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NOTICE: The Thornton Historical Society Museum will be closed for repairs until further notice.
Programs held in our back hall will go on as scheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Brewery Photos

Bielfeldt Brewery & First Bridge

Late 1890s Bielfeldt Brewery, ice house and bridge

1895 Bielfeldt Brewery

1900s Brewery Boys

1902 Thorn Creek flood looking east

1904 tornado damage

1910 Bielfeldt Delivery Truck

Brewery barn with Polarine oil sign

1919 Second owner Carl Ebner

1920 Blank Family's Answer to Prohibition

Bootlegger Joe Soltis

Thornton Brewing 1930s Joe Soltis

Illinois Brewing Pilsner Conetop

Frederick's Truck with Driver

1948 McAvoy Brewery Photo

White Bear Brewery 1950s

1970s Brewery light industry

1997 Widow McCleary's restaurant/bar

2015 Frederick's-For Health ghost sign

2017 Soltis Family Spirits
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