Brach and Brock Confections, IncCreated 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. 1904E. J. Brach and Company, interior view showing candy manufacturing by hand circa 1904. Emil Brach (rear, in bowler hat)…
Brach CartoonFull-color cartoon depicting the Brach family deciding to rent their first store. From: "The Story of Brach." Brach's Record Album…
Brach Factory Building, 1940sE. J. Brach and Sons factory building, aerial view, 1940s. From: Brach Review of 1948 (Chicago: E. J. Brach and…
Brach Palace of Sweets, ca. 1905Brach’s Palace of Sweets, exterior, North Avenue and Town Street, ca. 1905, with Emil J. Brach in bowler hat. From:…
Brach workers packaging candies for the Rose line, 1948Brach workers packaging candies for the Rose line, 1948. From: Brach Review of 1948 (Chicago: E. J. Brach and Sons,…
Brach, Edwin and FrankEdwin J. Brach, President (left) and Frank V. Brach, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, 1948. From: E. J. Brach…
Brach, Emil J. with Brach employees at the E. J. Brach and Sons factory, 1946Emil 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 advertisementAdvertisement for Emil J. Brach’s cutter, cooler, and conveyor machines. From: Confectioners Journal (November 1922): 159.
Brach, Emil JuliusEmil 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 advertisementBrach's Fresh advertisement for candies created for summer. From: Life (May 23, 1960): 115.
Brach's chocolate tanks, ca. 1947E. J. Brach & Sons, chocolate tanks (capacity 19,000 pounds), ca. 1947
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.