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Image Title: King Gambrinus with Bock Beer and Beer Drinkers

Date: 1882

Summary: A print from the late 1800s illustrating King Gambrinus and his many beer-drinking disciples. Gambrinus is shown in his usual pose, raising a foaming goblet of beer to the skies, while leaning on a large wooden beer barrel marked "Bock Bier," i.e. Bock Beer. A goat, the universal symbol of Bock Beer season, is nearby. Gambrinus's disciples include a range of beer-drinking characters, including one, at far left, who appears to be Uncle Sam in striped pants and blue jacket. At far right, a mother feeds her baby with beer. At the bottom, a young boy draws himself a glass of beer from the beer tap.

Subjects: Beer--America
Breweries--America
Brewing Industry--America
Goats
Men
eating & drinking
women

Original Media: Chromolithograph

Collections: Popular Graphic Arts

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