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The Age of the World Wars, 1918-1945

Brach and Brock Confections, Inc

Created By: Cohen, M. L Source/Publisher: </em>In <em>International Directory of Company Histories Edited by Tina Grant, vol. 15. Detroit: St. James Press, 1996, 63-65

Brach candymaking, ca. 1904

E. J. Brach and Company, interior view showing candy manufacturing by hand circa 1904. Emil Brach (rear, in bowler hat)…

Brach Cartoon

Full-color cartoon depicting the Brach family deciding to rent their first store. From: "The Story of Brach." Brach's Record Album…

Brach Factory Building, 1940s

E. J. Brach and Sons factory building, aerial view, 1940s. From: Brach Review of 1948 (Chicago: E. J. Brach and…

Brach Palace of Sweets, ca. 1905

Brach’s Palace of Sweets, exterior, North Avenue and Town Street, ca. 1905, with Emil J. Brach in bowler hat. From:…

Brach Swing Bar wrapper

Wrapper, Brach’s Swing Bar, ca. 1940s

Brach workers packaging candies for the Rose line, 1948

Brach workers packaging candies for the Rose line, 1948. From: Brach Review of 1948 (Chicago: E. J. Brach and Sons,…

Brach, Edwin and Frank

Edwin J. Brach, President (left) and Frank V. Brach, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, 1948. From: E. J. Brach…

Brach, Emil J. Portrait, 1945

Brach, Emil J. (1859-1947), 1945.

Brach, Emil J. with Brach employees at the E. J. Brach and Sons factory, 1946

Emil J. Brach, center, with Brach employees, at the E. J. Brach and Sons factory, fall 1946. From: "We ‘Get…

Brach, Emil J.’s cutter, cooler, and conveyor machines advertisement

Advertisement for Emil J. Brach’s cutter, cooler, and conveyor machines. From: Confectioners Journal (November 1922): 159.

Brach, Emil Julius

Emil J. Brach opened a small candy shop on North Avenue in Chicago’s largely German-American North Side neighborhood in 1904. By the time of his death forty-three years later, his candy company would be the world’s largest maker of popular-priced bulk candies, with a sprawling factory on Chicago’s west side believed to be the largest candy factory in the United States.

Brach's Fresh advertisement

Brach's Fresh advertisement for candies created for summer. From: Life (May 23, 1960): 115.

Brach's chocolate tanks, ca. 1947

E. J. Brach & Sons, chocolate tanks (capacity 19,000 pounds), ca. 1947

Brach's wrapping machines, ca. 1947

E. J. Brach & Sons, wrapping machines, ca. 1947

Brach’s

Created By: Farley’s & Sathers Candy Company Publisher: Farley’s & Sathers Candy Company

Brach’s Chocolate Party Mix advertisement featuring Ilka Chase

Brach’s Chocolate Party Mix advertisement featuring Ilka Chase. From: Ladies’ Home Journal (March 1947), 249.

Brach’s Milk Chocolate Almond Bar advertisement

Advertisement for Brach’s Milk Chocolate Almond Bar. From: Chicago Tribune, January 4, 1920, F12.

Brauerei A. Hürlimann to Hermann Schülein

Brauerei A. Hürlimann to Hermann Schülein, April 28, 1936.

Brauerei A. Hürlimann to Hermann Schülein

Brauerei A. Hürlimann to Hermann Schülein, June 23, 1936.

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