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Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., Milwaukee Lager Beer, 1888

The whole nation enjoys a glass, says the title.

What

A chromolithograph for the Milwaukee lager of the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co., 1888; 65.2 by 38 cm; Library of Congress, LCCN 2013646600.

Why

An election-year picture: two men drink together at a garden table, with the Capitol dome behind them.

Notice

A waitress in a red and white apron serves from a tray, and the Schlitz label sits in a gold medallion in the lower left.

“Milwaukee lager placed at the centre of the nation.”

Format

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Size

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Provenance

Live mark — art history only

Country: United States
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: The whole nation enjoys Jos Schlitz Brewing Cos' Milwaukee lager beer LCCN2013646600, 1888
Source: Library of Congress · LCCN 2013646600

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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 1888, before the 1930 cutoff; maker unidentified; 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}}. Live mark (Schlitz), flagged in drink.markStatus; nominative title only.

Schlitz is a live mark, still on shelves today. This piece is sold strictly as art history — not as marketing, endorsement, or affiliation.