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Indianapolis Brewing Company and Excelsior Laundry advertisements

 Collection
Identifier: S1881

Scope and Contents

This collection includes four advertisements of similar sides, ads for Indianapolis Brewing Company on one side and ads for Excelsior Laundry on the reverse, created approximately sometime between 1878 and 1933.

Dates

  • circa 1878-1933

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.

Historical Note

Founded in 1887, the Indianapolis Brewing Company, owned by an "English Syndicate", was the merge of three local businesses: the P. Lieber Brewing Company City Brewery, the Casper Maus Brewery, and the C.F. Schmidt Brewing Company. The company won medals for its Duesseldorfer beer at the Paris Exposition of 1900, the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, and at Liege, Belgium in 1906. The company billed itself as a modern brewering, ranking among the largest and best in the world. Producers of Ozotonic and malt extract both before and during Prohibition, the company reincorporated in 1933 under the name of Indiana Breweries, Inc., but switched back to Indianapolis Brewing Company in 1935. According to the Indianapolis Encyclopedia (1994), the IBC closed its doors in 1948 when the president, Lawrence Barden, went to jail for short-filling bottles and the company went bankrupt. Brands produced by IBC include Gold Metal Beer, Tonica, Burgomaster, Derby, Pilsner Club, Indiana Club, October Ale, Derbey, and Progress Beer.

Source:

Bodenhamer, David J., Robert G. Barrows, and David Gordon Vanderstel. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1994. p.349-350.

Historical Note

Excelsior Laundry was established in 1878 by Major Taylor, a well-known businessman, and located on Capitol Avenue South in the Masonic Building. It was the first and oldest steam laundry in the state and employed around fifty people.

Source: "Service Shops", Indiana State Library, http://www.in.gov/library/2486.htm, accessed January 21, 2016.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by subject.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer from the Program Collection on 1998/01.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2016/01/21 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2016/01/21 by Lauren Patton.
Title
Indianapolis Brewing Company and Excelsior Laundry advertisements
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671