 2026-11-01. Published 1875, before the 1930 cutoff; maker anonymous; Commons reads Public domain with {{PD-US}} {{SDC-PD-US}}. Mark status dead is the registrar's reading of an old mark; no trademark search was run, so confirm before launch.

This brand was gone from the market. Everything sold here is the art, not the drink.