Image of an elevated view of the brick H.& H. Reiners distillery buildings in Brooklyn, New York, showing pedestrians and barrels of liquor in a horse-drawn cart on the cobblestone street out front; the four-story brick building is labeled "1879" and "HR," and the two-story building has doorway awnings labeled "Office," "177," and "179" and a sign on its side wall that reads "H & H. Reiners Distillery Rectiifying [sic] House All Kinds of Spirits Alcohol &e."; with two side vignettes in oval frames of interior views of the "retail dept." showing a woman and child at the counter in a large storeroom, and the "still rooms" showing distillery equipment. Date based on year on building in image. "J. Deckert 216 Graham Ave. Bn. E.D."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 60.48 x 86.04 cm (23 13/16 x 33 7/8 in.)
Advertising--Beverages Advertising--Liquors Distilleries--Pictorial works Industrial buildings--Pictorial works New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works Storefronts--Pictorial works H. & H. Reiners Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Place
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Beverages Large Size Beer, Liquor, and Wine The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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