Brach, Emil J.’s cutter, cooler, and conveyor machines advertisementAdvertisement for Emil J. Brach’s cutter, cooler, and conveyor machines. From: Confectioners Journal (November 1922): 159.
Brach’s Chocolate Party Mix advertisement featuring Ilka ChaseBrach’s Chocolate Party Mix advertisement featuring Ilka Chase. From: Ladies’ Home Journal (March 1947), 249.
Brach’s Milk Chocolate Almond Bar advertisementAdvertisement for Brach’s Milk Chocolate Almond Bar. From: Chicago Tribune, January 4, 1920, F12.
C.H. Guenther & Son company stationeryThe letterhead from C.H. Guenther & Son company stationery from the 1920s.
C.H. Guenther & Sons receipt for the sale of flour, rye, and cornmealC.H. Guenther & Sons receipt for the sale of flour, rye, and cornmeal in 1889.
Cartoon profile of E.J. Brach, President, E.J. Brach and Sons, Candy ManufacturersCartoon profile of E.J. Brach, President, E.J. Brach and Sons, Candy Manufacturers. From: Chicago Evening Post, 1923.
Coolie System and the Yellow Press: Criticism of the Spreckels Sugar PlantationsIn the fall of 1881, the San Francisco Chronicle, an early adopter of the so-called “yellow press” style of journalism,…
Cover of The Waterloo PackerIn 1941, the company celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, which came on the heels of its most profitable year ever up…
Cramer Products Company to a prospective clientCorrespondence from Cramer Products Company to a prospective client, 1947.
Falstaff Corporation’s root beer advertisementProhibition-era advertisement for Falstaff Corporation’s root beer. During Prohibition, many brewers produced soft drinks and other alcohol-free beverages to survive.…
Fighting the Sugar Trust: A Question of LibertyClaus Spreckels’ decision to erect the world’s largest sugar refinery in Philadelphia and to fight the Sugar Trust face-to-face is…
Heap Big Deal for Little BravesRath products were from the heartland, and references to America’s native heritage served to enhance that fact. In 1946, James…
Illustration “This is America,” Industrial Press ServiceIllustration “This is America,” Industrial Press Service, October 16, 1944
Inventory list of stock at Carl Guenther's Lower MillInventory list of stock at Guenther's Lower Mill, 1898.
