Beer ➔ Photograph, Veit And Rathmann Eagle Brewery
Identifier:
138059I.4
Description:
Black and white photograph shows the brewery with wagons loaded with kegs on the street in front. Located at the corner of First and Stocking.;This item is part of accession 138059, the contents of the cornerstone time capsule from the original Grand Rapids Brewing Company, which was built in 1895. The business was a merger of six local brewers, all German immigrants to the USA. It became regionally prominent by the early 20th century, and remained so until it was dissolved during the Prohibition era.;The object is part of accession 138059, the contents of the cornerstone time capsule of the original Grand Rapids Brewing Company, which the owners had put into their building near the end of its construction in August, 1895.
