Ballantine Beer Sign - Negatives

Name/Title

Ballantine Beer Sign - Negatives

Entry/Object ID

2000.0008.0199

Description

Four B&W negatives of Ballantine Ale and Beer sign on Woodward Hotel. Ballantine Beer was brewed in Newark, NJ in 1840 by P. Ballantine & Sons Brewing Co. By the 1940s and 1950s, they were the 3rd largest brewing company in the US. However, by the mid-1960s they entered a period of decline which they never recovered from. By 1972 they were purchased by Falstaff Brewing Corp. Falstaff was prucahsed in 1985 by Pabst Brewing Co.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Category

Photos/Photo collections

Made/Created

Date made

Apr 13, 1950

Time Period

1950 - 1959

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

4 in

Location

Category

Storage